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The Royal Thimphu College and Wheaton College of Massachusetts, USA strengthened their academic partnership on 11th March 2014 with the renewal of their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The academic association between the two colleges was established in 2010 with the signing of the initial agreement and has been a very …
Read More »Who is to be blamed for the Lanjophakha fire?
The police are still investigating the case of the forest fire that destroyed 437.81 acres of blue pine forest in Langjophakha in the capital, in the afternoon of February 23. The forest fire was contained after four days with more than 700 people fighting the fire. The dzongkhag forest officer, …
Read More »Unbridled habitat destruction threatens Ruddy Shelduck in Punatsangchu
The lack of conservation effort, both from the government and non-governmental organizations, and the unbridled and indiscriminate excavation and alteration of Punatsangchu river banks for its resources has exacerbated the disruption of the primary habitat of the currently healthy breeding population of Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea). To fulfill the huge …
Read More »Book on late Gayum Ashi Phuntsho Choden Wangchuck launched
Her Majesty the Queen Mother Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck launched a dzongkha biography book of Her Majesty the late Gayum, Ashi Phuntsho Choden Wangchuck at the Convention Centre in Thimphu yesterday. The launch was attended by members of parliaments, senior officials, monk body and drangpons. The 370-page book was compiled and …
Read More »Eastern dzongkhags attempt to be selfsufficient in vegetables
More than 25 acres of land belonging to 53 households of Khatoe and Khame gewogs are being used for commercial vegetable plantation. Activities like this has enabled the eastern dzongkhags to see an upsurge in organic vegetables production throughout the year. Such a farming achievement comes under the project designed …
Read More »One killed, two severely injured in an accident
A tipper truck on the road from Zhemgang to Gelephu met with an accident at around 4:30 pm on February 12 near Bandari bridge, about 22 kilometer way from Gelephu, killing the driver and severely injuring the two passengers in the truck. Sources say the driver, while trying to light …
Read More »Clauses in the draft RTI Bill that need to be changed or improved for a workable RTI Bill
The National Assembly website in an obscure corner for quite some time now has played host to the last version of the RTI Bill (presented in the previous session) asking for feedback on the Bill. However, the National Assembly’s legislative committee to its credit and lead by MP Lekey Dorji …
Read More »Major reform in Forestry Institutions for enhanced forest governance
If what has been discussed during the recent forestry conference held this in Samtse materialize, then several forestry institutions will undergo major reforms and reorganization. Such moves are expected to improve and enhance forest service delivery and forest governance. For instance, the conference noted that there is need to redefine …
Read More »Thimphu tops number of court cases
There was an increase of 5,870 registered cases across the country, an increase by 40.12% The highest number of court cases was recorded in the capital last year, followed by Phuntsholing and Paro, as per the Annual Report of the Judiciary, 2013. While 1,054 cases were brought forward from 2012, …
Read More »Gamblers arrested
A majority of the lot comprised of civil servants The Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) in Wangduephodrang have arrested 23 people in the last few months for the offence of gambling that included mainly civil servants, private employees, and businessmen. RBP has informed the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) of cases …
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