Tag Archives: Thimphu

The National Library and Archives of Bhutan (NLAoB) in Thimphu is the biggest library in the country with8,000 books in English and 12,655 volumes of booksand scripts of Buddhism in Dzongkha besides books in Chinese, Tibetan, Hindi and others. However, the library stopped lending books to readers in 2007 because …

Commuters and motorists have yet to make sense of what looks like painted circles on city crossroads   that are meant to act as roundabouts. These circles have been much speculated about and many people are of the opinion that they do not serve their purpose by virtue of their  being …

A Khangzang choeten believed to be more than 100 years old was vandalized last night. The choeten located in Charkilo, four kilometers  from Thimphu, was renovated just two weeks ago. A  student of Khasadrapchu Middle secondary School saw the vandalized choeten early morning  yesterday while he was walking to school …

Soe, one of the remotest communities under Thimphu dzongkhag, has water facility till its doorsteps but the crematorium in their locality lacks that facility. Though money was allotted for the project under the 10th Plan, people here, mostly yak headers, are worried that harsh weather, inaccessibility, and thick snow would …

Fire crews, nearby residents and the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) battled a blaze which burned down a house and injured a man below the Thai Pavilion, a few meters away from Dema Lhakhang on February 23 evening. The fire was reported at 4:10 pm and was contained by 6. Of …