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Prime Minister Lyonchhen Jigmi Y Thinley returned to the capital this week after a three day visit to the remote gewog of Laya, Gasa. During his visits Lyonchhen interacted with the local government members of Khamed and Laya gewogs, civil servants and the people of Laya. At the meeting with …

Ambassador of Thailand to Bhutan, Madurapochana Ittarong, called on the Prime Minister Lyonchhen Jigmi Y Thinley at the Gyalyong Tshokhang yesterday. Ambassador Madurapochana Ittarong arrived in the country on 4 November to present her credentials to His Majesty the King. Lyonchhen welcomed the Ambassador and congratulated her on being appointed as …

A historical book on Bhutan which took 10 years in the making finally made it to its launch last week. In a manner of speaking that is. “Not that I worked on it continuously for 10 years but it has been over a decade. I wouldn’t have had much of …

At the end of a week-long survey, park officials have come out with the detail checklist of birds in the Royal Botanical Park for autumn. The team recorded a stunning list of 65 different bird species, with majority sighted on the spot while few were indentified through their calls from …

The case of the five year-old girl, who was run over by a DCM truck in Changbangdu in Thimphu on the afternoon of 7 October, has reached the Thimphu district court almost after a month. The case was forwarded to the court on 22 October after the Thimphu traffic police …

A historical book on Bhutan that took 10 years in the making finally made it to its launch yesterday “Not that I worked on it continuously for 10 years but it has been over a decade. I wouldn’t have had much time but I could manage some time from my …

“Traffic officials are taught to always be polite with the drivers while dealing with them and not to misuse their power but seems like not every men in blue have followed it to the hilt.” That was Traffic Superintendant (SP) Pasang Dorji, of the Traffics Division, Royal Bhutan Police (RBP). …

Bhutan in recent times has witnessed at least five major disasters, and some were as recent as 2009. This includes damages from natural calamities such as earthquake, water, fire and wind. To go with the specifics, Bhutan have was struck by earthquakes, glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), floods and flash …

Around four households in Guma-Wolokha chiwog under Punakha Dzongkhag have still not received land substitution for land which was slashed off during last September’s earthquake. According to the Gewog officials, there was delay in giving the land substitute as the community themselves had disputes on land, which was supposed to …

A has-been, a confident second timer and a probable public favorite will stand hopeful as less-than 2000 residents go to polls today Dangribu chiwog under Dagana Dzongkhag will have a new Tshogpa after today’s polling day where a Tshogpa will be elected. All the preparation for the day was done …