Gasa dzongkhag conducted Mani Droendrup on 5 April and it will  end tomorrow.Though it was conducted last year for the nation’s welfare and to prevent natural disasters, it was initiated this year, too for the aged people who cannot travel to far-away places to practice dharma.  It was consecrated by …

A fence and a wall around the gup’s office  are under construction for almost two months now and 70% of the work is completed. Recently, the construction of a meeting hall was also completed.  Currently, a Lam’s residence is being built in the same gewog.  “A new Lam will soon …

The decades-old problem of water shortage in Monggar will now be combated with the new rain water harvesting technology to be implemented soon. Additionally, the dzongkhag will have its first water reservoir to meet the growing water demand. “Presently it’s being designed and will be funded by the UN,” said …

It’s the same old story again. Teaching, the so-called “noble” profession does not have many takers in Bhutan with most university graduates placing the vocation last in their list of preferences. Almost every teacher agrees that there is a huge incentive mismatch with the work load they have. “We don’t get …

While fitness experts advise health zealots to have a “balanced diet,” the Bhutanese traditional medicine system (soba rigpa) redefines what a healthy diet and lifestyle entails. In soba rigpa, the fundamental healing philosophy revolves around the concept of three somatic humors (basic types of energy or functional principles): lung ( …

Following the first annual human resource conference held by the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) earlier this week, senior officials of the commission met with more than 170 civil servants of Thimphu dzongkhag yesterday. The day-long meeting saw the RCSC commissioners briefing the audience on Civil Service Act of Bhutan …

Prime Minister Lyonchen Jimi Y Thinley, in his opening address at the United Nations Head Quarter in New York City on 2 April, said that Gross National Product (GDP) not only should but must be replaced by Gross National Happiness (GNH) if mankind is to avoid its current unsustainable and …

While Layaps are hopeful that all their homes will be electrified in another seven to eight months if the climate bodes well, an official from the Rural Electrification Department (RED) under Bhutan Power Corporation limited stated that the project would meet its deadline only by June 2013. “Unfavorable climate and …

After the initiation of Educating for Gross National Happiness (GNH) in schools,  GNH has been infused in the curriculum and value education (VE) classes dismissed. However, how effective this transition has been still remains  to be seen. The Director General with the education ministry (MoE),Tshewang Tandin, said that now every …

Self regulation was one of the means suggested by the tourism stakeholders  such as members of the Association of Bhutanese Tour Operators (ABTO) and Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB) along with several tour operators   in a consultative meeting held  yesterday on how undercutting could be curbed. “This means that each …