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As part of the 108th National Day celebrations, the Department of Forests and Park Services (DoFPS) set up a stall at festive gathering in Paro to convey the message on eliminating forests and wildlife crime. Forestry officer, DoFPS, Chhoglay Namgyal said that the main aim and objectives is to create …
Read More »Overview of the Sixth Session of the Second Parliament
The closing ceremony of the Sixth Session of the Second Parliament was graced by His Majesty the King on Wednesday. The members of the Royal Family, representatives of the Central Monastic Body, senior government officials and representatives of the international community were also present at the closing ceremony. After expressing …
Read More »23 companies successfully adapt to sustainable energy utilization
An effective way to boost the economy is by efficiently consuming the resources and sustaining it in every possible way. This is the approach used in the industries in Bhutan and Nepal in a 4- year long Sustainable and Efficient Industrial Development (SEID) project. As stated in the best practice …
Read More »Graduate awarded Annual Indian Ambassador’s Scholarship
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 …
Read More »Community builds its own road with its own funds
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 …
Read More »Celebration of 60th anniversary by Colleges
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 …
Read More »Bhutan Telecom employee dies fixing connection problems
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 …
Read More »A youth cooperative has better luck with vegetables
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 …
Read More »PM completes 10 day trek of Laya and Lunana gewogs
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 …
Read More »A possibility of stronger plastic roads
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 …
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