THE NATION

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 …

  The Alpine vegetable (smilacina) rated as a rare order in some literature is found readily available in the wild with the exponential growth in population leading to overwhelming pressure in Rongmateng under Khoma gewog in Lhuentse dzongkhag. Locally known as Dheyma, it is found growing within the altitudinal rage …

The Wangchuck Centennial Park in Bumthang had captured yet another tiger in their camera traps set in August last year in Nubi gewog under Trongsa Dzongkhag. The camera traps were set up to validate the complaints of numerous livestock depredation cases by Tigers in the area. According to the Park’s …

On the evening of 20 January in Wangduephodrang Kinley Penjor, 45 was stabbed to death by his father-in-law. The incident had taken place at Bartshi of Khasi gewog in Wangduephodrang. According to sources, how the incident happened, was not known but sources said it is learnt that the victim was …

Bhutanese members of the Transparency Advocacy Group (TAG), a South Asian regional think tank focusing on transparency and Right To Information presented a set of indicators for assessing the state of transparency and RTI in the SAARC region.   2. Comprehensive Coverage of the Act The RTI Act should cover …

Although the feasibility survey was done for 26 kms the Layaps will get only 10 kms of road for this financial year. A Junior Engineer under the Dzongkhag Engineering Section, Karma said that the construction of the road is funded by the Indian Government (GoI) and the financial year for …

On 14 January the Gelephu veterinary hospital detected an outbreak of bird flu in Namkhaling near Dadgari (Indian border area near Gelephu). The samples were sent to National Center for Animal Health (NCAH) in Serbithang on 16 January by the Gelephu veterinary hospital team and by the dzongkhag team. The …