By Staff Reporter As per Mongolia’s national news agency, Montsame, Ts. Munkh-Orgil, Foreign Minister of Mongolia, and Foreign Minister, Damcho Dorji held an official talks in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday in Mongolia. During the talks, the Foreign Ministers said the two countries have common shares on history, religion and culture, and affirmed that the two nations as …

Regita Gurung a 18-years-old from Reserboo, Tsirang is model. She started her modelling career since she was 13-years-old. Regita is the youngest model to represent outside the country in fashion world. She had done more than 30 shows in and outside the country and was awarded the title of supermodel by Project Bhutan in 2016. Regita will be representing Bhutan …

Displacement of wild animal by stray dogs highest By Bharat Youngyang Naakar plays gleefully on the hanging tire and the hollow trunk at the Wildlife Rescue and Animal Health Section (WRAHS) enclosure at Taba. The three-year- old male Himalayan black bear feels at home. Naakar was rescued from Sama, Haa in 2015 and after the rehabilitation, he released back to …

University graduates worried about finding jobs By Tshering Its 7am in the morning, Tashi Wangchuk is all set for the day. The young graduate is attending the 16th National Graduates Orientation Programme (NGOP) held in RIM, Semtokha. The institute is a crowded place. Besides the holiday mood at RIM, there is a concern in every graduate’s mind. A total of …

If you throw a stone from a building in Thimphu, it probably would hit a university graduate! This is not because of the presence of the thousands of graduates in the capital attending the National Graduate Orientation Programme, but because of the sheer number of young people finishing college. Given our free education system, most young people tend to complete …

By Tshering As modernization and economic developments are speeding in our country like never before, imports of vehicles are taking the same trend. For instance, in 1980, there were only 700 vehicles but after five years, it shot to 3,980, indicating an increase of 468 percent. Today, there are 88,227 vehicles in the country and in the first six months …

By Tshering The introduction of fuel card /debit card for Government pool vehicles is one of the many initiatives undertaken by the Ministry of Finance to digitalize the systems with the broad objectives to better manage the Government cash flows and to support the Government’s initiative of moving towards cashless economy. Finance Minister, Namgay Dorji launched the use of fuel …

By Tshering There is an army of mushroom collectors in the jungles of Thimphu and Paro. The location may be different, but the aim is same – collect Sese Shamu as much as possible. With the rain abundant, it is a good season for Sese Shamu (Cantharellus cf cibarius). This is evident from the yellow delicacy available at markets, sold …

BKP’s event see at least a hundred women to show support for the party led by Dasho Neten By Tshering If the number of women who came for the Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party’s (BKP) launch of office bearers was any indication, women power is at play. One Wednesday, more than 100 women gathered at the launch of BKP’s dzongkhag office at …

The recent incidents of river level increasing, and exceeding the alert threshold is an indication of the nature’s fury. Located in a fragile ecosystem, Bhutan is prone to natural disasters, especially flash floods, soil erosion, land and mudslides. Glacial lake outburst flood is worst, but not impossible. We have already experienced several in the recent past. There is not much …