« Home minister Minjur Dorji launches the E-Sakor So far, the facility has been extended to three dzongkhags and five gewogs of a fourth Land Commission Land transactions will now be processed online. With the launch of e-Sakor, an online land conveyance system yesterday, land transaction from the dzongkhags and thromdes would now be submitted [...]
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30th Dec, 2011
Land Commission introduces E-Sakor facility
30th Dec, 2011
Gelephu Airport to complete by April 2012
« Levelling work being carried out on the runway Gelephu Airport To cut down cost and focus on completing the Gelephu airport by the stipulated deadline, April 2012, excavation work will be taken in phases, according to civil aviation officials, who visited Gelephu earlier this week. Initially, they expected the cost to overshoot its projected [...]
30th Dec, 2011
Black Necked Crane numbers dropping every year
«Dwindling by the years: The crane population in Bumdeling began dropping since 2002 from 169 to 104 in 2010 Six weeks have gone since the first flock of Black Necked Cranes flew into the picturesque Bumdeling valley, the winter roosting grounds in eastern Bhutan of these endangered birds but not more than 89 of these [...]
29th Dec, 2011
Bhutan Govt and corporations get 15 percent pay hike
That is excluding the 20 percent corporate allowance for employees of 10 corporations This New Year, the government’s gift to employees of its corporations will be a 15 percent pay hike, with an additional 20 percent corporate allowance. The salary raise takes effect from July 2011. Finance ministry officials said the hike applied to some [...]
«Chencho at a practice session in Shillong As striker for a Meghalayan league topping team, he earns Nu 1M a year Profile Many Bhutanese, who are into football, dream of playing in major football leagues, both for the love of the game, and the huge salary package that comes with it. It will be long [...]
26th Dec, 2011
Thimphu Open League
« Zion Lions’ goalie makes a flying save Game ended 2-2 in regular time and 5-4 after a penalty shoot-out Thimphu Open League In a nail-biting penalty shootout yesterday, in the quarter finals of the ongoing Thimphu Open League, Highlanders beat Zion Lions 5-4, after the match drew 2-2 in regular time. Goalkeeping heroics were put [...]
24th Dec, 2011
4 more news paper to come into Bhutanese market
Quite a few say that there are already too many newspapers in the world’s youngest and smallest democracy, with seven publishing in English and three exclusively in Dzongkha, the national language. But that is not stopping more from entering the market, where the government is still the biggest advertiser, and the reading habit of a [...]
20th Dec, 2011
Drukair domestic flights to Yongphula and Bumthang
« Touch down at Yonphula Domestic Air Service The aircraft banked left, and through the clouds hovering above Trashigang valley, a seemingly miniature model of Sherubtse college quickly passed by. The aircraft then banked right and suddenly the top of a hill appeared, and immediately after, the end of a runway. Two hillocks rapidly zipped [...]
20th Dec, 2011
Bhutan National Day Awards
« Their Majesties with Dasho Ugen Chewang (second from left) and Dasho Ugen Dorji (fifth from left) Auditor general and former speaker receive red scarves National Day His Majesty the King honoured the armed forces, a senior government official, a prominent businessman, a freelance driver and the Bhutanese media during the national day celebrations in [...]
20th Dec, 2011
Two veteran singers were honoured with the Druk Norbu
« Aum Tshewang Lham and Ap Tsheten Dorji Award Two veteran singers, Aum Tshewang Lham and Ap Tsheten Dorji were honoured with the Druk Norbu, a lifelong musical award on December 17 in Thimphu. Aum Tshewang Lham from Khangkhu, Paro made her name as a singer during the reign of the third Druk Gyalpo. Today [...]
