The students of Menji will have proper classrooms and hostels only after two years. At the moment ,they are  making do with bamboo huts.  The construction was planned  to end by next year but due to hazardous weather, it was postponed to 2014. “Due to unhygienic and dusty classrooms, students …

An Income Generation Start-up Programme (IGSP) that would help females to set up business in high-poverty headcount regions was announced on April 9 and will end on April 24. The program aims to train a selected batch of people through training courses such as Basic Entrepreneurship Course (BEC), Comprehensive Entrepreneurship …

Chuzergang gewog in Gelephu which is cut off from the rest of the world during monsoon due to the torrential Mao Khola now has something to rejoice over if not a bridge. Yesterday, Rural Education and Development (READ) and the Chuzergang community signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish …

Around 11 students gathered at the Youth Development Fund (YDF) conference hall for a three-day wireless networking training workshop organized by Rural Education and Development (READ) in collaboration with Digital Employment Foundation (DEF), India from 10 April. “These participants were selected from the regions where READ offices were established,” said …

Kanglung township planning has been in the offing for eight years now but it still has not seen the light of day and the community has no access to municipal services whatsoever. The residents are concerned if the town planning would actually come through although this has been discussed in …

Last night I and my brother had a discussion regarding the reporters  using anonymous sources in their stories. He was of the opinion that reporters are using fake sources or else putting in their own quotes with attributions like ‘name changed’ or ‘declined to be named’. Even I would have …

Come June Thimphu residents will have their mails, parcels and utility bills  delivered promptly at their doorsteps. This will be enabled by a proper city address system implemented as a pilot project by the Thimphu Thromde (TCC) and Bhutan Postal Corporation Limited (BPCL) to facilitate fast access to all kinds …

Residents of Dakarla who till now were facing water shortage will have a continuous supply of water after around 20 days when pipes and construction materials reach the village.. Dakarla Gup, Gado stated that the present water source is too small and insufficient for 115 households.On top of that, the …

Gasa dzongkhag conducted Mani Droendrup on 5 April and it will  end tomorrow.Though it was conducted last year for the nation’s welfare and to prevent natural disasters, it was initiated this year, too for the aged people who cannot travel to far-away places to practice dharma.  It was consecrated by …

The decades-old problem of water shortage in Monggar will now be combated with the new rain water harvesting technology to be implemented soon. Additionally, the dzongkhag will have its first water reservoir to meet the growing water demand. “Presently it’s being designed and will be funded by the UN,” said …