THE NATION

The Dungkhag court of Lhamoizingkha under Dagana court announced a prison term of seven months to the 23-year old man who was harassing his 17-year old younger sister. The verdict was passed on 29 January. The 17-year old victim had reported the matter against her elder brother to the Lhamoizingkha …

The Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) kicked-off what it hopes will be a year of recovery for the business community with the swearing-in of a new president and two vice presidents. Amidst a grand array of luminaries including members of the Royal family, chamber members, CEOs, government officials, …

As part of its bilateral foreign policy Bhutan has now established diplomatic relations with the 50th country of Tajikistan. A release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, “The Kingdom of Bhutan and the Republic of Tajikistan, wishing to strengthen and develop mutually beneficial relations between their countries and peoples, …

“We are blessed as truly cleaver, good looking, and mentally and physically fit people – Happy – this is because we worship our Pholha Tashi Gyeltshen, a local deity of Nasiphel,” said Pema Lhazom from Nasiphel, Choekhor, Bumthang. The deity is very sacred for the people of Nasiphel. People in …

The need for more tshogpas, and merging the chiwogs of Tshatse and Dagor into one gewog have been people’s repeated plea to Lyonchhen since the first time he visited this place. Lyonchhen told the people once again, “this has been a serious concern for a very long time but we …

Prime Minister Lyonchhen Jigmi Y Thinley visited Khenadang, a resettlement area that has 44 households resettled from 9 villages of Nanong and 35 villages of Shumar gewogs in Pema Gatshel. During the brief interaction, Lyonchhen reminded the people that despite being originally from different villages, they are now folks of …

Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck launched the book ‘Jewel in the Crown’, which tells the story of the Royal Wedding with digital illustrations on January 19, 2012 at the Taj Tashi in Thimphu. The Book which is the first of its kind in Bhutan has 41 paintings covering …

After one month and nine days, the Forensic unit of the Thimphu national referral hospital (JDWNRH) and the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) traffic unit received a report on the five samples which were collected from the red Toyota Hilux sent for DNA tests. The test results will confirm whether it …

The health system has been in place for a good number of years, but not everyone seems to have availed of the services. And the few lesser privileged are the ones who have either been divided by nature’s harsh terrains, or those who did not even have money enough to …

Really not a bad start to the year for the country and especially the tourism sector, given that Bhutan has only been selected as one of the three finalists in the “Destination Stewardship.” The Destination Stewardship Award goes to a destination which successfully demonstrates a program of sustainable tourism, while …