Snowfall in Lunana usually declines from the month of March but this year into May and the gewog is still experiencing snowfall which is hampering developmental works.According to Lunana Gup Gyem Tshering, “This is the first time we are experiencing such snow fall and I think it is the result …

The construction of a marketing shed along the Punakha  to Thimphu highway in Toep gewog will be completed and handed over by June. Plans to build five market sheds are in the gewog plan and another five are sponsored by the Department of Agriculture and Marketing Cooperatives (DAMC).  “The market …

Ecotourism had never been explored as an alternative community-based livelihood option in Royal Manas National Park (RMNP) except since 2010. With a population of about 10,646 people representing 1,026 households and enriched with diverse natural settings, rich culture and traditions plus biodiversity, RMNP has always been a potential ecotourism destination. Realizing …

Dzongkhag forestry officials (DFO) from the 20 dzongkhags reviewed achievements and discussed issues encountered during the implementation of the 10th Five Year Plan (FYP) with officials of the Social Forestry and Extension Division (SFED) of Department of Forests and Park services (DoFPS) in Thimphu yesterday while also charting a path …

Till now, both the government and the RMA have put the bulk of the blame for the rupee shortage on private consumption, private sector and credit expansion while shirking any blame themselves  The two main causes cited for the rupee crisis by the government and the Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) …

The party which was till now known as Social Democratic Party has now taken birth with a new name, “Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa,” a people- centered party that values every individual’s voice and choice in pursuit of the country’s development and progress. The party unveiled its logo and ideology on 5th May which was considered to be an auspicious day for the …

MoIC surprised with the new ranking  The France-based international non-governmental organization, Reporters Without Borders (RWB) which conducts an annual ranking comparing each nation’s state of press freedom, has placed Bhutan at 70th, six places down in the rung from last year’s 64th. This has caused a certain amount of surprise in relevant authorities. Information and …

  Post INR-crunch, Indians, especially having vehicles and living in the border towns are milking the cow while they can. With an abundance of Ngultrum in their custody, they pass into Bhutan and buy fuel paying in BTN while many of them hoard diesel and petroleum in jerry cans and containers, take the petroleum products back home and sell them so they …

The Department of IT and Te l e com (DITT) under Ministry of Information and Communication (MoIC) and the labor ministry (MoLHR) in collaboration with Royal University of Bhutan (RUB) have already started preparing for the Thimphu Tech park from this month. At the moment, the labor ministry is assessing the talent pool which is interested in being employed …

The first batch of medical voice medical voice transcribers who failed to complete the one year training conducted by the five-year old Bhutan Business Solution (BBS) are complaining that the organization failed to return their original documents after they left the institute. A contract was signed on 27th July, 2010 between Department of Human Resources (DoHR) under the labor ministry (MoLHR) as the client and …