Sherig Lyonpo’s address to the second principals’ workshop on educating for GNH in Paro
31 January 2010
Education Minister Thakur S Powdyel They lost their star. The vision was gone. They saw a thousand apparitions. They ran helter-skelter, and yearned for safety… This fragment of a story is a re-telling of the fate of nations and of people. Every nation must have its own star. It is the call of the beyond, a point of reference. The vision is the guide as the North Star to mariners on the vast sea.... Read the story »
Justice denied?
31 January 2010
Sir, Pelzang Tshering and I got married after he divorced his wife in December 2005. We lived in my rented house. He had acquired a 30 decimal land and a few workshop equipment from his ex-wife when they separated. Later, we bought a 20 decimal land and a taxi jointly. On the 30 decimal land, we established a vehicle repair workshop and built a well furnished one-storey house of our own. Though the... Read the story »
30 students picked for under-16 football team
31 January 2010
The under-16 football coaching camp at Sarpang, which started from January 8, ends today. The camp was organized to select players for under-16 football team. Organized by Bhutan Football Federation (BFF) with the assistance from Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and Asian Football Confederation (AFC), about 220 students from around the country attended the camp. The coaching... Read the story »
Bhutan 40th on environmental index
30 January 2010
Bhutan was ranked 40th out of 163 countries in the 2010 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) produced by a team of environmental experts at Yale University and Columbia University in the US. Released yesterday at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Bhutan scored 68 on the EPI scores. The EPI ranked countries on their performance across 25 metrics aggregated into 10 categories including environmental... Read the story »
PCAL meet Team 2010 today
30 January 2010
The annual Penden Cement Authority Limited Archery Foundation Cup, which started on January 18 in Gomtu with 15 teams from Thimphu, Paro, Samtse, Sibsoo, Pasakha and Phuntsholing, is in full swing. PCAL team will play against Team 2010 from Sibsoo today. On January 26, Earthquake from Phuntsholing took on Lhaki Cement. The first game saw Earthquake leading the game by a vast margin. Earth Earthquake... Read the story »
Class XII results out
29 January 2010
The results of the 2009 Bhutan Higher Secondary Education Certificate Examinations (BHSEC) show a slight improvement. The aggregate pass percentage has risen by 0.82 points, from 85.60 percent in 2008 to 87.35 percent in 2009. Out of 6,530 students who sat the examinations last December, 603 students – 313 males and 290 females – failed. Science students performed better than Commerce... Read the story »
Sunkosh promises economic boom
29 January 2010
The proposed damsite for Sunkosh project The detailed project report (DPR) for the 4,060 MW Sunkosh reservoir power project is expected to be completed by mid 2010. The construction of the project, which is the first of its kind in the country, will start sometime in 2011. Once the construction starts, Lhamoizingkha, one of the least developed dungkhags in the country, will see an economic boom... Read the story »
Fourth Druk Gyalpo visits quake-affected areas
29 January 2010
His Majesty the fourth Druk Gyalpo left for the earthquake affected areas in the eastern dzongkhags yesterday. Fourth Druk Gyalpo According to the office of the Gyalpoi Zimpoen, His Majesty will tour the dzongkhags to meet the people affected by last year’s earthquakes. His Majesty is accompanied by their Majesties the Queen Mothers and the members of the royal family. Bhutan was hit by two... Read the story »
Now, that’s a tricky product! Where’s the label?
29 January 2010
Saf Games starts today
29 January 2010
The 11th South Asian Federation Games (SAF Games), a major multi-sport event of the region, starts today in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka. This is the third time that the Dhaka is hosting the games thus becoming the 4th city after Colombo, Kathmandu and Islamabad to host the games multiple times. It is expected to be the largest sporting event ever in the history of Bangladesh. Originally, the 11th SAF... Read the story »
Loading ...Zakar for Sunday March 14 2010
29th Day of the 01st Month - Iron Male Tiger Year
Auspicious for: Conducting consecration and blessing ceremonies, propitiating gods and deities, handing and taking over anything, sowing seeds, planting flowers, starting business, undertaking a long journey, making and taking medicine, inviting guest, learning rig-nye and astrology, entering new houses and calling upon superiors.
Inauspicious for: Conducting jin-seg, sri-nen, lue-cho and doing charity work in the name of the deceased.
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