Taking stock of SAARCs progress Meetings begin for the ministers inter summit session 5 February, 2011 - Measures adopted by all eight countries to promote regional tourism were one of the subjects discussed by south Asian association of regional corporation (SAARC) directors when they met today at the convention center in Thimphu. The report on tourism is an outcome of the working group meeting in Kathmandu last month. The 40th meeting of the programming committee, is the first preceding meeting for the inter-summit session of council of ministers, which begins on February 8. Director of SAARC and regional organisations Sonam Tshong said the meeting is to take stock of the implementation of SAARC activities and decisions taken during the 16th SAARC summit.We have taken important decisions on energy, trade, climate change, transport an corporation in disasters, Sonam Tshong said. Todays meeting is where we discuss technical issues such as budget and capacity building which would then b...

For err... and ever Yearender 5 February, 2011 - Kuensel newsroom employees could go broke in the year of the Rabbit. Errors made by the reporter, editor, copy editor and layout designer will be counted in cash. Factual errors and layout errors will cost Nu 100, typos and grammatical errors Nu 50 and headline errors Nu 200. With errors featuring in the paper day after day, year after year the news team felt that something drastic had to be done if it were to make an improvement. In the year of the tiger errors were as plenty and glaring as the stripes of the magnificent beast.One victim of the errors was access to facebook from office, the contagious social networking site. This came after an edition carried an incomplete story that had readers calling up gleefully to find out if a part two was in the pipeline. The next issue carried a rejoinder saying The following paragraphs were inadvertently deleted from the story.... The mistake, it was agreed happened, because facebook had dist...

Turbulence hits domestic air services again 5 February, 2011 - The governments effort to launch domestic air services by April, is once again experiencing turbulence. In what looks like a replay of the first domestic air services tender, the government is once again engaged in dialogue with the winning companies, Kuensel has learned. Tashi Air, one of the two companies awarded the domestic air services contract, has approached the government raising concerns on the inclusion of national airline, Drukair, in domestic operations.The government selected both Tashi Air and Drukair to operate domestic air operations in December. This move surprised observers, as the tender document or RFP (request for proposals), did not mention such an outcome.But while such an outcome was not mentioned in the RFP, Tashi Air had proposed to operate international air services to subsidize its domestic operations. The other option offered was to operate only domestic operations but with government incentives...

Bhutan Broadcasting Service His Majesty spends Losar with needy citizens Feb 3, 2011 As people across the country celebrated the beginning of the Iron Female Rabbit Year with friends and family members, His Majesty the King spent the new year with a group of citizens in need. His Majesty also offered prayers and butter lamps at the Puna Dewai Chenpoi Phodrang earlier this morning. [ read more ] Chhukha dzongkhag court accepts petition on Phuentsholing Thromde election Feb 2, 2011 The two men who have been fighting tooth and nail to file a complaint questioning the fairness of the recent Thromde elections in Phuentsholing are now relieved. Their efforts have finally paid off. The Chhukha district court has accepted their petition. [ read more ] His Majesty returns to the capital after a three week tour to remote villages Feb 1, 2011 His Majesty the King has arrived in the capital after a grueling three week tour to remote villages in Trongsa, Zhemgang, Pemagatshe...

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The Druk National Congresshas congratulated the newly elected Prime Minister of Nepal, Jhala Nath Khanal, Friday. Nepali PM KhanalIssuing a press statement, DNC president Rongthong Kunley Dorji said, On behalf of the Druk National Congress, I extend my hearty felicitation and best wishes to Your Excellency on being elected as Prime Minister of Nepal, The party also said it always remains indebted to the Government of Nepal and Nepalis for continued support towards the establishment of inclusive democracy in Bhutan. DNC expressed its hope that under Khanals leadership there would be a re-beginning of bilateral talks between Nepal and Bhutan to resolve the protracted refugee issue.

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