Bavarian centenarian’s bond to Bhutan
January 24th, 2015
Eleonora Kastner was our oldest visitor at 101 when she came here in 2011 Tourism: It took just a visit to make her fall in love with Bhutan. Four years ago in 2011, Eleonora Kastner from Bavaria, a state of Germany, became the eldest tourist to visit Bhutan at 101 years. If it were not […]
Lack of bridge frustrates Dangchhu
January 24th, 2015
NRDCL: For the past two years, residents of Dangchhu have waited...
Boom time for ‘pilgrimage business’
January 24th, 2015
As Bhutanese make their annual visit to Bodh Gaya in numbers,...
Kengkhar to switch to biomass cooking stoves
January 24th, 2015
SRBEP: The people of Kengkhar in Mongar will soon stop using...
New water bird species discovered
January 24th, 2015
Wildlife: At least one new water bird species known as the...
A Malady Called Rural-Urban Migration Part II
January 24th, 2015
In recent times, the media – particularly Kuensel, has been reporting...
Increasing number of farmland being left fallow
January 23rd, 2015
Agriculture: With increasing wild life attacks on their crops, the villagers...
Commercial cultivation of bamboo yet to take off in Radhi
January 23rd, 2015
Resources: When villagers of Radhi first started planting bamboo to fight...
25 power tillers provided to Mongar and Lhuentse
January 23rd, 2015
The eastern districts are given priority in providing agriculture machinery ...
His Majesty celebrates Chunyipai losar in Autsho
January 22nd, 2015
Celebration: Thousands of people arrived at the Autsho school ground in...
Teachers undergo crash course in integrated farming
January 22nd, 2015
In pursuance of the broader national goal of food self sufficiency...
A lhakhang for Changjiji housing colony
January 22nd, 2015
Religion: The National Housing Development Corporation is building a community lhakhang...