Despite orders from the National Environment Commission (NEC) to stop work along with a daily fine of Nu 20,000 since the last 40 days the Department of Roads (DoR) has still not stopped work at the Paro International Airport. The accumulated fine is close to Nu 1mn. The NEC is …

His Majesty the King, granted land kidu of 1,211 acres to 3,009 thram holders in Bumthang on 30th July 2012.  The Kidu recipients were from the four gewogs of Bumthang. His Majesty as part of the Kidu also waived off about Nu 11.79mn which was supposed to be paid by …

Yearly, there has been a steady rise in the number of graduates who enter the job market. And this year, the Ministry of Labor and Human Resources (MoLHR) has already recorded 3075 graduates who registered online for the National Graduate Orientation Program. Last year of the 2000 registered number of …

Loud noises from construction works in town have been keeping residents up at night. While residents complain about the issue, some home builders and contractors cited time constraints to complete their projects. Many residents that The Bhutanese talked to said noise from machinery, drilling, demolition and other kinds of activity …

Intricate details explored and discussed repeatedly among a multitude of internet users on the-then infamous and highly active bhutantimes.com, people believe, had strongly brought down the popularity of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and eventually played a most crucial role to ring the death knell for the party who lost …

Eight in-service civil servants will be dispatched to work with Israeli farmers for 11 months as part of an attachment under the agriculture ministry in October. The candidates with a qualification of diploma/degree with minimum of five years working experience will work in the commercials farms in Israel to gain …

Out of three clinically confirmed samples in Samtse, one sample confirmed the mosquito-borne disease Chikungunya after the laboratory test conducted in Bangkok. This is the first-ever confirmed case of the disease in the country. Public Health Laboratory’s (PHL) head Sonam Wangchuk said all the 14 samples received from Phuentsholing and …

Yesterday, around 9 am, a mob gathered near the back gate of the Druk Punjab National Bank, to watch a deer lying in cold blood. The female barking deer, which was about the age of six, was suspected to have come from the Motithang area. The Head of Rescue and …

The 80s Saturday vegetable market in Phuentsholing, was a colorful mix of people, uniquely clad in a colorful array of costumes strictly personalized to their cultures, and the language they spoke was what set them a class apart. A group called the Lhops (people of Doya) their dress, mannerism, and …

Response to ‘BPCL clarifies the city bus tender issue, Bidders still unconvinced’   Why don’t the concerned authorities conduct a full scale enquiry into this issue? To me it very much looks like a corruption case where both the PM and MoIC minister are involved. I remember an earlier decree …