Climate Change threatens future power supply from Bhutan to India (Deepika)
New Delhi, Feb 10 (UNI) Climate Change, caused by Global Warming, is going to affect power supply to India from the neighbouring Himalayan state of Bhutan in a big way in the very near future.

Bhutan again blames refugees for bomb blast (Nepalnews. com)
Bhutanese authorities have blamed the Communist Party of Bhutan, reportedly based in Nepal, for having hand in the second blast that took place in south-west Bhutan on the night of February 3.

Explosion rocks Bhutan again (Gulf Times)
THIMPHU: A powerful explosion rocked Bhutan yesterday while two more bombs were defused, the latest in a string of blasts in the otherwise peaceful and isolated Himalayan kingdom, officials said.

Police unearth hijack plan of Ulfa in Assam (Deepika)
Guwahati, Feb 10 (UNI) The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) was planning to hijack an Air India plane in Guwahati, senior police officials today said.

NEPAL: Thousands of Bhutanese refugees ready to resettle in third countries (AlertNet)
Source: IRIN The international community is working actively with the Nepalese government to help resettle thousands of Bhutanese refugees in Europe and North America, with the USA alone accepting at least 60,000 refugees, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).

Letters (Washington Post)
Michael Getler’s review of Jacob Weisberg’s The Bush Tragedy (Book World, Jan. 20) cites what Weisberg describes as my “conspiracy theories” about Saddam Hussein’s involvement in 9/11.

Declaration By United Revolutionary Front, Bhutan (Scoop.co.nz)
After careful study of the manifestation of the political development in Bhutan and the future impact, we have come to the conclusion that all the new changes which so much is being hyped is just cosmetic and in reality is not going tobenefit all the Bhutanese except a small section.

XO As A Tool To Preserve Language/Culture (LinuxElectrons)
The first dialect to be setup for use on the XO is Limbu. This is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken by more than 300,000 people in eastern Nepal as well as parts of Myanmar, Bhutan and India.

Bomb attack in Bhutan ahead of first polls: police (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A powerful explosion rocked the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, the latest in a string of blasts ahead of landmark elections next month, a police spokesman said.

Bomb hits Bhutan ahead of election to end royal rule; No injuries reported (AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
A bomb blast hit the tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan, and local officials Tuesday blamed communist rebels living as refugees in neighboring Nepal and seeking to disrupt next month’s elections.

Retiree numbers hit all time high
6 February, 2008 - The number of retirees from both the civil and armed forces combined reached an all time high of 2,174 people in 2006-07, with a number of civil servants resigning to join politics and the army trimming its strength, according to the NPPF’s seventh annual report.

The downside of rising life expectancy
6 February, 2008 - It is as yet years away but could most likely happen if measures are not taken. As Bhutanese live longer, with better medical care, the pension plan will reach a stage where the benefits it pays out would be more than the contribution it receives.

From the Incas to the kewa datshi
PART V: Potato driving socio-economic changes
Potato and rural income

6 February, 2008 - For many regions, especially those above 2500 m, potato is presently the only economic cash crop available. Not having potato would, not only reduce the income of the farmers but might even have hampered the possibilities of sending their children to school. For households at elevations above 2,900 m (Ura, Phobji and Gangte) the value of potato typically represents over 80 percent of the agriculture production and accounts for almost 100 percent of the agriculture products sold. In these locations it is not unusual for a household to sell potato worth Nu. 2 -300,000 annually.

Bomb blast in Samtse
Breaking news 4 February, 2008 -
Twelve days after four bombs exploded in four different dzongkags, another bomb exploded in Samtse last night.

There is such a thing as a free lunch!

The snowball ticket to a free meal

4 February, 2008 - Here’s a way to get a free meal in Bumthang at the height of winter.
If you relish red rice with shakam (dried beef), ezay (traditional pickle) and suja (butter tea), put together small quantities of all these ingredients that would make a meal.

Local deity sparks off water war

4 February, 2008 - Fights for water during the transplanting season are common in Bhutan but for Lhadon, 59, from Trong Pam in Zhemgang, her battle is for drinking water. And it has been dragging on for three years.

Song and dance duo wins global award (again)

4 February, 2008 - Fondly known as Tashi among his colleagues, Toshihiro Tanaka, deputy resident representative of UNDP, entered Bhutan four years ago, a stranger yearning to learn about the country’s tradition and culture.

Embezzler gets 5 years

4 February, 2008 - The Zhemgang district court sentenced the former branch assistant of Bhutan Development Finance Corporation Limited (BDFCL) in Zhemgang to five years in prison for embezzling about Nu 800,000 of the corporation’s funds.

Breeding a new fungi-resistant maize variety at Lingmethang

Maize trials are on in the fields of Mongar

4 February, 2008 - Researchers with the Renewable Natural Resources Research Centre in Wengkhar, Mongar, have initiated a programme to come up with a maize variety to resist the turcicum leaf blight and gray leaf spots fungal diseases, that were reported in the past two years.

13 Bhutanese for Mumbai BPO

3 February, 2008 - Thirteen young Bhutanese will start their working careers in the Indian city of Mumbai working for a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) company or what is commonly known as a call centre.

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