Court staff take up vegetable farming
May 1st, 2020
The staff of Samdrupjongkhar district court have been busy working in their vegetable garden for the past few weeks. This happens besides the court hearings.
ABTO seeks long-term concessional loans
May 1st, 2020
The Association of Bhutanese Tour Operators (ABTO) says that the interest...
Nu 15.5M spent on testing people for Covid-19
April 30th, 2020
The government has so far spent more than Nu 15.5 million...
Hotel and restaurants expect rent waivers
April 30th, 2020
Despite interest waivers on housing loans for three months starting April,...
Man stabbed in Samdrupjongkhar
April 30th, 2020
A policeman has allegedly stabbed a 22-year-old man in Samdrupjongkhar around...
Import of rice increase by 18 percent
April 30th, 2020
Despite successive governments’ efforts to boost agricultural production over the years,...
Wildlife biologist wins the Whitley Awards
April 30th, 2020
Phuntsho Thinley (PhD), a wildlife biologist, won the prestigious Whitley Award...
Two airlines operating relief flights
April 30th, 2020
As Covid-19 continues to spread across the globe, the aviation industry...
Wood-based industries close without skilled labourers
April 30th, 2020
In the absence of skilled woodworkers from across the border due...
Four Bhutanese in New York recovered
April 29th, 2020
The number of new coronavirus cases has reached alarming rates in...
Hardware shops see a surge in demand, run out of goods
April 29th, 2020
With the border gate closed and Jaigaon under lockdown, hardware shops...
Chef quarantined after touching notes tossed from facility
April 29th, 2020
A 22-year-old chef has been quarantined after he had come in...
Things aren’t looking good. But there’s a lot we can do
April 29th, 2020
Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche talks to Kuensel about Coronavirus and what...