The Bhutanese Leading the way.
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 …
Read More »Justice has prevailed, Taw Tshering, father of the victim
Taw Tshering the father of the 17 year old victim, raped and impregnated by the 75 year old neighbor Bapula is relieved with the justice received on 27 November as the convict was slapped a prison term of nine years and three months after he was proven to be the …
Read More »Approaching winters bring Forest fire maladies
Winter is only begun and a fourth incidence of forest fire in Lobneysham in Chapcha gewog under Chukha dzongkhag on November 22 destroyed approximately two acres of Blue Pine forests. The fire is believed to have started early in the morning towards 6 to7 AM on 22 November. As per …
Read More »Wai Charo beats Youth and Sports in 3 rounds
In the ongoing archery tournament in Changlimithang two matches were played on 29 and 30 November. Thus far the teams which have been knocked out are BNBL, Chari Tshen, Dhajuden Lhenkha, Mountain Journey, Karma Auto and Bhutan visit from Pool A and BSMT archers, Trowa 11, Namcha united, Charo 13, …
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