Bhutan News

While agreements related to civil aviation and hydroelectric power are being drawn to strengthen bilateral ties between India and Bhutan, a short distance from the political offices, a celebration of relations between the two countries will take place through photographs at the National Gallery of Modern Art.

FIRST VISIT: Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk being welcomed by President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during the ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Tuesday.

India Gazette Monday 21st December, 2009 New Delhi, Dec 21 : Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk arrived here today on a six-day official visit to enhance bilateral ties.

Khulna, the southern metropolis of Bangladesh, has been identified as one of the 15 most vulnerable cities under climate change impact.

It is a sign of the times for Bhutan that a $9 million McKinsey consultancy report to find ways to accelerate Bhutan's economic growth has sparked soul-searching among this isolated and mostly conservative people.

THIMPHU: The Asian Development Bank is providing USD 39 million for road construction in Southern Bhutan.

A Buddhist nun fills up lamps with butter and oil before the start of prayers at a nunnery in Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan, in this November 16, 2009 file photo.

Non-Communicable Diseases 15 December, 2009 - More than half the urban Bhutanese population is overweight and about 12 percent obese, according to a health ministry survey report on the risks and prevalence of non-communicable diseases .

Workshop participants and observers interacting with the principal of Jigme Namgyel LSS in Thimphu Educating For GNH 14 December, 2009 - The education ministry now has a road map and an action plan to begin the process of bringing GNH values and principles into the school system starting 2010.

THIMPHU: A crowded apartment in east Sacramento became a colorful dream factory recently when Bhanu Adhikari married his childhood sweetheart, Kamala Chauhan.

But what is the cost-benefit of a sound environmental policy? 12 December, 2009 - As Bhutan showcased its environmental friendly projects at the sidelines of the Copenhagen climate change conference yesterday, it also made a pledge in Thimphu, by signing a declaration, to follow and be guided by a strong sense of conservation ethics and remain a ...

December 11, 2009, 1:57PM Most visits to Bhutan either begin or end with a half-day trek up to the Taktshang Monastery, also known as the Tigers Nest.

THIMPHU: Chinese border soldiers had intruded deep into Bhutanese territory 17 times in 2008, coming up to the Royal Bhutan Army outpost at Lharigang in the Charithang valley on each occasion, reported Bhutana s national newspaper Kuensel Dec 7. The information was submitted to the countrya s parliament by Dasho Pema Wangchuk, Secretary of ...

THIMPHU: December 8 marks the 24th Anniversary of the founding of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation .

LAYAP LINK: The public call office in Singyethang is a busy place and a blessing 6 December, 2009 - Layaps have started descending to the warmer climes of Punakha and Wangduephodrang.

The funds will be used for procurement and distribution of relief material for people affected by the earthquake that hit eastern Bhutan on 21 September 2009.

THIMPHU: Under the watchful gaze of the giant Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal and Guru Rinpoche thongdroel, the National Assembly yesterday endorsed the Tobacco Control Bill of the Kingdom of Bhutan.

BhutanInfo, which is available in both desktop and online version at www.bhutanInfo.gov.bt, is a customised version of DevInfo , a tool to monitor millennium development goals adopted by the UN systems.

Rupee Withdrawal Plan 2 December, 2009 - Withdrawing the Indian rupee from circulation in the Bhutanese economy is just an idea and was only discussed as a part of a meeting between the government and the financial institutions, according to finance minister, Lyonpo Wangdi Norbu.

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