Monthly Archives: December, 0

Come 2019, Babesa residents will not have to bear the unpleasant smell that comes from the open sewerage pond. This is because the waste water stabilization pond in Babesa will be replaced with Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) treatment plant by next year.

Yushiyuki Hara from Japan, Sarah Easton from England, Phurpa from Bhutan and Jocelyn Bradley from Australia are the winners of the Bhutan International Marathon held in Punakha today.

A man, aged 33-year-old, died after being hit by a flying stone from a blasting site. He is reported to have succumbed to rib and lung injuries.

Bhutan Noodle, a home-made noodle business based in Samtse, is gaining popularity in the district. 43-year-old Bhimla Tamang is the owner.

Sherubtse College in Kanglung has a salon of its own now.  Located in the college campus, the recently opened salon will offer haircut services to the students at minimal charges.

Until the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) completes its investigation, three Bhutanese films, which won the Prime Minister’s Award at recently held 17th National Film Awards, will be retained, says the Prime Minister at Meet the Press, this evening. The award includes Nu 3m for three best films.

Scientific archaeological excavation of Drapham Dzong has brought to light crucial discoveries about the dzong's rich past. The discoveries are all detailed in the first-ever archaeological monograph of the dzong launched in Thimphu today by the home ministry.

In a run-up to the National Council elections (20 April), the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) has started conducting Dhamngoi Zomdu process in gewogs and dzongkhag thromdes to select nominees since 24 February. Currently, the nomination and selection process is underway in 10 districts.

Teruki Imabayashi, a Buddhist monk from Japan, has completed Losum Chogsum or three-year retreat in Bhutan this year. Dorji Lopen of the Central Monastic Body conferred the title of Lam on him and awarded Tashi Lekdar and certificate at a ceremony held at Tango monastery yesterday.

The Ministry of Health of Bhutan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Public Health of Thailand.