THE NATION

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 …

Petrol price in India was cut by 95 paise per liter yesterday, the second reduction in rates since October, on account of fall in international oil prices which shall have direct inevitable impact on the prices in Bhutan as well. This means a drop of almost Nu 1 in Bhutan …

The governor insisted the old private and government-owned companies list themselves in the stock exchange or issue bonds to the public rather than expect 100% capital from commercial banks The Business community in the country should explore alternative means to acquire funds and not entirely depend on commercial banks, the …

She was a good student, raised with morals and values by her parents like any normal teenage children are these days. But somewhere along the lines of the teenage life due to her poverty or ill fate, she got involved with a 73-year old, where she subsequently got pregnant and …