THE NATION

As a tribute to the 60th birth anniversary of the fourth Druk Gyalpo, 2015 was declared as the National Reading Year. Every school across the country took part recording the number of books read by the students. The first price was bagged by the Zilnon Namgyelling Primary School in Thimphu. …

Bhutan will join rest of the world in observing the Earth Hour today by switching off the lights  for 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm. The day is observed on the last Saturday of March every year because it’s about the time of the spring and fall equinoxes in the northern …

There are numerous ways in which humans and wild animals come into direct competition for a dwindling resource base and as a result there is direct confrontation. This is exacerbated due to an explosion of human population, spreading out of developmental activities, climate change and other human and environmental factors. …

While the investigations are still on to determine the cause of the recent forest fire in Chunzom and ascertain the damages caused, however, the Forest Department (DoF), Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF) is resolute that most of the devastating forest fires that occurred in various parts of the country …

Changjiji CPC arrested two boys for robbing two houses on 3 February from Changjiji colony. Both the boys are school dropouts and are 17 years old. One is from Mongar while the other one from Tsirang. From one house, they stole a canon camera, coronation coins and some dollars while …

In an effort to minimize Bhutanese citizens living in the bordering areas, the government has now started a project to build more than 300 housing units for the people. The Minister of Works and Human Settlement, Lyonpo Dorji Choden said that 3 different areas have been identified to build those …

Phuentsholing police arrested two men from Centennial Hotel, Phuentsholing on 16th February at around 10:30 pm. They were arrested based upon the information given by the informer. The two men were arrested in possession of 1,414 capsules of Spasmoproxyvon (Sp), 119 tablets of N10, 9 bottles of Corex and 9 …

The atmosphere is charged with happiness. There are visible signs of sheer joy and excitement in the faces of people. A sense of national unity and pride radiates, Bhutan is ready to celebrate the Royal Birth of the Nation’s Son, His Royal Highness The Gyalsey. The focus of the significant …

The local communities in Phobjikha and Gangtey, Wangduephodrang are receiving an increasing number of tourists in their homes each year. The income generation from home stay service, made possible through the community-based sustainable tourism scheme, is helping the local farmers. There are more than 20 home stays in the two …

Tshachu (hot spring) are known for its curative properties are spread across many dzongkhags, like Gasa, Punakha, Gelephu, Zhemgang, etc. One such tshachu where hundreds of people flock to is the Chubu Tshachu in Toewang gewog in Punakha. With no road access to the tshachu, people use horses and mules …