In most stable relationships, paternity is a rare issue. However, it has been observed that some children have the wrong man identified as their father. It is easy to identify a child’s mother; this is not always the case for the father. Only scientific testing can confirm paternity, which means …

The study indicates mental barriers in both Bhutanese men and women can continue to make it very difficult for women to participate in public life In a society where gender stereotypes run deep, women are portrayed as less capable than men. This is accepted by not only men but a …

Only and stark difference – this show unlike the glitz and glamour-enthused setting switched to galoshes, plastic gloves and trash bins. Hold that thought, before you start flipping the Encyclopedia or search Google for a strict definition for fashion. The event deliberately titled ‘fashion show’ sought to drive home the …

IDA international and Temasek Foundation roll out first leadership training programme for senior Bhutanese ICT officers For the first time, Singapore and Bhutan signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Infocomm technology (ICT) on October, here in the capital. The collaboration of the two countries in ICT has just been …

Bhutan’s ranking dropped to the second last position in South Asia just ahead of war torn Afghanistan Bhutan slid six places down from its last year’s position to stand at 148, much below all other South Asia region countries except for Afghanistan, under the latest ‘Ease of Doing Business’ index …

After a visit to Soe, Naro and Lingshi, Prime Minister Jigmi Y Thinley met with the Ambassador of USA to India Ms. Nancy Powell at the Gyalyong Tshokhang yesterday. The US Ambassador arrived in the Country on 21 October on a six day official visit. Ms. Nancy Powell was accompanied …

The most far-flung communities of Zhemgang have eagerly waited for the day when all their homes are lit-up and the villages are no longer the dark desolate picture of backwardness. The communities in the remote and poverty-stricken dzongkhag remained highly expectant when power supply was announced to be transmitted from …

  A second session of Moenlam Chenmo in Samtse Dzongkhag More than 4000 people gathered in samtse gewog to attend Moenlam Chenmo, which started on 22 October. The gewog’s Gup Wangchuk Lepcha said the annual ceremony is conducted by the Je Khenpo Trulku Jigme Choedra. The ritual will continue for …

Single parents, especially single mothers in the capital face huge challenges every day to raise a child on their own. Some of these mothers receive partial help from their ex-husbands, family members while in some cases a single parent may receive no help at all. One such single female who …

People in the construction sector currently face a new nuisance added to the already prevalent critical INR crisis. Procured materials from manufacturing sectors get lost on the way and the ordered amounts of materials hardly reach the site. Just like materials procured for hydropower project construction were secretly taken from …