Monthly Archives: December, 0

The Thimphu District Court has sentenced a Vice Principal of a charity school in Thimphu to 10 years in prison for child molestation and attempted rape of a child above 12 years of age.

The five-day annual Tsechu of Dagana ends tomorrow. The festival is held from 11th to 15th of the 11th Bhutanese month every year.

A two-storey traditional house was destroyed by a fire in Trongsa yesterday. The fire broke out around five in the morning.

Farm road has finally reached Mondokha village of Doongna Gewog in Chhukha, but the road’s poor condition has the villagers concerned.

The forest around the trail to Taktsang Monastery in Paro is home to five plant and 33 bird species. The Bhutan Ecological Society has put up signage of the species.

The Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) is expected to resume Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) test from next month. The hospital is in process of upgrading its only MRI machine and could not provide the services for the last three months.

Three people died in a vehicle accident in Samdrup Jongkhar when the Maruti van they were travelling in veered some 20 meters off the road. The accident took place at about six kilometres away from Samdrup Jongkhar towards Trashigang on December 17.

Japanese volunteers in the country gathered in Thimphu to commemorate its 30 years of Japanese Overseas Cooperation Volunteers’(JOCV) service in Bhutan.

The football ground in Samtse was turned into a celebration ground for the 111th National Day festivity. Excited to be part of the big day, the people started to trickle into the ground as early as 1 in the morning. At the crack of dawn, a sea of people has gathered, adding excitement and colour to the already festive mood.

Addressing the nation at the 111th National Day celebrations in Samtse, His Majesty The King underscored the importance of the role of the civil service in the country.