A suspected Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) outbreak was detected on 29 December last year on a lone poultry farm in Lhamoizingkha under Dagana. Farm Gaon located about 2.5 kms away from Lhamoizingkha town is prominent for rearing mixed types of birds like ducks, pigeons, geese, chicken. And often, wild …

As disappointing as it may be the run up to 2013 elections will not see ‘familiarization’ of candidates and parties. The fresh candidates and parties who are yet to get a foothold in their respective constituencies expressed grievances that the campaign period will be too short. It will be worse …

Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party lauded the precedence set by the Third Druk Gyalpo in forming the parliament in Bhutan in 1952 and said that forming the party and working towards a good democracy is a tribute to the ‘Father of Parliament’. “Our Party is inspired by His Late Majesty the Third …

In 1989 world leaders felt the need for special rights for children under 18, after discovering that the Human Rights do not protect children fully. They signed the Convention on the Rights of the Child and Bhutan was among the first countries to recognize and agree to it. The Convention …spells out …

The failure of the IT Park to attract investors and generate employment is a matter of concern, not only for the economy and the government but also for the Bhutanese youth. As with many things in Bhutan the IT park was planned and implemented with good intentions. On paper, the …

The members of the Happy Green Cooperative has started their annual retreat in Phuntsholing which is aimed at building and exploring the possibility of establishing business linkages with interested business houses especially in the Agriculture sector both inside and outside the country. The first day of the Annual retreat was …

Lhaki Dema loved to dance and she never missed any dance competition. Four years back when her right eye became blind she stopped dancing. Her father Sonam Tshering said “for her dance competition I had to buy her a new dress and shoes annually.” But her interest in dance got …

Five young and aspiring agriculturalists in Panbang under Zhemgang dzongkhag scouted out the property’s most promising garden spots  and eventually settled on a sunny site which judging from its thick growth of grass was highly fertile. The members have agreed to name the garden as the Nishoka Organic Garden in …

Winding up the last four developmental activities in Karna gewog Karna gewog in Dagana has achieved much of its development plans and activities, and is left with the last four developmental activities before the close of the financial year. The four activities to be completed are the 22 kilometer farm …

The title “the Rights to Internet’ might sound a little strange because it is neither from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 nor Convention on the Rights of the Child of 1989. But considering the time the two were drafted, Internet couldn’t have bothered those big brains. Now internet is a serious …