Apr 14, 2014
Sterilisation: Anyone bringing in dogs for sterilisation and vaccination will receive gift as a token of appreciation. Bringing in a female dog would fetch two.
This is a tactic, to be introduced in all districts for effective community involvement in controlling dog population and to make districts able to manage its dog population independently.
Program manager with humane society international (HSI), Antoinette Bradley said it was an initiative to encourage people to bring pets and [... Read More]
Apr 14, 2014
Disaster: Over 10,000 acres of forest was razed by a fire, which started above Rabuna under Phangyul gewog in Wangdue on April 10.
As of yesterday night, the fire was not contained.
Wangdue range officer, Chencho Dendup said the fire had reached Matalongchu forest and Lingmukha gewog’s boundary in Punakha, after burning the entire forest under Phangyul gewog.
He said a monk’s hostel and other documents belonging to 16th century Chungdu goenpa, which was under renovation [... Read More]
Apr 14, 2014
A Division: Druk United beat struggling U-18 yesterday.
After a goal-less draw in the first half, Druk United went in front in full force and striker Diwas grabbed a goal in the 64th minute. But their lead lasted only 11 minutes when Kezang Wangdi of U-18 scored their equalizer. Druk United’s Captain Karan Gurung’s goal put his team in front and Diwas scored his second for the day to seal a 3-1 win.
Thimphu City [... Read More]
Apr 12, 2014
Apr 12, 2014
Attorney general explained the delay was because of lawyer shortage and having to prosecute police cases from across the country
Corruption: Eleven health officials and five vaccines and medical equipment suppliers from India will be charged to court next week.
This decision against them, under four cases of bribery and fraudulent procurement of medical equipment and consumables, comes after it was pending with attorney general officials for 11 to 28 months.
“We will register the case [... Read More]
Apr 12, 2014
Mining: With several mines and quarries stuck at community levels, gaining community clearance has become a bottleneck to acquiring mines and quarry licenses or renewing them.
Of the 100 or so applications for mining and quarry lease annually, geology and mines officials said they approved about five.
Inability to produce community clearance was the main hurdle.
While villagers said they were aware of the negative impacts of mining to the environment and their livelihood, operators allege [... Read More]
Apr 12, 2014
DCCL: The Dungsum Cement Corporation Ltd (DCCL) that began operating commercially in January is seeing a rapid increase in its production and sales are picking up, according to officials.
Officials said over the past three months, sales have increased by threefold and they had been utilising about 70 percent of the installed plant production capacity of 4,130MT everyday.
Chief Executive Officer of DCCL, Dorji Norbu, said they are pumping more money in marketing their cement [... Read More]
Apr 12, 2014
Much has been achieved in the country’s efforts towards fighting corruption, yet much remains to be done.
In less than a decade since the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) was established, many incidents of dishonest and fraudulent conducts, especially in terms of misuse of public money, by those in power including their subordinates, were exposed, charged and taken to task.
The embarrassment that brought those involved in corrupt practices, to an extent, acted as a deterrent initially, so much [... Read More]
Apr 12, 2014
Nutrition: For Tashi Lhamo, a Class V boarding student of Zangkhar primary school in Lhuntse, potato has become a staple diet in school and at home.
But Tashi Lhamo’s diet will soon see some changes, and for the better.
In a few months, Zangkhar students will be fed three eggs a week. This is a part of the school’s agriculture initiative to improve nutrition and provide a balanced diet to students.
The school received Nu 400,000 [... Read More]
Apr 12, 2014
Resources: To provide clean supplementary water, required especially during times of crisis to the residents of Samdrupjongkhar town, the thromde may soon dig a bore well.
Thromde officials said about 300,000 litres of water is expected to be pumped everyday from the much anticipated bore well if the test results are convincing.
An advantage of tapping water from underground source, the thrompon Karma Sherab Tobgyal said has the advantage of requiring less chemical treatment.
“If the [... Read More]
