Bhutan to present third UPR today
May 8th, 2019
Bhutan will present its third universal periodic review (UPR) of the situation of human rights in the country to the UN Human Rights Council’s Working Group today in Geneva, Switzerland. Foreign minister Dr Tandi Dorji is leading the delegation of senior government officials including a representative of the civil society organisation. Bhutan’s first UPR took […]
Kolkata bound Bhutan Post bus collides
May 8th, 2019
The Bhutan Post passenger bus plying to Kolkata from Phuentsholing collided with...
13 bus accident survivors discharged
May 8th, 2019
On May 4, the Thimphu-Tsirang bus had begun its journey at...
Tsirang to relocate crematorium
May 8th, 2019
The open crematorium at Chanchey, Tsirang would be relocated as it...
Bhutan’s bird count reaches 743
May 8th, 2019
Bhutan recorded five new bird species within the period of five...
P’ling thromde reuses landfill
May 8th, 2019
With its 10 year time on the landfill exhausted, Phuentsholing thromde...
Kawang gewog wants its wetland converted
May 7th, 2019
With Thimphu getting crowded and the city expanding both towards north...
Time to set qualification for local leaders?
May 7th, 2019
Against the backdrop of an increased responsibility and budget at the...
ACC suspends machinery hiring firm
May 7th, 2019
The Anti-Corruption Commission suspended business operations of M/s Dhenzang Hiring, a...
Hejo’s treatment plant partially operationalised
May 7th, 2019
After remaining inoperational since it was inaugurated, 14 of the 23...
JDWNRH records 13 deliveries a day
May 7th, 2019
The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology with the national referral hospital...
Exploring opportunities for energy secured Bhutan
May 7th, 2019
How can Bhutan leverage its decades of experience in hydropower to...