Tangsibji  gewog, under Trongsa Dzongkhag is still short of Nu 0.3mn for the renovation and maintenance of Nyala Drangla farm road. The work has been in effect since November 2011.  Gup, Jigme Namgyal Tangbi said 50% of the works has been completed.The gewog had a budget of Nu 0.6mn for …

Naro community  will not have to cross Thimpchhu  now as it will  get two new wooden bridges by the end of May. A budget of Nu 0.2 mn and 1.3 mn respectively have been allocated for them in the 10th Five Year Plan.With two bridges; Shau Lumey zam and Nenseyphu …

A meeting of the Natural Resource Development Corporation (NRDCL) and the Association for Promotion of Indigenous Crafts (APIC) to discuss on the prolonged craft bazaar repairs on March 1 ended with the decision to issue an ultimatum to Guwahati’s Green Earth Bamboo Tech contractor Subir Kumar Sen. It has been …

The fourth South Asian conference on international humanitarian law by the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) which started on Feb 27 and ended on March 1 was attended by all the SAARC member countries  including  Iran and Myanmar. The conference aimed to create awareness about the sufferings of armed …

  Bhutan could have more education city centers in different dzongkhags if the education city project in Thimphu takes off. This could come as an incredible statement as the first education city project is still in its infancy. But DHI believes that if the concept takes off then it will be …

I have a 6 year old daughter who needs help to get dressed every morning with her kira while she heads to school. She loves to wear our traditional dress and i am extremely proud of that. I was around 9/10 years old when the policy to wear our traditional …

(tashi gyeltshen) The Governor of RMA says the country is broke. There is a severe rupee crunch. The national debt is at the highest. The government spending is very high. The housing loan bubble could burst. McKinsey took half a billion ngulturm. Unemployment is on the rise. Big businesses get …

The capital city last year saw a number of youth-related violence cases. From a school caretaker who was attacked to cops who were bashed up, and all the stabbing cases that followed, it seemed the youngsters involved in these activities were listening to a voice beyond reason, logic or sanity, …

The school education and research unit of Royal Education Council (REC) has drafted a new curriculum with 23 new courses for students from kindergarten till class  XII which is ready to be presented to the government. The new framework was drafted in collaboration with Idiscoveri Educational Enterprise, India. The unit …

Sixty five mangmis from the seven north-western dzongkhags of Thimphu, Gasa, Wangdue , Punakha, Chukha, Haa and Paro attended the first Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) consultation and training which started on February 25 and ended yesterday in Punakha. The training was conducted by the Bhutan National legal Institute (BNLI) under …