THE NATION

As emotionally-bound beings charged with sentiments of every magnitude, nostalgia rules high and predominantly and wells up memories especially in places and moments that involve departures or revisits. For one it could be the fondness of revisiting a place which holds great sentimental values, the memories of which one cherishes …

  Bhutan Football Federation (BFF) plans to make football the most popular sports in the next five years. “It is BFF’s dream to make other regional teams take Bhutan seriously and play their best game to beat us. Give us five years and we will prove it,” said the BFF …

The noise, the chaotic routine and a redundant everyday life eventually and naturally sends all minds into a state of saturation with the urban baggage of polluted sights, sounds and smell. In that state of overly-exerted emotions waiting to explode into fatigue, frustration or just a submissive whimper, one thing …

Zilnon Namgyeling Non-Formal Education (NFE) Center awarded certificates to some 20 women learners after the completion of Course on Basic Literacy as well as Post Literacy Course today in the capital. Out of 20 participants 16 completed basic courses while four had completed the Post Literacy course. Duration for the …

A cting is an art and in that it’s a most compelling skill which churns the emotions of viewers to draw tears, laughter and angered temperaments. With a growing local industry to showcase such talents many youths and seniors alike in the country are interested to make a career out …

This year 100 enumerators of 2012 trained by the health ministry (MoH) and 40 supervisors from the ministry will carry out a health survey in the 20 dzongkhags as they visit the field by the 22nd of this month. The survey was not held since last 12 years. The General …

The absence of a proper designated facility sends a female patient from one venue to another where even the authorities are clueless with regards to her referral. First it was the WCPU of police station and now it’s the psychiatric ward of JDWNR hospital After the one month and two …

Taj Tashi welcomed the festive season with a traditional ‘Christmas Cake Mixing’ ceremony Festivities are in the air and as the year draws to an end, Christmas and New Year’s Eve are the major celebrations people look forward to. But not many of us know that there is one more …

Confirmed DNA match of Bapula, the 73 year-old with that of Tandin Bida and Tandin Wangmo, the twin daughters of 17 year-old mother Sonam Choki (name changed) finally brought relief and a forthcoming  sense of justice to the family who waited in all anxiousness for the results. The DNA report …

While in Samtse His Majesty the King granted an audience to the dzongkhag and local government officials of Samtse and also met with the RBA personnel in Samtse. Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen met with the army wives who also offered a traditional tshokchhang to Their Majesties. In the afternoon, His …