The Department of Hyro-Met Services (DHMS) reported that the rainfall levels could fall back to normal monsoon levels within the next few days. The heavy incessant rains have been due to a sustained low pressure zone in the southern Himalayan foothills. In its report to the Prime Minister on Friday, …
Read More »MoAF and RICBL target crop insurance implementation by year end
By the end of this year, a crop insurance scheme is to be implemented in the agriculture sector in Bhutan. It will provide a hitherto absent safety net to the policy subscribers, among 70 percent of the country’s population, that are dependent on agriculture. Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF) …
Read More »Defense in Chinese gold case pleads guilty to all except smuggling
The four men accused of smuggling seven kgs of Chinese gold have changed their pleas to guilty of all charges except smuggling. At the evidence hearing at the Chukha District Court on July 11, their legal counsel Ugyen Dorji submitted the criminal conspiracy was only to transport and not smuggle. …
Read More »Insuring against natural disasters
Developing and least developed countries, like Bhutan are the least able to recover quickly when natural disasters strike due to inadequate financial support and a low insurance penetration. The obstacles to recovery efforts are added by growing climate change which causes droughts, floods, melting glaciers, rising sea levels and reduced …
Read More »Taktsang fire unsafe with failure of fire prevention system
On the surface Taktsang is well armored against fire with fire safety equipments like a fire alarm system, an ultra high pressure pump, fire extinguishers and hoses. However, none of them has worked since eight months after its installation in July 2015. In a meeting conducted on 18th October 2013 …
Read More »7 kg Chinese gold smuggling case on trial at Chukha court
The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) presented evidence on Monday 27th June against four men on trial at the Chukha District Court accused of smuggling 7 kg of Chinese gold. The accused were to relay the gold in turns from a Chinese national, Dawa, at the border of Haa, …
Read More »August 15 with Uma Sharma
Bhutanese throughout the country joined India in the celebration of her 67th Independence Day, a day of import for Bhutan and the region. The celebrations were highlighted by the performance of world famous classical Indian dancer Uma Sharma, relatively unknown to the locals, at the RAPA hall. Bhutan is the …
Read More »Yeedzin yet in the King’s graces
A 1-0 win over Nepal’s Three Star saw Yeedzin through to the finals of the ongoing King’s Cup at the Changlimithang Stadium last night. The first half was a drab and goalless affair with poor control and miscommunication running rampant all over the field. Possession on either side was sporadic …
Read More »At Athang, the last frontier of education, a school is downgraded
The lazy, sleep-all-you-want holidays of the winter approach, sadly, an end and the hustle and bustle of students gearing up for another academic year stretch country wide. Athang Community School, the last frontier of education in Bhutan, will wake up to classes, albeit a bit dampened. Easier urban lives, the …
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