New water bird species discovered
January 24th, 2015
Wildlife: At least one new water bird species known as the Common Moorhen (gallinula chloropus) was discovered in Bhutan’s nationwide annual water bird survey, yesterday. “Common Moorhen was spotted in Gyalpozhing around Kurichu dam site in Mongar yesterday while scouring the river bank,” Ugyen Wangchuk Institute for Conservation and Environment (UWICE) chief researcher, Sherub said. […]
FM to go on “authorised absence”
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Breaking News: Foreign Minister Rinzin Dorji will be on “authorised absence”...
Freeze on new religious structure constructions
January 23rd, 2015
The idea is to focus on existing edifices, given limited manpower...
Govt. sticks to its transfer stand
January 23rd, 2015
BDBL’s capacity to provide basic financial services is its unique selling...
DPT asks court to dismiss sedition allegations
January 23rd, 2015
The party maintains it won’t execute bah Court: Druk Phuensum Tshogpa’s...
First Bhutan International Festival from Feb. 14-23
January 23rd, 2015
BHIF: Bhutan International Festival, the first of its kind, will be...
Increasing number of farmland being left fallow
January 23rd, 2015
Agriculture: With increasing wild life attacks on their crops, the villagers...
Commercial cultivation of bamboo yet to take off in Radhi
January 23rd, 2015
Resources: When villagers of Radhi first started planting bamboo to fight...
As for human-wildlife conflict, prevention is better than cure
January 23rd, 2015
Tackling the root cause of the growing problem is the only...
25 power tillers provided to Mongar and Lhuentse
January 23rd, 2015
The eastern districts are given priority in providing agriculture machinery ...
Leak suspect denies guilt
January 23rd, 2015
The council has approached other agencies, like OAG, to pursue the...
His Majesty celebrates Chunyipai losar in Autsho
January 22nd, 2015
Celebration: Thousands of people arrived at the Autsho school ground in...
Filling the void left by the CoS dissolution
January 22nd, 2015
Amid talk of a trust deficit between govt. and bureaucracy, the...