Tourists stay away from Karnataka this hot summer
Deccan Herald : IN : The number of domestic and foreign tourists visiting Karnataka this summer has witnessed a steep fall. Thanks to the rising mercury and depleting levels at water bodies. Tourists...
View ArticleSafeguarding the Bazam
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Public property: People have been slicing and cutting wooden trusses, railings and thresholds of bazams or traditional bridges in Thimphu to take home pieces of wood to use in...
View ArticleDGPC proposes generation tariff of Nu 1.84 a unit
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Electricity: The Druk Green Power Corporation has proposed for a revision in domestic power generation tariff from Nu 1.39 a unit of electricity to Nu 1.84.
View ArticleDrugs and alcohol: Finding solutions
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : A National Statistics Bureau's study has found that drugs and alcohol are the chief factors leading young people to commit crimes.
View ArticleMore than 600kgs of marijuana seized
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Crime: Police arrested a 38-year-old man from Serthi, Jomotsangkha for trafficking marijuana at around 2am on May 4.
View ArticleFirst Bhutanese ambassador' to Switzerland passes away
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Friendship: A strong friendship between His Majesty the Third King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck and a Swiss businessman, Fritz von Schulthess, resulted in an equally strong...
View ArticleAfter Thimphu, Gelephu hospital sees most patients
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : But the hospital is facing a shortage of specialists and general duty medical officers Health: After the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital , the Gelephu...
View ArticleThe evolution of Bhutanese art
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : MAIN STORY: As a country develops, its art changes and evolves. Bhutanese contemporary art today reflects the change the country has undergone. Many more artists are expressing...
View ArticleIs caffeine good or bad?
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : HEALTH AND FITNESS: Sir, I've been working out for the past two months. Every day I'm learning so many new things as I work out and research about each workout. However,...
View ArticleLungten Prophecies
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO: Lungten generally refers to some thing predetermined or definite, and thus by extension to prediction or prophecy. When an action has a definite value...
View ArticleUnpaid Bhutanese in Qatar raise concerns
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : The labour ministry will intervene and contact the company in Qatar Employment: After completing class XII, Pema Wangchuk was unable to pursue his higher education because of...
View ArticleBBIN agreement will not affect transport operators says govt.
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Connectivity: The government does not want cargo vehicles from Bangladesh and Nepal to enter Bhutan to safeguard the interest of the transport industry.
View ArticleSupporting art and artists
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : It is good news that the government has instituted the endowment fund for arts. The fund will immensely benefit artists and filmmakers because the fund will support artistic...
View Article13th Tarayana fair begins
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : The three-day fair is being held at the Tarayana Park at Chubachu Festival: The 13th Tarayana fair, with a promise of nothing but fun-filled activities and philanthropy kicked...
View ArticleInternational volunteers – does Bhutan still need them?
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : In the 1980s, Bhutan had the largest United Nations Volunteers programme in the world. For many years international volunteers helped to build infrastructure,
View ArticleAddressing the infant mortality rate
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Zero infant mortality targets in almost all dzongkhags stand at risk Health: Although Bhutan has achieved the Millennium Development Goal target for infant and under-five...
View ArticleA village of five people
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Migration: The 20-minute walk up from Dangdung village, Langthel gewog, Trongsa, towards Lingtoe village reveals the ruins of irrigation channels and other structures covered...
View ArticleMore farmers take up pig farming in Trashigang
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Livestock: It is 6pm in the evening. For Norbu Wangdi, a famer in Bidung, it is time to feed his pigs. As he opens the door of the pigsty, he is welcomed with shrill squeals.
View ArticleNot a very well organised championship
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Table tennis: Sunday 11am, Sumit Subba of Pelkhil School and Leki Dorji from Motithang higher secondary school are engaged in an intense table tennis match at the national...
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