Proposals for the 11th five year plan  The Gewog has completed about 88% of development works for the 10th Five Year Plan. Recently Rural Water Supply Scheme (RWSS) works were completed and the only pending works include the maintenance of a Nye in Bukey. For the 11th five year plan …

The Keidanren Nature Conservation Fund (KNCF) has extended support toward a project entitled Enhancement of Black-necked Crane Visitor Information Center in Phobjikha. The project is specifically meant to improve and develop further role played by the visitor information center to enhance local participation in environmental conservation in Phobjikha valley. The …

Two students of Yangchenphug Higher Secondary were arrested for battering a 24-year old man in the Central Plaza building, Thimphu on June 7. The case was reported to the police by an informant who witnessed the scene at around 7pm. The incident occurred when the victim a school dropout, went …

The Rickety Debsi Bridge in Chang gewog in Thimphu is finally under renovation, and this time round funded from the gewog Budget. The budget allotted for the renewal of the bridge is above Nu 0.2mn. However, people have not forgotten the sour odyssey with the previous budget that was collected …

About 43 security personnel deployed on-site, started works to stabilize and salvage the foundations of the Wangdue dzong. Alongside the works, the Department of Culture (DoC) continues to assess and document the damages to the dzong. The Division for Conservation of Heritage Sites (DCHS) under the DoC has completed an …

Majority of business houses and customers in the capital prefer the traditional cash culture Except for some hotels and a few handicraft stores where PoS services was in operation for years, majority of merchants and customers in the country have decided to stick with the old cash payment system. PoS …

For a change, not necessarily in a good way, especially for Diesel-powered vehicle owners, the Indian PM Manmohan Singh told the ruling congress party to increase prices of heavily subsidized fuels such as diesel. The last increase in diesel prices for Bhutan was in February this year when it increased …

It is likely that few DPT members will not re-run for office in the 2013 elections and few names have been circulating in the political circuit. The names of North Thimphu’s MP Lyonpo Ugyen Tshering, Patalay-Tsirangtoe MP Nar Bhadhur Gurung, Gelephu MP Prem Kumar Gurung, Zhemgang MP Tshering Dorji, and …

State funding remained a most debated issue in parliament when it popped-up for discussions, and the general sentiments and outcry alike was more or less unanimous even outside parliament starting from the common man’s voice to educated intellectual voices in executive positions. The proposition for state funding was therefore snubbed …

A trend of increasing mineral extraction indicated by increased production statistics, increasing number of leases issued and revenue generated, leave no doubt that the mining and quarrying sector is slowly expanding. This is attributable to (i) growing exports of minerals, and (ii) increasing domestic consumption by industries as raw materials, …