Yonphula-Guwahati Sector : If possible, air services from Yonphula, Trashigang, to Guwahati in Assam, India will be opened by next year, Prime Minister Jigmi Y Thinley said at a meeting with civil servants, corporate employees and business community of Trashigang dzongkhag. “It’s not up to the government to decide on opening of air services, because it
HM will be chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations. On the invitation of the President of the Republic of India, Pranab Mukherjee, His Majesty the King leaves Thimphu tomorrow on a seven-day state visit to India. The highlight of the visit is India’s 64th anniversary Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi, which His Majesty will attend
Bhutan’s senior women cricket team will compete in the Asian Cricket Council Women’s Championship 2013. They will leave for Thailand on Monday. This is the third time the team is participating in the senior championship. The same team, that took Bhutan to the third place in the Asian Cricket Council Under-19 Women’s Championship in Kuwait, will
Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen launched Jewel in the Crown, a book of paintings portraying the Royal Wedding today. The book of paintings depicts the three days Royal Wedding celebrations which took place in October 2011. During the launch, the Chief Executive Officer of the BMC private limited, Tshering Wangchuk, said the book depicts a living fairy
Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa: Bhutanese voters have one more political party to choose from, in the upcoming parliamentary elections. Having successfully secured registration with the election commission of Bhutan yesterday, Druk Nyamrup tshogpa is the country’s fifth political party. This comes less than three weeks after the commission gave the green light to two other political parties, Bhutan Kuen-Nyam
Japanese Learning Institute : The top nine scorers from the Japanese learning institute in Thimphu are going to Japan on January 20 to volunteer in helping victims, who were affected by the great east Japan earthquake, which hit on March 11, 2011. Of the nine selected, five are male and four are female, who scored
5 Bhutan This tiny country in the Himalayas has become a model for sustainable travel with the number of visitors (and daily traveler fees they pay) calibrated to preserve the delicate balance between preservation and revenue. Tourism is far from discouraged, however; new projects are making the country more accessible. Drukair, the only airline that
… to address the shortage left by schools and other institutions on winter vacation Blood Bank: As it usually happens during winter, the blood bank at Jigme Dorji Wangchuk national referral hospital is running short of blood groups A and O positive. The blood bank’s head in-charge Tenzin Rabgyel said the shortage is mainly because institutes
Chakrasamvara: His Holiness the Je Khenpo donated more than Nu 14M to different agencies and organisations, after the grand tshokhor ceremony or fest offering for the conclusion of Pel Dechhog Khorlo Dompai wangchen (Chakrasamvara) in Punakha yesterday. Of the total, Nu10M was donated to Jigme Dorji Wangchuck national referral hospital, Thimphu to procure an echo-graphic machine,
As Bhutanese elders would say, it was because of the blessings of our Guardian Deities, the benevolent reign of our Kings, and the good fortune of the people that Bhutan survived and thrived as a unique nation. In the context of this brief introduction to Gross National Happiness (GNH), I think Bhutan was, indeed, fortunate
