THE NATION

The flight of Black-Necked cranes coming in from their summer roosting grounds in the north and landing in Phobjikha is a beautiful sight to behold. The tranquil valley of Phobjikha is made more festive with the arrival of the cranes. On November 11, as it has been done for last …

Schools in Trashigang have combined their effort and talent to launch a special music record that contains nine songs to be released on November11. The music and songs are writtenand composed by the students. For the historic birth anniversary event, the schoolswill also organize a LIVE concert that is scheduled …

Mobile Apps, like WeChat, Viber, Hike and WhatsApp are increasingly becoming popular with people of all age groups in Bhutan. WeChat tops the list of mobile apps as users find it easy to use. However, many users are wary of using such mobile apps as it has both positive and …

Though rectification works have been done there are frequent damages in the equipment of some hospitals due to power fluctuations, particularly in Dagapela and Sipsoo hospitals. However, the health minister said that the problem in some instances could be due to earthling and internal wiring as a thorough inspection was …

Jigme Namgyel Engineering College (JNEC), which was the erstwhile Jigme Namgyel Polytechnic, in Dewathang has launched a new degree program on October 27, in celebration of the 60th Birth Anniversary of the Fourth Druk Gyalpo.  An exhibition and a book fair with the theme “Innovation 2015” was also dedicated to …

Chukha Tshechu was held this week from 20th till 22nd October witnessed by thousands of people including good number of tourists. The first day of the tshechu saw an auspicious audience granted by His Majesty the King, and the next two days saw visit mainly from the local people. There …

The auction yard in Sabji bazaar, Thimphu was constructed with the objective to encourage local farmers and to facilitate the sale of local products. It was also to create competition in the market and to link farmer’s group cooperatives whereby they can sell their products at a competitive price. However, …

45 households in Goshi Gewog, Dagana are unhappy about a closed gate located about 70 meters below the Dagapela hospital. The gate was closed by the hospital authorities on February 12, and has shut off the road used by the 45 households. The road was established in 2007 with the …

Changbangdu Primary School (CPS) has been closed since 2013 due to mainly safety reasons. It was demolished so that a better and safer school building structure could be built. The Thimphu Thrompon said, “It was a very old structure, we could see cracks here and there around the buildings. If …

This may surprise you but for a city with a population of over 100,000 Thimphu has only around 10 functional public toilets. As a result Thimphu has a public toilets problem. With a shortage in the number of toilets there is an increasing trend of people urinating around building blocks …