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Lucky Ali and band, The Vinyl Records, and The Koniac Net are some popular names of musical bands from India that will be performing live during the first Bhutan International Music Festival, an event running as part of the first annual Bhutan International Festival (BhIF) from January 14-23 this year. …

Bhutan International Festival (BhIF), a first-of-its-kind festival to promote, exhibit and depict Bhutanese arts, music and culture to international and local communities, will be held in Thimphu from February 14-23 this year. Cognizant of the fact that 2015 is a special year for Bhutan, the 10-day event is perfectly timed …

Driving under the influence, human error, hit and run, speeding, and road or weather condition are the major causes of motor accidents in Bhutan. According to the motor vehicle accident data maintained by the tariff police, there were 791 motor vehicle accidents in Bhutan in 2014. Of this 76 people …

The Bhutan Education Blueprint 2014-2014 highlights that ‘improper teacher deployment is one of the reasons for teacher shortage in the country’. The public consultations, conducted for the report, also indicated that competent and experienced teachers were mostly found in urban schools, whereas, new teachers with minimal experienced were posted in …

Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay will be making an official visit to lndia from 10-18 January 2015 at the invitation of Prime Minister of lndia Narendra Modi. His itinerary includes visits to Ahemadabad, Gujarat from 11 to 13 January, New Delhi from 14 to 15 January, Varanasi andBodhgaya from 16-18 January 2015. …

His Majesty The King graced the closing ceremony of Camp Raven, and granted an Audience to the 611 student participants on 30th December 2014. His Majesty shared several stories of people whom His Majesty has met across the country, to illustrate that while studies and school are important, excellence and …

The second Winter Youth Enrichment Programme for girls is underway in Gyalpoizhing, Mongar. 821 girls from 85 different schools, from classes 6 to 12 are participating in the camp. The girls are from all six eastern dzongkhags. The month-long camp was inaugurated by Lyonpo Dorji Choden, Minster of Works and …

The World Bank (WB) group’s senior Vice President and Chief Economist, Dr Kaushik Basu, visited Bhutan to learn about the country’s unique development experience, the rapid progress made in reducing poverty and boosting shared prosperity and opportunities. A news release from WB says that the Chief Economist visited Bhutan as …

The Prime Minister Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay has directed the Government Performance Management Division (GPMD) to conduct the mid-year review of Annual Performance Agreement (APA) from January, next year. The Prime Minister, has signed the APA for the fiscal year 2014-2015 with all 10 cabinet Ministers, 20 Dzongkhags and heads of …

After the 9th year since I was enthroned, it is my profound pleasure to celebrate the National Day here in Kanglung, in a Dzongkhag that is traditionally known as the Sharchog Khorlo Tsipgyed (the eight spokes of the eastern wheel). It is a momentous occasion for the people to be …