THE NATION

It has been almost three months since the National Environment Commission (NEC) Secretariat successfully implemented its strategy to reward informants who report to NEC on illegal waste dumping. The informant receives 50% of the penalty amount collected from the offender. Talking to NEC’s Chief Environ-ment Officer, Thinley Dorji, he said …

The Opposition shared concerns on government performance during the meet-the-press session held recently in Thimphu. pay Revision The Opposition Leader, Dr Pema Jamtsho said the Opposition party was very clear in opposing the pay revision from the time that the proposal was first tabled in the Parliament. Dr Jamtsho said, …

With just a day left for the FIFA World Cup 2014 finals between Germany and Argentina, people on the streets, city buses, taxis, in offices, towns, almost everywhere are simply excited to watch the LIVE match on TV. It is certain that Thimphu town will be noisy past midnight as …

The Thrumshingla National Park (TNP) in Bumthang made a triumphant discovery of the presence of the world’s smallest otter called the Asian Small-clawed otter of the Mustelidae family this year. Oblivious of its presence until recently, the otter was found to the south-east of the central park range office in …

The staff of central range office in Ligmethang under Mongar sighted a dead female Barred Buttonquail in Thrumshingla National park (TNP). A dead female Barred Buttonquail was found in the dry Chirpine forest area in Lingmethang at an elevation of 630m above sea level. The same bird species was sighted …

Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay went on a working visit to Japan at the invitation of the Government of Japan from 30th June to 3rd July. He had a meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on 30th June and held wide ranging discussions on bilateral relations, on regional and international issues of …

The vegetable vendors at the Centenary Farmers’ Market (CFM) in Thimphu are doing brisk business selling local vegetables and other farm produce. They have an edge over the other vendors selling imported vegetables from India as the local farm produce is fresh and some are rated organic. Most shoppers prefer …

Eight poultry farms in Gosarling geog and another two farms in Tsholingkhar geog under Tsirang are seeing their chicken numbers dwindle due to high mortality cases in the farms within a period of one week. The livestock office in Tsirang received complaints from the farmers on the increasing mortality rate …

“Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi is a brilliant leader, a brilliant orator and he is very well known in the world,” said the Prime Minister of Bhutan Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgye during a press meet at the Ministry of Information and Communication, in Thimphu after Modi left Bhutan. The PM …

According to a release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay, Prime Minister of Bhutan accompanied by Aum Tashi Doma will be on a four day Working Visit to Japan from 29th June-3rd July 2014 upon the invitation of the government of Japan. Lyonchhen’s delegation will include Lyonpo …