Bhutan News

Bangladesh seeks link to Bhutan via India

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought a road to Bhutan through India for bettr trade and people-to-people contact. She told her hosts at this Bhutanese capital that India had accepted the idea in principle.

High roller in Nepal? Beware high notes

'Heading for Nepal? Be sure to hit the casinos.' These words of encouragement came from family and friends urging me to chance a game or two at the famous gambling destinations in Nepal.10:00 AM on November 05

Bhutan to hold special prayers after quake, 12 deaths reported

Bhutan Prime Minister Lyonchen Jigme Yoser Thinley will be among those joining a special prayer ceremony led by senior Buddhist monks Tuesday after an earthquake the day before claimed 12 lives and left a trail of destruction in this Himalayan nation.5:00 PM on September 22

Strong earthquake kills three in Bhutan

An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale Monday killed three people in Munggar in Bhutan, reports said.7:02 PM on September 21

Earthquake strikes Bhutan, tremors felt in Lhasa

An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale jolted Bhutan Monday afternoon and the tremors were felt in Lhasa, authorities said.5:30 PM on September 21

Assam's Bodo militants loot houses in Bhutan, spread terror

Dressed in India's Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) fatigues and armed with AK-47 rifles, about 40 militants looted a house in Bhutan's Sarpang district, the second such incident in the area in three weeks. The attacks, which have spread fear among the people, are being attributed to the separatist Bodo militant group from the Indian state of Assam.1:33 AM on July 24

Bhutanese PM to meet Manmohan Singh next week

Bhutanese Prime Minister Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y. Thinley arrives here Tuesday on a four-day visit - the first by a foreign leader to India since the new government took charge last month.4:30 PM on June 27

Security alert in Bhutan after Maoists kill four rangers

Bhutan has sounded a massive security alert after the killing of four forest rangers in a powerful landmine explosion by Nepal-based Maoist guerrillas, officials here said Thursday.10:31 AM on January 01

'Prince charming' is now king of Bhutan

Oxford-educated Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck Thursday became the world's youngest reigning monarch of the newest democracy of Bhutan after the fourth king Jigme Singye Wangchuck handed over the Raven Crown to his eldest son.7:31 PM on November 06

Celebrations in Bhutan as new king is crowned

Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck Thursday became the world's youngest reigning monarch and head of the newest democracy after he was adorned with Bhutan's Raven Crown at an ornate coronation ceremony here.9:30 AM on November 06

Patil arrives in Bhutan for king's coronation

President Pratibha Patil arrived here Wednesday on a four-day visit to attend the coronation of Bhutan's fifth king Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.9:32 PM on November 05

Raven crown for world's youngest king in Bhutan

The sound of the gong accompanied by lamas chanting religious hymns would reverberate in Bhutan's capital Thimphu Thursday when 29-year-old Oxford educated Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck would be formally crowned the fifth king of the Himalayan kingdom.2:32 PM on November 05

Bhutan to sack corrupt parliamentarians, says PM

Bhutanese Prime Bhutanese Prime Minister Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley has said the newly elected government has adopted a zero-tolerance policy against corruption and warned to sack officials, including parliamentarians, if they were found to be dishonest.9:30 AM on June 14

First India-Bhutan rail link soon: PM

The first rail link between India and Bhutan will be built soon, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced Saturday as he pledged Rs.100 billion ($2.5 billion) over the next five years as part of a package of economic engagement with that country.9:01 PM on May 17

Bhutanese unsure of democracy's outcome, but feel change is good

Having relished their country's isolation for years, not many Bhutanese are sure if the historic poll held in March, which transformed their quaint Himalayan nation from a kingdom to a democracy, is going to make a qualitative change in their lives.10:01 AM on May 17