Response to ‘Many chinks in the Gyelpozhing armor’ There is someone at least making a history of uncovering the highest level of corruption involving highest gentleman for the first time in history, which is the work of the so called ACC which they gladly and willingly failed to do so. …

The Department of Agriculture and Marketing Cooperatives (DAMC) with the Centenary Farmer’s Market (CFM), Department of Agriculture (DoA) and Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory Authority (BAFRA) will conduct a vegetable auction in Thimphu from 5 September. This is done to support the ministry’s goal to achieve vegetable self-sufficiency in next …

The project seeks to inspire and support the political aspirations of Bhutanese women Just as the next parliamentary elections is around the corner, nationwide media advocacy campaign titled “La, Aum Lyonchhen” designed to encourage women to contest for elections in 2013 is all set to be launched. Produced with financial …

A most passionately charged Lyonchhen during the recently concluded National Graduates Orientation Program (NGOP) lambasted the media in relation to news stories on Gyelpozhing, Denchi land cases and the Trowa Theater land case. The Prime Minister, Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley defended his government and names of the certain high officials …

The prime minister and senior officials of the RGOB including the minister-in charge of foreign affairs Khandu Wangchuk have left for Tehran, Iran to attend the 16th Non Aligned Movement (NAM) summit. While at the Summit, Lyonchhen and the Bhutanese delegation will take the opportunity to discuss Bhutan’s candidature for …

After a year long delay the Nishoka Bridge in Panbang under Zhemgang Dzongkhag will be completed in December and it will be the second longest bridge in Bhutan. People in the region have for long grumbled with the bridge’s construction. The Gewog Gup Rinchen Wangdi said the Highway construction and …

The department of forests and park services (DoFPS) is in the process to develop a standard modality for timber marketing from all Community Forests (CF) in Bhutan. The Social Forestry Division (SFD) under the forest department over the years has conducted few workshops on Timber marketing guidelines for Community Forests …

Burglaries are at an all-time high in Thimphu, and the Bhutanese Authentic craft bazaar burglarized seven times seems to be a hotspot for the vandals. The Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) arrested a 31 year old man from Babtong, Khoma in Lhuentse on August 21 in connection with a burglary at …

Farmers receive demonstration to use agriculture tools The officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forest (MoAF) demonstrated the use of sprinkler irrigation, nursery rising under protected (polyhouse) cultivation to farmers in Lamgong gewog. The initiative is expected to bring around 40 acres of area under vegetable cultivation in Lamgong …

Samtse and Haa, two dzongkhags that have not been connected with motorable roads so far will now get a farm road which will substitute for a lateral highway for the regions. Till now Haa and Samtse had only one option that is, walk for three days to reach Doongtoed and …