Recent instances have proven how this government is highly allergic to accepting any blame and is also intolerant of criticism especially when the fault lies within. The OAG, acting on a cabinet letter asking for legal clarification on the ACC’s prosecution and suspension has now even questioned the right of …

Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema graced the Special Olympics Meet coinciding with the International Day of People with Disability in Bhutan as the guest of honor. Students of Draktsho, Changangkha Middle Secondary School and Tendruk Higher Secondary School participated in the Sports Meet. The event was attended by ministers, …

The Research team from Ugyen Wangchuk Institute for Conservation and Environment (UWICE) while surveying the diversity of butterflies in Bhutan sighted rare butterflies existing in Tingtibi and Gongphu provinces in Manas. The team was surveying to study the habitat while documenting records by taking pictures of the butterflies randomly in …

The Bhutanese delegation to the Eighteenth Session of the Conference of the Parities (COP18) to the United Nations Framework on Climate in Doha is rigorously working with the Group of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to advance its position in the negotiations. Bhutan is a net sink for green house gas …

A bull which resided in Phuentsholing town in the Food Corporation of Bhutan (FCB) complex for more than two years will be sent for tshedhar to Thimphu by the taxi drivers of Phuentsholing. A committee was formed by the taxi drivers and the local people of Phuentsholing to send the …

Gasa /Gasa Dzongkhag The Education sector and dzongkhag Administration in Gasa along with the Human Resource Management Division of Ministry of Education conducted a study on teacher deployment in the dzongkhag. The study, a formula based study determined by the number of instructional hours in the school in a week …

This year the dzongkhags of Bumthang, Samdrup Jongkhar, Phobjikha, Hongtsho and Yusipang proved to be the major producers of potatoes. Everyday two to three vehicles are sent to India as per the order of contractors. The supply destinations are in Kathmandu, Siliguri, Jalpaiguri, Kolkata, Alipur, Tamakhaiguri, Dhowddguri, Falakata, Cooch Bihar …

Phobji House will be Home stay for Tourists Phobjikha is the best roosting place of black-necked cranes and the community avails good support internationally in terms of installed infrastructure facilities in the community. The gewog’s Gup Jamtsho said the most important benefit was the increasing number of tourists who visited …

The labor ministry (MoLHR) launched three documents yesterday in the capital aimed to create more employment opportunities and keep youth occupied with gainful employment. The documents are meant to help the youth choose their career and it provides techniques to face interviews. The Career and employment counseling guide book is …

 Members of parliament (MPs) have started visits to their respective constituencies strictly in the name of ‘regular visits’ and not to woo the general electorate which gains ever the more prominence as the stage is set for 2013. Most of the MPs said it was their last visit to their …