An open to all competition called the Laya Run is held in Laya during its two-day Royal Highland Festival. Runners have to run the 25 km race crossing mountains, jungles, river and narrow Himalayan tracks. The run starts from Punzhithang and ends at Langothang in Laya. It is considered as …

The sensitization effort on the importance of education and building of better school facilities is working in Laya and Lunana. The number of school enrolment is increasing each year, while fewer and fewer students are leaving school. There are two Extended Classroom (ECR) in school (class PP to III) and …

Thimphu police registered 85 cases of illegal possession of controlled substances and tobacco products in three months, August to October 2019. In connection to this, they have apprehended 165 people. From the total arrest made, 158 are males while the rest 7 are females. In addition, of the total arrest, …

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 …

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 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, …

As per the record with Royal Securities Exchange of Bhutan (RSEB), as of 27 September (last date for a subscription of share), Sherza Ventures Limited (SVL) could raise a total amount of Nu 64.34 mn. The total number of shares subscribed is 4.94 mn and the total number of subscribers …

Long working hours, coupled with improper diet and living conditions are the main causes of students contracting Tuberculosis (TB), according to students who are in Japan under the Learn and Earn Programme (LEP). In an earlier interview (13 April 2019), The Bhutanese reported 30 cases of TB among the students …

The electrification work in Dorokha Drungkhag, Samtse is slated to start within this year with the letter of intent already approved by BPC headquarter. The drunkhag office had put up the proposal since 2016 but was it held up due to various factors. Thulung Gaon, Sibi Chang, Majuwa, Pang Kha, …