20 women opt for epidural analgesia
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Health: More than a month after the Thimphu referral hospital introduced epidural analgesia, 20 women chose the medical technique that helps painless delivery of babies.
View ArticleTwo bear cubs saved from forest fire
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Rescue: Two Asian black bear cubs were saved from a forest fire at the Kamichu area in Daga gewog, Wangdue that had been burning since the afternoon of March 22.
View ArticleT/gang drops fish production target
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : MTR: Trashigang dropped its target to produce two metric tonnes of fish annually following the mid term review as the farmers were not keen on starting fisheries.
View ArticleTrongsa lags behind on infant and under-five mortality targets
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : MTR: Although Trongsa has achieved more than 50 percent of its 11th Plan activities the dzongkhag is behind on its targets to reduce infant and under-five mortality rates.
View ArticleWomen's basketball team ready for first int'l competition
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Basketball: After not being able to participate in their first international tournament at the 12th South Asian Games last month, the Bhutanese national women's basketball team...
View ArticleHis Majesty The King graces Paro tshechu
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : His Majesty The King graced the Paro tshechu, and offered prayers before the Guru thongdrel, which is unfurled on the final day. His Majesty joined the people to view the...
View ArticleMaking money from dung
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : First local organic manure enters market Agriculture: Cow gives … cow dung! This is what farmer Padam Bahadur Ghalley would say if he were a student. The farmer boasts his...
View ArticleTruckers to raise concerns on motor vehicle agreement
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : A number of concerns on the BBIN MVA, ranging from business to culture, will be submitted to the gov't today Transport: Truckers from across the country will present their...
View Article78 children infected with HFM disease
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Doctors advise strict hygiene standards in early learning centres Health: The number of children suffering from the recent outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease has reached...
View ArticleBhutan tackles domestic violence
IOL : ZA : A survey in 2012 revealed that 74 percent of women in Bhutan had been victims of physical violence, but an NGO in the Buddhist country is working hard to turn the tide.
View ArticleCompletion of Hindu temple delayed
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Construction: The Hindu temple at Kuensel Phodrang that should have been completed long ago is still being built with only about 60 percent of the works complete. Construction...
View ArticleRevamping TVET for effective delivery
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Labour: The Technical and Vocational Education and Training system in the country today is confronted with several challenges that is hindering the generation of a qualified...
View ArticleCelebrating friendship with cherry blossoms
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : This is a season of beauty and hope. This is a season when our backyards and roadsides are awash with soft sweetness of white and light red. Spring is here.
View ArticlePM discusses BBIN MVA with truckers, cabbies
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Transport: Following a meeting with the Prime Minister and foreign minister, local truckers and taxi drivers expect their concerns to be considered when the government...
View ArticleWandering through cycle of life
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Review: For indeed, what goes around, comes around. What you sow, you bloody reap entire. Sonam Phuntsho's Samsara – A Bhutanese Tale – is something of a novelty really, in...
View ArticleNFE vital to achieving adult literacy rate target in S/J
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Education: Samdrupjongkhar may not achieve its target of achieving an adult literacy rate of 80 percent in the 11th Plan unless local government officials encourage people to...
View ArticleTsa-Tsa: A symbol of the Bhutan- Japan relationship
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : A historical perspective of how the Japan- Bhutan friendship started In the year 2 of Taisho Era, I passed through Bhutan and reached Tibet.' Tokan Tada writes in his book...
View ArticleJob fair attracts hundreds of jobseekers
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Employment: More than 600 jobseekers from across the country attended the one-day job fair yesterday in Phuentsholing conducted by the regional labour office. The jobseekers...
View ArticlePemagatshel gets its own radio station
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Media: The advent of mobile phones in the country has eased the life of tshogpa Bopo Drukpa. The local government leader of Khotakpa, a rural village in Pemagatshel has a...
View ArticleThai medical friendship mission treats 1,007 ENT patients
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Volunteer: Exposure to cold and dust, according to specialists from the Thai Friendship Medical Mission for ENT, is the main cause of ENT diseases in the country.
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