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A youth-lead primary cooperative, formed by youths called Happy Green Cooperative will organize a seven day winter agriculture camp for students at Punakha from 10 till 17 January next year. The week-long camp themed “Harmonizing Agriculture & Education” aims to encourage urban students to appreciate the rural farming life and …

Following an administrative action by the land commission (NLC) two legal officers under the investigation and dispute settlement division were transferred to the Office of Attorney General (OAG) for insubordination and unpunctuality. On 25 May, one of the legal officers informed his immediate boss (officiating head) for a leave of …

The usually deserted town of Lhamoizingkha was filled with people and a buzz of activities as the community witnessed the Bhagat Satta Puran Puja on 17 December. Gewog Gup Sherup Gyeltshen said “this ceremony is conducted for the first time in gewog and it’s for the wellbeing of people and …

Yami Goenba located in the desert area about four hours walk from Talo in Punakha has been burglarized. Two pairs of elephant tusks and a rhino horn were stolen. The caretaker, Lam Bitu, 55 at the time was at an official meeting in Punakha. His sister in law who went …

Two lovers who eloped to Kalimpong have been detained by the Lhamoizingkha police after a formal complaint was lodged on 9 October by the wife of the man. A relative of the wife told police that the lovers were in Kalimpong. The 28 year old wife reported that her husband’s …

Thimphu Police ruled out foul play in the death of a man whose body was found near Babesa Bridge in Thimphu city on Wednesday. The deceased, identified as Loge Urow from Jalpaiguri was a construction worker in Babesa. Passersby who spotted the body informed the police around 10:30 am. The …

A nine day art exhibition themed “There is nothing more important than small silly things” was organized in the Voluntary Artist’s Studio (VAST), Thimphu by Atsuko Takai to promote contemporary art. Atsuko Takai has worked in Bhutan for the last one year as an art teacher in Gaselo lower secondary …

The Thimphu District Municipality (TDM) has made it clear that it will appeal against the High Court’s verdict on the Taxi parking land case in the Supreme Court. “We are not happy with the verdict and we will appeal to the Supreme Court and take this matter to the very …

The city corporation demolished a small hut near the vegetable market last Thursday at around 10 am. The same hut was demolished in 2007 and was reconstructed said Thimphu Thrompon Kinlay Dorjee. Thimphu Thromde officials said the hut was reconstructed without proper approval by the inhabitants of the hut – …

This year the dzongkhags of Bumthang, Samdrup Jongkhar, Phobjikha, Hongtsho and Yusipang proved to be the major producers of potatoes. Everyday two to three vehicles are sent to India as per the order of contractors. The supply destinations are in Kathmandu, Siliguri, Jalpaiguri, Kolkata, Alipur, Tamakhaiguri, Dhowddguri, Falakata, Cooch Bihar …