SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

The first tournament of schools under Thimphu Thromde began with the Table Tennis which was hosted by Pelkhil Higher Secondary School yesterday. The girls’ finals will be played between Yangchenphug vs Motithang and in the doubles, Nima higher secondary high school will play Motithang. In boy’s finals, the favorite among …

Paro His Eminence Dungse Thrinley Norbu Rinpoche’s pujrang was conducted on March 3 at the Dago phug Goenpa, Lango, Paro. The ceremonies which started at around four in the morning and lasted till afternoon was attended by members of the royal family, the cabinet including the prime minister and around …

Come the new academic session, droves of tracksuit clad students walking to school will be replaced by droves in ghos and kiras. The Ministry of Education (MoE) recently decided that it will allow track suits in health and physical education classes only. Except for schools like Lungtenzampa, most Thimphu schools …

All eyes were on the top six contestants of the National Talent Hunt show on February 21 as they celebrated His Majesty’s 32nd birth anniversary with the ‘Grand Finale’ at the YDF hall, which also coincided with the National Education Day. The lavish celebration was highlighted by a birthday cake …

Tathang, a charitable photo exhibition, held at the Nehru-Wangchuck cultural centre (NWCC), on Feb 21 is receiving good response. Hundreds of viewers visited the NWCC to get a glimpse of the works of enthusiastic Bhutanese photographers which also included entries by a few expatriates. The event was organized by Azha …

The first ever outdoor rubber synthetic track in the country was inaugurated on Wednesday coinciding with Losar at the Lungtenzampa field stadium, Thimphu by the Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC) and Bhutan Amateur Athletic Federation (BAAF). Program officer, Biju Pradhan of BOC, said he hoped that Bhutanese athletes would be benefitted …