The Bhutanese Leading the way.
The impact of climate change on animals is evident from the burgeoning reports of birds and animals sighted in places never reported before. Tigers in Bhutan have climbed to the ice-capped mountains at an altitude of 4,300 meters above sea level and in another incident, a transient solitary Asiatic elephant, …
Read More »Tourist guide detained for sexual assault and harassment of a foreigner
A 39-year old, local tourist guide is under Paro police’s custody after he was arrested following a formal complaint filed by a 29 year old foreign national of Melbourne, Australia on 5 December at around 1:35 am according to which the tourist guide had assaulted and sexually harassed her in …
Read More »SUPW to be acknowledged for students, but the brownie points will not add up for academics or the job markets
For the first time, the many students who engage in productive works during their school vacations to help their parents and community will be acknowledged and credited for their efforts. The Director of Department of Curriculum Research and Development (DCRD) in Paro under the education ministry (MoE) Kesang Choden Dorji …
Read More »Drums to the beat of culture
Drums in Bhutan are mainly used for three purposes. It is used in celebration of victories like ‘Black Hat Dance’ and ‘Drum Dance’. When all else fails, shamans use drums to invocate blessings of the enlightened ones and when there is a need to subjugate and dispel negative forces from …
Read More »Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen as guest of honor at the Special Olympics Meet
Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema graced the Special Olympics Meet coinciding with the International Day of People with Disability in Bhutan as the guest of honor. Students of Draktsho, Changangkha Middle Secondary School and Tendruk Higher Secondary School participated in the Sports Meet. The event was attended by ministers, …
Read More »UWICE Researchers discover possibility of new Butterfly species
The Research team from Ugyen Wangchuk Institute for Conservation and Environment (UWICE) while surveying the diversity of butterflies in Bhutan sighted rare butterflies existing in Tingtibi and Gongphu provinces in Manas. The team was surveying to study the habitat while documenting records by taking pictures of the butterflies randomly in …
Read More »Bhutanese delegation coordinates LDC efforts at Doha
The Bhutanese delegation to the Eighteenth Session of the Conference of the Parities (COP18) to the United Nations Framework on Climate in Doha is rigorously working with the Group of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to advance its position in the negotiations. Bhutan is a net sink for green house gas …
Read More »Bull rescued by P/ling Taxi community makes it to tshedhar
A bull which resided in Phuentsholing town in the Food Corporation of Bhutan (FCB) complex for more than two years will be sent for tshedhar to Thimphu by the taxi drivers of Phuentsholing. A committee was formed by the taxi drivers and the local people of Phuentsholing to send the …
Read More »Study conducted to find out teacher deployment
Gasa /Gasa Dzongkhag The Education sector and dzongkhag Administration in Gasa along with the Human Resource Management Division of Ministry of Education conducted a study on teacher deployment in the dzongkhag. The study, a formula based study determined by the number of instructional hours in the school in a week …
Read More »Locals prefer Nishioka suspension bridge remain untouched
People of Ngangla, Bjoka and Goshing gewogs have started asking what government would do with the old suspension bridge when Bhutan’s second longest bridge over Drangmechhu in Panbang, Zhemgang completes its construction. The old suspension bridge served as a lifeline for the people of these gewogs for many decades. It …
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