Kathmandu, February 07: International Media Mission, which is currently in Nepal to access the press freedom situation, has assured that it would seriously take the case of journalist Shanti Ram Acharya. Receiving an appeal handed over by the Chief Editor of The Bhutan Reporter, where Acharya was associated, one of the delegates Mark Bench […]
Thimphu, February 07: After severe tussle with the media houses, the Bhutan InfoCom and Media Authority (BICMA) has announced the formation of a tribunal to look into complaints. In a notice the media regulatory body said that Bhutan InfoCom and Media Appellate Tribunal has been established as per section 198 of the Bhutan Information, Communication […]
Kolkata, February 07: A Druk Air flight carrying 90 passengers had a emergency landing at Kolkata on Friday morning following outer layer of its windshield cracked mid-air. The Airbus 319 was flying from Bangkok to Paro via Gaya. Crew team were not sure about the cause of windshield crack but suspected to be due to […]
New Delhi, February 07: The Indo-Bhutan Friendship Society (IBFS) delegation led by its president Satya Prakash Malaviya met Bhutanese Ambassador to India Major General V. Namgyal on February 3 at Bhutanese embassy in Delhi. A delegation extended the warm welcome to Bhutanese Ambassador to India and appraised the activities of society and its unflinching commitment […]
New Delhi, February 07: A six-member delegation of highly placed United States officials is scheduled to arrive in Thimphu for a brief visit shortly. The delegation includes former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher and former Secretary of State Colin Powell. The delegation will hold talks […]
Thimphu, February 07: A team of students from Thai Defense Institute is currently in Thimphu as part of the field studies of defense laws and security situation in various countries. The team also includes defense instructors, academicians and members from the intelligence agencies. It held discussion with Prime Minister Jigmi Thinley on Friday. The team […]
Thimphu, February 06: Australian Ambassador to Bhutan, accredited from New Delhi, called on King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk in Tashichodzong on Friday. He arrived Thimphu on Thursday on a weeklong visit. Details of the issued discussed are given formally, however, strengthening bilateral relations on grounds of the resettled of exiled Bhutanese were primarily discussed, […]
Gelehu, February 05: National Assembly members from south take up the agenda for development in southern districts, which was stalled after mass eviction in 1990s. The NA member elected from Sarpang district, who is currently in visit to his constituency, assured people that the district will see series of development activities during 10th five year […]
Gelehu, February 05: A seven-inch long statue of Shabdurng Ngawang Namgyal has been looted from a Chorten in Bumthang recently. The cost of the statue is estimated to be around Nu 600,000. The officials from the Culture Department of the district visited the site shortly after the looting report and taken snaps of the situation. […]
Thimphu, February 05: Parliament Secretariat organized an seminar on increasing relation between the financial institutions and government to accelerate development process. Members from financial institutions, World Bank, government bureaucrats, politicians, anti corruption commission, Druk Investment and Holdings discussed at length on increasing efficiency of the financial institutions in the country – both private and public. […]