The first tournament of schools under Thimphu Thromde began with the Table Tennis which was hosted by Pelkhil Higher Secondary School yesterday. The girls’ finals will be played between Yangchenphug vs Motithang and in the doubles, Nima higher secondary high school will play Motithang. In boy’s finals, the favorite among …

In the aftermath of the Royal Monetary Authority’s (RMA) directive to stall all domestic loans, the majority of the businesses have been affected, and the ripples being felt by the construction industry and car dealers are the worst. The INR crunch makes it even worse. President of the Construction Association …

What’s new in the market? Online shopping! Online business is already thriving in most other parts of the world, and the trend is fast catching up in Bhutan, too. It has made shoppers’ lives easier and more convenient. People do not have to make an effort to go to the …

Around 11 students gathered at the Youth Development Fund (YDF) conference hall for a three-day wireless networking training workshop organized by Rural Education and Development (READ) in collaboration with Digital Employment Foundation (DEF), India from 10 April. “These participants were selected from the regions where READ offices were established,” said …

The critical shortage and rationing of the Indian rupees is making newspaper   headlines and engaging people in serious debate. The good point is that both the government and people have woken up for the first time to this looming crisis. The bad point is that there is no immediate and …

There is much gnashing and grinding these days over the rupee crisis, at least in the urban areas. It is important that Bhutanese citizens do not panic over the current rupee shortage which is a temporary economic phenomenon in the long run. While it is important to dream big we …

In the month of February, Social Democratic Party (SDP) submitted nine queries to the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) on legislative rule on political parties, their formation and organization. The first question was  on what is needed for  advance information and approval from “appropriate authorities” before organizing public meetings and …

Thirty-three people whose housing loans were suspended by financial institutions following directives from the Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) have filed a petition to the central bank. This situation arose in the aftermath of the rupee crisis. However, the Thimphu Thromde (TCC) has approved the construction of the petitioners’ houses but …

Although the highway has seen some maintenance in recent times, the bypasses under the Changjiji  and Olarongchu bridges stick out like a sore thumb with pot-holes riddling them. These roads have been ignored by town planners while motorists using the bypasses suffer damages to their vehicles, mostly during the monsoon …

Fire on slopes travels four times faster than fire on flat ground, according to studies. And battling forest fires in a mountainous country like Bhutan becomes a daunting task especially  at areas where there is no road access. Steep mountainous terrain coupled with lack of effective fire fighting tools make …