A 35-year old teacher and 32-year old warden of Sengdhyen Lower Secondary School in Dorokha under Samtse dzongkhag were killed in a car accident which occurred around 9pm on 26th March. There were five passengers in the car, all of them school staff. They were travelling to a place called …

Bouncers are smart but the youth today seem to be smarter. How do you explain 15 to 16-year olds going clubbing when rules prohibit the under-age from entering discotheques? “I put on a lot of make-up and wear high heels to look older when I go out. Most time, I …

Disaster management training in Tsirang    The department of disaster management (DDM) of home and cultural affairs ministry is conducting a Training of Trainer (ToT) Program on community-based disaster risk management training in Tsirang. The program officer of DDM, Thinley Palden, said the training aims to educate the participants on disaster …

The task force on rupee shortage recommends the vehicle quota for civil servants be done away with, ‘green tax’ of 40% be imposed on all imported vehicles, and five percent green tax on fuel imports The task force to study the reasons behind the rupee shortage and suggest solutions was …

The Prime Minister’s statement on national television that there will be a ban on vegetable imports from 5 May has now been considerably modified. As per the latest reports, the Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) will be withholding rupee for vegetable imports from 19 May, 2012. In the meantime, the Department …

Bhutan and India have agreed to have equal share to the revenue that the former’s hydropower projects would earn through carbon credits under Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).   CDM allows emission reduction projects in developing countries to earn a …

With Penden Cement Authority Limited (PCAL), the main supplier of cement to hydro projects across the country currently facing a severe supply crunch, it has placed an order for 5,000 MT of cement with ACC in Orissa, a top brand Indian cement company, in addition to the already imported lot. …

Have we ever wondered why the highways and roads in developed countries like the US, UK, Japan, and Australia are so good while they are plagued with potholes in our country? A new road that is built today is often filled with potholes and susceptible to damages a few months …

While you will pay Nu 2.14 per unit from July 2012 for more than 300 units of power, Bhutan exports power at Nu 1.98 per unit to India. There is also concern that Bhutan’s export tariffs are too low in the context of the rupee crisis.   Next time you …

  The shortage of LPG cylinders occurring currently, according to managers at some stations, is due to the fact that since the Regional Trade and Industries Office (RTIO) took over the issuance of cylinders from private distributors, the office is issuing new connections indiscriminately. The RTIO issues 15 new connections …