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A region at the CROSSROADS - Statesman
A series of measures to restore biosphere reserves, conserve and manage wetlands might have been implemented, but how serious is the effort, ask Prithwiraj Jha and Mohan Pai INDIA’S budget flies with the rhetoric of development and economic growth …    [read more]

Bhutanese student commits suicide - NetIndia123.com
A student from Bhutan committed suicide today by hanging himself at his room in a private college hostel here, police said. Bhutan-resident J Doji, a BBA First year student had left a suicide note behind him. He was in love with a girl but both had …    [read more]

Bhutto widower proposed for Pakistan president - Globe and Mail
Nick Wright from Halifax, Canada writes: This move would pretty much eliminate Pakistan as a U.S. ally in its “war on terror”, for two reasons. The army has nothing but contempt for “Mr. 10 percent” and will not risk its forces in the tribal regions …    [read more]

Joanna Lumley: ‘I sound like a demented horror’ - Daily Telegraph
She would ban celebrity magazines, teach girls to sew and, oh yes, bring back national service. Joanna Lumley proves she is more bluestocking than bombshell, says Bryony Gordon Joanna Lumley is on a mission, and that mission is to teach girls how to …    [read more]

The chains that bind Cha Zam to Duksum - Kuensel Online
21 August, 2008 - Cha Zam, one of the oldest suspension bridges in Bhutan, was in Duksum under Trashiyangtse dzonkhag until 2004. The iron bridge builder and revered Buddhist saint, Dupthob Thangthong Gyalpo, had built it in the 14th century …    [read more]

Attracting foreign investors with incentives - Kuensel Online
21 August, 2008 - The Ministry of Economic Affairs is drafting an economic policy and reviewing the foreign direct investment (FDI) with an aim to attract foreign investors to the country. An economic policy is a government regulation or law that …    [read more]

InterMedia Outdoors Acquires Barrett Productions - MSN MoneyCentral
The Sportsman Channel to Benefit from Company’s Vast Outdoor Programming Resources NEW YORK , Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ — InterMedia Outdoors, Inc. (IMO), the industry leader and largest provider of content dedicated to sportsmen, and the parent company …    [read more]

SCR Studios Launches Asian Photo Gallery Web Site Version 2.0 - Forbes
SCR Studios has announced the launching of its Asian Photo Gallery Web Site version 2.0, featuring the work of international travel photographer Steven C. Robertson. The company has an extensive collection of photos from countries such as Cambodia …    [read more]

VACANCIES BY EMERGENCY - Reliefweb.int
All Afghanistan Aland Islands (Finland) Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba (The Netherlands) Australia Austria Azerbaijan Azores Islands (Portugal) Bahamas (the) Bahrain Bangladesh …    [read more]

Register » - yorkshirepost
Comment on stories on this website and on all other Johnston Press newspaper websites. See a list of our websites here. Set up a personalised homepage featuring content from any Johnston Press newspaper website or from any site with a RSS feed …    [read more]

Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper

How to get there from here
Locating places in the capital may need a GPS

23 August, 2008 - “It’s a white building beside Norling. Near the main traffic.”
“It’s that huge white building opposite the Centre mall.”
“Centre mall?

“Yes, in front of the Lugar theatre. You can’t miss it!
Could you figure out where the above directions lead?    [read more]

Fire kills three in Trashigang tragedy

The bereaved - Kencho Tshering and the surviving members of his family

23 August, 2008 - A 72-year-old man and his two grand daughters, aged seven and five, were burned to death when their bamboo thatched house was reduced to ashes by a fire on Friday morning at around 2 am in Shingchen Goenpa, Yonphula, Trashigang.    [read more]

Readers galore, yet readers get none
Lack of transparency in selection and publication of Dzongkha text books

23 August, 2008 - The Ministry of Education has been transforming the Dzongkha curriculum for schools to improve the teaching of the language. As part of this initiative, the ministry’s curriculum and professional support division (CAPDS) last year selected about 50 additional reading books in Dzongkha, aside from the main textbooks, for Classes IV to VIII.    [read more]

Highway hold-up

THE ROAD LESS USED - Not many tread the middle path

23 August, 2008 - Motorists plying between Thimphu and Paro yesterday evening were taken aback when they were suddenly stopped at Paro Shaba and made to pay toll tax by two old men.    [read more]

Moonlighting with moonshine
Ara raids raise a hornet’s nest

On the boil - Surprise raids spark off simmering resentment

22 August, 2008 - The midday heat doesn’t bother Angay Tsering (name changed on request) as she sits by a fire burning on a traditional wood-fed stove. On the oven sit three layers of pots.    [read more]

The ‘holy’ boulder that won’t be budged
Locals attribute accidents to attempts to dislodge rock

ROAD BLOCK - Bearing the footprints of Terton Tenzin Drukda’s horse, it’s said

22 August, 2008 - An eight-foot, cone-shaped boulder, located five kilometres from Tsatsilakha, has become the centre of attraction for commuters along the Thimphu-Phuentsholing highway.    [read more]

Bhutan Observer

Monsoon Cup in Gelephu reaches quarterfinals
The third Gelephu Sports Association (GSA) Monsoon Cup Football Tournament, the greatest sporting event in Gelephu, has reached its quarterfinals. Everyday, it is drawing about three thousand spectators. The crowds brave wet weather and footballers battle it out on a water-logged pitch.
Almost half of a total of 17 teams, including four from Assam, have been […]    [read more]

Managing solid waste in Thimphu has become a overwhelming task as urban areas have grown messily
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“Make haste or be buried in waste,” Dasho Benji
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If you love my curves I’ve many
I’ve just about had it with the roads. I’m exasperated! Come on people, let’s all be civil. This is not Bangkok nor is it the streets of New York. This is our capital and we all run into each other sooner or later. So stop honking me when all you are going to do today […]    [read more]

Donation & religion
Sir It is becoming a common sight - people collecting donation in the name of renovation/ construction of religious monuments and other religious activities. But we are unaware of any Rules/Acts regarding the collections and contribution of such donations.
It is observed that almost all classes of citizens donate for the religious purpose but do hesitate […]    [read more]

Pay revision & division
Sir,
Looking at the history of civil servants’ salaries, the pay of a civil servant is revised on a percentage-wise basis. From higher percent and higher grades to lower rates and grades, benefitting the people holding higher posts. This makes the lower income group in our society struggle. We learn from advertisements in newspapers that the […]    [read more]

Lhabsang Thruesel ceremony at the Paro airport and other stories
The Prime Minister, Lyonchen Jigmi Y. Thinley, in a sombre mood during the closing ceremony of the three-day National Conference on Solid Waste Management held at RIM, Semtokha, Thimphu
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His Holiness the Je Khenpo Trulku Jigme Choeda performed a Lhabsang Thruesel ceremony at the Paro International Airport.
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Internet users are getting back the bandwidth they were denied […]    [read more]

Child rape
Yesterday, Thimphu dzongkhag court’s Bench II had its first preliminary hearing on the case of a 14-year-old who was raped and impregnated by her 45 year-old step father along with battery charges.
The case was charge sheeted on Monday by the Women and Child Protection Unit, RBP.
The case has been registered under Section 183 on the […]    [read more]

BICMA endorses new media rules
Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority (BICMA) has endorsed three sets of rules: Rules Governing Printing Presses, Books and Newspapers, Rules Governing Examination and Certification of Films, and Rules on the Registration of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card by mobile service providers.
The rules, which came into effect from July 31, 2008, lay down licensing procedures, eligibility […]    [read more]

Sand is scarce
With increasing construction and development activates taking place around the country, contractors say that they are facing shortage of sand, which is delaying construction work.
Many of the contractors have resorted to using sand made from crushed stones bought from Singye Company in Bjemina, for their personal construction.
“I have used other alternatives for my private construction […]    [read more]

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