On 17th August, I boarded a train from Pathsala to New Alipurduar. Barely, fifteen minutes had passed when a Newspaper-Man came chanting: ‘Paper, Paper, English-Hindi-Bangla, Newspaper, Newspaper.’ I stopped him, and ran my fingers through the stack of newspapers and pulled out one. It was ‘Seven Sisters Post’, Guawahati English …

Out of the seven convicts, three still serve the sentences, unable to pay thrimthue while the main culprit has to serve 3-years imprisonment for illegal sale of tobacco products. Pema Gyelmo, 46, divorcee and a mother of five children from Paro was convicted for two years and two months for …

The sacred sites, century old dzongs and Lhakhangs in Bhutan have a new-found hope, plainly speaking in terms of fund for its upkeep. As host nation of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made a US$ 50mn contribution as a commitment that will channel …

Jarey, the remotest gewog under Lhuentse Dzongkhag, celebrated the completion of a 36 kilometers farm road from Gorgan till its gewog centre (GC) in an inaugural ceremony yesterday. The ceremony was observed with Chipdrel, hoisting the national flag, Marchang ceremony and included cultural programs like singing and dancing. The inaugural …

Gewog speeds up works, govt. steps in for farm road Gozhi gewog has sped up works to complete their development activities before the deadline of 31 December. Gup Prem Kumar Dahal said the work will definitely start by this month and end as soon as possible since the 2013 elections …

National certificate Level 2 (NC-2) vocational qualification was awarded to 22 Out of 25 Transmission and distribution Lineman in the capital. The recipients are now certified competent and it is also the seamless track for their higher education and upgradation of their skills and knowledge. The National assessment and certification …

Fans screaming and mooning at the sight of actor Tandin Bidha or Chencho Dorji, singers Namgay Jigs or Ugyen Panday forced to take on a disguise to avoid passionately charged mobs of female or male fans hungry after a close-up shot with them. That, is currently, not the scene in …

Phub Wangdi pursuing his studies in Australia gives his take on Bhutanese Democracy so far As the 2013 elections draw near, the country is embroiled in a tumultuous wave of gossip and speculation about everything from ‘scams’ to corruption to political gamesmanship and horse-trading. A sense of enthusiasm and edginess …

Over 15 cartoonists and artists from the Bhutanese media attended a Bhutan Media Foundation (BMF)-conducted training for Cartoonists. The training was not just about the usual drawing and termed as cartoon. It was more about conceptualizing news and events visually, minimal use of text, how to develop caricatures that can …

One month and 10 days, after 23 year old Zangmo was cruelly knocked down to death on the evening of 17 September, the Thimphu traffic police have sent blood samples for DNA test to Genetech Laboratory in Sri Lanka by post on 25 October. A total of five samples were …