The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) recently took a decision to drop its case against the current Foreign Minister Lyonpo Damcho Dorji in his capacity as the Mongar Drangpon in 2002. This was after the ACC investigated the case for six months based on an anonymous letter alleging that the Drangpon …

Gomtu police have arrested a 23-year-old man in connection with the rape and murder of a 19-year-old woman on March 1, 2017. An employee of Penden Cement in Gomtu, Sukman  Gurung from Phuntshopelri, was arrested on March 10. The deceased was a temporary employee in a private company. The mother …

A number of city buses parked for almost two months near Lungtenzampa School has resumed plying the Thimphu city routes with the schools reopening last week for the 2017 academic year and construction work once again picking up pace. According to the director of Thimphu City Bus Service, Sonam Dendup, …

Waste is being illegally dumped on public land around Changbangdu Residents of Changbangdu locality want the local government authorities to publicise and reinforce the new solid waste management rules because waste is still being illegally dumped by the roadside and on public land in Changbangdu. “Implementing agencies should ensure that …

The recently implemented parking fee collection system at the Paro airport has sparked much debate regarding the charges levied on the drivers. Many took to social media to outpour their grievances and disagreement of such charges with many terming the existing rates as ridiculous, open daylight robbery and a very …

A new hybrid grass called Pakchong Napier, which is gaining popularity among dairy farmers in Bhutan, could be the answer to fodder shortage in the country. Nutritious, fast growing and high-yielding this super grass, which claims to contain 16 to 18 % crude protein of a paddy straw feed, is …

The ministry of agriculture will be import five metric tonnes (MT) of rice seeds from Bangladesh to promote double cropping of paddy and reduce import of the staple diet. “The seeds will be used to cultivate spring rice from February to June in the mid and low altitude areas between …

Surjey Dhungyel, 25, is one of the few graduates who has taken up farming after completing college. The 25 year old who has a Bachelors degree in Life Science from Sherubtse College is today a proud owner of a semi commercial dairy farm in Penjorling village in Samtse. After college …

Farmers in Mongar dzongkhag are trying to optimise the use of fallow land with government incentives such as seeds and seedlings, irrigation facilities, transportation subsidy and marketing equipment. The dzongkhag agriculture sector and the gewog administration initiated construction of a 2 km long irrigation channel. With this irrigation channel, seeds …

The construction of the Sarpang Dzong, supposed to begin in January, has been delayed by two months because of minor changes in the design plan say project officials. The Nu 1 billion construction project is funded by the government of India. “Though the change is minor, the consultant has asked …