Police and court officials in the capital destroyed seized tobacco products yesterday.
The products worth about 75,000 Ngultrums were seized by Police at Chuzom check post on the 11th of this month from a DCM truck. The vehicle was on its way to Thimphu from Phuentsholing.
The seized products include 5 sacks of chewing tobacco and three […]
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24th Sep, 2008
No tobacco country
23rd Sep, 2008
Bhutanese observes Blessed Rainy Day
Bhutanese observed Blessed Rainy Day on September 23, but, unlike in past years, the celebration this year was quieter.
This was because blessed rainy day or Thrue was no longer a national holiday when government revised the list of national holidays. Many now rue the decision. “I didn’t know it was Thrue until I found out […]
22nd Sep, 2008
Thimphu Lhamoi Drubchhen ceremony begins
His Holiness the Je Khenpo and the monks of the central monastic body are performing the annual Lhamoi Drubchhen ceremony at the Tashichodzong.
The ceremony precedes the popular Drubchen and tshechu festival.
The annual 15 day Lhamoi Drubchhen ceremony, which is being performed in the Dukhang of Tashichhodzong began at 9:30 pm on Monday.
The sacred ceremony is […]
21st Sep, 2008
The first order of the day for MPS returning to their constituencies may be to bring about reconciliation of opposing factions
When the speaker reached Merak, there were only two PDP members at the reception hosted by about 60 people. Next day, the speaker left for Jomo Kungkhar with about 50 people, but not a single person, who supported PDP before the election, was among the group. “We informed all the people to come to the […]
Driving a car has become highly expensive with the recent fuel price hike. With no other solution in sight, car owners are planning to come up with various ways to cut down fuel consumption.
Increase in the fuel price has adversely affected people from all walks of life. The hardest hit is the low income group. […]
19th Sep, 2008
The V-satellite phone in Laya not functioning properly
The V-satellite phone in Laya geog, Gasa is not functioning properly. It is the geog’s only connection with the rest of the country. Phone lines have been provided to the Gup’s office, BHU, school, Laya rabdey and the Public Call Office (PCO).
As it was not working properly, lines to the Gup’s office, BHU, School and […]
18th Sep, 2008
Bhutan’s Dragon’s Gift exhibition at New York
Ancient statue- one of the 87 exhibits
The Dragon’s Gift will be open for public viewing in the Big Apple starting on September 19. The formal opening of the exhibition in New York City’s Rubin Museum of Art will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley on Thursday evening, September 18.
The […]
17th Sep, 2008
The Prime Minister left for the UN General Assembly
The Prime Minister Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley left for New York in the US yesterday. Lyonchhen will be attending the UN General Assembly.
At the Paro International airport the Prime Minister Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley and his team were seen off by cabinet ministers, senior government officials, armed force personnel, the Indian ambassador to Bhutan Sudhir […]
16th Sep, 2008
Centenary Child and Centenary Citizen
If your child is born at midnight of December 16 this year, he or she will be designated the Centenary Child. Know any Bhutanese born before or in 1907, bring him along to be recognised as the Centenary Citizen. Wear your traditional dress and join hundreds of others like you in a walk across the […]
Five years ago, when the country’s only swimming pool reopened after being closed for a year, membership was Nu 300 a month for children and Nu 500 for adults.
Today, the more than a month old new pool charges Nu 700 a month for children and Nu 1,500 for adults. Annual membership rates for student are […]
