Blame it on the increased human population, disintegration of habitat, fleeing from predators or other factors,but many wildlife species in the country are increasingly reported to be coming in direct confrontation with humans and their pets. This has led to only one result, wildlife getting either killed or injured. This …

A 30-year-old woman who was detained by the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) in Wangdue Phodrang for accidently suffocating her two-week-old baby in her drunken state on August 18 has been granted bail by the Wangdue Phodrang District Court. The bail amount was paid by Sher Maya Gurung, 26, who took …

The father who was alleged of killing his new born baby on the night of March 14 in Sephu under Wangdue Phodrang has been slapped with a prison term of three years and three months by the Wangdue Phodrang Dzongkhag Court last week. The 25-year-old culprit was detained by the …

To build in-house capacity as well as building a network of trained professionals to be able to deliver quality in country training a 10 day workshop on “Training of Trainers” was concluded successfully at Bhutan Media and Communications Institute (BMCI), capital on September 27. The training was conducted as an …

A delegation of South Asian chief election commissioners led by Dasho Kunzang Wangdi, Chief Election Commissioner of Bhutan called on Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay at the Gyalyong Tshogkhang on October 2, 2013. Lyonchhen extended his warm welcome to the delegation and thanked them for having chosen to meet in Bhutan. Lyonchhen …

Prime Minister Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay met Ambassador of Singapore to Bhutan Lim Thuan Kuan, at the Gyalyong Tshogkhang on October 3, 2013. Mr. Kuan is on his first visit to Bhutan after being appointed as Singapore’s Ambassador to Bhutan. Lyonchhen expressed that he had great admiration for Singapore and said …

Just like in the past 14 years, this year too, the Royal Society for Protection of Nature (RSPN), together with Phobjikha Environment Management Committee (PEMC) will organize the 15th Annual Black-Necked Crane Festival, 2013 at the courtyard of Gangtey Gonpa in Gangtey gewog under Wangdue Phodrang. The day of festival …

Some villages have been electrified recently and they deserve subsidy on electricity and at the same time it would have a far reaching impact in safeguarding our pristine environment.Those industrialists who have been enjoying electricity subsidy should now be prepared to pay normal tariff and such subsidy should be extended …

The interface between news media versus social media in Bhutan was discussed at length during South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) – Bhutan Chapter Seminar, conducted amidst Bhutanese media practitioners, lawmakers, and social media users in Thimphu yesterday. With the emergence of social media, particularly Facebook and Twitter which has …

As the Tobacco Control Act has shown- simple and one-sided arguments without proper research and consultations often makes for bad policy and even worse laws. It is in this context that one must remember that the debate around mining has become highly polarized, and taking either of the polarized views …