The 678 girls attending the 3rd Winter Youth Engagement Programme (WYEP) at Gyelpozhing Higher Secondary School, received a specially-recorded video-message from His Majesty The King, during an emotional closing ceremony held on 20thJanuary. The closing ceremony was graced by His Royal Highness Gyaltshab Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, His Majesty’s Representative in the …
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Patrick Suckling, Ambassador of Australia to Bhutan paid a farewell call on Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay at the Gyalyong Tshogkhang on 19th January. The Prime Minister congratulated Ambassador Suckling for successfully completing his tenure and said that Bhutan has seen a lot more interaction with Australia during his tenure. Lyonchhen thanked …
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Students working in the RNR field. (picture courtesy RNR Wengkhar) Students in the east are having a better recreation option than just sitting around in the house playing videos games or indulging themselves in illegal activities. The students from around the community of Wengkhar Renewable Natural Resources, Research and Development …
Read More »Camp Raven, initiated in 2011 upon the Royal Command of His Majesty the King, aims to meaningfully engage the children of Armed Forces personnel in fun activities during the winter vacation. The children learn to play sports, learn art, dance, and other skills in the annual month-long camp. Royal Bhutan …
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Students practicing badminton during a recent coaching program in Bumthang. Bumthang Sports Association (BSA) has been coaching students from class six and below in badminton, basketball and other games as a winter sports activity program. The 6- day coaching was organized on a budget of Nu 350,000 assigned by the …
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A Thrimshing RNR project under the Ministry of Agrculture and Forests (MoAF) found that the best way to combat land degradation was by using stone check dams. Tshering Dorji the Gewog Forest Officer in his report said there has been mass land degradation and landslide in many gewogs in Trashigang Dzongkhag. …
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Her Majesty Gyalyum Tshering Yangdon Wangchuck graced the graduation ceremony of a skills training course for nuns, and granted certificates to the participants at the Paro College of Education yesterday. A 10-day crash course training on basic skills for teaching and learning was conducted by Paro College of Education and …
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In order to carry out the 2016 Population and Housing Census of Bhutan (PHCB) on May 30 and 31, the National Statistic Bureau (NSB) has started its pre-census on population mapping and house listing. Till date it has completed in three thromdes, like Gelegphu, Phuntsholing, Samdrupjongkhar and work is still …
Read More »In an effort to empower rural communities Tarayana has been helping villagers to overcome the shortage of basic livelihood necessities like electricity and roads. One such project is the micro-hydro project in Dali Gewog in Zhemgang. It is a 2 year projected with budget of 0.2 m. Previously the project …
Read More »An Olympic Solidarity course on International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) level-1 coaches’ course is being conducted in Thimphu by the Bhutan Olympic Commission (BOC) from December 21 to 28. The members include school sports instructor and member of dzongkhag sports association from all 20 dzongkhags consisting of 27 members; 21 …
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