RCSC transfers nine executives
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : RCSC: The Royal Civil Service Commission decided yesterday to transfer nine civil servants at the executive level.
View ArticleWho is electing Thimphu thrompon?
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Election: If it were a class, the teacher would call off the day. Two speakers and three election observers outnumbered those present in the classroom in Changangkha school on...
View ArticleGoI releases Nu 1.99B
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Grant: After waiting for more than a year and having pre-financed the north east-west highway, the government of India yesterday handed over two cheques amounting to Nu 1.99B...
View ArticleRadhi needs irrigation water to augment rice production
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Visit: Even as there is not enough water for irrigation, Radhi saw a good paddy harvest this year. It was only natural therefore that when Prime Minister visited the gewog on...
View ArticleADB to finance Nyera-Amari projects with USD 320M
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Hydropower: The Asian Development Bank would finance the 442-megawatt Nyera-Amari hydropower project with USD 320M. The project will be developed on a multi-tranche financing...
View ArticleThousands expected to attend Terdzö wang
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Religion: The business community of Lhuentse is busy readying for the upcoming Rinchen Terdzö Wang Lung at Takila.
View ArticleNew thromdes, new uncertainties
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : There may be some uncertainties surrounding the dzongkhag and yenlag thromde elections in the 16 dzongkhags. But what is certain is there will be 280 vacancies created...
View ArticleJapanese team in Bhutan to gauge power tiller requirements
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Mechanization: The total number of power tillers that Bhutan will receive from Japan, following the cessation of the KR-II grant programme, is yet to be determined.
View ArticleComic book based on Garpa Lungi Khorlo launched
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Literary: Based on the legend of Garpa Lungi Khorlo, a man who had the power to travel at the speed of wind, a comic titled 'GARPA: The Attendant' was launched in Thimphu...
View ArticleInjured crane gets care at the centre
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Crane: A juvenile black-necked crane was found wounded below the gewog office in Phobjikha, Wangdue last week.
View ArticleRumours are the biggest fear in a small country: OL
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Leader of Opposition on tour of the dzongkhags Visit: The Opposition Leader, Pema Gyamtsho, expressed concern about the extent of gossip and rumours that made the rounds during...
View ArticleLunaps hire chopper to return home
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Aviation: In its first local charter, a group of Lunaps hired the government's helicopter to travel back to remote Lunana in Gasa.
View ArticleCamp Raven concludes
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : His Majesty The King granted an Audience to the participants of Camp Raven during the closing ceremony of the camp yesterday.
View ArticleHRH Gyaltshab inaugurates farmers' market shed
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : His Royal Highness Gyaltshab Jigme Dorji Wangchuck on Thursday inaugurated a farmers' market shed in Gangola, Mongar.
View ArticleUrban voters apathetic to common forums
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Candidates depend on word of mouth campaign Election: In what could be a mater of concern for the election commission, voter apathy marred the common forum campaigns across the...
View ArticleGo out en masse and pick the right leader
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : What we saw these past few weeks is nothing short of remarkable. What was pre-eminent in all that we witnessed should worry us.
View ArticleSeparating bar and other businesses to control alcohol
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Rule to be reinforced and strictly with the new policy on alcohol Policy: There will be no Shop cum Bar' while groceries will not be allowed to sell alcohol soon.
View ArticleLabour minister defends employment agents
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Adequate rules and regulations in place to protect jobseekers Employment: Despite several complaints against overseas employment agents, the labour ministry says the agents...
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