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Vidya Sagar, a Graduate from the Royal Thimphu College has been selected to be the first recipient of the Annual Indian Ambassador’s Scholarship for Post Graduate studies at a reputed University in India. The fully sponsored Scholarship was announced by, the Ambassador of India to Bhutan, Gautam Bambawale during his …

The Lobneykha community in Chapcha gewog has privately funded the construction of more than one-kilometer road that took over two months to complete, from August- October 2014. The road extends from the end of village until Gensakha lhakhang. Community coordinator Kado Dukpa, said the decision to construct the road to …

Colleges in Bhutan are in full swing to celebrate and dedicate some special events for the 60th birth anniversary of the Fourth Druk Gyalpo. Colleges like Jigme Namgyal Engineering College (JNEC) are planning to have a various list of event which will all be conducted during the three days of …

A 33 year old technical operator died after falling off of a mobile tower in the heart of Gelephu town. The deceased Mr. Hem Kumar Ghalley was an employee of Bhutan Telecom and had climbed over the tower to check line connections after the complaints of about 3 gewogs over …

Though it may not have had much success in the volatile egg business in the pilot auction yard in Thimphu so far, Youth Business Cooperative (YBC) has had some success stories, in terms of marketing vegetables at a cheaper price, providing a door-to-door service for supply of vegetables, and making …

Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay completed a 10 day tour of Laya and Lunana returning to Thimphu late in the night on 21st October. On 10th October Lyonchhen met with the teachers of Bjishong Central School in Gasa and urged them to work hard. Lyonchhen told the teachers that with 17 teachers …

The non-biodegradable plastic wastes found choking the landfills can be put to good use after all. This was demonstrated at a 150-meter road above the Olakha automobile workshop by an eco-friendly company, Green Road. The road stretch was resurfaced using polymerized bitumen, a compound which is a mix of churned …

Thousands of Facebook users in Bhutan have fallen prey to a hoax message on Facebook that asks users to post a notice on their page informing Facebook to keep their profile private and not use their content. The terms stated in the hoax message warn users that if they don’t …

His Royal Highness Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck, His Majesty’s Representative and the President of the Bhutan Olympic Committee was appointed the Chairman of the International Relations Committee of the Olympic Council of Asia on 16th September. HRH was appointed to the Chairmanship during the 34th General Assembly of the Olympic …

A resident in Changjiji, Thimphu, Tshering Dema, has been facing water shortage in her home for quite some time now. She said that the water supply comes only once or twice in a month. And when the water does flow in through the taps, it comes only in trickles. “We …