Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Bhutan will have at least 4,600 homes running on biogas for cooking or lighting by the end of next year. Department of Renewable energy officials said the success of the current biogas programme has raised their hopes and have proposed to ...
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Big biogas plans after project's success
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Assessment identifies 14 vulnerable groups for intervention
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : With more than 70 percent of young men and women spending more than a year searching for employment, the Bhutan Vulnerability Baseline Assessment 2016 recommends Technical Vocational Education and Training to enhance its existing set of courses ...
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No lead in allegation of Bhutanese exploited in Samoa islands
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Inquiries by the department of adult and higher education and the labour ministry into an allegation of Bhutanese being exploited in the Independent State of Samoa did not lead anywhere. The labour ministry investigated after it received an ...
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Bhutan to host third Joint Working Group of Customs meeting
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : The third Joint Working Group of Customs meeting between Bhutan and Bangladesh will be held in Thimphu on November 7. According to a press release from the Department of Revenue and Customs , the two-day meeting will discuss and resolve customs ...
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Who monitors consultancy firms?
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Even as the initiative was well-meant – to address unemployment situation in the country – the government's overseas employment programme has created more furore than calm. In the last few months, there have been many reports of Bhutanese ...
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Kanjyur oral transmission ends on November 3
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : The Kanjyur that contains Buddha's teachings on Vinaya, Sutra and Abhidharma started on August 2 The oral transmission of Kanjyur, which is being administered by His Holiness the Je Khenpo at Kuenselphodrang in Thimphu, will end on November 3. ...
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Weavers, artists recognised for promoting arts and crafts
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Tashi Yuden's lungserma, which took her about a year to complete, bagged the first prize in Gho category during the 16th National Design and Art Competition at the Royal Textile Academy in Thimphu yesterday. The 44-year-old housewife has been ...
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India House Golf Tournament underway
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : A total of 143 senior golfers and 43 junior golfers are taking part in the annual India House golf tournament that began yesterday at the India House golf club, Thimphu. A separate category for the juniors was introduced in 2015. There are two ...
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China dominates PM Modi's talks with Bhutan King
Times Of India : IN : Modi hosted the royal couple at dinner on Wednesday though the cynosure of all eyes was little royal, the Gyalsey, or Prince Jigme Namgyel Wangchuk who at one year and a few months is on his first state visit.
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Chennapatna toys, latest gift for young prince of Bhutan
Deccan Herald : IN : A set of Chennapatna toys from Karnataka is the latest gift, the young prince of Bhutan Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck, received on his maiden tour to India. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday gifted a set of Chennapatna toys to the ...
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China for normal India-Bhutan ties
Yahoo! News : US : Beijing, Nov 2 A day after Indian President Ram Nath Kovind praised visiting Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck for his country's support during the Doklam crises, China on Thursday said it stood for "normal ties" between India and ...
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PM Modi gifts FIFA U-17 football to Bhutan prince
Yahoo! News : US : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gifted an official football from the FIFA U-17 World Cup to the young prince of Bhutan who is India on a four-day visit with his parents King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and the queen.
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Ex-DDC secretary alleged of false insurance claims
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : The former Dzongkha Development Commission secretary Dasho Sherab Gyaltshen, allegedly made false vehicle insurance claims of more than Nu 0.2 million from the Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan Ltd , Kuensel has learnt. A source told Kuensel ...
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Survey finds need for unified system to monitor drayang workers' safety and security
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : A survey of 20 drayangs in the country found that 83 percent of the drayang workers are female between the ages of 18 to 26. The survey, which was conducted by students of Gaeddu College of Business Studies, found that 33 percent of the female ...
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Act proposed for better archiving culture
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : National Library and Archives of Bhutan has proposed an Archives Act to preserve archives of Bhutan and promote its use in a systematic and sustainable manner. The draft has been already submitted to the Home Ministry. With poor archiving ...
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Potato price soars, but auction delay continues
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Potato price at the Food Corporation of Bhutan Limited auction yard in Phuentsholing has soared in the last few days. Farmers auctioned 100kg medium sized red potatoes at Nu 2,305. The price has climbed from Nu 1,600 about a month ago. Ugyen, a ...
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Picture Story
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : A 15-day nomad health camp led by 15-member team comprising health workers from Bumthang hospital, Wangchuck National Centenial Park and the Bhutan Foundation ended on October 30. The team reached out to more than 100 highlanders providing basic ...
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Drungkhag without basic infrastructure
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Weringla in Mongar is one drungkhag that does not have basic services and infrastructure like Internet, school, BHU, fire fighter, and drungkhag court. The court is located some 12km from Gondue gewog centre. Drungkhag office is used both as ...
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Chencho Gyeltshen makes his debut with Minerva Punjab FC
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Twenty-one-year-old Bhutanese striker, Chencho Gyeltshen, who recently joined Minerva Punjab FC, played his first game against defending champions Rail Coach Factory at the ongoing Punjab state league on October 31 in Punjab, India. Chencho ...
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The vulnerable
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : While on socioeconomic journey, several sections of the society have been left behind. Our planners and policy makers call them, the vulnerable. The young and the old, the differently-abled and the unemployed, the orphans and the destitute, ...
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