Phuentsholing News

There are currently, 246 guest(s) and 16 member(s) that are online...A performance audit on the health ministry (MoH), conducted by the royal audit authority (RAA), has pointed out that the ministry has achieved only three of the 13 health indicator...

Their two-storied traditional house was the only one among 17 houses in Drametse insured specifically for earthquake, along with general rural insurance. Two walls of the house, which belongs to Wangmo, 37, came down during the September 21 earthquake.

There are currently, 606 guest(s) and 34 member(s) that are online...Premature falling of oranges in many orchards in Phuentsholing and lower Tsirang has worried both exporters and orchard owners as they gear up for a yet another orange season, which...

When Phuentsholing city corporation (PCC) took over the responsibility from the department of roads (DoR) four months ago of maintaining the city�s roads, its residents expected a smoother ride. Today, residents can�t stop cursing the municipal authorities and say the...

A perennial water shortage situation in the southern border town of Phuentsholing is helping to breed dengue spreading mosquitoes indoors in stored water containers, say entomologists of the vector borne disease control programme. �Many residents had stored water for more...

Disruption of traditional migratory routes due to rapid industrialisation and infrastructure development is one of the main reasons for the rising number of human-elephant conflicts, say nature conservation division (NCD) officials. According to records with NCD, wild elephants destroyed...

Most businessmen say they did well when Tala hydropower plant (THP) staff worked at Gedu headquarters as they were their main customers. Now after the THP infrastructure was handover over to the Royal University of Bhutan to be used by...

The two gates could not be opened immediately after the completion as the septic tank of the public toilet at the Indian side of the border in front of the entry gate was unsafe for pedestrians. Now the Indian authorities...

There were 23 well-oiled and flexed bodies from around the world...The championship was the highest level at which Lobsang, as an amateur, had participated. �I didn�t feel intimidated to compete with other competitors, although they were veterans with 12-15 years...