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The police arrested a 59 year old man on suspicion of committing burglary in his wife’s house in Dhur, 15 kms away from Chamkhar town in Bumthang on 23 July. The incident occurred when the woman was with her friends and families offering butter lamps and visiting few monasteries around …
Read More »PM Congratulates the new president of India, Pranab Mukherjee
On behalf of the Royal Government and the people of Bhutan, the Prime Minister, Jigmi Y Thinley extended the warmest greetings and felicitations to Pranab Mukherjee who recently got elected as the 13th President of India. The Prime Ministers in his letter said that the culmination of Pranab Mukherjee’s most …
Read More »Changlimethang artificial-turf delayed, Fans disappointed and players settle for RBP grounds
The artificial turf in Changlimithang which was supposed to be ready by the end of this month is likely to be delayed by another month or perhaps more. Consequentially the much-awaited football league will be further delayed for eager fans. The national football league otherwise is live-and-kicking by June …
Read More »Heavy downpour causes loss of life and road blocks
An eight year old student of Jigme Losel Primary School was washed away while he was crossing a wooden bridge on a swollen stream. The boy while going back home from school had taken a short cut to his home but when he crossed the temporary wooden bridge near the …
Read More »His Majesty visits southern borders to review the security situation
His Majesty the King made an important visit to Gelephu and the southern border areas to review the security situation. His Majesty arrived in Gelephu on the 14th of July. On 15th July, His Majesty made detailed tours of all areas important to the security of the people. His Majesty …
Read More »‘Hello 112, my dog is in labor, please send Ambulance’
They say, nothing spells joy like the word ‘free’; and the sheer number of prank calls, missed calls and disconnected calls recorded at the Health Help Center (HHC) toll-free helpline is generous proof of it. A record 436,728 calls inclusive of missed calls, nuisance and abused calls, silence and disconnected …
Read More »MoLHR’s new rules to ensure fair recruitment in the Corporate and Pvt Sectors
In what has been a common occurrence, after nearly every recruitment process there are rumors and allegations about pre-selected candidates, unfair selection process or employers being biased. To prevent the above and also create a uniform and fair recruitment process the Ministry of Labor and Human Resources (MoLHR) yesterday launched …
Read More »Gewog to ghost-villages, in absence of services
The urban-drift, a phenomenon that eventually strips every living-soul, from one avenue to relocate them, most often-than-not transitions into an explosive vessel of overpopulation, pollution, litter and other social maladies. It’s fairly a worldwide event but it looks bad when it happens at home. In the gewog of Shingkhar, out …
Read More »REF an NGO aims to enhance Eastern Lives
The Rural Education Foundation (REF) is a public benefit organization which helps the less-privileged children avail the free education facilities provided by Government while it also provides basic necessities of life to brighten their every day. The REF puts this aspect forward as their outstanding feature which also sets them …
Read More »ASICS-sponsored shoes for Bhutanese athletes in London Olympics
Ugyen Dorji / Thimphu A ‘healthy soul in a healthy body’ is good for many things and hopefully ASICS (a Latin-generated acronym for the catchphrase and also the company’s name) will power Bhutanese athletes to victory at the London Olympics. ASICS sponsored 30 pairs of sporting sneakers for the Bhutanese …
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