160-km drive for water
26 June 2009
It is Saturday evening in Pasakha, Phuentsholing, and everyone is planning for a relaxed Sunday. But for Naku Dukpa, it is time to go to Shaba Tomja in Paro where his family of four lives. Naku is an employee of Tashi Beverages. Every Saturday, he drives 160 km to Paro to do an important task. On Sunday, he has to fetch enough water for his family to last for a week. About six households in Shaba Tomja... Read the story »
Each day, six road accidents
26 June 2009
On average, there are six serious vehicle accidents in Thimphu every day. Last week, there were two deaths caused by vehicle accidents. According to the traffic division of the police, a minimum of 30 people are caught every day violating traffic rules. Major Passang Dorji, the Superintendent Police of traffic division, said accidents could be avoided if motorists followed the traffic rules and regulations. “The... Read the story »
Gearing towards community policing
26 June 2009
Four police officers have been sent to Japan as part of setting up a pilot community policing programme. The officers will learn and observe the crime prevention activities that have been carried out in Japan. Upon their arrival back home, they will submit their study findings to the cabinet. If the proposal is accepted, the community policing programme will be launched in Thimphu based on the recommendations... Read the story »
A guide to flowers of Bhutan
26 June 2009
The effort made by Wangchuk, an untrained Botanist, for his first book A pictorial guide to the wild flowers of Bhutan is commendable. The book is the first of its kind written by a Bhutanese author. Most people, who study taxonomy, know how daunting it is to collect data on classification and identification. The four years of work is portrayed by the colourful illustrations of the book. The book features... Read the story »
What cable operators broadcast
26 June 2009
With an estimated 30,000 cable subscribers and 52 cable operators in 2008, there is a growing public concern over the contents broadcast by cable operators in their local channels. There seems to be a lack of stringent regulation for content broadcast by the local channels, which is evident in the quality of their broadcast. According to Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority (BICMA), the local cable... Read the story »
Business of giving colours and shades
26 June 2009
C harlie Chaplin is known to have once said that clothes and make-up, which he had on during performances, made him feel the person he was. Although that may not be the case with our local celebrities, make-up does add to a person’s character. A ccording to producer and director Tshering Wangyel, make-up artists are very important part of movie production since they have the responsibility to bring... Read the story »
Culture versus changing fashion
26 June 2009
Bhutanese traditional dress for women, kira, has taken a transitional change over the years. From an ankle-length dress bound around the waist by a kera and strapped on the shoulders by a pair of koma and a long-sleeved blouse or wonju inside with a small coat or tego outside has now altered to waist cut, half kira with wonju and tego, literally changing the dressing custom for Bhutanese women. The... Read the story »
In Summary
26 June 2009
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Democracy behind closed doors
26 June 2009
The National Assembly is a stage and all its members merely absurd players. That is all you know in Bhutan, and all you need to know. The NA members, excluding the two opposition members, say that live telecast of the entire proceedings should be stopped. And the reasons are undemocratic at best, and at worst, absurd. Reason number one. Our people would not be interested in some issues discussed by... Read the story »
Redressing the education system
26 June 2009
Last week: A student of Zilukha LSS in Thimphu takes her mid-term exams in the openfor Over several years now, we have read in newspapers about redressing our education system. The core of our expressions were in form of complaints, criticism and more so the blame-games. As a positive onlooker, I have always admired those writers because they are all concerned about the future of Bhutan’s education... Read the story »
Loading ...Zakar for Thursday March 11 2010
26th Day of the 01st Month - Iron Male Tiger Year Year
Auspicious for: Construction of new ten-sung, conducting consecration and blessing ceremonies, propitiating gods and deities, sowing seeds, planting flowers, starting business, learning rig-nye and astrology, entering new houses, calling upon superiors and holding discussions. But it is she-zha (unfavourable day) for people who are born in the year of Tiger and Rabbit.
Inauspicious for: Starting construction of houses and conducting lue-cho.
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