The Bhutanese Leading the way.
Around 140 youth were employed this year through entrepreneurship courses conducted by the labor ministry. The ministry through its Entrepreneurship Promotion Division (EPD) conducted training and workshops for a week with all the financial institutes, regional offices and beneficiaries to minimize defaults for the supported entrepreneurs and those in the …
Read More »Confiscated Pipla finally surrendered to the Forest office
The two and half sacks of semi-dried Pipla, worth approximately Nu 37,500 confiscated on April 22 from an Indian driver was surrendered to the Department of forest in Samtse after months of storage with the customs office. Any forestry products seized by any agencies are supposed to be handed-over to …
Read More »READ-Bhutan Grows within 5 Years
Aurbay Sher Shong Payzothkhang (ASSP) the first READ supported community Library and resource center in Ura, commemorated its Second Anniversary on 26 May. Rural Education and Development (READ) Bhutan in partnership with Ura Middle Secondary School organized a cleanup campaign and created awareness in the community. Principal in the Function …
Read More »JAB steps up
The Journalist Association of Bhutan (JAB) has moved up a notch to achieve its goals after signing a MoU with department of information and media (DOIM), last Thursday. This comes as a result of JAB’s proposal to both DOIM and BMF for assistance in establishing its office and a press …
Read More »GoI released INR 5.51bn in one week for Bhutan
The Indian Ambassador Pavan K Varma, on behalf of the Government of India (GoI) handed over to Finance Minister Wangdi Norbu INR 2.5bn meant for the ongoing 10th plan on June 6 along with INR 1.11bn as excise duty refund for goods imported during the year 2009. Earlier this week, …
Read More »PDP on an optimistic path
Despite the increase in the registration fee, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) continues to register members, and has reached about 250 members. The registration fee has increased to Nu 100 and annual membership to 1200. Even with this, the PDP still has many old members renewing their memberships, including the …
Read More »Seized medicinal plants get comfy in customs office
The Revenue and Custom officials in Samtse confiscated two and half sacks of semi-dried Pipla, worth approximately Nu 37,500 at fair market value on April 22 from an Indian driver. Officials usually do not inspect Indian vehicles passing through the border gates when they return after a Sunday market. But, …
Read More »Ego, opinions and self defense – reasons for gangs and gang fights
It’s the sheer numbers that fuel the rise of a culture. And Bhutan has it huge in the youth of the nation. According to statistics with the National Statistics Bureau, The youth population in the age group 15-24 is expected to increase from 145,810 persons to 161,280 in 2030, and …
Read More »Import Indian timber to conserve Bhutanese forests
The yearly increase in demand of timber has led to shortage of about 2.8mn cubic feet and the Natural Resources Development Corporation Limited (NRDCL) has decided to import from India. The NRDCL is currently awaiting confirmation from the West Bengal Forest Development Corporation Ltd. (WBFDCL). The confirmation from the Indian …
Read More »Famine looms large on Gozhi in absence of rain
Gozhips in Dagana harvest more than 40 tons of Maize every year. Gozhips will hardly harvest five or six tons of Maize this year. That is easily not… good news. Farmers in the gewog are deeply worried the unusually long hiatus in rainfall is a prelude to an approaching famine …
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