THE NATION

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 …

A review of seized drugs compiled with the Narcotics Drug Law Enforcement Unit (NDLEU) of Thimphu police indicates an increase in the usage of controlled substance, especially Pharmaceutical drugs in the capital over a span of two years. Last year 1545.3 grams of marijuana was seized while this year as …

Records compiled with the Woman and Child Protection Unit (WCPU) of Thimphu police show that the city is a safe place for women compared to other countries as crime against woman in Bhutan is not so serious. However, this little acknowledgement from the keepers of law also disturbingly hints that …

Following a story in The Bhutanese  this week, Sonam Tshering, and his three sons who were stateless for more than two decades will soon get their Citizenship Identity Cards (CID). At the moment the Home Minister, Lyonpo Minjur Dorji said that the ministry is looking into the matter. “If they …

In the first match of the Coca Cola Bhutan National League, the Drukpol FC defeated Ugyen Academy FC 2 for 1 at the Changlimithang ground. Match 2 which was also played at the Changlimithang grounds between Zimdra FC and Ugyen academy FC ended 0 and 1. Yeedzin FC defeated Phuentsholing …

A foreign group of nomads from the country of Mongolia in the north will join the fourth nomads’ festival held every year dedicated to the semi nomadic communities of the eight Dzongkhags of the country. This festival will bring together these communities and herders to showcase their varied cultures, traditions …

After wandering from one place to another, Budi Maya also known as Kali Maya is finally reunited with her family in Yusipang, on the outskirts of Thimphu. The joyous reunion has come after a good long period of the strange sojourn and irregular pit stops at few institutions where she …