Monthly Archives: December, 0

To prepare the selected technical graduates for work and to ensure productivity the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) in collaboration with the Royal Institute of Management (RIM) launched the Foundational In-service Training (FIT) today. It will develop and enhance the professional knowledge and skills of the civil servants in management and public administration.

The Dorji Lopen of the Central Monastic Body appointed the new General Secretary of the Zhungdratshang and the new Lam of Talo Zimchu Sarp in Punakha. The Dorji Lopen awarded Tashi Lekdhar to the appointees at the Punakha Dzong this morning. 

Nyilo or Winter Solstice is celebrated as the New Year, especially by the people of Wang-Tsho-Chhen-Gey. While the festivities involve families getting together and enjoying meals...

Locals of Kuenga Rabten under Draagteng gewog in Trongsa are living in fear and worried about their properties with cracks appearing in the walls and pillars of their homes. They allege that it is caused by the Mangdechhu Hydropower Plant’s (MHP) tunnel, which runs beneath their village.

Sarpang’s first Dharma camp concluded yesterday where the participants were introduced to the Buddhist practice like cause and effect and Bhutan's unique culture. They describe the event as an eye-opener.

With the onset of the festive season in the country, drunk driving is turning into a major cause of road accidents.

Despite being part of Pema Gatshel-Nganglam secondary highway, the stretch between Khothagpa-Maendi has remained without blacktopping. Having waited for quite long enough, local people are now calling for action from the government’s side.

Hazelnut growers in Monggar are now experiencing a better yield. According to the farmers, in the last two years, the production increased by over four-fold.

A makeshift house at Dangrina in Dechencholing, Thimphu has been razed to the ground by a fire today. The incident happened around 2 pm in the afternoon.

A woman died on the spot when the car she was travelling in veered off the road and fell about 100 metres below the road at Lampelri, between the Thimphu-Punakha highway, today morning.