Soldier killed, another injured
Militant Ambush: A soldier of the royal Bhutan army was killed and another injured last morning, when unknown militants ambushed a regular RBA patrol team near their outpost in Gawaithang in the south central border district of Sarpang. According to Sarpang dzongkhag officials, the incident occurred at around 6:20am,...
Privatisation vs nationalisation
Privatisation and nationalisation have become a complex subjects for the political parties and politicians. Both the parties, so far legally registered, have no clear vision what they choose to – nationalisation or privatisation. Even the government has no policy whether they promote nationalisation or privatisation. In one of the...
Six chortens broken into in a fortnight
Lhuentse: Six Jangchub chortens in Lhuentse were robbed of their züngs within the past two weeks. Five of the chortens vandalised and robbed were in Wambur village under Tsenkhar gewog, while the sixth was in Menji gewog. The first two chortens were robbed in Wambur on June 24, and three...
Keeping a record of almost lost tongues
Bhutan Oral Literature and Language Documentation Projects: A documentation project is underway to preserve the unique local dialects and languages of Bhutan. Titled ‘Bhutan Oral Literature and Language Documentation Projects (BOLDP)’, it began in 2010 but was formally launched last year, after approval from the government. A researcher of...
Hurrying for disaster management bill
Deliberation on Disaster Management Bill comes right after the wild fire raged and turned the historical Wangdu Dzong into ashes. The bill had been mulled ever since earth quake followed by rains badly hit eastern district few years back. The MPs on both the houses have not come to...
Yuba Sansar 24 June 2012
This episode of Yuba Sansar contains: Yuba Gatibidhi Inspirational story- Nelson Mandela Community Announcement Tip -skin tips IT development statistics of Bhutan Nepali music...