It has been more than a month since Pedestrian Tuesday was first introduced on 5th June, 2012. Since then there has been a mixed response to the initiative. However, as more Tuesdays pass by a growing number, who now form a slim but sizeable majority are against the initiative in …

His Majesty the King in a Royal Kasho issued from the sacred and inner reaches of the Punakha Dzong granted a total of Nu 200 million for the reconstruction of the Wangdue Dzong. Of the total, Nu 100 mn is granted by His Majesty from the Armed Forces to the …

Bhutan is known for its mega hydro projects that involve billions of dollars and years of construction. However, Karsang Dorji an Executive Engineer for Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC) has come up with two simple but effective inventions to generate green electricity using a few spare parts. Both inventions are …

Yesterday, the National Council (NC) invited the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) to seek counsel on the process and methodology of corruption risk management (CRM) within the NC Secretariat. The CRM is regarded as an important management tool used to minimize corruption-risks in agencies. So far, the ACC has identified18 agencies …

Differences over interpretation of laws are not only confined to politicians in Parliament, it has now seeped into government agencies. While the National Land Commission has asked former Gup Tashi Thinley to demolish a temporary structure and move out of what they say is a 10 decimal area encroached by …

Students from 20 dzongkhags broke grounds for the synthetic track located in the previous Yangchenphug football ground. 151 girls and 153 boys from high schools across the nation took part in the event. Jamyang Tenzin of Lhuentse Higher Secondary School was the man of the hour (‘minutes’ in this case) …

The Companies Act of 2000 will be repealed for clearer provisions and faster procedures. Recently the consultant who drafted the new Bill, Warrington Consultancy from Canada submitted an inception report to the economic affairs ministry. The ministry’s legal officer said, the Bill aims to streamline document-submission to different agencies under …

A dearth in human resources has always been an issue for health ministry but with the launch of Bachelors of Science in Nursing and Midwifery program it is expected to improve quality and increase quantity of nurses. Nurses and Midwives account for a large prtion in health workforce in many …

An undergraduate Bhutanese student in Maejo University, Chiang Mai, Thailand bagged the medal of academic honors award for the year 2011-2012. Nima Norbu, 31 an Animal Science student who majors in dairy-beef production in the Northern Thailand university topped the rank among 30 international students which included four Bhutanese. With …

Three poignant scenes in the last few weeks reaffirm the important and diverse roles played by the Monarchy in Bhutan. These scenes are of His Majesty the King regardless of personal safety personally supervising the rescue of sacred Nangtens as Wangdue Dzong burnt, His Majesty bringing together a usually divided …