A Bhutanese moth enthusiast recently sighted a new species of moth called Bhutan salassa from the sub-tropical forests around Dur valley between Menchugang and Chok Chok May provinces. This species of moth though present in the country was never recorded before. The moth enthusiast who ventured into the area to …

The impact of climate change on animals is evident from the burgeoning reports of birds and animals sighted in places never reported before. Tigers in Bhutan have climbed to the ice-capped mountains at an altitude of 4,300 meters above sea level and in another incident, a transient solitary Asiatic elephant, …

Gasa /Gasa Dzongkhag The Education sector and dzongkhag Administration in Gasa along with the Human Resource Management Division of Ministry of Education conducted a study on teacher deployment in the dzongkhag. The study, a formula based study determined by the number of instructional hours in the school in a week …

People of Ngangla, Bjoka and Goshing gewogs have started asking what government would do with the old suspension bridge when Bhutan’s second longest bridge over Drangmechhu in Panbang, Zhemgang completes its construction. The old suspension bridge served as a lifeline for the people of these gewogs for many decades. It …

Winter is only begun and a fourth incidence of forest fire in Lobneysham in Chapcha gewog under Chukha dzongkhag on November 22 destroyed approximately two acres of Blue Pine forests. The fire is believed to have started early in the morning towards 6 to7 AM on 22 November. As per …

The Bhutanese impact The Dzongkha language teacher Tshokey, of Budhashi Community Primary School under Goshing gewog, Zhemgang, has been sent on compulsory retirement effective from November 20, 2012 after an internal investigation by the Ministry of Education confirmed that he had used a syringe to poke students. The decision was …

The world cup tournaments may be a far-off dream for Bhutanese soccer players but intensive efforts are being put in place by Bhutan Football Federation (BFF) by grooming potential youths. The federation says they will leave no stone unturned in their efforts to promote the game in the country.Officials at …

When it comes to self-sufficiency in dairy and dairy products, Bhutan has headed the right way. In fact self-sufficiency in dairy and dairy products is almost achieved. Officials say that internal production today meets little more than 50% of demands for dairy products like milk. Besides industrial production of dairy …

This prelude to the winters, residents of Hejo in Thimphu brace the bone-chilling cold every evening due to frequent power blackouts and it has been for over a month. Residents said that despite numerous complaints tendered to the authorities, the problem is yet to be addressed. According to the building …

The decline in number of yaks grazing by the patch of pastureland at the base of snow-capped mountains has been a cause of concern for the livestock department under Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF). With increasing members of the nomadic community moving to urban centers, only few are left …