Earthtimes.org

India moves up 12 places in ?ease of doing biz? Hindu Business Line, India - 1 hour ago India?s overall ranking of 120 is below neighbouring countries such as Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and China. New Delhi, Sept. … India not easy to do business in: World Bank Hindustan Times Sri Lanka's business confidence stifled by taxes: report AFP ICICI to expand operations in Sri Lanka Hindu Business Line all 29 news articles

Hindu

Meghalaya taps US varsity to boost strawberry production Economic Times, India - 1 hour ago ?Strawberries from the state are supplied to Kolkata, Delhi and Bangladesh. We are trying to export it to Bhutan, Nepal and the Middle East.? Meghalaya eyes global market for roses, strawberries Hindu all 2 news articles

Turkish Press

Thailand slips down the list, now seen as more corrupt Bangkok Post, Thailand - 2 hours ago Among the countries with a significant worsening of scores are Bhutan, Laos and Macau. ''The increase in the perceived levels of corruption in these … Africa: Persistent Corruption in Low-Income Countries Requires … AllAfrica.com all 174 news articles

Voice of America

South Asia Scores Poorly on Corruption Index Voice of America - 6 hours ago Bhutan has slipped compared to previous years, but it is best in the region at 46th. India is tied with China and six other countries at number 72 and ahead …

The dro goey system

The number 7 pasture in Chumukarm

How yak herders in Nubri, Paro divide pastures

26 September, 2007 - “Get me a 12, let me get a 12 or at least 11,” Ap Gyep prays as he rolls the dice on a tarpaulin spread for the purpose.
Nubri village in Paro has 11 demarcated pastures numbered from 2 to 12.
The one who throws 12, the highest, gets the best pasture and the one who throws 2 gets pasture number 2, the smallest.
Ahhh! Ap Gyep exclaims. He gets a six.
The year is 1963. With Jhomolhari towering from the north, yak herders gather in the mountains of Nubri after 11 years to decide and to divide the pasture by rolling the dice. The number that comes up determines the pasture their yaks will graze on for the next 11 years.

Thri in Tsirang

26 September, 2007 -
His Holiness the Je Khenpo leaves Thimphu tomorrow to conduct a 23-day Wang-Lung-Thri (blessing, oral transmission and admonition) and the Moenlam Chhenmo (great prayer) ceremonies in Tsirang.

6 years for illicit relationship

Update 26 September, 2007 -
A 27-year old school teacher in Dagana, who was charged with having a sexual relationship with a 17-year old girl student of the same school, has been sentenced to six years by the Dagana district court.

Land scamster jailed

26 September, 2007 -
The Thimphu district court jailed Nima Dorji, office assistant of the VIP store in the finance ministry, to six years in prison for illegally transferring land belonging to someone else to his own name.

DPT takes PDP to court

26 September, 2007 -
Druk Phuensum Tshokpa coordinators in Phuentsholing have filed a case at the Phuentsholing dungkhag court, accusing the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) of distributing money to the people who attended their meetings and against various gewog Tshokpa heads in Chukha dzongkhag for participating in PDP activities.

Annual RBA boxing tournament underway

Sports 26 September, 2007 -
The annual Wing Boxing knock-out tournament, which began on 20th September, has 130 boxers from 10 Wings participating. Each match has eight rounds of two minutes each. 10 matches are held every day at 5:00 pm at the Lungtenphug RBA ground in Thimphu.

Agay Menpas beat Lothuen, Young Hearts defeat Meto Transport

Fight for the ball

Sports 26 September, 2007 -
In the 51 match of the ongoing veteran League, Agay Menpas started the game with only nine players, but Lothuen could not make use of the advantage and paid the price.

Lessons from the past

26 September, 2007 -
As we learn the ropes of the electoral process and try to understand the culture of democracy at the same time, we have an interesting situation. How do we make sure that the average Bhutanese voter enjoys his or her right to vote and makes an informed decision?

From the barracks to the ballot
Two ex-army officers join the NC fray

Lt. Colonel (retd.) Kesang Namgyel

Kesang Namgyel

A retired senior officer from the Royal Bhutan Army will contest from Trashiyangtse to represent the Yangtsips in the National Council.

Know your candidates
25 September, 2007-Know your candidates contesting a seat in the National Assembly from Phuentsholing constituency. Featuring DPT’s Chencho Dorji and PDP’s Rinzin Dorji

Tags

• No Tags