THE NATION

The youth Center in Wangdue, located at the heart of the Bajo town is keeping youths engaged meaningfully by involving them in various educational and co-curricular activities this winter. The booming music from the center leads to a group of youths as young as 14 years old and volunteers in …

Introducing a differentiated curriculum particularly for grade IX and X, to meet the academic needs and ability of different students, requires thorough study say officials of the Royal Education Council (REC). Differentiated curriculum is when a student can choose to specialize in a certain subject for which he or she …

Figures with the regional road safety and transport authority (RSTA) office in Phuentsholing show that around 1,240 Bhutanese left for Bodhgaya, India, on pilgrimage from the border town of Phuentsholing through licensed Bhutanese tour operators. The figure does not include pilgrims who avail services directly from adjoining Indian town of …

60.2 % cut off percentage for class XI now A total of 6,187 students have qualified for class XI in government higher secondary schools according to the Bhutan Council for School Examinations and Assessment (BCSEA) that declared the 2017 class X results on Thursday, January 18. The cut off point …

Druk Gaki Tshogpa held its first party convention on 14 January where its founder, Chheku Dukpa, popularly known as Jackson Drukpa, was unanimously elected as its president. He secured 54 votes of around 64 members who were present there. A civil engineer by profession and currently working in a private …

From his early teens, Deyon Phuntsho discovered that he was different from what society normally expected of him. As an eighth standard student, he knew he was a gay with obvious natural feminine traits, which he tried to hide. “That was when the harassment and bullying was at its peak …

Spathoglottis jetsuniae is a new and striking orchid species discovered and named in honour of Her Majesty Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck according to the National Biodiversity Centre. The new species Spathoglottis jetsuniae, is a striking terrestrial orchid, first discovered accidently by the staff of the National Biodiversity Centre on 3rd November 2016, in …

Of the two Bhutan Civil Service Examination (BCSE) selected candidates who tested positive, after undergoing a mandatory pre-employment drug test for recruitment into the civil service, the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) reconsidered one. The candidate was reconsidered on medical grounds. The Senior Human Resource Officer of Exam Division, Jigme …

The ongoing affordable housing project of 62 buildings with 506 units in the border town of Phuentsholing will give priority to Bhutanese people living across the border in Jaigaon. Construction began in December 2016 after a special committee, chaired by finance minister, identified 10 locations in Phuentsholing consisting of 12.56 …

Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen attended the closing ceremony of the 6th Camp Raven and awarded prizes to winners of various competitions held during the camp that ended on December 31, 2017, which was attended by 600 students of the Royal Bhutan Police, Royal Bhutan Army and Royal Body Guards. Camp …