The charm of the Yangphel archery this year is that there is no peace of mind even if an archer has hit the highest number of kareys so far in the league. This is because the tournament this year has a top 20 contest and, with the league round in full swing, the names of [...]
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28th Jul, 2010
The charm of the Yangphel archery
27th Jul, 2010
Bhutan Tertiary Education Policy
The Prime Minister with the education minister at the launch Photo: BO The foundation to internationalise Bhutan’s education system is now laid. The tertiary education policy (TEP), which was launched yesterday by the prime minister, will now open new doors for students, both Bhutanese and international to pursue higher education in areas, such as GNH [...]
26th Jul, 2010
His Holiness the Je Khenpo consecrates the Buddha Statue
His Holiness consecrates Dzomyue 25th July: “Dzomyue” or the equivalent of the third eye relic was embedded in the Buddha Statue in the capital today. The Dzomyue was consecrated by His Holiness the Je Khenpo. His Royal Highness Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck was also present during the consecration ceremony early today morning. With design [...]
25th Jul, 2010
The Expressway of Thimphu is the Prone Accidents Area
As always, Thimphu has recorded a higher number of vehicle accidents than any other dzongkhag across the nation so far this year. Records with the traffic division of police showed 49 vehicle accidents from January till date, all of which occurred along the six-kilometre notorious expressway. Of the total, police attributed human error to be [...]
When a 45-year old businessman in Phuentsholing went to the RICBL office yesterday afternoon to claim his refund on the excess investment made for Druk PNB shares, his name was not the list. On enquiring, he was told that somebody had misplaced the receipt book that had the details of his investment. “I was already [...]
23rd Jul, 2010
National Secretariat Complex
Almost 10 years after the decision was approved, urban development and engineering services (DUDES) is still waiting for money to start the construction of the national secretariat complex behind the Tashichodzong. Despite the delay, officials from the ministry of works and human settlement (MoWHS) said that the project to construct the complex over 18 acres [...]
22nd Jul, 2010
The Chodey Lhengtshog
The home minister, Lyonpo Minjur Dorji with the three recipient heads The chodey lhengtshog (religious commission) has issued registration certificates to three religious organisations on July 20, taking the registered religious organisations in the country to 16. The home minister, Lyonpo Minjur Dorji, issued the registration certificates to representatives from a nunnery in Trongsa, Karma [...]
His Majesty the King attends a prayer ceremony yesterday at the national memorial chorten, to mark the 38th death anniversary of the third Druk Gyalpo, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck. Source: Kuenselonline
Despite a reluctance to work in India and a lack of analytical skills, Bhutanese graduates have again been offered free training and possible employment by leading multinational IT company, Infosys. Infosys has offered to train 100 Bhutanese graduates, as a special gesture to Bhutan, at their Mysore learning centre (meant for their employees) free of [...]
19th Jul, 2010
Philip Smith connected Bhutan with Internet in 1999
“I see website and email addresses on the signboards of shops now, back then it was just the telephone numbers,†said Philip Smith. “I’m happy to have been a part of this.†In 1999, Bhutan went online. The man who connected Bhutan was Philip Smith. Some time in March of 1999, Philip, a computer engineer, [...]
