Monthly Archives: December, 0

The third generation mobile network (3G) has finally reached Lunana, one of the most remote gewogs in the country. At mid-day on 16th March, Bhutan Telecom successfully launched the 3G network, which will benefit six villages in Lunana Gewog of Gasa.

The trash-tag challenge gone viral on social media, encouraging an increasing number of people to clean up littered areas in their community and sharing their efforts by posting pictures on social media to show the transformation after cleaning an area.

The renovation works of Dhadoling Goenpa, which is about 350 years old, in Jieu-phu in Loong-nyi Gewog in Paro will begin soon. The groundbreaking ceremony was held recently. 

There is a lack of empathy, which is trying to understand the problems and challenges of persons living with disabilities, according to a study. The study is carried out jointly by the Ministry of Education and UNICEF. 

The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified Gaming addiction as a disorder in its 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). The 11th revision, which was released last year, listed the addiction as a mental health condition for the first time.

The Royal University of Bhutan (RUB) has approved to move Bachelor of Science (Computer Science)  from Sherubtse College to Gyalpozhing College of Information Technology (GCIT) from July this year.

The people of Kikhar Village of Nangkhor Gewog in Zhemgang say they have to guard their orange trees against Sambar Deer throughout the year. The deer have been frequently invading their orange orchards to feed on the tree barks. 

The government is planning to establish a few constituency offices for the Member of the Parliament (MP) as per the needs. At the recent Friday meet, Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering said it is impossible to have the MPs stationed in their respective constituencies as pledged during the campaign.

His Holiness the Je Khenpo consecrated Goenpa Kabaap Choeling commonly known as Goenpa Karp at Khoma in Lhuentse on March 16. It took almost...

The government is looking at doing away with some of the State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) and handing it over to the private sector. A task team committee is currently reviewing the 16 existing SOEs across the country.