Monthly Archives: December, 0

After braving harsh weather and digging their way through more than five feet of snow and ice, the last group of 20 Lunaps reached home on Monday. With this, all the ninety Lunaps and their caravan of more than three hundred horses are finally united with their families after making one of the most arduous journeys back home.

The price of eggs has been increasing in the country. In some places, the price has also doubled in the last few weeks. Earlier, a tray of eggs was available at a price ranging from Nu.220 to Nu 320 in various parts of the country.

The Bumthang District Court sentenced a man in his late twenties to a concurrent prison term of two years and three months for loitering around Bumthang town after 7 pm and harassing a family.

Amidst the global pandemic and government’s restrictions on all sporting tournaments in the country, Bhutan Football Federation (BFF) hopes to start the much anticipated, Bhutan Premier League from August.

With the onset of monsoon, travelling the internal road between Gomtu and Samtse is a nightmare for commuters. The 20-kilometre road remains unusable for light vehicles. Even those with four-wheel drive struggle to match its rugged condition.

Prices of certain agricultural products will now be made available digitally for both producers and consumers. This is made possible with the Agriculture Ministry launching the Agriculture Market Information System (AMIS), today. It is accessible through internet browser as well as mobile apps.

Water supply in lower Taba, Yangchenphu and Changjiji areas of Thimphu Thromde is restored since yesterday. Continuous rainfall for the past few days had disrupted the supply to these areas.

The Bhutan Foundation, upon the command of its co-chair, Her Majesty the Queen Mother Tseyring Pem Wangchuck, contributed Nu 12 M to His Majesty's Kidu Fund for COVID-19. According to a press release from the Foundation, the contribution is a gesture of gratitude and deep respect for the tireless efforts of His Majesty to the people in the wake of the pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the closure of schools across the country for the last three months. Students were deprived of learning opportunity in classroom settings. And with the government's recent announcement on the transition to the new normal, classes PP to VI will now miss classes for this whole academic year.

Dagana police arrested a 20-year-old man from Dagana on 11th June in connection with 18 different burglary cases. The suspect is a student studying in class ten in one of the schools in Dagana.