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A Forest fire that broke out in Trashiyangtse and Zhemgang was contained by Forestry officials with the help of the officials of Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)and Desuup residents. More than 160 people were engaged to suppress the fire which started from Tongshang gewog under Trashiyangtse on the afternoon of 8 …

The latest in the advocacy programs of the Bhutan Narcotic Control Agency (BNCA) was a meeting with 200 taxi drivers in the capital city to sensitize them on the issue. The BNCA) previously conducted numerous advocacies on Tobacco Control Act in schools with teachers and students, with the Desuups and …

The Bhutan Chamber of Commerce & Industry is organizing the 3rd Bhutan International Education Fair (BIEF) from 9-10 March 2013 at Changlimithang, Thimphu. SAPE Events & Media Pvt.Ltd. and AFAIRS Exhibition & Media Pvt.Ltd. from Kolkata are the event partners. This International Education fair is an annual event of the …

A 17-year old girl drowned to death at the artificial lake near the airport gate in Paro on the afternoon of 3 March. Sonam Choden, the deceased was out swimming with her friend also called Sonam Choden and of the same age. A prime witness of the incident Sonam Choden …

With the growing popularity of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) for elections, the teachers and students of Trashigang Middle Secondary school (MSS) in collaboration with the Dzongkhag Election Sector used an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) on 25 February this year to elect school representatives. To begin the academic year the school …

Nishioka Bridge the second longest bridge in the country being built in Panbang under Zhemgang Dzongkhag will be completed by June this year. The bridge was earlier slated for a December deadline last year. According to the Project Director under Department of Roads (DoR), , Pravat Rai the delay in …

The National Assembly Question and Answer session saw some questions over the state of infrastructure in the country. MP Hemant Gurung during the Q and A session asked about progress on the Lhamoizingkha-Gesarling highway. In response, the works and human settlement minister Lyonpo Yeshey Zimba said that the delay in …

A 29-year old man from Punakha has been detained by the Wangduephodrang police after he was accused of raping a 16-year old minor on the night of February 1. Initially, the victim’s elder sister had lodged a complainant with the police on February 2, saying  her younger sister was missing. …

After the destruction caused to the Dagapela dzong by an earthquake, the people of the dzongkhag eagerly awaited completion of renovation works on the dzong. The renovation which started in 2009 was slated for a June 2013 deadline by the people and officials who took a most keen initiative to …

Starting this academic year, a new text book on Agriculture will be introduced for class IX and X students which will be an optional subject for the students. The book has been developed by the Ministry of Agricultural and Forests (MoAF). The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the …