It is a matter of great pride and vindication for Bhutan’s conservation efforts that a recent survey by park officials from Bhutan and India found the world’s highest concentration of wild Tigers in the Royal Manas National Park . The finding was also officially submitted by the government to UNESCO …

Proposals for the 11th five year plan  The Gewog has completed about 88% of development works for the 10th Five Year Plan. Recently Rural Water Supply Scheme (RWSS) works were completed and the only pending works include the maintenance of a Nye in Bukey. For the 11th five year plan …

A trend of increasing mineral extraction indicated by increased production statistics, increasing number of leases issued and revenue generated, leave no doubt that the mining and quarrying sector is slowly expanding. This is attributable to (i) growing exports of minerals, and (ii) increasing domestic consumption by industries as raw materials, …

It has been more than a month since Pedestrian Tuesday was first introduced on 5th June, 2012. Since then there has been a mixed response to the initiative. However, as more Tuesdays pass by a growing number, who now form a slim but sizeable majority are against the initiative in …

His Majesty the King in a Royal Kasho issued from the sacred and inner reaches of the Punakha Dzong granted a total of Nu 200 million for the reconstruction of the Wangdue Dzong. Of the total, Nu 100 mn is granted by His Majesty from the Armed Forces to the …

Three poignant scenes in the last few weeks reaffirm the important and diverse roles played by the Monarchy in Bhutan. These scenes are of His Majesty the King regardless of personal safety personally supervising the rescue of sacred Nangtens as Wangdue Dzong burnt, His Majesty bringing together a usually divided …

Many water sources, but no water Due to scanty water-supply Tsenkhar community has resorted to periodical distribution of water for paddy cultivation Although the gewog’s staple crop is maize, majority of the gewog residents have cultivated paddy for self-consumption and commercial purposes. Gup Tsheten Wangdi said the water was distributed …

The latest development on the Rupee shortage simmered to a scuffle between one House of Parliament and the central bank over how much and how to share information. The Economic Affairs Committee of the National Council (NC) was mandated to carry out a study of the Rupee shortage as a …

His Majesty the King granted an audience to the family members of Late Gopa Tenzin Dorji – the RBA soldier who was killed in an ambush in Sarpang last week. His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen spent over an hour with the bereaved family. His Majesty spoke …

Cordyceps collection declines This year the quantity of cordyceps has declined, but if it’s any consolation the quality is excellent compared to the last year. In the Soe community after a month’s duration of cordyceps collection, people returned home with just a handful of it. Soe Gup Kencho Dorji said …