Monthly Archives: December, 0

Samdrup Jongkhar Thromde approved the request put up by Tundi Tacho- a joint venture company to give time extension for the ongoing water treatment plant project last month.

People of Lhayuel Village under Chhudzom Gewog in Sarpang District have a reason to smile following the inauguration of a bailey bridge over Thotneykhola stream.

Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen graced the inaugural session of the Annual Environment Officers Conference in Thimphu yesterday.

Percentage of households using electricity as the main source of energy for lighting increased to over 97 in 2017 from 57 in 2005 according to the Population and Housing census of Bhutan. The publication also mention that very few households today use kerosene and solar energy.

Unlike last year, cordycep collectors in Bumthang could not fetch good prices for their harvest at the auction, which ended yesterday evening.

Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen granted the certificate of recognition to Samtse Dzongkhag for being the best district in the country to take up various environmental programmes and initiatives yesterday.

The boys aged eight and one were killed on the spot this afternoon in Jumja. They were on their way to Phuentshogling accompanied by their mother when a falling boulder hit the vehicle around 1:45pm. There were four people in the vehicle at the time of the incident.

Trashi Yangtse Dzongkhag Court sentenced a village tshogpa to two months prison term for spreading false information regarding the headhunters, which is locally known as Khegpa.

A 20-year-old man from Bumthang died on Sunday in JDWNRH after he succumbed to brain injury, which was caused when he fell from a cliff.

According to the 2017 population and housing census of Bhutan, Thimphu, Samtse and Chhukha have the highest number of households using improper toilets.