THE NATION

The Meat vendors and the Meat committee jointly revised the prices after the vendors shared that the base price of meat has hiked and meat has to be transported in meat vans which charge Nu 10 per kg. This comes as pleasing news for the meat vendors who complained for …

Bhutan has established diplomatic relations with the Republic of Slovenia with effect from 13 September. The Republic of Slovenia is a much smaller country than Bhutan with parliamentary democratic system of governance located in central Europe. The joint communiqué on the establishment of diplomatic relations was signed between Bhutan’s permanent …

Although Point of Sale (POS) terminals have been installed in most of the crucial tourist hotspots the supposedly most promising tourist attraction stalls in Thimphu, the Craft bazaar is yet to install the POS terminals. The Agency for Promotion of Indigenous Crafts (APIC) plans to install terminals in the area …

The flow of misconceptions has been noticed both in teachers as well as in students during the process of teaching-learning in the class. This is one of the stark findings from the Teacher Needs Assessment (TNA) 2011 and Bhutan’s Annual Status of Student Learning (ASSL) 2011, conducted by Royal Education …

The Gross National Happiness (GNH) Center will launch its first-ever public event ‘Mindfulness is a source of Happiness’ at the Youth Development Fund (YDF) complex from 21 September in the capital which will target 600 youths across the country. ‘Youths’ comprises graduates, high school, out of school youth and youth …

A section of people under the lango gewog in Paro have claimed to have seen a fish which is more than 90 kilos. The first sighting was reported by a villager Phurba who was mesmerized by its sheer size and the condition of the surrounding it was thriving on. Following …

Eating is daily business, eating Beef has become refined Business and selling Beef is good business. Simple rules they are, to keep with them is a win-win for each quarters. A simple shift in meat market dynamics however has disrupted the equilibrium on all sides of exporters, importers and buyers …

Instituted with every good intentions, but the labor ministry’s market guide to provide gainful employment has worked contradictorily with university graduates. University graduates in general were not pleased in the least bit to look at the pay scale in the guide which ranges Nu 4000 and above. They said the …

In what could be a spate of livestock depredation by a tiger, six households of Khangrab, Benjibi, Uamling villages in Tang, Bumthang recently lost six oxen in a row to the tiger prowling within the forests close to their villages. Three oxen aged six, 10 and 11 were killed on …

Motorists in the capital have flouted the ‘one way’ traffic rules one occasion too many. This is especially the case for the junctions below the Labor ministry and below the Changangkha Lhakhang. These areas were designated for one way traffic to decrease traffic congestions and to reduce the possibilities of …