Coinciding with the International Day of Happiness, Prime Minister Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay inaugurated the Integrated Agriculture Technology Farm (IAT Farm) at Wangsisina under Mewang Gewog, Thimphu on March 20, 2014. Thanking the civil servants and corporate employees assembled, Lyonchhen said that this initiative would contribute substantially toward fulfilling the 11th …

Dasho Sangay Khandu who previously served as the Secretary of National Land Commission is appointed as the Chairman of Druk Holding & Investments Ltd in accordance with the Royal Kasho issued on 5th March 2014. In the career spanning more than 36 yrs, Dasho Sangay Khandu served both in the …

Ambassador V. Namgyel of Bhutan and Ambassador Takeshi Yagi of Japan today signed the Grant Contracts for the Projects (i) Introduction of Compactor Truck and Vacuum Truck in Bumthang Dzongkhag; (ii) Supply of Compactor Trucks in Thimphu City and (iii) Supply of Patrol Cars at Community Police Centers in Thimphu …

A man in his early 70s has been arrested and detained by police in Paro last week after a complaint was made against him by the family members of a 12-year-old girl, whom he tried to rape. The minor, a student studying in one of the schools in Paro, was …

A two- storey traditional house in Dotey, Paro that belonged to two sisters was gutted down by fire on the early morning of March 7. About 60% of the house has been destroyed by the fire with no human casualty reported. The police in Paro managed to salvage some of …

Land degradation due to natural as well as anthropogenic factors is becoming a serious concern in the country, and to address this, a workshop was conducted on assessing the economic benefits of sustainable land management (SLM) with an aim to identity potential policies that are beneficial for long-term growth. Minister …

The case of a 24-year-old woman who was gang raped by her male colleagues on the evening of January 23 has been forwarded to the Wangduephodrang court on March 14 by the Office of Attorney General (OAG). The 23-year-old man, who was one of the suspects arrested in the case, …

Almost all aspects of the Nu 5 bn Economic Stimulus Plan has been debated whereby Nu 4 bn will be given as loans through Financial Institutions while Nu 1 bn will go into subsidized special support schemes. However, there has been little focus on the anticipated challenges in implementing the …

Bhutan will host the Better Business Summit themed, “ Competitiveness through Collaboration”, for the first time, from 26-28 March in Thimphu. It is the first public-private dialogue of its kind in Bhutan. The theme for the summit, this year, takes aim at collaborative solutions to three sets of challenges, which …

The Royal Thimphu College and Wheaton College of Massachusetts, USA strengthened their academic partnership on 11th March 2014 with the renewal of their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The academic association between the two colleges was established in 2010 with the signing of the initial agreement and has been a very …