BUSINESS

To ensure that the judicial system achieves its main objective of fulfilling the constitutional mandate of upholding the rule of law and to ensure transparency, impartiality and integrity in the administration of justice, several reforms were carried out to strengthen its independence last year. According to the annual judicial report …

The Annual Black Necked Crane count by the Royal Society of Protection of Nature (RSPN) has recorded a drop in the BNC population visiting the country annually compared to last year. From the highest number of crane recorded last year with 609 individuals including 68 juveniles, this year the RSPN …

Inspired by the famous Sakura festival, the annual Cherry Blossom Festival in Japan, Clean Bhutan will plant 200 peach saplings in Tashi Yangtse and 60 Peach saplings in Autsho, Mongar, to celebrate the 37th Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the King. Clean Bhutan will be undertaking the project with the …

The development of the apps which began almost a year ago by the G2C Office under the Office of the Prime Minister was formally launched on Thursday by Lyonchhen which saw the attendance of members from Office of the Prime Minister, Cabinet and the relevant agencies. Speaking during the launch …

Swift progress in the black topping of the Bartsham road has brought immense joy to many people of Bartsham in Trashigang, one of the more prosperous and business oriented gewogs of the eastern district. “We always used to worry whether buses would operate here because of the bad condition of …

The Bhutan Power Corporation (BPC) has been using drones (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) since last December to draw sections of power lines after the Bhutan Civil Aviation Authority (BCAA) permitted its use, under strict interim measures, since official regulations is still being drafted. BCAA has earlier authorised hydropower projects to operate …

With Bhutanese jobseekers already being placed in India, Dubai, Kuwait, Qatar and Thailand, the labour ministry is now looking at Japan and Australia, as the next destinations of the overseas employment programme. The ministry will help job seekers secure loans required for visa processing, training fees, institutional cost and air …

Phuentsholing police have detained two men for stealing a spare tyre and fuel from a parked vehicle in Phuentsholing on 30th January. Police arrested both the suspects after receiving a complaint about a 31-year-old man from Trashigang stealing fuel from a vehicle parked near the new truck parking area. The …

With cardamom, a high value cash crop in the southern districts, plagued by a drop in yield because of fungal infections such as Chirke and Furkey and wildlife invasion, farmers are exploring Shiitake mushroom cultivation as an alternative source of income. Shiitake mushroom fetches around Nu700 – 800 per kg …

Residents of Changangkha and Motithang in Thimphu are infuriated and embarrassed that garbage is being dumped near the 12th century Changangkha lhakhang, one of the landmarks of the capital and a popular tourist site. “This blatant disrespect is beyond acceptable; it is shameful,” said one resident. Sonam Tshering, a tour …