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The Supreme Court (SC) issued an order to the Trongsa dzongkhag court to expedite the alleged illegal land acquisition case against the former Trongsa dzongdag Lhab Dorji. The order was read during the witness hearing yesterday, where it mentioned that the case has prolonged for a long time after it was registered with …

Members of Journalists’ Association of Bhutan re-elected the incumbent president, Rinzin Wangchuk as the president and Sonam Penjore of Bhutan Times as association’s board member, yesterday. Rinzin Wangchuk, the editor of Kuensel’s Dzongkha edition, secured 81 votes, including 27 postal ballots while his contender for the post, Kunga Tenzin Dorji, …

Mountain Hazelnuts has started to train over 150 staff in hazelnut grafting and plans to implant one million grafts in the eastern dzongkhags of Trashigang, Mongar, Lhuntse, and Pemagatshel from this month. 

The Annual General Meeting of Les Amis du Bhoutan, the Friendship Association for Bhutan in France was held in Paris on February 15. Ambassador Pema Choden attended the event at the invitation of the Association. Francoise Pommaret (PhD), founder and President of Les Amis du Bhoutan, presented a report on …

As vehicles enter the border gate of Gelephu, security officials stop and check if they are bringing in any plastic carry bags. Officials say they have been carrying out the surveillance since February 14. More than 50kgs of plastic carry bags were collected.

Young monks help in the preparation of the fifth royal Bhutan flower exhibition, which will be held this week in Samdrupjongkhar coinciding with the birth anniversary of His Majesty The King. (Photo: Royal Bhutan Flower Exhibition Facebook page)

Despite heavy investment in education, available jobs remains vacant and educated youth remain unemployed. According to the World Bank’s working paper, Bhutan Development Report, government spending on education ramped up from 5.1 percent of GDP in 2013 to 6.7 percent in 2016. The report states that Bhutan’s spending on education is higher than neighboring countries, showing significant commitment to investment in human capital.

Punatsangchhu I hydroelectric project (PHPA I) is working out solutions to ensure full safety of the slide area and the areas above it, the project’s chairperson and economic affairs minister Loknath Sharma said. He said that the delay in the completion of the project has got everyone concerned. “We have …

About 25 artists from the film association of Bhutan left for USA, Dubai, Perth and Canberra in Australia, and New Delhi, India yesterday to celebrate His Majesty’s 39th Birth Anniversary on February 21. Divided in four groups, each group comprises of actors, comedians, singers, and musicians, who will perform for …

The controversial 40-bed hospital in Tsirang, which was inaugurated before its construction was completed, is now equipped to provide improved services related to emergency, laboratory facilities, and other facilities related to oxygen supply. Dendup, a resident at Tsirang, came along with his wife and child for a check-up at the new hospital …

The commission for religious organisation (chhoedey lhentshog) would submit a report to the home minister and seek directives on the complaint lodged by a Dagana resident against the Hindu Dharma Samudaya of Bhutan (HDSB). A resident of Namchella village in Tashiding gewog, Dagana, appealed to the organisation alleging that the pundits and purohits …

Farmers in Sarpang have been facing an acute shortage of labour for many years. According to some farmers in Samtenling gewog, they face labour shortage during paddy transplantations, where the work is labour intensive and farmers are engaged in their own fields. To read more, please subscribe by registering at …

Global populations of fish, birds, and mammals, amphibians and reptiles have fallen on average by 60 percent in less than 50 years (between 1970 and 2014), the2018 Living Planet report had stated. To encourage students to advocate 10 simple sustainable actions in their schools and communities to bend the curve on the trends …