THE NATION

The nomads in the country will once again get together to celebrate the Sixth Annual Nomads’ Festival, initiated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests. The theme of the festival is ‘promoting harmony for bio-culture diversity’. The unique festival is seen as an excellent platform for the nomads and herders …

Bhutan’s largest and oldest Education Exhibition the 9TH Career Fair, is set to take place in the city of Thimphu on the 14th & 15th February 2015 at Clock Tower, Thimphu. The event is organized by Nukareer Education Consultancy a major educational consultant in collaboration with SAPE event organizer and …

The people of Kheng had an opportunity to meet with the Agriculture Minister to discuss the pressing agricultural issues during the minister’s tour of Lower Kheng region. The Agriculture Minister has promised to address some significant issues in the agriculture sector and to enhance the livelihood of the people through …

Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay graced the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Adventure Travel and Responsible Tourism Conference and Travel Mart, 2015 yesterday at the Royal Banquet Hall in Thimphu. The Prime Minister said, “As a small nation, we do not have the resources of establishing ourselves in other countries but …

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH), the premier referral hospital in the country, generates more chemotherapy waste than the general or dry waste. In 2014, JDWNRH generated 1050.5 kilograms of chemotherapy waste followed by general, dry waste of 9577.2 kg, pathological waste weighing 2142.9 kg, 3461.7 kg of infectious …

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are nearly 3400 people who die due to road traffic injuries, every day, globally. There are tens of millions around the world that are injured and disabled because of road accidents. In Bhutan, vehicle accidents claim about one life in every three …

It was an especially auspicious day in Thrimshing, Trashigang, where His Majesty granted Audience and Tokha to over two thousand people from neighbouring villages, who had come to meet their King. A flock of bja goed wheeled in the sky during the Audience, an occurrence believed to be a very good omen …

The Opposition party said the leakage of the Class XII English II question paper was a case of national administration and governance failure. The Opposition said the most desirable and correct thing would be to re-conduct the exam. MP Dorji Wangdi of Panbang constituency said that it is an unprecedented …

A release issued by Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) said that the party has been patiently and closely following the recent case of surrendering of the three Secretaries to the RCSC by the Government. It says that listening to views and concerns of the people from all walks of life; the party …

During the 14th Meet-the-Press session held yesterday, the Minister, Ministry of Works and Human Settlement (MoWHS), Dorji Choden, said the Nganglam township development was stalled for quite a while because of problems with the biological corridor, measuring 750 meters, that stretches to the international borders with India. Lyonpo Dorji Choden …