One in three Bhutanese overweight, finds study
The increasing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) on health facilities demands greater multi-sectoral actions for the implementation of NCD prevention activities. NCDs are a major public
Kuensel (Bhutan)
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Killer chickens virus diagnosed
The mysterious virus that killed more than 35 chickens in lower Melphay, Trashingang, (Bhutan) in January this year has been diagnosed as the Newcastle disease say of officials of the regional
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Smoke free zones
Smoking in public places will be banned from March 1 according to an announcement from the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Public places includes shops and shopping complexes, exhibition halls,
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Tala completion in sight
The 1020 MW Tala Hydropower Project (Bhutan) will test run the first of its six 170MW generating units in December this year say project officials. Presenting the status of the project during 20th
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Government to ban smoking in public places
Two months after the nationwide ban on the sale of tobacco products the Bhutan government has announced a ban on smoking in
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Forest patrol apprehends robbers from Jhapa camps
A forest patrol team from the Royal Manas National Park in Gelephu (Bhutan) apprehended three non-Bhutanese men who had robbed the temple and houses of Edhi and Dangkhar villages in Zhemgang
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State of the World's children report launched
Launching the
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Bhutan agro: gaining health but needs help
The Bhutan Agro Industries Limited is making dramatic progress with the new management but the company's past mistakes still reverberates in the company to ask for government's help. In 2004 the
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Strange disease kills poultry in Melphey
It may not be the avian flu, but more than 35 poultry birds in lower Melphay, Trashigang, (Bhutan) have died in the past week. And more are dying every day.
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Nu. 625 million to strengthen livestock sector
The Bhutan agriculture ministry has conceptualised a Nu. 625 million plan to strengthen the livestock sector which forms an integral part of the Bhutanese farming system and is an important source of
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Fire destroys over 2511 acres of forest in 2003-04
Winters in Bhutan are notorious for wild fires that destroy hundreds of acres of forest every year. Despite improved basic fire fighting techniques the flames aided by strong winds have always got