Monthly Archives: December, 0

Phuentshogling police arrested three students for allegedly involved in substance abuse, yesterday. The police apprehended the teenagers at Rinchending check post when the suspects were looking for a lift to Thimphu.

Fifty-six students and some teachers of Pelrithang Middle Secondary School in Sarpang were vaccinated for coming in contact with a rabid dog. Gelegphu Veterinary Hospital confirmed the puppy had rabies. It died on April 8.

Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority (BICMA) has sent back Drukdra Lingpai Tashi case to Bhutan Film Association saying it is an administrative issue.

The oil tanker driver who was admitted in Gelegphu hospital after an accident died, this morning.

The wait is almost over. Construction activities in the new extended Trashi Yangtse town, which was delayed, will be allowed from August, this year.

One of the oldest breeding centres in the country is gearing up to meet the increasing demand for piggery and poultry in the eastern dzongkhags. Lingmethang’s Breeding Centre under Monggar will produce more than 1,400 piglets from June, an increase of 500 as compared to now.

Khoma village of Lhuentse is synonymous to Kishuthara, an intricately patterned silk textile. As the popularity of the handloom fabric soars, many women are taking up weaving Kishuthara as full time profession.

For more than a year now, farmers of Saling Gewog in Monggar have been enjoying free transportation to market their local produce. A DCM truck, granted by His Majesty the King, during the National Day celebrations in Kanglung in 2014, has made this possible.

When spring comes, many men in the villages of Monggar know it is time for them to leave their village, go out, and earn. After finishing maize plantation, they leave for nearby places like Gyalpoizhing, Monggar town and also other parts of the country.

Bhutan's Foreign ministry said they are in touch with Thai authorities to verify the reports of a man, allegedly Bhutanese, found dead in Bangkok.