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In response to a question Opposition leader (OL) Dr Pema Gyamtsho said that various experts from all over including Europe had been consulted on the Punatsangchu I project. The OL said that if the experts are not able to say anything different about the geological stability and it is going …
Read More »How high temperatures and a glacial surge caused the Thorthormi flood
Thorthomi Lake stabilized as of now but risk of GLOF still high According to the team of experts from the National Center for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM) who went to Lunana to do a rapid assessment of the Thorthomi Lake, the excessive melting of Thorthomi glacier due to the increasing …
Read More »Parents and youth of ‘learn and earn program’ file a criminal case against BEO
RBP to decide if it can take the case or not Lawyers in Japan get ready to sue BEO’s Japanese partner SND on behalf of Bhutanese families Around 100 youth and parents who claim to be the victims of the ‘learn and earn program’, an employment scheme started the Bhutan …
Read More »A Nu 1 bn STEM school for the gifted
Education ministry’s big school project focusing on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) is a separate school being planned by the Ministry of Education (MoE). Although STEM is a new kind of specialized school for the gifted students in Bhutan, however, many countries around the …
Read More »Two taxi drivers arrested for a growing and lucrative crime of transporting illegal immigrants
Thimphu police received information from its reliable source regarding the transportation of illegal immigrants into the country. On 14 June, two taxi drivers, aged 26 and 27, from Punakha and Pemagatshel respectively, transported two Indian labourers illegally to Bhutan. The two illegal immigrants, aged 40 and 42, are from Cooch …
Read More »Parliament passes motion to substitute LPG but MPs hesitate to change their own gas cylinders
Parliament passes motions to substitute LPG import by promoting the use of electrical home appliances and to improve and enhance the availability of subsidized rural electricity The National Assembly (NA) discussed the need for a policy to promote and use clean energy to replace Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) as fuel …
Read More »Basic health facilities, Tsamdro, road, and power supply impacts Sakteng gewog
Although Sakteng gewog under Trashigang Dzongkhag is provided with a few of the basic amenities, erratic power supply and basic health facilities, insufficient tsamdro or pasture land, poor condition of roads and power supply are some of the major issues faced the farmers in the gewog. According to the people …
Read More »Elephants and wild boars wreak havoc on farmers in Samtse
Tashicholing and Namgaycholing gewogs under Samste continue to report cases of major human-wildlife conflict. The gewogs has 5 chiwogs each with more than 800 households together. Many villagers have left their farmlands fallow due to dismal compensation schemes for damaged and lost crops. 50 percent of the total population in …
Read More »Formerly conjoined twins Nima and Dawa doing well
The conjoined twins, Nima Jamyang Pelden and Dawa Jamyang Pelden were born on 14 July 2017 in Phuentsholing Hospital. The identical twins were joined at the thorax and the abdomen region. They were successfully separated on 9 November 2018 at Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) in Melbourne, Australia. They have been …
Read More »Khoma: The gewog of affluent where men take pride in women earning more
Khoma gewog under Lhuentse Dzongkhag has been known prominently for its much sought after—vibrant and meticulous Kishuthara weaving by the local women. Given the painstaking effort, time and money invested to bring into creation the artistic textiles; factors such as these make Kushuthara one of the most expensive and sought …
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