The deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives of Thailand, Yukol Limlamthong, reaffirmed his commitment to strengthen support to Bhutan in the areas of agriculture and cooperatives when he called on Prime Minister Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley at the Gyalyong Tshogkhang yesterday. Deputy Prime Minister Yukol Limlamthong who …
Read More »Singaporean Ambassador bids farewell
Singapore’s High Commissioner to India with concurrent accreditation as Singapore’s Ambassador to the Bhutan, Ms Karen Tan called on Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley at the Gyalyong Tshogkhang yesterday. Ms. Tan who took over office two years ago as Singapore’s Ambassador to Bhutan arrived in the capital on Wednesday to bid …
Read More »Annual marathon brings excitement to the students
Unlike other days, when they are dressed in school uniforms, the students of Tshangkha Lower Secondary School (LSS) in Dagana dzongkhag wearing shorts and pants, gathered at the school ground to take part in the annual marathon race organized every year by the school. Excited about the race, the students …
Read More »Game of stones in-play at Changlimithang
The first national Doegor (stone throw) tournament started at the Changlimithang on 10th of April. Doegor is a traditional Bhutanese game played with a pair of spherical flag stones that are hurled at two targets (pegs) fixed in the ground at a distance of 27m apart. The size and weight …
Read More »Alcoholic mother abandons child at WCPU
The mother requested the police to take care of her child as she is busy. When a child about two years old was abandoned and was brought to Woman and child protection unit (WCPU) of Thimphu police station, it not only shocked the police but also those who knew about …
Read More »U-16 defeats Nangpa FC 6 to 1
The Thimphu league B division match is currently in full swing at the Changlimithang ground. Yesterday the U-16 defeated Nangpa FC with 6 goals to one. The match started well for both the teams as they fiercely defended their areas. The match got more interesting when the striker, Yosel Dorji …
Read More »SAARC conventions on trafficking in women and children and promotion of child welfare to be implemented at fifth RTF meet
The SAARC Convention on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Women and Children and SAARC Convention on Regional Arrangements for the Promotion of Child Welfare in South Asia were signed on 5 January 2002 during the Eleventh SAARC Summit (Kathmandu, 4-6 January 2002). These Conventions call for cooperation amongst Member States …
Read More »Trongsa court pronounces verdict in the Sherubling student battery case
The verdict on the two Indian teachers of Sherubling Higher Secondary School (HSS) who were accused of battering a 19 year old student whose only mistake was entering a classroom to study on 8 December last year was passed on 8 April by the Trongsa Dzongkhag court. The charges imposed …
Read More »Dharma master and a group of pilgrims to visit Bhutan
Master Hsin Tao of Taiwan along with a group of pilgrims will be in the country on a nine day visit next week, in search of Padmasambhava’s trace and heritage. The group of tourists has plans to visit heritage sites across the western and central regions of the country. According …
Read More »US Attorney delivers talk on rape at RENEW event
Rape is a tool to express anger, to dominate, to control, humiliate and hurt someone. It is motivated in the same way as any other type of violence but it is hardly reported so the number is cases is not always factual. Adolescent girls are the most likely victims of …
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