One killed in Bhutan explosion, security alert sounded (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Thimphu, March 15 (IANS) Bhutan has put its security forces on a maximum alert after one person was killed in an explosion ahead of the historic parliamentary elections March 24, officials said Saturday.

Bhutan cracks down on rebels ahead of first poll (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Bhutanese soldiers and police have launched a crackdown against ethnic Nepali rebels ahead of the tiny, isolated Himalayan nation’s first parliamentary elections this month, officials said on Wednesday.

‘Maoists killed’ by Bhutan police (BBC News)
Police in Bhutan say that they have killed at least five suspected Maoists in ongoing operations over the last week.

Bhutan cracks down on rebels ahead of polls (Gulf Times)
GUWAHATI, India: Bhutanese soldiers and police have launched a crackdown against ethnic Nepali rebels ahead of the tiny, isolated Himalayan nation’s first parliamentary elections this month, officials said yesterday.

Paro-Thimphu highway receives ACC censure (Kuensel)
5 March, 2008 - A confidential Anti Corruption Commission report has alleged several mistakes “from the contracting process to procedural irregularities, resulting in losses of up to Nu 10 million” on the Nu 200 million eight-kilometre road widening work between Paro and Thimphu, which was done by four Bhutanese companies.

India may construct roads along Nepal, Bhutan borders (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) The central government is mulling a proposal to construct roads along the Nepal and Bhutan borders to improve infrastructure and promote cross-border economic integration.

TIGER CORRIDOR FROM BHUTAN-INDIA-MALAYSIA (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
NEW DELHI, March 15 (Bernama) — Wildlife scientists are proposing to create a tiger corridor spanning from India, cutting through Southeast Asia until the jungles of Malaysia, for the big cats to roam freely in its natural habitat.

India may construct roads along Nepal, Bhutan borders (Calcutta News)
The central government is mulling a proposal to construct roads along the Nepal and Bhutan borders to improve infrastructure and promote cross-border economic integration.

Small stones, big block (Kuensel)
12 March, 2008 - An acute shortage of aggregate stones has led to a delay in and hike in the cost of almost all major road construction activities, worth in total around Nu 5 billion, like the Thimphu-Paro and Phuentsholing-Thimphu highways, and Thimphu road projects like Deubam, Gongphel and Norzin lams.

TIGER CORRIDOR - 2 (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
The main 12 countries tigers inhabit in the wild are Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia, Thailand and Vietnam.

Parties’ expenditure exceeds collection
The Election Commission of Bhutan yesterday released the audited report on the accounts of the two political parties, People’s Democratic Party and Druk Phuensum Tshogpa

Who’s doing what for whom
And the truth about promises

15 March, 2008 - National Assembly candidates have been promising their local constituencies (in print, television and at public meetings) numerous schools, farm roads, BHUs, bridges and so forth.

Bomb kills handler
15 March, 2008 - A man in Dagana was killed on the spot on March 13 while handling an explosive device that had been kept at his house.

Jigmi Thinley looks good in Nanong-Shumar

The veteran versus the tyro - DPT’s Jigmi Y Thinley and PDP’s Jigme Dukpa

15 March, 2008 - The Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) president, Jigmi Y Thinley, is seen by many in Nanong-Shumar constituency as the likely victor on March 24. Jigme Dukpa of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), meanwhile, says that the fight isn’t over till it’s over.

The media reflects
15 March, 2008 - Like every other section of Bhutanese society, the Bhutanese media is taking a look at its own role in the new political scenario, post March 24. The principles and policies do not actually change from the past, but we will need a new dose of energy and, perhaps, a clearer understanding of our responsibilities.

Druk Air’s new look

13 March, 2008 - It’s no fault of your eyesight if, in the coming days, you find Druk Air’s female cabin crew more striking than usual.

They will be discarding the old uniform to be attired in a contemporary half cotton kira of pesar (new) design with a claret cotton-silk tego, that will not only complement the looks of the crew but also represent the spirit of the Bhutanese with a modern touch.

New millennium curriculum

13 March, 2008 - With holidays over and schools reopened, the air is once more filled with excitement, restless energy, tension and apprehension about turning a whole new page to your academic session.

Yes, the time of tuning yourself into a routine is back. Load of activities await teachers, parents and students weeks before the school reopens.

Eating your blues away
13 March, 2008 - When you eat with your eyes and not your stomach and when emotions begin to determine your eating habits rather than hunger, you should know that you’re suffering from emotional eating disorder.

Ten questions

Kuenzang Thinley, 23, from Laptshakha, Talo, Punakha, is working as a Dzongkha teacher at the Early Learning Centre for two years now. This is what he has to say on his life as a teacher.

1. Why did you become a teacher?
I was interested in teaching and to help my students grow into good citizens.

A road to Bardo-Trong — the path to power

NA ELECTIONS - ZHEMGANG 13 March, 2008 - For the rural voters of Zhemgang, the past few months have been a revelation of sorts. They had never known of Khengpas (people of Zhemgang), who served in the government or were today successful businessmen, or of those who had topped the school examinations from primary to high secondary school and went on to win scholarships to study abroad.

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