Monks at the monastery said the infrastructure started falling apart within a few months’ time Compassion and endurance may have been preached by the Buddha, but contractors through a shoddily-renovated monastery have tested these qualities of resident monks at the historically and culturally significant Pangrizampa monastery in Thimphu. And what …

Among many other incentives, even the candidates’ process trainings for the two companies are funded by the government while tenancy progress at the tech park hasn’t improved a bit Save for the existing two at the Thimphu TechPark Private Limited (TTPL), an uncomfortably good period has passed without any other …

His Majesty the King on 30 March 2013 granted Land Kidu to 3,173 thram holders in Haa Dzongkhag and Thromde, whose cases were submitted after the completion of the National Cadastral Resurvey. The beneficiaries faced several types of land issues such as excess land, building houses and lhakhangs or cultivating …

On the first day of hearing at the Construction Development Boards arbitration committee the Ministry of Information and Communication Deputy Executive Engineer, Gyem Dorji admitted that there had been lapses and overpayment in the construction of the Gelephu airport. As per the Royal Audit Authority report Nu 78.27 mn had …

If recent images and videos of three snow leopards acquired last week by Wangchuk, a 24 years old yak herder, on his camera trap in the Jigme Dorji National Park (JDNP) is any indication of felids breeding well in the area, a buy-in conservation program and ownership of the local …

His Majesty the King on 30 March 2013 granted Land Kidu to 3,173 thram holders in Haa Dzongkhag and Thromde, whose cases were submitted after the completion of the National Cadastral Resurvey. The beneficiaries faced several types of land issues such as excess land, building houses and lhakhangs or cultivating …

The RAA report on the domestic airports found revenue mismanagement to the tune of Nu 5.74 mn by the Department of Civil Aviation. It was found that Druk Air had not paid the monthly landing and navigation charges amounting to Nu.4, 082,789 for the month of October 2011 and March …

For any discerning user of the Expressway these days in Thimphu one is usually greeted by the sight of school children practicing marathon along the road. What is more dangerous is that most of the practice happens in the evenings when the lighting is not good and it is not …

Bhutanese audiences are being bombed on a daily basis with information and pledges by aspiring candidates, political parties, party workers, etc. The platform being used is the media, social media, informal campaigning by party workers, and ultimately as the D-Day approaches it will culminate in face to face debates in …