The heavy flood in Chennai, India over a last few weeks has destroyed road and rail links, shut down airports and rendered thousands of people homeless. Over 250 deaths have been caused by the flood so far. There are more than 30 Bhutanese students studying in SRM University located at …

After the Chukha Dzongkhag Tshogdu raised concerns on excessive number of signboards in English put up by Project DANTAK along the Thimphu-Phuntsholing highway, the Chukha NC asked the Ministry of Works and Human Settlement (MoWHS) whether the consent has been taken from National Road Authority before installing the signboards and …

An increasing number of people have started coming forward with complaints with regard to the reliability and trustworthiness of the Druk Petroleum Pump located opposite the Tarayana foundation building in Thimphu. A similar complaint from different people is that the fuel from the station does not last long. Coincidentally, the …

To commemorate the 60th birth anniversary of the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, the taxi committee of Thimphu will provide free services to all the peoples who are going to witness the celebration. The idea was initiated by taxi tshogpa Mr. Dorji Wangchuk. The idea was discussed earlier during the meeting with …

The six monuments being built on the roundabouts with unique traditional designs, religious features and various other figures like viewing deck etc have been finally completed. In addition to this the three gates with its own unique designs and an outdoor have all been completed too. These have all been …

Though rectification works have been done there are frequent damages in the equipment of some hospitals due to power fluctuations, particularly in Dagapela and Sipsoo hospitals. However, the health minister said that the problem in some instances could be due to earthling and internal wiring as a thorough inspection was …

Jigme Namgyel Engineering College (JNEC), which was the erstwhile Jigme Namgyel Polytechnic, in Dewathang has launched a new degree program on October 27, in celebration of the 60th Birth Anniversary of the Fourth Druk Gyalpo.  An exhibition and a book fair with the theme “Innovation 2015” was also dedicated to …

Chukha Tshechu was held this week from 20th till 22nd October witnessed by thousands of people including good number of tourists. The first day of the tshechu saw an auspicious audience granted by His Majesty the King, and the next two days saw visit mainly from the local people. There …

Frequent power fluctuations are damaging electronic machines and other hospital equipment in various Dzongkhags leading to frequent breakdowns of such affected equipment. So far, the Ministry of Health (MoH) is facing problems mainly with the Dagapela hospital in Dagana and Sipsoo Hospital in Samtse though there are issues in other …

Many farmers in cardamom producing dzongkhags, like Sarpang, Chukha, Tsirang, Samtse and Dagana are reaping the benefits from their cardamom plantations. The profit is considerably huge compared to other cash crops. The steady source of revenue from cardamom business has helped the farmers to live a relatively comfortable life. Farmers …