“ONE NATION ONE PEOPLE” was what His Majesty our beloved Fourth Druk Gyalpo said when I was in a junior School as a primary student. Every one of us knows that our Nation has progressed by leaps and bounds under the far-sighted leadership and benevolence of our great Kings who …

Bhutan’s loss at the non-permanent Security Council seat election brings into sharp focus the realities of global politics where economic might and size far outweigh the ambitions of a small country. Despite the loss it must be acknowledged that Bhutan gave its best in a campaign which was doomed to …

MoH says it has no facilities to keep them and wants the public to build one When Kali Maya in her 30s was brought to Thimphu police station on the evening of 18th October, the police were in a dilemma as to how to deal with her, where to send …

One after another there have been two minor bomb blasts in the south, first at Lhamoizingkha on the night of 19 September and another in Samtenling gewog (Bhur) in Gelephu dungkhag on the night of 15 October. The explosion took place at around 12 midnight at Bhur, which is about …

Blame it on the doctors or the parents but the fate of three year old Sonam Peldon remains, perhaps in lifetime paralysis with a lifeless left hand. She dreams of walking one day but her dream will remain a dream only. The parents of the three-year old, Sonam Peldon, feel …

Director of the GNH Centre Bumthang, Dr Saamdu Chettri in a two part opinion responds to the series of critical views expressed by Dr David L. Luechauer on GNH The changes in the world was not made by academicians solely, it was supported by the willing leaders, think of the …

The forensic unit with the national referral hospital (JDWNRH) in Thimphu are positive that a DNA test of the three samples collected from different parts of a red Toyota Hilux (pick-up truck) seized on the night of 17 September will bring the culprit responsible to justice in the hit-and-run case …

Remote village gets its farm road Batsha village under Karna gewog finally get their farm road this year. Earlier the local people in Batsha had to walk for more than eight hours which is needless to say a big cause for inconveniences. The budget allocated for the construction of the …

After almost three months, the Thimphu district court still awaits the DNA report of the 73-year old man, which will determine paternity of twins born to the 17-year old minor, a rape victim. The case is under trail and in wait of the DNA report. The DNA sample of the …

When Tenzin Rinchen sent his 16-year-old son off to Draktsho vocational training center for special children and youth on 20 August, he never imagined he wouldn’t come home. The shattered father now lives a nightmarish aftermath after his child died choking on a piece of a meatball during his lunch …