Arya Dhwaja: First illustration of Flags of Bhutan, 1922 Photo: India Office Library 22 August, 2010 – The national flag of Bhutan came into being only in 1947. It was flown for the first time in New Delhi on March 23 that year, when the late prime minister Jigme Palden Dorji and his mother Rani [...]
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22nd Aug, 2010
Bhutan National Flag Facts
21st Aug, 2010
Druk Air Security Issues
The national airline, Drukair corporation has raised concerns with the communications ministry that the department of civil aviation (DCA) may be compromising safety and security at Paro international airport, Kuensel has learned. The issue concerns the government’s approval of private company, Bhutan air services (BAS), as the ground handling agent for Buddha air, a private [...]
Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y Thinley with Lyonpo Yeshey Zimba and other dignitaries at the Tharpaling consecration Tharpaling Shedra 20 August, 2010 – Hundreds of devotees gathered at the Tharpaling monastery in Chumey, Bumthang yesterday to celebrate the consecration of a new lhakhang for Tharpaling shedra. Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y Thinley inaugurated the three-storied shedra, which is spread [...]
19th Aug, 2010
Bhutan’s first ever governor of the central bank
Daw Tenzin was appointed by His Majesty the King as the country’s first ever governor of the central bank yesterday Any new ngultrum notes printed hereafter will bear the signature of Daw Tenzin, the managing director of the royal monetary authority (RMA), who was yesterday appointed as the country’s first ever governor of the central [...]
18th Aug, 2010
Yeedzin FC crowned champs for 2010
Yeedzin FC were crowned the 10th national A division league champions after an emphatic 5-0 victory over Druk Star, in which they humbled the second spot aspirant. As champions, they will represent Bhutan in the AFC president’s cup next year. Yeedzin went into the final game of the league as champions, with the maximum points [...]
18th Aug, 2010
Roadblock cut off Gasa from rest of the Dzongkhag
The country’s northernmost dzongkhag will remain cut off from the rest of the nation for about a week, following a major roadblock in Sisigang, where about 100 m of road formation have been washed away. Hopes to clear the block earlier are being inhibited by the massive hillock in the area sliding down. There are [...]
17th Aug, 2010
B-Mobile Cellular Network in Laya
Tower Of Talk: Bringing a remote gewog into the national mainstream Remote Laya will be soon on the radar of the B-Mobile cellular network. Work is in progress and Bhutan Telecom officials said that the service would be activated within this month, August. After numerous days of transporting material for the tower, most of the [...]
16th Aug, 2010
India’s 64th Independence Day
Best Wishes: The Gyalpoi Zimpon offers a Khadar to the Indian ambassador. Under a clear blue sky, the Indian community in Thimphu gathered at the Indian embassy ground yesterday morning to celebrate India’s 64th Independence Day that was also attended by senior officials of the Bhutanese government. At 9:15 am Ambassador Pavan K Varma unfurled [...]
15th Aug, 2010
Top Delegates from India on One Day visit to Bhutan
National security advisor to the prime minister of India, Shiv Shankar Menon, and foreign secretary Nirupama Rao who were on a one-day visit met prime minister Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y Thinley in his office on Friday. Mr Shiv Shankar Menon said that they have come to Bhutan to further strengthen the relationship between the two countries. [...]
14th Aug, 2010
Tango Buddhist College Monks Donates Blood
Ours is a religion that preaches compassion, saving lives and giving. Most Bhutanese have been forthcoming so far, when it came to donating blood, which actually saves lives; and that in a way is showing compassion. Yesterday, about 130 monks from Tango Buddhist college queued up at the blood counter to help replenish its stock [...]
