Following a story by this paper about a Dzongkha teacher’s dangerous and highly risky use of an unsterilized syringe to punish students of Budhashi Community Primary School of Goshing in Zhemgang, a four-member Ministry of Education (MoE) team is currently in the gewog to investigate the accusation.   The investigation …

One after another there have been two minor bomb blasts in the south, first at Lhamoizingkha on the night of 19 September and another in Samtenling gewog (Bhur) in Gelephu dungkhag on the night of 15 October. The explosion took place at around 12 midnight at Bhur, which is about …

All eyes were on Chimi Dorji from Bhutan who swept the prestigious gold medal in corporate law as “Best Male Student in Corporate Law” at the 10th annual convocation organized by the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR University of Law), Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India organized on 2 September …

Blame it on the doctors or the parents but the fate of three year old Sonam Peldon remains, perhaps in lifetime paralysis with a lifeless left hand. She dreams of walking one day but her dream will remain a dream only. The parents of the three-year old, Sonam Peldon, feel …

Director of the GNH Centre Bumthang, Dr Saamdu Chettri in a two part opinion responds to the series of critical views expressed by Dr David L. Luechauer on GNH The changes in the world was not made by academicians solely, it was supported by the willing leaders, think of the …

Medical literature shows students are at risk of contracting HIV, Hepatitis, Sepsis, and can die through air bubbles. Some students already have sores A strict disciplinarian Teacher is always feared but the students in a distant phase of their lives do cherish lessons from that teacher, but not punishments that …

While there has been no official study on the impact of the financial crisis on employment in the private sector, anecdotal evidences indicate that Bhutan’s second largest employment sector after agriculture is in trouble. Many private businesses that are dependent on government expenditure, loans or are involved in the housing …

The forensic unit with the national referral hospital (JDWNRH) in Thimphu are positive that a DNA test of the three samples collected from different parts of a red Toyota Hilux (pick-up truck) seized on the night of 17 September will bring the culprit responsible to justice in the hit-and-run case …

Amidst reports of dying bamboos in other parts of the country, those in Goshing gewog in lower Kheng of Zhemgang thrive prosperously. This comes as a stroke of respite for poverty stricken communities in Zhemgang. The communities remain ever expectant of the steady flow of cash income from sale of …

Women in the Greater Himalayan regions are more involved in conservation, preservation and use of landraces of cereals, legumes, vegetables, forest plants, and herbs to meet their livelihood and cultural needs. This is stated in a study, published by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD). The publication, titled …