The Fourth Royal Highland Festival took place on 23 and 24 October on the gentle hills above Laya village called Langothang and the celebration ground lies at an altitude of 4,000 meters above sea level. The first Royal Highland Festival started in 2016, and since then the people in Laya …

The government has come up with the much delayed and anticipated regional tourism policy and guidelines. The government here deserves kudos for not only coming up with the regulations in the first place but also recommending bold measures like number caps, SDF fee for regional tourists, environment fee for vehicles, …

WASHINGTON, DC – Webster’s Dictionary defines “emergency” as “a sudden, urgent, usually unexpected occurrence requiring immediate action.” By that standard, US President Donald Trump’s claim that the United States faces an immigration emergency is simply not credible. Immigrants have been coming to the US since its inception, and since 2007 their net numbers …

As a part of Central Water Supply Scheme (CWSS), Thimphu Thromde, with financial assistance from World Bank, started Nu 400 million project of 10 MLD water treatment plant at Taba, to improve urban infrastructure service in Northern Thimphu where no formal services are available, and also to augment the existing …

Special Education Needs (SEN) program is ineffective due to the lack of specialized teachers and almost no classrooms with special teaching-learning materials. Principal of Kamji Middle Secondary School in Chukha, Pema Rinchen, said, “We have a teacher shortage, and we do not have specialized teachers to teach students with disabilities. …

17 October 2019: The Ambassadors of the Argentine Republic, H.E. Mr Daniel Chuburu, Kingdom of Bahrain, H.E. Mr. Abdulrahman Al Gaoud, Kingdom of Denmark, H.E. Mr. Freddy Svane, the Arab Republic of Egypt, H.E. Dr. Heba Salaheldin Elmarassi, the European Union, H.E. Mr Ugo Astuto, Republic of Maldives, H.E. Ms.Aishath …

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) let go of the Indian tourist, Abhijit Ratan Hajare, after he apologized, in writing citing ignorance, for his behavior. The other man, who was identified as Jambay, was doing repair works on the Chortens at Dochula, and was also let go since he was found innocent. The …

The recent issue of LPG gas shortage in Motithang depot was due to transportation problems and customs related issues faced by Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) at their bottling plants in Siliguri last week. The Department of Trade (DoT) clarified that it took up this issue immediately with Indian Oil …

The Indian Embassy, Thimphu, in collaboration with the Royal Textile Academy (RTA) have hosted an special event, Khadi-Thagzo(a fashion and textile show) on 16 October, jointly celebrating the textile heritage of Khadi and traditional Bhutanese fabric. The event was made success with support of ministry  Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, …

Druna Ghu Cookies (nine indigenous types of grains), a home product, has hit the market. The nine grains; red rice, millet, sweet buckwheat, bitter buckwheat, barley, amaranth, mustard, wheat and maize are used to make the cookies. However, as of now, Druna Ghu Cookies could only launch the red rice, …