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The next time you are walking in town or along the roads, use the zebra crossing to safely cross the roads. An awareness campaign, initiated by Royal Bhutan Police (RBP), to educate both the drivers and the public to use and respect the zebra crossing was carried out on November …

Assistant Principal of Yebilaptsa Middle Secondary School (YMSS), Karma Sangay, charged with voluntary manslaughter, was said to be behaving as normally as he did on the day of the horrendous murder of a 13-year-old girl, a student at the school, said the Principal, Dorji, of YMSS. “I didn’t see him …

A ropeway will transfer construction materials to the Phajoding monastery conservation project site. The ropeway cable, around 5 kms, will be installed at an estimated budget of less than one third of the total budget of Nu 200 mn set aside in the 11th five year plan for the renovation …

Elephants roaming along the bordering areas of Sipsu are a major cause of concern for the farmers as it discourages farming. The human-wildlife conflict in Sipsu, especially with elephants, has been going on for many years. Farmers are forced to leave their farmlands to resettle elsewhere. Elephants cannot be killed …

Bhutan Post puts up proposal for 18 more buses Bhutan’s Post’s City bus services are facing a paradox of increasing demand and usage by commuters but also an unusually high number of breakdown of its mainly Chinese Golden buses which consist of the bulk of the City Bus fleet. At …

The highest award for Public Health Excellence instituted in World Health Organization (WHO) South East Asia Region (SEARO) was received by Sangay Ngedup, in his capacity as the former Health Minister of Bhutan. Sangay Ngedup was also the former Prime Minister of Bhutan under His Majesty the Fourth King. The …

The police on the bicycles are now doing serious patrolling in the residential areas and in the town for the safety and well-being of residents. Apart from robberies they also are on the lookout for those people who have a tendency to smoke on the staircase of the buildings hampering …

Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF) presented its achievements made in less than two years at the 11th Five-Year Plan (FYP) Mid-Term Review (MTR) meeting. Out of 73 development goals, the ministry has achieved 9 development goals so far. 53 of the goals are on track and 12 are at …

Much of Thimphu is clean, at least for the time being, thanks to the waste management control carried by the Thimphu Thromde and Greener Way. But it seems there are always some nooks and corners around Thimphu where garbage, mainly waste plastics and papers, are thrown and pile up. One …

The annual national graduates’ orientation program yesterday had a panel discussion about issues regarding youth and employment. Out of the many issues discussed with the graduates the main focus was on unemployment of university graduates. In the last two years about 15,000 were given employment but an increasing number of …