October of 2015

Archives

Information minister to attend global ICT forum

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Oct 09, 2015 1 mins read 388 views
Electricity import to increase

Hydropower

Oct 09, 2015 2 mins read 395 views
Stranded bus passengers reach Kolkata

Accident

Oct 09, 2015 2 mins read 359 views
Regional aviation body to move to Bhutan

Aviation

Oct 09, 2015 4 mins read 383 views
Court summons Yangphel's archery committee

Archery

Oct 09, 2015 0 mins read 355 views
Protecting children from violence

DANTAK

Oct 08, 2015 2 mins read 416 views
Third phase of Temasek Foundation support concludes

ICT

Oct 08, 2015 3 mins read 447 views
An appeal to my patients to stop consulting me

Editorial

Oct 08, 2015 2 mins read 415 views
Making a rod for our own back

Editorial

Oct 08, 2015 2 mins read 426 views
Twelve seats less in the civil service

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Oct 08, 2015 1 mins read 408 views
Three conservationists awarded environmental stewardship

Award

Oct 08, 2015 2 mins read 461 views
Passengers of Kolkata-bound bus still waiting to be lifted

Accident

Oct 08, 2015 2 mins read 411 views
Head coach Norio Tsukitate sacked

Football

Oct 08, 2015 2 mins read 514 views
International Girl Child day

International Girl Child day

Oct 08, 2015 0 mins read 378 views
Bhutan yet to beat Maldives

Football

Oct 07, 2015 1 mins read 400 views
TOP to refrain civil servants and corporate employees to drive taxi

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Oct 07, 2015 4 mins read 444 views
A saloon in a monastery

Monks

Oct 07, 2015 2 mins read 482 views
Hit and run driver arrested

Accident

Oct 07, 2015 1 mins read 0 views
Strengthening disaster management at grassroots

Disaster

Oct 07, 2015 2 mins read 0 views
Strengthening disaster management at grassroots

Disaster

Oct 07, 2015 2 mins read 380 views
Ensure eye care for all

Letter to the editor

Oct 07, 2015 1 mins read 403 views
Contributing to a cause

Editorial

Oct 07, 2015 2 mins read 431 views
A unique visit: CM Mamata

Mamata Banerjee visits

Oct 07, 2015 1 mins read 412 views
Bear maul victim recovering

Accident

Oct 07, 2015 1 mins read 447 views
MIT, Australia rejects applicant on marriage criteria

Australia

Oct 07, 2015 2 mins read 423 views
Supreme Court lifts freeze on marriage certificate

Marriage Certificates (MC)

Oct 07, 2015 3 mins read 381 views
IMTRAT Haa mela

IMTRAT

Oct 07, 2015 0 mins read 370 views
Maldives, Bhutan's best chance to get a result: Manager

Football

Oct 06, 2015 2 mins read 407 views
Guru's statue consecration on November 1

Religion

Oct 06, 2015 2 mins read 420 views
Prime suspect still at large

Crime

Oct 06, 2015 1 mins read 416 views
CM's visit to boost tourist arrivals from India

Tourism

Oct 06, 2015 2 mins read 438 views
Safety along the Indian highway?

Letter to the editor

Oct 06, 2015 1 mins read 435 views
Letting entrepreneurs grow

Editorial

Oct 06, 2015 2 mins read 423 views
Commercial centre planned in Dagapela

Dagapela

Oct 06, 2015 2 mins read 403 views
ScanCafe expands but transport problems persist

ICT

Oct 06, 2015 2 mins read 370 views
Growing need to replenish health trust fund

Bhutan Health Trust Fund (BHTF)

Oct 06, 2015 2 mins read 447 views
Fund for protected areas close to fruition

Conservation

Oct 06, 2015 3 mins read 395 views
Bhutan bird festival

Bhutan bird festival

Oct 06, 2015 0 mins read 391 views
Bhutan adds 15 new species to its biodiversity

Conservation

Oct 05, 2015 2 mins read 403 views
Farm mechanisation project's phase II approved

JICA

Oct 05, 2015 1 mins read 375 views
Power cut leaves Torsa residents anxious

Electricity

Oct 05, 2015 2 mins read 404 views
Tour operators must use designated routes and campsites: TCB

Tourism

Oct 05, 2015 2 mins read 406 views
Admission procedure needs change

Letter to the editor

Oct 05, 2015 1 mins read 372 views
A feather in the conservation cap

Editorial

Oct 05, 2015 2 mins read 430 views
First plastic waste road laid in Thimphu

Roads

Oct 05, 2015 3 mins read 425 views
Ambassador Bambawale transferred to Pakistan

Diplomacy

Oct 05, 2015 1 mins read 380 views
Indo-Bhutan railway project to be reviewed

Mamata Banerjee visits

Oct 05, 2015 2 mins read 423 views
Mamata Banerjee boosts business spirit

Mamata Banerjee visits

Oct 05, 2015 3 mins read 393 views
Leopard attacks man

Leopard attacks

Oct 05, 2015 0 mins read 427 views
Browse Archives
Parliament session to deliberate budget and critical national Bills

The Fifth Session of the Fourth Parliament of Bhutan will be held from May 14 to June 17, 2026, during which lawmakers will deliberate on key national budgets, major Bills, international agreements, and action taken reports on past resolutions.

May 11, 2026 2 mins read 2,966 views
GMCA invites bids to redesign Gelephu Old Town

May 09, 2026 2 mins read 5,662 views
Through chemotherapy, lockdowns, and stigma

At just 32, Tseltrim Zangmo thought she was just tired; she ended up fighting Stage 3 breast cancer. Her message to the...

May 09, 2026 2 mins read 3,760 views
Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom bridge in the sky

The bond between the two Kingdoms of Bhutan and Thailand has always been rooted in shared reverence and wisdom. This gai...

May 09, 2026 2 mins read 2,947 views
Bhutan’s rising suicides deepen economic and demographic strain

One life is lost every 84 hours. Bhutan’s rising suicide rate is no longer just a public health crisis. It is also a di...

May 09, 2026 8 mins read 4,982 views
Fuel subsidy unsustainable as annual cost could reach Nu 14.4B

With a price tag of Nu 14.4 billion annually, can Bhutan really afford to keep subsidizing your fuel?

May 09, 2026 4 mins read 3,580 views
CCAA warns public against alleged “TikTok Shop” scam

Two Bhutanese consumers just lost Nu 78,000 to a 'TikTok Shop' scheme. Here is how the trap was set on Facebook and Inst...

May 09, 2026 2 mins read 8,306 views
Over 200 intruders enter Lunana cordyceps sites

Over 200 intruders have swarmed the cordyceps sites of Lunana, sparked by a permit loophole that left local residents wa...

May 09, 2026 3 mins read 3,260 views
Multidisciplinary Super-Speciality Hospital project moving ahead as planned: Health Minister

The Multidisciplinary Super-Speciality Hospital (MDSSH) will be constructed as a flagship project under the 13th Five-Ye...

May 09, 2026 1 mins read 2,076 views
Airborne geophysical survey maps 40% of country’s land for minerals

Bhutan’s first-ever Airborne Geophysical Survey is on track for completion by June this year, with the most technically...

May 09, 2026 4 mins read 2,512 views
Damcha– A Promise Beyond the Blackboard

The film also vividly portrays the realities of education in remote Bhutanese communities, where students brave treacher...

Feb 21, 2026 2 mins read 4,977 views
Between Homes: Voices of Bhutanese living between home and elsewhere

I used to run a small grocery shop in Bhutan during the pandemic. It wasn’t anything grand, just a humble little place t...

Feb 21, 2026 1 mins read 4,877 views
Builders or buyers?

The latest trade figures reveal a story written not just in ledgers, but in our daily choices.

Feb 11, 2026 2 mins read 6,030 views
The burden of cancer

Feb 07, 2026 2 mins read 6,192 views
Inconvenience caused is highly not appreciated

The capital city is, once again, under excavation. From Motithang to Babesa, roads and drains are being dug out severing...

Jan 31, 2026 2 mins read 6,661 views
The tourism paradox

Jan 28, 2026 2 mins read 7,412 views
A relief for the hotel industry

Jan 24, 2026 2 mins read 7,078 views

Recents

GST debate intensifies as inflation rises, government proposes expanded exemptions

Just five months into the new 5 percent GST regime, food inflation has soared to 6.83 percent, leaving consumers asking: where are the promised savings? While lawmakers push to exempt 22 new essential items like cooking oil and rice to protect the poor , tax officials warn that adding more exemptions will only invite massive tax evasion. Who is really winning here? The consumers or the businesses?

Read More

Insolvency law, a long overdue

Bhutan’s economy has changed dramatically since the Bankruptcy Act of 1999 was enacted. Back then, the private sector was small, cross-border trade was limited, and the financial system was far less complex.

Read More

NC calls for dedicated pension and provident fund Act

Did you know that only 11.8 percent of Bhutan’s population is covered by a national pension scheme? With over Nu 73 billion in assets operating without a dedicated Act, concerns are growing that current pension calculations could leave civil servants vulnerable in old age. Is your retirement truly secure?

Read More

No data available