Cricket On a hot sunny day at the Fuvahmulah island, host Maldives beat Bhutan by six wickets in the opening match of the first SAARC twenty20 tournament yesterday. Bhutan who was playing their first twenty20 format of the game looked good when they were put into bat after losing the toss. Opener Thinley Jamtsho started [...]
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3rd Nov, 2011
The first SAARC twenty20 tournament
The sacred bone relics of Lord Buddha, Sangay Shacha Thuba, and his two chief disciples, Sharibu and Mougelgibu, were taken back to India yesterday. The relics, which belong to the Maha Bodhi Society based in Kolkata, were displayed to the public across the country for over a month. They were last displayed at Paro Rinpung [...]
2nd Nov, 2011
Bhutan: Through the Lens of the King
Her Majesty the Queen, Jetsun Pema Wangchuck, launched a book titled “Bhutan: Through the Lens of the King” at the Taj Palace hotel in New Delhi yesterday. The 176 page book contains pictures taken by His Majesty the King during his travels on foot through the length and breadth of the country. The first section [...]
2nd Nov, 2011
The Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) party of Bhutan is also gearing for the 2013 parliamentary election
File Photo The Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) is also gearing for the 2013 parliamentary elections. As part of the preparations, the party is evaluating the parliamentarians, the existing candidates representing the various constituencies. The party secretary said the evaluation is being carried out to decide who all will receive the party ticket for the next [...]
File Photo The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) will be contesting the 2013 elections. The opposition leader Tshering Tobgay who is also the party’s interim president confirmed that the PDP is in the process of looking for a new leader. His announcement comes in the wake of news reports that two new political parties are in [...]
The Prime Minister said Bhutan will try everything and explore all avenues to win a berth at the UN Security Council. A non-permanent membership at the UN Security Council will fall vacant at the end of 2012 when India completes her term under the Asia Group. Speaking at the monthly meeting of cabinet ministers with [...]
28th Oct, 2011
Bhutanese students studying in Bangkok are returning home as the flooding in Thailand worsens
Most of the Bhutanese students studying at Rangsit University in Bangkok are returning home as the flooding in Thailand worsens. The last group of students is arriving in Phuentsholing tomorrow, after flying to Kolkata, taking a train from Kolkata to Hashimara and travelling by bus to Phuentsholing. The Rangsit University is already submerged under water. [...]
26th Oct, 2011
The President of India Pratibha Patil hosted a banquet in honour of His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen
The President of India Pratibha Patil hosted a banquet in honour of His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen at the Rashtrapati Bavan last night. Welcoming His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen to India, President Pratibha Patil said it was an honour and a privilege that His Majesty’s first visit [...]
25th Oct, 2011
Tashi Air
Tashi Air, the Kingdom’s first domestic air service will start operating by the end of this year. It was supposed to start this month. David Young, the CEO of Tashi Air, attributed the setback to the delay in the construction of the domestic airports. “The airports were not yet ready. We needed to give training [...]
24th Oct, 2011
His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen were received at the Rashtrapati Bhavan by
His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen who are in the Indian capital New Delhi on a nine day state visit were received at the Rashtrapati Bhavan by the President of India Pratibha Patil and the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today. His Majesty was also presented a guard of honour. His Majesty [...]
