THE NATION

The Jigme Namgyel Polytechnic (JNP) in Dewathang under Royal University of Bhutan (RUB) in collaboration with Japan government will introduce a new mechanical program to support the rural community and improve their livelihood. JNP Director Andu Dukpa said it is JNP’s mandate to support the community and improve the livelihood …

More than 250 Drujeygang households hugely dependent on citrus fruits for income and a source of livelihood are upbeat about a better yield this season. Aum Mukhumo of Thangna village who has 260 trees in her 50 decimals is pleased, that business this year will be better. Last year her …

The Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan (RICBL) signed a two-year Memorandum of Understanding with NIPPONKOA Insurance Company, Japan yesterday to develop non-life insurance industry in Bhutan and facilitate economic development. NIPPONKOA will provide technical assistance to RICBL and organize workshops in relation to underwriting, reinsurance, claims, corporate governance and strategy …

The reopening of a two kilometer irrigation Channel will aid Gongdue gewog farmers in Mongar to resume paddy cultivation after 10 years. More than 26 households of Yangbari village will be able to harvest rice coming year onwards. The channel supported by the Agriculture Marketing and Enterprise Promotion Program (AMEPP) …

In the latest on the alleged unfairly awarded printing works of the education ministry worth almost Nu 35mn, winning bidders have stepped-up to defend themselves. Previously, accusations were made against the companies who won the bid for the printing works in which one of the strongly mentioned point was that …

With a good long year in hand, the Social Forestry and Extension Division (SFED) under the Department of Forests and Park Services is upbeat to achieve targets to initiate and establish 400 Community Forests (CF) in Bhutan. In fact, it might even overshoot the initial target. The current tenth plan …

Human-wildlife conflict is ever on a climb and growing settlements and development works have only entirely worked to antagonize the situation. The results of the unbalanced equation have brought about undesirable consequences for both parties. It’s a case of who is more important; livestock for the farmers or the wild …

Prime Minister Lyonchhen Jigmi Y Thinley met with Belgium’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and European Affairs, Didier Reynders, at the Gyalyong Tshokhang on August 6, 2012. Deputy Prime Minister Didier Reynders arrived in the country yesterday on a four-day visit. Lyonchhen said the Belgium …

It is definitely in the wild that surprises await to astonish, and the latest camera trapping of three adult Snow Leopards captured in a single camera shot proved just that. The Wangchuk Centennial Park (WCP) in Bumthang intended to carry out a prey-based survey which started from the last week …

Water contamination is a problem which pops its head every year in Thimphu but it is not hazardous, to say the least, as many residents in Thimphu have speculated. Monsoon brings with it water contaminated with dirt particles and tiny wooden debris which eventually flows through the taps of Thimphu …