The Bhutanese Leading the way.
Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Wangchuk inaugurated the Ability Bhutan Society (ABS) by unveiling the office plaque yesterday at the Lingkana palace. The Gyaltsuen granted an audience to six underprivileged children accompanied by their parents and the chairman of the ABS, Chief Election Commissioner, Dasho Kunzang Wangdi and its board members. …
Read More »Forty-five gewogs surveyed for road feasibility
Forty-five gewogs have been surveyed for road feasibility under the gewog connectivity (GC) road project 2011 including two remote gewogs – Soe and Naro under Thimphu dzongkhag, and Merak and Sakteng under Trashigang dzongkhag. “The survey has already been completed,” said chief engineer under survey and design division Tshering Wangdi …
Read More »Accidents at Centennial Market pose questions to street safety
On March 28, a four-year old boy was knocked down by a speeding car at the Centennial Farmers’ Market. He sustained serious injuries on his thigh and ankle. This is the third accident case reported till date at the place resulting in one lost life. Several cases like this have …
Read More »National library in the process of framing a “protective” membership policy for borrowing books
The National Library and Archives of Bhutan (NLAoB) in Thimphu is the biggest library in the country with8,000 books in English and 12,655 volumes of booksand scripts of Buddhism in Dzongkha besides books in Chinese, Tibetan, Hindi and others. However, the library stopped lending books to readers in 2007 because …
Read More »14 year old boy rapes a two year old girl child
Trashigang Police have detained a 14 year old boy on the charges of raping a two year and six month year girl child in Melphey under Trashigang Dzongkhag on March 23. The incident occurred when the parents were busy preparing food which they sold in the town every morning. The …
Read More »High-end driving courses to be incorporated in training institutes for drivers
By August this year, the Department of Human Resources under Labor ministry will phase out Light Vehicle training from Samthang Technical Training Institute (Automobile Engineering) in Wangduephodrang. According to Chief Program Officer Karma, many private light vehicle driving training institutes are coming up across the country and ministry’s mandate …
Read More »72 contraband users arrested this year
The Royal Bhutan Police (RPB) in Thimphu has arrested 72 people – 57 male and 5 female for possession and illegal transaction of controlled substances this year. According to records maintained by the Thimphu police, possession and illegal transaction of controlled substances is shooting up by the year; they apprehended …
Read More »Husband batters wife, suspecting her of having an illicit affair
A 35-year old housewife filed a complaint against her husband and in-laws for allegedly harassing and battering her on March 19. Police have detained the husband on charges of battery and suspect it to be the fallout of an extramarital affair. The husband reportedly suspected her of having an affair …
Read More »A ritual which could get you through the whole year
It is said that if one attends the annual Jana chidoe Kurim which started from March 5, the 23rd day of the first month in the Bhutanese calendar and ends today at the Pangrizampa School of Astrology (PSA), the person does not need to do any rimdos (annual ritual for …
Read More »Jewelry worth more than Nu 1 mn looted
Unidentified miscreants burgled a jewelry shop and decamped with ornaments worth Nu 1 mn including gold rings, broaches and chains. This is the first incident of robbery this year targeting a jewelry shop in the city. The shop is located right below the Norling building and the theft is believed …
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