Some travelers that recently traveled on the Thimphu- Punakha highway have these words to say about their journey: Stressful. Torturous. Rough.  The daily commuters on the highway are at their wits end as their vehicles are damaged and tyres punctured due to the poor road condition. Tourists say the road …

Bank of Bhutan launched INR prepaid card, that can be availed even by those without BoB accounts. It allows travellers withdraw INR 50,000 per month from any MasterCard enabled ATM in India and also use for shopping through POS machines.The card is valid for 3 years.  For replacement or renewal, …

Two women gups and 24 women Mangmis have been elected in the second local government elections according to the provisional vote count released by the election commission. Both the women gups were elected in the central district of Dagana, which has the distinction of electing the first woman gup, Namgay …

Mongar Police have detained a woman  who injured her 20-year old brother in a scuffle. He later died in hospital. The siblings got into a fight after the sister had suggested they go to Gyalpoizhing because she had heard that Citizenship Kidu was to be granted but the brother and …

Bhutanese who have availed various training courses in India gathered at the Embassy of India, Thimphu, on the evening of September 21 to meet, greet and exchange experiences and knowledge acquired during their training and celebrate  the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation programme or  ITEC day. Under ITEC, India offers …