Jan 3, 2003
His Holiness the Je Khenpo, Trulku Jigme Chhoeda, leaves Punakha tomorrow to conduct a two-week sacred Wang (blessing), Lung (oral transmission) and Thri (admonition) ceremony in Gelephu.Thri, which every Bhutanese aspires to receive once in a lifetime, begins on January 7.
The ceremony is being organised, on the request of the Gelephu rabdey, Dungkhag administration, and the business community of Gelephu, for the spiritual well being of the people, the country, and all sentient beings.
Jan 3, 2003
A snow-white January 1, on the eve of Ngilo, and we were off to an auspicious start to the gregorian new year which we follow as a working calendar. With Ngilo (the turning of the winter sun), buelwa phueg-nyi (the traditional day of offering), and New Year falling on consecutive days, it was a week which was active in celebrations as well as symbolism.At a glance, the celebrations in the towns have a non traditional [... Read More]
Jan 3, 2003
A possibility of an adjusted curriculum for difficult schools in far flung areas like Lunana, Laya and Lingshi in the west and Merak and Sakten in the east was debated by educationists meeting at the annual education conference last week.
The Laya community boarding school is 3800 metres above sea level
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An adjusted curriculum, [... Read More]
A possibility of an adjusted curriculum for difficult schools in far flung areas like Lunana, Laya and Lingshi in the west and Merak and Sakten in the east was debated by educationists meeting at the annual education conference last week.
The Laya community boarding school is 3800 metres above sea level
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An adjusted curriculum, [... Read More]
Jan 3, 2003
Private tutorial houses will not be allowed but schools will organise and strengthen remedial classes for weaker students which will be conducted after school hours, weekends and even on government holidays.This was one of the decisions of the annual education conference which concluded last week in Paro.
Arguing for hours on the issue, educationists said that private tutorial houses would make learning more mechanical, bring inequality, would not be conducive of wholesome education and [... Read More]
Jan 1, 2003
No one has yet come forward to claim the first prize of the Move for Health lottery, a single cabin Toyota Hilux, which was drawn on December 17 in Phuentsholing. Two other fourth prizes of Nu 20,000 each are also unclaimed.An official of the department of revenue and customs (DRC) told Kuensel that if the first prize is not claimed within a month from the date of draw, it will be either sold [... Read More]
Jan 1, 2003
A shortage of funds has stalled the completion of hostel, dining hall, kitchen and toilets for monks of the Chador Lhakhang in Bartsham geog, Trashigang.
The Chador lhakhang hostel needs more funds to be completed
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The 75 monks of the lhakhang have been living in cramped conditions for the last several year, but now it [... Read More]
A shortage of funds has stalled the completion of hostel, dining hall, kitchen and toilets for monks of the Chador Lhakhang in Bartsham geog, Trashigang.
The Chador lhakhang hostel needs more funds to be completed
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The 75 monks of the lhakhang have been living in cramped conditions for the last several year, but now it [... Read More]
Jan 1, 2003
The frequency of inter-school and national level table tennis competitions are expected to increase with the completion of 10-day coaching course, targeting new coaches, for selected teachers from high schools and students within the capital.
Coach Mudta-Ngam (fourth from left) with the coaching course participants
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The resource person from the international table tennis [... Read More]
The frequency of inter-school and national level table tennis competitions are expected to increase with the completion of 10-day coaching course, targeting new coaches, for selected teachers from high schools and students within the capital.
Coach Mudta-Ngam (fourth from left) with the coaching course participants
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The resource person from the international table tennis [... Read More]
Jan 1, 2003
As part of its mandate to develop the geog and dzongkhag level capacity for effective implementation of the revised GYT and DYT Chathrims, the royal institute of management (RIM) will be training 183 geog clerks of 17 dzongkhags in functional skills starting January 5.The training will focus on building financial and office management of geog clerks who play an all important role in assisting gups in managing accounts and running the gup office.
Three teams of [... Read More]
Jan 1, 2003
IMAGESThimphu experiences its first snow on new year’s eve.
Dec 30, 2002
When a Thimphu school girl, who had hoped to come third in her class, was declared fourth, she cried for hours and refused to eat for a day. Her father had a difficult time consoling her.
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