Trashigang to establish four more central schools
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Education: Starting this academic year, Trashigang will have four more central schools operating across the dzongkhag.
View ArticleDamphu gets beautiful and much needed leisure space
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Park: Residents of Damphu in Tsirang now have a recreational park. The construction of the beautifully designed park was completed almost two months, but it is yet to be opened...
View ArticleNew Indian Ambassador presents credentials
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Diplomacy: India's new ambassador to Bhutan, Jaideep Sarkar, presented his credentials to His Majesty The King, yesterday.
View ArticlePoor wage, no mask dancers
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Dancers are reluctant to take part in tshechus Culture: Sithup Dhendup lost his wife five months ago. His family is recovering from the loss. But he is compelled to leave his...
View ArticleDrukair overwhelmed with excess baggage
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Additional flight planned to resolve the problem Transport: The national airline, Drukair, has been subjected to public criticism following a large amount of passenger baggage...
View ArticleBhutan has a well-established plan for development: EU ambassador
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Q&A: The new European Union ambassador to Bhutan, Tomasz Kozlowski, spoke with Kuensel's Gyalsten K Dorji on cooperation between Bhutan and the EU. From 1982-2014, the EU...
View ArticleJapan seeks to enhance relations with Bhutan: Japanese ambassador
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Q&A: Japan's new ambassador to Bhutan, Kenji Hiramatsu spoke with Kuensel's Gyalsten K Dorji on relations between the two countries following 30 years of diplomatic...
View ArticleZika: a real threat at our doorstep
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Zika is fast becoming an explosive pandemic. The infection is linked to the development of unusually small heads and brain damage in newborns.
View ArticleRecord 609 black-necked cranes arrived this winter
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Counting carried out simultaneously in all the habitats yesterday Migration: After initial fears of dwindling number of black-necked cranes coming to Bhutan in winter, the...
View ArticleBear kills milking cows
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Wildlife: Rukubji farmers are on their toes after a bear killed two milking cows in two days in the village.
View Article24 Bhutanese to undergo vocational training in Hyderabad
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Training: As part of the ambassador's scholarship programme, 24 Bhutanese youth and in-service plumbers and electricians will undergo vocational trainings in National Academy...
View ArticleMulti-storey parking space to ease congestion in Phuentsholing
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Thromde: Phuentsholing Thromde will soon have multi-storey car parking, which will ease the serious shortage of parking space that the thromde is facing currently.
View ArticleModi to visit Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha from Friday
Yahoo! News : US : New Delhi, Feb 4 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a three-day visit to Assam, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha from February 5 to 7. Modi will inaugurate the 12th South Asian Games...
View ArticleUnder nutrition among children drops
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Health: About 21 percent of the Bhutanese children below five years were stunted while 4.3 percent were wasting away and nine percent underweight.
View ArticleThe problem of plenty
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Water: Bhutan is faced with the problem of abundant waters. While the country has one of the highest per capita water availability in the world, accessibility for various...
View ArticleIntegrated Horticulture Promotion Project launched
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Agriculture: The introduction of Integrated Horticulture Promotion Project will enable farmers in Wangdue, Punakha, Tsirang and Dagana to take up integrated farming from next...
View ArticleMissing girl reunited with family after 17 years
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Community: Pem Tashi, 56, is relieved and overjoyed to have found his daughter Chenga Lham 17 years after he last saw her as a 14-year old girl.
View ArticleAvoiding excess baggage
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : The national airline has issued a public apology on its inability to clear the baggage backlog on the Bangkok-Paro sector.
View ArticleGamri report recommends multi-sectorial intervention
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Project: Evaluation has found that Gramri Watershed Management that seeks to address environmental degradation and landslides in the catchment area of Gamri river need...
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