September of 2011

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Electrical Energy: Supply dips as demand rises

Hydropower

Sep 09, 2011 1 mins read 425 views
Contractor detained

Court

Sep 29, 2011 1 mins read 376 views
5th Intra School Mini-Competition : A nursery for future stars

Tennis

Sep 29, 2011 1 mins read 368 views
Bhutan Narcotic Control Agency : Contraband burned in Gedu

Tobacco

Sep 29, 2011 1 mins read 416 views
Honours Programme ; Majors given a minor shock

Education

Sep 29, 2011 2 mins read 416 views
Does ongoing assessment mean getting kicked upstairs?

My Say

Sep 29, 2011 1 mins read 426 views
Providing the public breathing space

Editorial

Sep 29, 2011 2 mins read 388 views
Doteng & Tsento, Paro : His Majesty assures help

Earthquake

Sep 29, 2011 1 mins read 404 views
Quake : Je Khenpo's Televised Address : HH brings calm to the nation

Earthquake

Sep 29, 2011 1 mins read 0 views
Thimphu City : Seeking options to closing Norzin Lam

Traffic

Sep 29, 2011 2 mins read 489 views
Quake : Je Khenpo's Televised Address : HH brings calm to the nation

Earthquake

Sep 28, 2011 1 mins read 427 views
Departmental Championship : MoH3 just about beats Bhutan Telecom

Football

Sep 28, 2011 1 mins read 383 views
Minor sentenced to 17 years

Crime

Sep 28, 2011 1 mins read 402 views
World Rabies Day : Death cases at five, 2011 records highest

Health

Sep 28, 2011 2 mins read 327 views
September 18 Quake : 990 structures damaged in Chukha

Earthquake

Sep 28, 2011 2 mins read 342 views
Traffic problem? Public transport solution!

My Say

Sep 28, 2011 1 mins read 431 views
The last nail in the coffin of an Act?

Editorial

Sep 28, 2011 2 mins read 343 views
International Union of Architects : PM delivers keynote address

Diplomacy

Sep 28, 2011 2 mins read 431 views
September 18 Quake : Govt. structures uninsured

Earthquake

Sep 28, 2011 3 mins read 352 views
Dongkola Monastery : Lhakhang on the verge of collapse

Earthquake

Sep 27, 2011 2 mins read 432 views
Green Hiker Campaign : To save the golden goose

Tourism

Sep 27, 2011 3 mins read 420 views
Poultry Ban : Poultry farmers worry about their business

Poultry

Sep 28, 2011 2 mins read 349 views
Qualification in hospitality unappreciated

My Say

Sep 27, 2011 2 mins read 367 views
Not for awards but our wellbeing

Editorial

Sep 27, 2011 2 mins read 389 views
Bird Flu : Poultry import banned

BAFRA

Sep 14, 2011 2 mins read 616 views
Assistance squads formed on royal command

Earthquake

Sep 27, 2011 1 mins read 435 views
Sept. 18 Quake : Damage assessment in full swing

Earthquake

Sep 27, 2011 2 mins read 381 views
Hydropower : Joint ventures

Hydropower

Sep 27, 2011 2 mins read 362 views
First Past the Post : Present voting system not truly representative

Election

Sep 26, 2011 2 mins read 346 views
Solution to jobseeker-job mismatch?

TVET

Sep 26, 2011 2 mins read 362 views
Nganglam-Pangbang Road : Awaiting ADB grant

Road

Sep 26, 2011 3 mins read 365 views
World Tourism Day 2011

Editorial

Sep 26, 2011 5 mins read 342 views
Central planners callous about local sensibilities

My Say

Sep 26, 2011 2 mins read 359 views
Society's sin of omission

Editorial

Sep 26, 2011 2 mins read 383 views
Future Policy Award : Short-listed Bhutan falls short

Forestry

Sep 26, 2011 1 mins read 377 views
Thrue Bub : Four days of rain and counting

Weather

Sep 26, 2011 1 mins read 354 views
Sankosh Hydropower Project : No dent despite downsizing

Hydropower

Sep 26, 2011 2 mins read 415 views
His Majesty comforts victims in Haa

His Majesty

Sep 26, 2011 2 mins read 404 views
Disabled Persons' Association of Bhutan : Changgidaphu centre opens

Advocacy

Sep 25, 2011 1 mins read 394 views
Narrow escape for driver, passenger

Highway- Landslide

Sep 25, 2011 2 mins read 369 views
DoR to resume work on nation's longest bridge .

Bridge

Sep 25, 2011 1 mins read 361 views
Changju, Bara : The first Bhutanese village to feel the shock

Earthquake

Sep 25, 2011 1 mins read 416 views
Appeal to allow import of `doc's from unaffected areas

My Say

Sep 25, 2011 1 mins read 371 views
Affording public safety

Editorial

Sep 25, 2011 2 mins read 434 views
Families forced to camp outside

Earthquake

Sep 25, 2011 2 mins read 353 views
Buddha Air : Nepal air crash claims 19 lives

Accident

Sep 25, 2011 1 mins read 403 views
Chukha Hydropower Plant : Limb caves in, a week post silver jubilee

Hydropower

Sep 25, 2011 2 mins read 387 views
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NC review flags narrow export base, market struggles for farmers

The National Council (NC) yesterday deliberated on a review report on key economic sectors presented by the Special Committee for Business Plus (SC4+), highlighting Bhutan’s continued reliance on a narrow export base, persistent logistical barriers, and worsening market conditions for farmers.

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NA adopts International Big Cat Alliance

The National Assembly (NA) unanimously adopted the framework agreement for establishing the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) yesterday, paving the way for Bhutan to become a member.

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Disrupted connectivity in Denchukha impacts livelihoods and local economy

Dorokha, Samtse—What should have been a routine journey turned into an ordeal when a group of teachers recently travelli...

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Drukair launches Gelephu –Kolkata flight, boosting connectivity for GMC

Drukair has launched a new international air service route connecting Gelephu and Kolkata, India, which is expected to i...

Dec 08, 2025 2 mins read 2,138 views
New Rural Life Insurance scheme to roll out before June 2026: Finance Minister

Growing public unease is mounting over delays to the government’s expansion of the Rural Life Insurance Scheme (RLIS), a...

Dec 08, 2025 4 mins read 1,790 views
Fiscal risks must be assessed before next pay revision, says Finance Minister

The issue of a pay hike for civil servants was discussed during the Question Hour session of the National Assembly on De...

Dec 08, 2025 2 mins read 3,253 views
Universities must shape identity and purpose: Educators

Universities are evolving beyond being mere centres of academic pursuit, emerging as transformative spaces that shape id...

Dec 08, 2025 3 mins read 1,363 views
Bhutan–ICIMOD partnership strengthens mountain futures

Senior Bhutanese officials and delegates from the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) conv...

Dec 08, 2025 3 mins read 1,326 views
BDB to close gewog offices, transition to agency-banking model

The Bhutan Development Bank Limited (BDB) is phasing out its gewog field offices (GFOs) and shifting toward a more susta...

Dec 08, 2025 1 mins read 2,067 views
Gyalyum Tseyring Pem Wangchuck graces soft launch of biodiversity-based collection

Her Majesty Gyalyum Tseyring Pem Wangchuck graced the exclusive soft launch of a biodiversity-based collection in Thimph...

Dec 08, 2025 3 mins read 742 views
Safe spaces, unsafe realities

The opening of three new Safe Spaces for Women and Girls in Mongar, Pemagatshel, and Samdrupjongkhar marks a significant step forward in our effort to protect women and children from violence.

Nov 05, 2025 2 mins read 855 views
A small kingdom’s great prayer for the world

Beginning today, the Changlimithang ground in Thimphu will be transformed into a sanctuary of peace and hope as the Glob...

Nov 04, 2025 2 mins read 998 views
Why agile governance and policy innovation matter

Public policy is often imagined as a fixed compass, steady and unbending. But in a rapidly changing world, governance mu...

Nov 03, 2025 2 mins read 964 views
One health, one future

Our greatest strength has always been our capacity to look beyond the moment and plan for balanced progress. The recent national workshop on integrating livestock production with environ...

Nov 01, 2025 2 mins read 912 views
Preparing Bhutan for the AI era

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept. It is rapidly becoming a key component of organisational life, transforming how businesses operate, governments function, and societies interact. In...

Oct 31, 2025 2 mins read 1,280 views
Bhutanese youth must prepare for GMC jobs

The Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) is beginning to take shape in tangible ways, creating opportunities and opening new career pathways. The recently held GMC Career Fair in Thimphu provided a glimpse into that future. More than a dozen compani...

Oct 30, 2025 2 mins read 3,371 views
Making ESP education loan more accessible

The goal of the Economic Stimulus Programme’s (ESP) education loan is, at its core, both forward-looking and noble. It has been initiated to provide opportunities for children from poor, low-income families to pursue higher or technical educat...

Oct 29, 2025 2 mins read 1,548 views
A teacher’s gift to the nation

It is not often that a Bhutanese citizen receives a prestigious award from abroad. Yet, a teacher from Samtse, Chimi Dema, became Bhutan’s first recipient of the Princess Maha Chakri Award in Thailand, one of the mos...

Oct 28, 2025 2 mins read 2,185 views
Walking for those who cannot walk

There are journeys that test strength, and there are those that reveal the heart. Ani Pema Deki’s 400-kilometre walk across the Trans-Bhutan Trail is both.

Oct 27, 2025 2 mins read 1,005 views
Are we hoarding alcohol and cigarettes?

To make up for slow business, a shopkeeper in Changzamtog, Thimphu, sacrificed her puja holidays to stay open. If business is not buzzing, she is suddenly noticing some reluctancy in her suppliers. She claims that tobacco and alcohol, so...

Oct 25, 2025 2 mins read 1,118 views
A responsibility we cannot leave to the police alone

Crime and drug abuse are no longer problems that exist in the shadows. They are creeping into our homes, schools, and ne...

Oct 24, 2025 2 mins read 1,369 views
Understanding the importance of the festival itself

In the far north, where the wind hums against snowy cliffs and yaks graze under a blue, unbroken sky, the Royal Highland...

Oct 23, 2025 2 mins read 797 views
Adding colours to life

Students of Draktsho East  held an art exhibition titled “Colours of Ability” in the courtyard of the Tarayana Centre in...

Oct 22, 2025 2 mins read 949 views
The silent killer we can no longer ignore

Cancer is among the leading causes of death in the country today, quietly claiming lives in every village, town, and fam...

Oct 21, 2025 2 mins read 2,474 views
Building our human capital for the digital future

The world is undergoing rapid transformation unlike any in human history. Artificial intelligence, automation, robotics,...

Oct 20, 2025 2 mins read 1,144 views

Recents

Restore or lose it altogether

The country’s plan to restore 50,000 hectares of degraded forests, farmlands, and urban lands is not simply an environmental initiative. It is a national ultimatum. We are standing at a point where the land that defines our identity is weakening under our watch.

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Bumthang ready to host historic National Day

Bumthang—Across Bumthang, homes and shops have been draped in national flags, while streets glow with festive lights. Roads have been swept and public spaces prepared. Bumthang is all poised to host the 118th National Day celebrations at the national level for the first time.

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