THE NATION

Paro dzongkhag court ordered a prison term of five years and a month on 16 November to convict Mani Raj Rai, 43 for attempting to rape a 13 year old school girl in Paro this year. The victim is a class III student of the school where the convict is …

Students of Khuruthang Vocational Training Institute will have to exit for job markets after they are certified with National Certificate 2 (NC2) as per the labor ministry’s (MoLHR) Competency Base Training (CBT) which is being implemented in the Institute. But the students are unhappy as they think this will deprive …

Through the operationalization of Himalayan Environmental Rhythms Observation and Evaluation System (HEROES), Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment (UWICE) in Bumthang together with schools and a community will monitor temperature changes, snowfall and rainfall events, phenology and river flows in the Himalayan region. UWICE will select about 10 to …

Almost after nine months of wait, the Trongsa dzongkhag court announced its verdict on the rape case of a 31-year old married woman raped on the night of 23 April, this year. The convict, 24 year old, Pema Dorji, unemployed was booked under section 179 of the Penal Code of …

Meanwhile the case has been forwarded to the OAG The Secretariat of the Tourism Council of Bhutan has cancelled the license of M/s Bhutan Kuenphen Tours & Treks with immediate effect and Dorji Tshering the proprietor of tour operator has been blacklisted by the Secretariat and barred from conducting tourism …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …