Monthly Archives: December, 0

Passang Thrinlee, one of the National Council (NC) candidates of Wangdue Phodrang has submitted a petition to the High Court against the district’s NC elect Tashi Dorji.

His Holiness the Je Khenpo observed Teachers' Day at Namdroeling Goenzin Dratshang in Autsho yesterday. Teachers, non-teaching staff of schools and ECCD facilitators in Lhuentse were in attendance at the occasion.

Every year, May 2 marks the day of gratefulness in the country. On this day, people take out time to pay tribute to the “Father of Modern Bhutan,” His Majesty the Third Druk Gyalpo. It is also a day to thank teachers for their selfless contribution in shaping the lives of country’s future generation.

Bhutan’s press freedom has dropped 10 places to 94th rank in the list of 180 countries in this year’s World Press Freedom Index, published by Reporters Without Borders (RWB), based in France.

A woman, working in one of the Drayangs or entertainment centres in Paro is under Police custody for allegedly stabbing her husband to death with a kitchen knife.

A year has passed since the Royal Education Council (REC) officially notified the schools across the country to reduce the weight of school bags. However, only a handful of institutions have heeded the recommendation.

With almost 70 per cent of the works over already, the construction of the 40-bedded new district hospital of Wangdue Phodrang is expected to be ready by the year end.

The crowd witnessing Ura Yakchoe, an age old festival of Ura in Bumthang, is visibly smaller this time. Rural-urban migration is being blamed for it.

Police in Paro are investigating the WhatsApp scam case which has tricked several Bhutanese to send money to scammers in Jaigoan, West Bengal.

The local authorities in Haa Dzongkhag will not grant permission to any individuals to set up handicraft and souvenir shops. This is mainly to discourage import of handicraft items from foreign countries and promote home-made creations.