Archive for July, 2009
Seven boys washed away by Wang Chu river
The boys were stranded on a large piece of rock for five hours before they got washed away in front of their parents, police and other officials Dipika Chhetri THIMPHU. Search is still on for seven boys who had been washed away by the Wang Chhu at 3 am on 27 July. The [Read More]
Parliament voted on how to vote!
There is no clarity on how to vote for each clause of a bill during a joint sitting of NC and NA Kezang Dorji THIMPHU. The voting procedure to be followed for passing each clause of a bill discussed during a joint sitting of the Parliament had to be decided by voting. [Read More]
Samkhar GYT held in Trashigang, drinking water, irrigation most serious problems
Rinzin K Lotey TRASHIGANG. The 42nd GYT (geog yargay tshogdu) of Samkhar goeg, under Trashigang dzongkhag was held in the Gups office at Bikhar on 27 of July. It identified irrigation and drinking water shortages as the most serious problems. However, since all the [Read More]
Contractors being impeded by government in completing projects: Ugyen Tsechup
Karma & Kamala THIMPHU. Lack of manpower and other factors like delayed payment of bills is constraining the construction sector, according to Ugyen Tsechup, president of the Construction Association of Bhutan. According to the progress report submitted to the [Read More]
OGTP to reverse error in agri policy: Lyonpo Gyamtsho
Tharchen THIMPHU. The Minister for Agriculture yesterday squarely blamed the strategy for agriculture for the past 40 years, saying that they have so long just stressed on the means and not the ends. The MoA is ‘serious’ about One Geog One Product (OGTP) strategy, [Read More]
Cooperation in telemedicine to improve health care
Sonam Phuntsho THIMPHU. A technical field visit to the newly established Telemedicine Center at the Jigme Dorji Wangchuk National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) to demonstrate the infrastructure and linkage to SGPGI Telemedicine Centre in Lucknow and Post Graduate [Read More]
We shall never understand nature
Thimphu saw rains over the last few days. Other parts of the country also experienced rains. It was a salutary respite from the heat that we have been going through. What can one do? After Aila swept over the Bay of Bengal and all the way to Bhutan, causing damages and [Read More]
How to know yourself
Rick Nauert How well do you know yourself? It’s a question many of us struggle with, as we try to figure out how close we are to who we actually want to be. In a new report, psychologist Timothy D. Wilson from the University of Virginia describes theories behind [Read More]
Stranger in a strange business
At a travel-writing workshop in New York, we are strongly advised not to give up our day jobs yet, because supply exceeds demand and — unlike Tim Cahill, Bill Bryson or Paul Theroux — we’re not likely to be able to indulge our passion for full-time travel through [Read More]
Industrial fronting rampant in Phuentsholing
Sonam TashiPHUENTSHOLING About 60 per cent of the small scale industries in Phuentsholing are run by Indians, allegedly fronting cases, which is said to be affecting Bhutanese industrialists immensely. Some of the latter accuse other Bhutanese for leasing out their [Read More]
