September, 2010
Bhutan to build a temple and guest house in Rajgir
September 27: Meeting with the Chief Minister of Bihar, Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y. Thinley requested the Bihar government to give a plot of land in Rajgir, about 3 acres, to build a temple, an area for meditation and a rest house for Bhutanese. The Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar expressed ... [more]
One Laptop Per Child Project – Positive impact already felt
Sustaining and extending the pilot project however is another kettle of fish IT Savvy In No Time: Kuzhungchen school was equipped with 220 XO laptops last October One Laptop Per Child Project 25 September, 2010 - The one laptop per child (OLPC) project that began at a rural school last October ... [more]
The Rubaiyat Vases of Tashichhodzong
How they got there in the first place is a subject for scholarly conjecture 26 September, 2010 - Last week, a pair of Rubaiyat vases were found neglected in a backroom of the Tashichhodzong. It generated excitement and a discussion on where they might have come from and how they ended up ... [more]
That tigers live high up in the Bhutanese mountains
TV programme hypes so-called discovery of the big cat above 4,000 m Not Siberian But Snow: A tiger caught on a JDNP camera at Dolam-kencho, Thimphu, 4,046 m above sea level Photo courtesy: JDNP 25 September, 2010 - That tigers live high up in the Bhutanese mountains, above 4000 meters is not ... [more]
Bhutanese Items On Sale
Stamps and coins steal the show 26 September, 2010 - The most common Bhutanese items available on the world’s most popular virtual auction site, Ebay, are stamps and coins, providing numismatist or philatelist a field day when doing a search for Bhutan on the auction site. Ebay allows users from all over ... [more]
Stealing our thunder –
The program neither grants nor lauds the role of Bhutan and its people in providing a sanctuary for the big cat PERSPECTIVE : Lost Land Of The Tiger 25 September, 2010 - This week, BBC screened in the UK a three-part television series entitled ‘Lost Land of the Tiger’. ... [more]
Textile Museum Exhibition, Bhutan
A display of the history of the woman’s attire in Bhutan The Evolution Of The Kira: The museum’s 10th exhibition, which began yesterday, will be on for about six months Textile Museum Exhibition 25 September, 2010 - Are you curious about kiras (traditional dress for women)? Visit the textile museum in ... [more]
Voting rights controversy
The debate over voting rights of members of religious organisations Choedey Lhentshog or the commission for religious affairs is considering looking into the issue of voting rights for registered members of the 16 religious organizations. The chief election commissioner, Dasho Kuenzang Wangdi, in a statement made during Choedey Lhentshog’s meeting in Gelephu ... [more]
Early Childhood Care And Development
A program especially developed for unprivileged children Early Childhood Care And Development 24 September, 2010 - As part of their early childhood care and development (ECCD) programme, the education ministry will start 40 community-based early learning centre across country, according to ministry officials. ECCD is a programme to help children develop an ... [more]
Agro policy threatens habitat : Black-Necked Crane
Using land to its fullest means encroaching on the winter habitat Black-Necked Crane 24 September, 2010 - The agriculture ministry’s policy of utilising scarce agricultural land to its fullest through winter cropping has come in conflict with conserving the winter habitat of the endangered black necked cranes in Bumdeling valley, Trashiyangtse. Since ... [more]