India, Nepal, Bhutan should jointly solve Bhutanese refugee problem (New Kerala)
Siliguri, Jan 19: Forward Bloc General Secretary Debabrata Biswas today said India, Nepal and Bhutan should jointly solve the problem of the Bhutanese refugees, sheltered at Damakh in Nepal.

Serial blasts rock Bhutan, woman injured (Press Trust of India)
Thimphu, Jan 20 (PTI) A woman was injured and some property damaged as four serial blasts rocked poll-bound Bhutan today including one in the capital, police said.

Bhutan monarchy to end, polls in March (Gulf Times)
THIMPHU/GUWAHATI: The National Assembly elections in Bhutan will be held March 24, formally ending the Wangchuck dynasty’s 100-year-rule and transforming the predominantly Buddhist nation to a parliamentary democracy.

Taj to debut in Bhutan soon (rediff.com)
Taj Leisure Hotels will open its first property in Bhutan soon. Called Taj Tashi, the hotel will be set up in Thimphu at an investment of Rs 50 crore.

Indian law-makers stopped from meeting Bhutan refugees (New Kerala)
Kathmandu, Jan 20 : Indian security forces manning border with Nepal have prevented a team of Indian law-makers from entering into the Himalayan kingdom and meeting Bhutanese refugees living in camps about to be closed.

Taj to open its first property in Bhutan (Business Standard India)
Called the Taj Tashi, it will be set up in Thimphu at an investment of Rs 50 crore. Taj Leisure Hotels, the strategic business unit of Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces will launch Taj Tashi, its new property in Thimphu, the capital of the neighbouring state of Bhutan on January 23.

Serial blasts rock Bhutan, woman injured (Outlook India)
A woman was injured and some property damaged as four serial blasts rocked poll-bound Bhutan today including one in the capital, police said. The four blasts took place within a span of three hours between 11 am and 2 pm, a spokesman of the Royal Bhutan Police said.

Bhutanese have generally been enthusiastic about switching on to electoral democracy [AFP] (Aljazeera)
Bhutan will hold its first ever general election on March 24, the Bhutanese election commission has announced.

Bhutan tour offers Himalayan odyssey (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Bhutan is a small kingdom nestled in the Himalayas between India and Tibet. Restrictions on tourism have helped to preserve its natural resources and way of life, which have remained unchanged for millennia.

Bhutan announces election (TVNZ)
Bhutan will hold its first ever general election on March 24, the Election Commission said. Bhutanese will vote to elect 47 members to the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament.

Bombs blasted in four dzongkhags
BREAKING NEWS20 January, 2008 - Four bomb blasts took place between 11.10am and 2.10pm in four different dzongkhags today, including one in the capital, Thimphu.

March is on to Assembly elections

19 January, 2008 - The country’s two political parties will soon begin their final round of getting to voters in the run-up to form the new government with the detailed dates for campaigning and the first general election announced on Thursday.

GNH takes centrestage

19 January, 2008 - Prime Minister Lyonpo Kinzang Dorji formally announced yesterday in Thimphu the formation of the GNH commission, which will combine the functions of the Planning Commission and the Committee of Secretaries and streamline the philosophy of Gross National Happiness (GNH) in the country’s plans and policies.

Police acquitted in Haa
19 January, 2008 - The High Court this week acquitted three investigating police officers, who were sentenced to a year in prison in October last year by the Haa district court on the grounds of submitting an ‘unfair and inconclusive investigation report,’ in connection with the kuthangs stolen from Tashi Dingkha community lhakhang in Haa.

S/J businessman booked
19 January, 2008 - After being remanded for nine days under judicial custody, Sonam Dukpa, the proprietor of Eastern Bhutan Coal Company and Eastern Bhutan Silicon Private Ltd., was granted bail by the Samdrup Jongkhar district court yesterday.

Bhutan Telecom on global fibre network
19 January, 2008 - Call centres, IT parks and other related industries in the country should finally be able to get off the ground with Bhutan now having access to the internet over the global fibre network.

Bhutan in finals again
19 January, 2008 - Bhutan clinched a place in the ACC U-19 Challenge Cup Final after beating Maldives by six runs in a thrilling match played at the Chiang Mai Gymkhana, Thailand.

Bon: Then and now

Mt. Menri in Dolanji Himachal Pradesh, India

18 January, 2008 - If we really want to understand who we are as a people through our religious history and traditions, it may help that we learn about Bon as much as we do about Buddhism. As Samten G Karmay, a Bonpo Geshe and professor, who has written several books on the subject, says: “Bon and Tibetan - Buddhism are like two sides of the same coin – on viewing, one must also turn it over to see what is on the other side.”

National Assembly election on March 24
BREAKING NEWS 17 January, 2008 - Bhutan’s first general elections that will elect 47 candidates to the National Assembly will be held on March 24, the Election Commission of Bhutan announced this morning.