THE NATION

Besides honing skills in the 13 traditional arts and crafts the Institute for Zorig Chusum in the eastern district of Trashiyangtse also does voluntary and charity work to help needy households in the district. The institute’s Helping Hand Clubcollects used clothes and shoes from the Institute’s students and teachers, cleans …

Along with upcoming change in English curriculum of including Shakespeare, Royal Education Council (REC) is further working on bringing change, based on extensive research and recommendations and according to what the modern education system demands, to the study of other subjects, like Science, Geography, Math and History. REC Director Kezang …

Thrimshing gewog’s only women candidate contesting for the post of Tshogpa was disqualified from contesting due to her age and the gewog will now have all men as their representatives. Sonam Zangmo, a class X drop out from Tsangpo village who intended to contest in one of the LG seats …

Travelers caught by numerous monsoon triggered landslides on the Zhemgang–Gelephu highway in south central Bhutan have had to resort to walking to get to their destinations in other parts of the country. While major blocks occurred between Tingtibi in Zhemgang and Surey in Sarpang dzongkhag, there were at least 42 …

Numerous schools in Sarpang have been closed for atleast two days to even for a week due to the heavy rainfall causing floods and road destruction. Chief Program Officer, MoE, Phuntsho Wangdi, said, “We have addressed the safety and awareness for the students to every dzongkhag, and advised the dzongkhags …

The monsoon has wrecked havoc on the Thimphu-Phuntsholing national highway with multiple road blocks.  Reports are also pouring in of number of roadblocks around the country. The Thimphu -Phuentsholing highway has more than 7 roadblocks, out of which the Sorchen and Kamji road blocks are the worst and expected to …

The Thimphu Thromde has immediate and long terms plans to address the city’s inadequate drainage system that manifests in rivulets and water logged roads after a heavy downpour, which is a major inconvenience to pedestrians. “The existing drainage system does not have the carrying capacity which leads to such kind …

Including the incumbent, Khaling gewog has five candidates vying for gup in the upcoming Local government election. The incumbent gup Tashi Dorji, 41, from Barshong chiwog, is hopeful this time too if people are looking for someone with experience. Tashi Dorji has 13 years of experience in local government including …

Two women and four men were arrested and 3,714 capsules of SPseized in five separate cases of illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs last month in Thimphu alone. The first case was reported on June 2, which led to the arrest to a 29-year-old man from Kalabazaar (Changidaphu). The suspect, from …

Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay, during the Meet-the-Press session, said an all round solution must be found to curb increasing violence among the youth. He said, “It is up to us, as a society – individual parents have to ask ourselves if it is okay for your child to drink or not, …