The second session of the Bhutan Children’s Parliament (BCP) ended yesterday, in the presence of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners with the offering of Zhabten to thier Majesties, the Fourth and Fifth King. The Chief Election Commissioner, Chogyal Dago Rigzin, expressed his appreciation and gratitude for the successful …
Read More »Cleaning Bhutan one toilet at a time
Bhutan Toilet Organization (BTO) was founded in 2014 to flush out the dirty toilets in the country by advocating and acting individually with the quest to provide improved toilet facilities. Passang Tshering, the founder of Bhutantoilet.org and a famous blogger, in the midst of bringing various issues to the forefront …
Read More »Party plans for New Year’s eve
New Year Eve is just around the corner and the capital is filled with vibrant aura of festivity. “What are you going to do this New Year Eve? Which club are you visiting? Please buy the tickets from me if you’re planning on clubbing! Oh! I have last year’s New …
Read More »2nd Children’s parliament by ECB
The second session of the Bhutan Children’s Parliament will be held from January 3 – 6, 2017, at the Democracy House in Thimphu, which is the office of the Election Commission of Bhutan. The pre session orientation began on Monday for the 67 student members from all across the country, …
Read More »The Rotary club of Bhutan
Rotary club of Thimphu was established on 24th April, 2012 to become part of the Rotary international community around the world. The establishment of the Rotary Club of Thimphu was sponsored by the government. Rotary clubs are operating in over 200 countries around the world. The Rotary Club of Thimphu …
Read More »Clean Bhutan: Aiming to make Bhutan one of the cleanest countries
“Clean Bhutan” aspires to fulfill the very aspirations of His Majesty in making Bhutan one of the cleanest countries in the world. His Majesty has always stressed on the importance of keeping our surroundings clean and managing our own waste to ensure national integrity, national pride and a bright future. …
Read More »JICA donates four patrol cars to RBP
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) donated four community patrol police cars yesterday to the Royal Bhutan Police. The handing taking over ceremony and inauguration of the patrol cars took place yesterday morning in the presence of Minister of Education, Lyonpo Norbu Wangchuk, Ambassador Kenji Hiramatsu of Japan in New Delhi, …
Read More »BTI launches Bhutan Corruption Barometer Report for 2016
Favoritism and nepotism in recruitment processes, promotion and transfer of employees, and deliberate delay in making decisions with corrupt motives were found to be the most prevalent forms of corruption according to the Bhutan Corruption Barometer report for 2016. The report also says that citizens having paid bribes to officials. …
Read More »Accidents Kills one and seriously injures two others
Aman in his late twenties died on the spot yesterday and left his wife, two children and the deceased’s sister injured when the Alto car they were travelling in met with an accident. The incident took place at around 10 am yesterday while they were travelling back home to Samdrup …
Read More »Bhutan Telecom and Tashi InfoComm to battle for customers with better connectivity and cheaper rates
While some feel that services provided by B-mobile are better at reasonable rates, others feel that the services by T-cell are more efficient and quick. Their justifications are equally debatable though. Tashi Tshering, the Managing Director of Tashi InfoComm Limited said that now with the introduction of data packages the …
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