Bhutan News Archive for January 21 2011

Bhutan Broadcasting Service

Accident leaves two dead

Jan 20, 2011 Two men including the driver were killed and another two injured when the Maruti van they were travelling in went off the road at Samzhor on Tuesday. Samzhor is located between Narphung and Gomdhar in Samdrup Jongkhar. [read more]

Insurance claim for plane crash victims

Jan 20, 2011 The relatives of the Bhutanese pilgrims who perished in the Nepal plane crash will have to wait two more months to get the insurance for the victims. [read more]

Lift the ban on import of vehicles says Opposition

Jan 20, 2011 The Opposition, yesterday, asked the judiciary to intervene and lift the temporary ban on the import of vehicles. Opposition member Damchoe Dorji said the ban has affected potential buyers and the business of the car dealers. He was speaking at the second hearing in the Supreme Court on the governments tax revision on vehicles. This is the first constitutional case to be tried in a court of law. [read more]

Briquettes supply falls short of demand

Jan 19, 2011 When the first briquette factory was opened in Thimphu, it was seen as an ideal solution to Thimphus growing firewood needs, especially during the winter. [read more]

Petrol price increases

Jan 19, 2011 The price of petrol has increased by Nu 2.22. A litre of petrol will now cost Nu. 53.86. The price hike came into effect yesterday. This is the second hike in just one month. In December the price of petrol increased by about Nu. 3.5 a litre. [read more]

Tshogpa elections receives lukewarm response

Jan 19, 2011 Four constituencies have no candidates for Tshogpa election. With just two days left for the Thromdey elections, four constituencies in the three Thromdeys of Thimphu, Phuentsholing and Gelephu have failed to field a single candidate for the Tshogpas post. Most constituencies have only one candidate each. The response has been lukewarm. [read more]

Ara confiscated

Jan 19, 2011 Police in Gelephu have confiscated 49 bottles of locally brewed alcohol known as ara, 15 cartoons of yeasts and 65 kilograms of Bangchhang, locally brewed beer, on Sunday. [read more]

Petrol price to skyrocket

Jan 17, 2011 The price of petrol is expected to increase by more than Nu.2 per litre. The hike will come into effect from tomorrow according to the Department of Trade. This is the second hike in a month and the fourth within a year. [read more]

Accident kills a seven-year-old

Jan 17, 2011 A seven-year-old girl died when the Wagon R she was travelling in met with an accident at Namseling in Thimphu. The accident took place at 9:30 am today. [read more]

Man arrested for selling fake rhino horn

Jan 17, 2011 The Thimphu police have arrested a 32-year-old man from Wangduephodrang on suspicion of selling fake rhino horns. The suspect and an accomplice were arrested while on their way to a potential customers house in Changjiji on January 14. [read more]

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Kuensel

Picture Story

Cold wave: 20 January, 2011 Gelephu town residents light fires yesterday evening to brace the sudden drop in evening temperatures [read more]

P-Day is upon 4 townships

All is readiness for the first ever elections of this kind

Thromde Elections 20 January, 2011 More than 160 electoral officers and security personnel spent a cold night in the classrooms of about 25 different schools in four dzongkhag thromdes yesterday, guarding with their lives the electronic voting machines. [read more]

Govt. guilty of contempt of court: Opposition

For its unilateral decision to impose a temporary ban on the import of light vehicles

1st Constitutional Case 20 January, 2011 The government should be charged with contempt of court and interference, for not seeking the consent of the Supreme Court (SC) in imposing a temporary ban on import of light vehicles. [read more]

Indian arrested for transaction

20 January, 2011 Gelephu police are still investigating the case of a 23-year old Indian man, who was arrested on January 13 with a stash of illegal prescription drugs. [read more]

More than twice over subscribed

Last Minute Rush: Investors yesterdaty at a BOB teller in Thimphu

Initial Public Offer 20 January, 2011 Shares of the T-Bank, whose initial public offer closed yesterday, could be subscribed twice over. [read more]

Successful candidates placed

20 January, 2011 After clearing many hurdles in last few months, the 284 university graduates have finally found themselves a place to pursue their career in the civil service domain. [read more]

Think twice, its not all right

20 January, 2011 If debates and discourses are any indications of a sound democracy, we are on the right track, even as we try to strengthen the f! oundatio ns of our democracy. People are raising their voices, at least in some quarters, and the elected government has the ears to listen to them. [read more]

Proprietors win an hours reprieve

Power point presentation persuades authorities to relent

A club owner presents his case
Closure Time 20 January, 2011 After five hours of debate and discussion between the discotheque owners and the authorities over the discotheque closure time, the proprietors came out winners yesterday. [read more]

Ready after a two-year delay

The Autsho school near completion

Autsho MSS 20 January, 2011 The Autsho middle secondary school in Lhuentse will finally be ready to welcome students when they come for the 2011 academic session.
The construction of the school, funded by the World Bank, was delayed by more than two years. [read more]

A creative and effective institute

Royal Society for Protection of Nature 20 January, 2011 The royal society for protection of nature (RSPN) conservation efforts was rewarded when they were recognised as a creative and effective institute by MacArthur foundation among 11 organisations in six countries. [read more]

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Bhutan Observer

Children learn to play tennis

Jan 19, 2011 The Bhutan Tennis Federations winter tennis coaching camp will begin from tomorrow at the Changlingmithang Tennis Centre in Thimphu. About 60 boys and girls are expected to participate in Under-10 category, 40 in Under-12 category and 20 in Under-14 category. The coaching sessions will be conducted from 9 am to12 pm every day. The participants [...] [read more]

An elderly gomchhen sings prayers on the pavement of Norzin Lam in Thimphu

Jan 19, 2011 [read more]

Business of reviving old shoes

Jan 18, 2011 A young Bhutanese man in Thimphu starts Bhutans first shoe cleaning centre. Jigme Wangchuk finds out what it takes to be a shoe cleaner, and a professional one at that In one of the darkest and most obscure nooks behind a row of buildings on the other side of Norzim Lam, opposite the Clock Tower [...] [read more]

The east-west lateral highway is still blocked by snow at several places

Jan 18, 2011 [read more]

MoU signed today to create SEZs

Jan 18, 2011 DHI and the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA) today, Tuesday, signed an MoU to develop special economic zones (SEZ) in three locations. The three locations are Motanga under Samdrupjongkhar Dzongkhag with an area of about 152 acres, Jigmeling under Sarpang Dzongkhag with an area of 1,185 acres and Dhamdum under Samtse Dzongkhag where the exact [...] [read more]

C ars line up below the Lungtenzampa fueling station in Thimphu to refuel yesterday evening in anticipation of the petrol price hike today

Jan 18, 2011 [read more]

The price of petrol in Bhutan has increased by Nu 2 to Nu 2.25 from today

Jan 18, 2011 [read more]

Bhutan-Bangladesh trade relations get a booster

Jan 17, 2011 Prime Minister Jigmi Y Thinleys visit to Bangladesh this week is expected diversify relations between Bhutan and Bangladesh. Addressing a banquet hosted by Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday, Lyonchhen noted that the relationship between the two countries was progressively diversifying both in material as well as less tangible forms encompassing a range of [...] [read more]

Bhutan and Bangladesh sign agreement on cultural cooperation

Jan 17, 2011 Inspired by a common desire to strengthen the existing friendly relations between the two countries, Bhutan and Bangladesh signed an agreement on cultural cooperation on Tuesday, January 11. According to the agreement, both countries will encourage and cooperate in various fields such as literature, music, visual and performing arts, crafts and other cultural activities. The [...] [read more]

Black-necked cranes forage in the paddy fields of Bumdeling in Trashiyangtse last week

Jan 17, 2011 [read more]

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DRYING MONEY IN THE SUN WITH ANGAY

Jan 15, 2011 Recently, angay (grandmother) and I spend a wonderful time together doing the messiest thing in the world. We were cutting meat and drying it in the sun in true Bhutanese Read more [read more]

only 8,596 voters are eligible to vote for the mayors election

Jan 15, 2011 The number of voters to elect the first ever elected local government leaders of the four major municipal towns of Thimphu, Phuentsholing, Gelephu and Samdrup Jongkhar on Thursday, January 20, Read more [read more]

dear thimphu and phuentsholing thrompon candidates

Jan 15, 2011 Our reporters Dawa T Wangchuk in Thimphu and Saraswati Sundas in Phuentsholing talked to people on their expectations from the new thrompon THIMPHU 1 RABGAY, Re! ad more [read more]

bhutan to monitor health hazards related to climate change

Jan 15, 2011 Surrounded by snow capped mountains, people of Lhasa in Tibet had never even seen a mosquito in their lives. Today, studies have shown that the parasites have started appearing in Read more [read more]

pm joins bangladeshi fisherman and bollywood celebrities to hail the sundarbans as a global wonder

Jan 15, 2011 The prime minister this week connected very well with Bangladeshi fisherman and Bollywood celebrities as he voted for the Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest in the world, nominating it to Read more [read more]

why bhutan has so many constitutional issues?

Jan 15, 2011 Now that we have the advantage of hindsight, we can afford to look back and see what we should have done right after becoming a democracy in 2008. Among other Read more [read more]

INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM IN BHUTAN

Jan 15, 2011 Bhutanese investigative journalism has evolved rapidly from discreetly reporting on annual audit findings to journalists doing their own hard hitting and impactful stories. This effective form of journalism has affected Read more [read more]

landslides caused by air pockets in mountains continue to disrupt thimphu-paro traffic

Jan 15, 2011 The road block along the Thimphu-Paro highway near Chuzom is expected to continue for another week as boulders keep falling disrupting traffic for hours. The maximum one-hour journey to travel Read more [read more]

cable operators denounce dth service in the country

Jan 15, 2011 Local television cable operators have described the Direct-To-Home (DTH) television service in the country as breaching Bhutanese laws and have asked the government to review it. The cable operators have Read more [read more]

bhutanese industries appeal for excise refund and tax exemptions

Jan 15, 2011 Hydropower raw material suppliers and intermediary industries say currently Indian companies enjoy and unfair edge over them Bhutanese manufacturers and suppliers sought equal treatment for supply of materials to hydropower Read more [read more]

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