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Sixteen teams have qualified for the round, two top teams from eight groups. Thirty-two different teams from institutes, corporations and organizations participated in the league-cum-knockout tournament at Changjiji football ground. The final match of the league phase was played between...

Recently, someone wrote to me to say that my sense of humor is too raw...With more people becoming computer-dependent, our spellings are becoming messy. Writers are not sure which spellings, American or British, they follow...And Yoezerling Higher Secondary School in...

Aum Sonam, who was a member of the last National Assembly before the introduction of parliamentary democracy, served us a sumptuous meal of kharang, sikam, ema datsi, mushrooms, farm eggs, cottage cheese and papaya...So I asked her if she would...

Building the capacities of volunteers and training leaders and managers for disaster response would be the vital elements of the national society’s responsibility. Red Cross is the world’s largest humanitarian organization providing a range of services including relief and emergency...

It almost borders on the philosophical but touches on several practical challenges and policy options. Lyonchen underlines the importance of the education system and the media to provide impetus to GNH values since they shape people’s understanding, perception, behaviour and...

I�ve been sober and clean since June 2004 �� �I�m Dechen Wangmo, 26 years old and I haven�t been drinking alcohol since 2007 �� �I�m Tshewang Tenzin, a recovering drug user, and I�m proud to say I�ve been sober since...

Villages in the dzongkhag, including that of Merak and Sakteng, have seen the increase in demand. In Merak and Sakteng, a bottle of cheaper brand of beer costs Nu 55, yet people prefer beer to hard drinks, according to a...

Assuring every necessary support to victims of natural disasters, His Majesty the King granted kidu to 681 earthquakeaffected households yesterday morning in Tongshang gewog, Trashiyangtse. This also includes three households in Tongshang whose homes were gutted by fire.

The three initiatives include improving provider efficiency and quality while reducing burden on the government without compromising on the equity of access, reducing dependence on availability of rural doctors or nurses through innovative delivery solutions, and using distance learning to...

The organisation responsible for Bhutan�s two most important school examinations is still significantly under-staffed and under-equipped and this could be affecting the quality of its question papers, say Bhutan board of examinations (BBE) officials.