THE NATION

The Care 2013 Badminton Tournament started from the 4th of January and the semi finals were played yesterday at the Nazhoen Pelri. The semi final between Hari Gurung and Sonam Jigmi was quite intriguing and a competitive match. It was a very good start from Sonam Jigmi and Hari picked …

Zimdra FC and Yeedzin FC put up an interesting show with a tough match last Saturday at the Changlimithang ground in the ongoing Coca Cola Bhutan national league. “It was one of the most interesting matches to watch,” said Coach Dorji Khandu. Both teams tried their best to score a …

According to the Annual report of the Judiciary of Bhutan, 2012 out of the 1,054 pending cases, 29 have been pending beyond 365 days. However the courts of Haa, Pemagatshel, Tsirang, Jomotshangkha, Nganglam, Sakten, Sipsu, Sombeykha and Weringla have done well in reducing the delays and for prompt delivery of …

The officials of Royal Botanical Park at Lamperi, Thimphu recently confirmed the presence of Royal Bengal Tiger (Panthera Tigris) inside the park area when they got hold of video evidence at Thadana at an altitude of 3,000 meters above sea level. This was further augmented with numerous other evidences such …

The tragic story of a 17-year old girl when it unfolded not only shocked family members of the victim but also police officials to whom she narrated a account of how her very own brother tried to sexually molest her. Unable to bear his sexual advances, the 17-year old girl …

A retired RBG soldier fears the plot he bought 40 years ago and on which he toiled for a house and an apple orchard would be lost after gewog and land commission officials say he is occupying government property. Rinchen Wangdi has documents to prove he paid for the 1.80 …

In the Collection of Adaptable and Reaching Events (CARE) 2013 open Badminton Tournament which started yesterday the first match was played between Hari Gurung and Tenzing Jamtsho. Hari, a student from Sikkim University won both the sets and defeated Tenzing, who is a member of the Bhutan Olympic committee (BOC). …

The Bhutan Media Institute (BMI) will train 20 university graduates to cover elections this year. This should come as welcome news for the media organizations that already pre-empt a shortage of human resources to deploy in the various stations during the elections. The BMI through this project will mold university …

Solution Art Bhutan (SAB) a consulting firm in collaboration with World Institute for Action Learning (WIAL) conducted a “Global One Day Executive Leadership Workshop” in Thimphu at Taj Tashi on the 4 January 2013. Senior management leaders from Druk Holdings and Investment (DHI), Bhutan Telecom, Bhutan Power Corporation (BPC), Druk …

Lhaki Dema loved to dance and she never missed any dance competition. Four years back when her right eye became blind she stopped dancing. Her father Sonam Tshering said “for her dance competition I had to buy her a new dress and shoes annually.” But her interest in dance got …