Orphaned siblings hope education rescues them
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Community: As the sun starts to set, the villagers of Manthung in Kanglung hang up their spades and call it a day.
View ArticleBhutan tackles violence against women for 'refusing sex, burning the dinner'
Reuters : US : THIMPHU - Sonam Zangmo endured abuse at the hands of her husband for two years before finally walking out on him after the birth of her daughter.
View ArticleBhutan tackles violence against women for "refusing sex, burning the dinner"
Sify : IN : Sonam Zangmo endured abuse at the hands of her husband for two years before finally walking out on him after the birth of her daughter."He used to lay his hands on me at every opportunity,"...
View ArticleBhutan tackles violence against women for 'refusing sex, burning the dinner'
Yahoo! News : US : By Saraswati Sundas THIMPHU - Sonam Zangmo endured abuse at the hands of her husband for two years before finally walking out on him after the birth of her daughter. "I want my...
View ArticleParo thromde election to be delayed
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : LG: Elections in the Paro dzongkhag thromde will be delayed if the upcoming summer session of Parliament endorses a new map for the thromde. The ECB plans to hold the second...
View ArticleJPLP says its sales have been wrongly inflated
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Legal: In another rebuttal yesterday, Jatan Prasad Lalchand Prasad submitted that the Office of the Attorney General has wrongly inflated the sales for the year 2014.
View ArticleStandards to ensure safe drinking water
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Only 28% of spring and 17% of stream water sources are safe for drinking Water: A huge majority, 97.7 percent, of the Bhutanese population may have access to improved drinking...
View ArticleIn everybody's interest
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : After almost two years of investigations, Gidawom mining case's verdict is finally out. If a court verdict is judged by who won or lost, as many Bhutanese would like to read,...
View ArticleHigh rents send devotees packing
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Accommodation: High rents are causing devotees who are in Takila, Lhuentse to receive empowerment of Rinchen Terzoed Wang Lung Thri to leave earlier than expected.
View ArticleSo that the toilets are clean and odourless
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Initiative: It's day four of Paro Tshechu. People from all walks of life have gathered at the Rinpung Dzong to witness the festival. The crowds at the tshechu are in their...
View ArticleThree colleges in the east confirmed
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Government expects Yonphula to turn into an education hub Education: The government has confirmed that it will open three colleges in the east as pledged.
View ArticleA bleak tourist season to begin with?
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Most tour operators and hoteliers witnessed a drop in arrivals this spring Tourism: If the spring season is an indication of the international tourist arrivals in the country,...
View ArticleBhutan tackles violence against women for "refusing sex, burning the dinner"
Reuters : US : THIMPHU - Sonam Zangmo endured abuse at the hands of her husband for two years before finally walking out on him after the birth of her daughter.
View ArticleBhutan tackles violence against women for "refusing sex, burning the dinner"
Sify : IN : Sonam Zangmo endured abuse at the hands of her husband for two years before finally walking out on him after the birth of her daughter."He used to lay his hands on me at every opportunity,"...
View ArticleCabinet okays Mangadechhu project's revised cost
Yahoo! News : US : New Delhi, March 23 The union cabinet on Wednesday approved the revised cost estimate of Rs.4,020.63 crore for the ongoing 720 MW Mangadechhu hydroelectric project in Bhutan. The...
View ArticleHurdles along the free trade route
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Indian ambassador recommends intensive dialogue to resolve the issues Trade: Despite a free trade agreement between Bhutan and India, the ground realities are different, and...
View ArticleCombating citrus diseases
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Agriculture: To prevent the two major citrus diseases, fruit dropping and citrus greening, all citrus farmers will need to put in place modified solutions provided by the...
View ArticleExploring the spillover benefits
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : The central bank will carry out a research to study the benefits Hydropower: The indirect benefits of the hydropower sector are overlooked and many other economic opportunities...
View ArticleBuilding good toilet culture
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : A group of students from Yoezerling Higher Secondary School were seen cleaning public toilets during Paro tshechu this week. They volunteered to do the service with Bhutan...
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