Number of White Bellied Herons decline
December 1st, 2018
Conservationists and bird watchers are worried by the increasing disturbance of prime White Bellied Heron’s (WBH) habitat and feeding site at Phochhu in Punakha. The site was declared as an Important Bird Area in 2014. WBH is a critically endangered bird species. Bhutan is home to about half the world’s WBH population. Twenty-four individuals and […]
Health ministry to roll out PCV from January 2019
December 1st, 2018
Health ministry will administer pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) through the routine immunization...
Gedu police detain two for rape of a minor
December 1st, 2018
Gedu police have sent the blood samples of a 19-year-old student...
2017 best year for tourism yet
December 1st, 2018
The country received 37,994 international tourists as of September this year...
Man sentenced to 9 and half years for rape of minor
December 1st, 2018
The High Court’s Bench I yesterday sentenced a 22 year-old man...
JICA reconstructs four bridges along Gelephu-Trongsa highway
December 1st, 2018
Four bridges along the Gelephu-Trongsa highway will be reconstructed with wider...
CE enrollment decreases
December 1st, 2018
According to the annual education statistics, Continuing Education (CE) enrollment has...
Yonphula domestic airport sees more passengers
December 1st, 2018
Described as one of the most challenging airports in the world,...
Good mandarin yield but inferior quality
December 1st, 2018
It is yet again the season for mandarin and farmers are...
Cardamom export to India comes to a complete halt
December 1st, 2018
Cardamom export to India has come to a complete halt since...
Brick import hitting hard on local producers
December 1st, 2018
Local brick producers are concernsed about the sustainability of their enterprises...
ACC implicates contractor and two education officials in Minjey school construction
November 30th, 2018
The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) is reviewing the investigation...
ADB provides USD 35M in grant for two projects
November 30th, 2018
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided a grant of USD...