THE NATION

The Forest Department (DoF) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF) have conclusively attributed the reason for Forest fires, human and wildlife electrocution reported in various parts of the country till now, to the negligence of Bhutan Power Cooperation (BPC) and its failure for timely maintenance of the transmission …

“The clarifications on the Opposition Party’s comments on the State of the Nation Report have been compelled by the need to dispel the doubts and clear misunderstandings created by the comments in print as well as on national television. The need also arose from our respect for the civil servants …

During a routine checking, Police at the Tanalum check point arrested a man on March 7, after he was found with contrabands. Police had recovered 1,425 capsules of Spasmoproxyvon (SP), two bottles of cough syrup, 199 tablets of Nitrosun 10, and eight packets of cigarettes (Flake) which were concealed in …

To celebrate the annual incense festival the women in Bumthang venture into the forest in search of a particular herb called Lobelia nubigena of Campanulaceae family. The seventh month of the Bhutanese calendar is celebrated as the incense festival day across the country in dedicated to Mazang Phurba the native …

The Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB) has plans to promote Bhutan in numerous ways. As of 31 December 2012, 951 travelling agencies are registered with the tourism council out of which only 428 agencies are actively functioning in the market and 528 agencies are inactive. The TCB has undertaken a …

With this, the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) has introduced 34 candidates till date although DNT members say the party tentatively has 47 candidates.     Dorjee Wangmo Dorjee Wangmo, 25 is a fresh graduate from Sherubtse College with a B.Sc in computer science. She believes that youth should come forward …

The Thimphu District Muncipality’s new project for this year is supplying water in four different areas in Lungtenphu, Semtokha, Babesa and in Changbangdu which are under the local area plans (LAP) . There are two different packages for the water supply namely the water mains which will extend the water …

In 2008, we took on the enormous responsibility to usher in a democratic system of governance. It gives me great pleasure today to find us all here five years later, at the final session of the first parliament. Today we have a happy, prosperous country that is stronger than ever …

Staring at the lush field of vegetables they cultivated earlier in the season, a mother and her daughter in a remote Gewog are pleased with the sight but at the same time looks weary to harvest it. They know that even if they did, it would take them a long …

The Phuentsholing police detained a 30-year old woman in connection with illegal transaction of controlled substances at the border entrance gate last month. This is just one more instance of many in a line of such incidences encountered by the police. There is evidence that woman are both getting into …