Last year in November, the Thimphu City Corporation (TCC) came up with the new sewerage connection to deal with waste in some areas of  Thimphu town. The septic tanks are cleaned every year by the city corporation for free, but if the tanks are cleaned for the second time in …

Considered as one of the major breakthrough in agricultural research and innovation, aeroponics is the latest discovery that could open a world of opportunities for potato growers in the country. Aeroponics is in essence a method of growing plants in air or moist environment in a closed or semi-closed environment …

His Majesty the King, Chancellor of the Royal University of Bhutan (RUB), graced the Joint Convocation of the two Colleges of Education of the RUB on January 7, 2013 in Paro. His Majesty the King, in His Address to the 1,168 M.Ed, PGDE and B.Ed graduates, said, “The most important …

The Care 2013 Badminton Tournament started from the 4th of January and the semi finals were played yesterday at the Nazhoen Pelri. The semi final between Hari Gurung and Sonam Jigmi was quite intriguing and a competitive match. It was a very good start from Sonam Jigmi and Hari picked …

The Royal Monetary Authority Governor, Daw Tenzin focused on the rupee shortage and the credit crunch in the RMA Annual Report released this Monday. The report covers the financial year of July 2011 to June 2012. Referring to the measures taken in light of the rupee and credit crunch the …

Just as Bhutan’s rupee borrowings are about to touch the ceiling there could soon be some major relief as Bhutan will be entitled to get USD 100 mn or Rs 5.5 bn from the Reserve Bank of India for a period of six months. This is under the SAARC currency …

Four Bhutanese citizens have been detained in Kathmandu the capital of Nepal after they were caught by custom officials for carrying banned Rs 1,000 denominations coming to Rs 98,000 and also 3,000 USD. In Nepal, like in Bhutan the carrying of Rs 1,000 note denominations is forbidden and people entering …

The banking sector according to the Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) of Bhutan has seen a decline of 17.7% of their total assets. In the RMA’s annual report released yesterday, it stated that the commercial banks’ reserves declined from Nu15.4bn as of June 2011 to Nu 10.5bn in June 2012, representing …

Zimdra FC and Yeedzin FC put up an interesting show with a tough match last Saturday at the Changlimithang ground in the ongoing Coca Cola Bhutan national league. “It was one of the most interesting matches to watch,” said Coach Dorji Khandu. Both teams tried their best to score a …

A two week program titled “Training of trainers on instructional methodologies” was conducted last week to upgrade training skills of training institutes. The course was conducted by the training and professional services division (TPSD) under the Ministry of Labor and Human Resources (MoLHR). 19 participants from the different private training …