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A 28 year old man from Changaykha gewong under Phuntsholing succumbed to multiple fractures on the head and knees. The incident took place on 29th of December. According to the report issued by Phuntsholing police, the informant who is an ex-army man and resides in the same building with the …
Read More »A stitch in winter
The monsoon season is a nightmare for Thimphu residents but problem is especially bad for Norzin Lam. The problem lies in the inadequacy of the carrying capacity of the drainage system. In order to combat this problem, the Thromde has been carrying out drainage diversion works for the last two …
Read More »Their Majesties arrive in Thimphu
On the way back to Thimphu, the business community, and the Dzongkhag officials of Trongsa gathered at the town centre to offer farewell tshogchang to His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen this morning. Before meeting the people in Trongsa town, His Majesty visited the site where the …
Read More »Food security subject in all higher secondary schools by 2017
Since 2013, Agriculture for Food Security (AgFS) has been an optional subject for higher secondary students in 20 pilot schools across the country. In the past four years it has expanded to 39 schools all with about 2200 students. The plan now is to take it to all higher secondary …
Read More »JICA donates four patrol cars to RBP
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) donated four community patrol police cars yesterday to the Royal Bhutan Police. The handing taking over ceremony and inauguration of the patrol cars took place yesterday morning in the presence of Minister of Education, Lyonpo Norbu Wangchuk, Ambassador Kenji Hiramatsu of Japan in New Delhi, …
Read More »Global Fund renews support for health
Global Fund has agreed to continue funding support in Bhutan for another 10 years for Malaria, HIV AIDS and Tuberculosis according to health officials. Global fund has supported Bhutan since 2005 and has so far disbursed US$ 14.30 million for the three programmes. Of the total US$ 4.46 million was …
Read More »18 year old stabbed
Thimphu police rounded up six youths on 13 December in connection with the stabbing of an 18 year old student and head and eye injury to two other students. At around 10:30 pm on 12 December, Thimphu city police received a call from Babesa that a group of students, friends, …
Read More »The Midas Touch
Prayer! On the peaceful completion of the Glorious Ten Years of His Majesty’s Extraordinary Reign on the Palden Druki Serthri I take the honour to offer my gratitude to The Unprecedented one and Salute: “Hail to The Beloved Majesty! Long Live The King. Palden Drukpa be Forever Glorious!!! Bhutan marched …
Read More »RIGSS: Pursuing Excellence in Governance and Leadership
“What we need is not a Leader to lead the masses- we need Leadership of the Self” -Excerpt from His Majesty The King’s address at the Calcutta University Convocation, 5th October 2010. His Majesty, in most of his addresses to the people, attempts to hit the chord of leadership either …
Read More »Land kidu and its significant impact on farming communities
His Majesty’s compassion and kidu has brought comfort and happiness to the destitute and underprivileged through improved quality of health, welfare and education. Land kidu granted through the ongoing land reforms initiated by His Majesty in 2007 is helping to bridge economic disparity in rural Bhutan and create an equal …
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