Development programs at Mendrelgang gewog  As a follow-up to an initiative taken by Mendrelgang gewog to acquire fund, for a Thangka (religious scroll), a total amount of Nu. 0.8 mn was handed over to Mendrelgang gewog from the . From the grant amount, Nu.  0.4 mn and Nu.  85,000 were …

May 2nd 2012 saw the launch of the Sherig Century Celebration-100 years of Educating the Nation. The day is very significant in the history of the country for this is the birth anniversary of the third Druk Gyalpo His Majesty King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck who is popularly known as the …

  While the 2013 elections are an important part of Bhutanese democracy there are also several, less than desirable, political, social, economic and other effects. In the social sense it is once again a time where communities and families still recovering from the political divisions of 2008 will once again …

(4) Bhutanese Culture: Compassion Should Have Its Limit Much has been said on the importance of the role that parents, guardians, and family play in the upbringing of children and youth. While most parents are to be commended for their parenting skills, however, being much too compassionate can do more …

As the Rupee crisis rages on in Bhutan, the only possible medium term solution is to get some help from the Indian government. The key solutions are to increase the rupee borrowings from Rs 3 bn to Rs 10 bn from the Government of India (GoI), and to allow Bhutan …

Battling rupee crunch to complete planned activities      The Bongo gewog in Chukha dzongkhag is rushing to complete its  development activities of the 10th Plan. It has completed about 80% of its works.  Bongo gup said of nine farm roads, seven have been constructed and three are underway. The …

The Bhutanese media has had a major impact on the evolution of Bhutanese democracy, government policies, laws, corruption, individual mindset and governance. Serious and credible newspapers using thorough research, reliable information networks, ethical norms and also a certain degree of boldness has created a significant impact especially in the last …

(2) Mass participation in educational programs for wholesome development   Educational programs such as scouting, dancing, sports, culture, cleaning campaign, community policing, so on are organized for wholesome development of students at all levels. One of the objectives for organizing these activities is to engage students so that they keep …

The Bhutanese economy is currently heading into a brick wall and the driver at the seat is using the accelerator instead of the brakes. This is how many, especially in the private sector are describing the series of panic driven and credit crunching measures taken by the Royal Monetary Authority …

Youth related issues in Bhutan have been a major concern for some years now. But the more recent has been that of inhuman and extremely violent acts like stabbing.  These acts are not once or twice but the media is reporting these cases every other day putting all of us …