Court yet to issue summon orders for social media defamation case
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : ... the hearing is likely to be this Thursday Judiciary: The first hearing of the defamation case Sonam Phuntsho filed on August 12 against freelance journalist Namgay Zam and...
View ArticleBhutanese and Maldivian artists combine skills
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Their art pieces will be exhibited today in Thimphu Art: A weeklong art camp comprising of artists from the Maldives and Bhutan comes to an end with an exhibition at the Nehru...
View ArticleLightening kills one, injures 12
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Hazard: A class-eight student died following a lightening strike in Martshalla middle secondary school on August 14.
View ArticleBhutan to host mega Asian bodybuilding Championship
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Over 450 international athletes and officials from 25 Asian countries are expected at the weeklong competition Bodybuilding: Bhutan will host the 50th Asian Bodybuilding and...
View ArticleConforming to int'l standards
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : ...will require harmonisation of laws Quality: Most of the laws and regulations guiding the government's regulatory agencies must be re-examined, should the country harmonise...
View ArticleChina reaching out to Bhutan as part of new South Asia policy
The Hindu : IN : The outreach is in line with China's revamped approach towards India's other neighbours
View ArticleFire razes three houses in Mongar
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Fire: A fire razed three traditional houses, the attics of two other buildings, and caused a traditional house to be dismantled to create a firebreak in Mongar yesterday.
View ArticleHis Majesty addresses graduates
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : His Majesty The King graced the ongoing National Graduates Orientation Programme being held at the Royal Institute of Management in Semtokha and addressed the graduates yesterday.
View ArticleTough call for ECB
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : The ECB is expected to allow the affected voters to vote from their respective gewogs LG Election: Following the recent Supreme Court writ declaring the newly established...
View ArticleDNT stopped from visiting schools
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Govt. maintains that the education ministry's prior approval is required Politics: The Ministry of Education stopping Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa from visiting central schools to...
View ArticleSetting standards
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Despite the introduction of online public services, citizens today still face problems when dealing with the bureaucracy.
View ArticlePolice arrest three for gang rape
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Crime: Thimphu Police arrested three men aged between 34 and 38 who gang raped a 31-year-old woman on August 13.
View ArticleStrengthening the laboratory network for measles and rubella
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : A six-day regional workshop is underway in this regard since August 15 Health: A six-day regional workshop on strengthening capacity and internal quality assurance for the...
View ArticleKorean company to carry out community work in Bhutan
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Volunteers: A South Korean company, Korea Electric Power Corporation as a part of its corporate social responsibility will create a children's playground, conduct an eye camp,...
View ArticleSuspects arrested for trafficking marijuana
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Crime: The Jomotsangkha dungkhag court convicted a 52- and a 26-year-old man to un-compoundable prison terms of five years each for the illicit trafficking of cannabis and it's...
View ArticleLightning kills one in Gomtu
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Hazard: Just a few days after a student was killed by lightning in Samdrupjongkhar, a 22-year-old truck handy man died yesterday in Gomtu after also being struck by lightning....
View ArticleAthang asks Jai Prakash to leave bridge post project
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Infrastructure: The people of Athang gewog have requested Jai Prakash Associates Ltd to not dismantle the bridge near Jarogang village on the Wangdue-Tsirang highway after the...
View ArticleHis Majesty appoints secretaries and grants promotions of Armed Force officers
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : His Majesty The King appointed four secretaries and promoted 20 Armed Force officers.
View ArticleMongar fire victims receive semso
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Relief: His Royal Highness Gyaltshab Jigme Dorji Wangchuck granted semso to the victims of the recent fire mishap in Mongar town yesterday.
View ArticleConfusion between zomdus and polls
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : The confusion is attributed to inadequate attendance of voter education programmes carried out by ECB LG: Despite many rounds of voter education programmes carried out by the...
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