The Naazips of Merak-Sakten

Sumba and his family

21 August, 2007 - Except for the tinkle of harness
bells and the occasional grunt
of yaks the valley is silent. Early morning mist shrouds the lone hut in Merathang, a pasture bordering Merak and Sakten gewogs, in the extreme north of Trashigang.

On a gray August day
DPT applies to register with the Election Commission of Bhutan.
Earlier, its members met in Kelki school to elect their leader

DPT’s Lyonpo Wangdi Norbu counting the “Yes” votes

It’s Wednesday, August 15, in
Thimphu, and a big day for
the newly formed political party, Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT). After much speculation and rumours in the media and elsewhere, DPT will formally choose its leader. If your guess is on the list, then your guess is as good as anybody’s, including the insiders, quips a DPT member as he ushers the supporters and guests into the Kelki school hall, the meeting’s venue.

Zhabdrung’s advice
20 August 2007 - Emphasise perseverance,
sacrifice, enthusiasm, the
significance of contentment and the need for discipline to ensure self-improvement.

Bullets found in dzong
20 August 2007 - Two lead bullets discovered by
workers at the Semtokha dzong
conservation project recently has led some Bhutanese to believe that they may have been used in the attack that the dzong came under hundreds of years ago.

Solar electrification course
20 August 2007 - The Japan Fund for Poverty
Reduction is sponsoring 26
rural Bhutanese women to be trained in India in the use and maintenance of solar equipment in their villages.

Hooray! free ribbed condoms
20 August 2007 - Dotted, ribbed, flavoured,
ultra-thin– the smart men
condoms, which were once available from selected shops for a hefty price, will now be obtainable in most shops, restaurants, bars, and discotheques in the country- for free.

My Day Out!
20 August, 2007 - You probably infer
from the title that I
am writing about a picnic, and having lots of fun. Well, you’re wrong; though it was supposed to be fun, all right!

The Unheard Cries
20 August, 2007 - The process of development in
our country is at its apex. Industries are coming up and the existing factories are booming. Vehicles are increasing daily. Science has taken a great step in the country’s prosperity. Machines are manufactured and used in various ways, making it easier for people to get things done. People are growing rich and happy.

Infrastructure to fuel economic growth
18 August, 2007 - Project Dantak, which has built about 1,600 kilometres of roads and 83 permanent bridges in Bhutan in past four decades, added another notch to its count with the inauguration of a double lane bridge over the Olarongchu in Semtokha on August 16.

Empowering women
18 August, 2007 - The UNDP will support the National Commission for Women and Children and the planning commission secretariat on a two – year project that aims to create a supportive and enabling environment for women to play a greater role in the decision making process.

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