THE NATION

Lyonchhen Dasho Tshering Tobgay met Ms. MaryKay L. Carlson, Charge d’Affaires (CDA), or acting Ambassador of the Embassy of the United States in Thimphu on 4th October. Lyonchhen offered condolences for the Las Vagas shooting. Ms. Carlson commended Lyonchhen for his excellent speech at the recent United Nations General Assembly …

How they will educate their two children after they complete grade 10 is the main concern of Dorji and Ugyen Yangzom, a leper couple living within the Gidagom Leprosy hospital campus, about 25 kms from the capital. Their son Ugyen Phuntsho, 11, is in class IV and daughter Sangay Zangmo, …

A Civet cat while on the hunt for food preyed and attacked around seven to eight chickens in Lingmithang in Mongar on the night of the 24th September at around 2 am in the morning. According to the source, after some of the households were awoken by the alarming cackling …

With the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India, the promising beverage company Big Cola at Norbugang, Samtse has been directly impacted by the GST rules. The company, popularly known in the domestic market as Big Cola is a Joint Venture that produces all beverage products under …

The Royal Bhutan Police Headquarter took various disciplinary actions against the Officer Commanding (OC) of Gedu police after his involvement in a pool vehicle (RBP Toyota Hilux) crash. The incident took place on the night of 16 September and the OC was accompanied by two friends. The pool vehicle were …

Shopkeepers in the capital are beginning to feel the heat from online shopping, which has grown by leaps and bounds in the past few years and threatens to swallow conventional shopping. “Its threat to us,” said Aum Kinley Dema, who sells Oriflame cosmetics in the market. “My business was running …

There were 55 cases of teenage deliveries nationwide as of mid September this year according to records maintained by the national referral hospital in Thimphu. The maximum deliveries were from 18 year olds. Medical superintendent Gosar Pemba said they receive more than 4,000 deliveries a year of which 50 to …

To support and protect Lhakhangs around the country from burglary and vandalism cases, the Royal Bhutan Police came up with an initiative to install CCTV cameras in Lhakhangs in the country on a voluntary basis in 2016. Though, the number of interested konyers and Lam’s were quite high in the …

A group of young artists in Thimphu have started the Datog Art Gallery at Changbangdu to promote contemporary art practices and traditional artisan and craftsmen. The gallery showcases diverse art forms like painting, paint-marking, photography, sculpture and video as well as installation arts. The gallery is very open-minded towards any …

The Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) in Thimphu has registered 5 cases of abandonment and death infant’s cases in 2017. As per their records, they have recovered the body of dead infants from Babesa welcome gate, Changangkha, Debsi and from Changbangdu in Thimphu. The most recent incident, took place on 26 …