Sonam Choden / Thimphu Three years ago, an elderly woman, a Christian convert, was buried right in front of her house  in Gelephu triggering a backlash from the community. Very soon, reportedly, a dungkhag kasho was issued saying that that such burials should not happen. However, the Lekithang tshogpa said …

  BoBL takes a major chunk of the T-bills for the second time in a row The government’s 30-day Treasury bills (T-bills) worth Nu 1 billion was oversubscribed by Nu 210 million. It was sold at a discount rate of 3%. The T-bills floated by the Royal Monetary Authority on …

Retsho Goenpa which was built by Drubthrob Samten Nidup will be relocated to Guentsephu. In the past the route to the goenpa was used as a bypass between Tibet and Bhutan. Presently, the Goenpa is  around  three to four hours’ walk  away from the nearest human settlement. The wild life …

Two   lhakhangs at Talo in Punakha Dzongkhag are presently being renovated by the people of  the gewog. In the 10th Five year Plan, the lhakhangs were allocated with Nu 0.5 million each. The renovations are being carried out in Talo and Labstakha chiwogs; the temples were built during the time …

Before, the people of Goenshari community had to travel all the way to Punakha Hospital,  to get treated for serious illnesses since they had only an outreach clinic at their village to cater totheir medical needs. But now, the outreach clinic will be upgraded so that people can have more …

Three kilometers of the 10-km farm road construction from Kalapang to Resa have been completed.  To overcome shortage of water, the Gewog is  also renovating its water source which is four kilometers away from the village. About 30 people will benefit from the construction fo the farm road

If housing crunches is one problem, soaring rents are a nightmare. Everyone is on the lookout for a place that does not drain one’s pockets while the ones suffering the most are people from the low-income bracket. However, these problems might be eased, with the National Housing Development Corporation Limited …

The Royal Bhutan Police, fire crew and a few Desups fought a fire at Druk Hotel located near Thimphu Clock Tower yesterday. The fire was reported at 12:10 pm and was extinguished one hour later. In the incidence, a 40-year old maintenance man was injured and taken to the hospital …

Buddhism as a religion gets challenging and even confusing when a child is born to a mother who follows Drukpa Kargyu while the father is a born Nyingma. And it gets chaotic when the father is a sort after master of the school which contradicts the mother’s. Well, Lord Buddha …

Technical Training Institutes play a crucial role in social and economical development of the country.But today, the TTIs image, standards and values remain elusive. Often viewed negatively by society, joining a TTI is considered a last choice, and those who pass out from there are considered dispensable in our system. …