Bhutan News

Mock parliamentary polls begin in Bhutan

The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan Saturday created history with its citizens voting for the first time in a mock parliamentary polls, an exercise carried out as a dress rehearsal for the election scheduled for 2008.10:31 AM on April 21

UN, Indian observers to oversee Bhutan's mock elections

Bhutan is all set for the first of the two rounds of mock parliamentary elections Saturday with the United Nations and India deputing observers to monitor the polls.10:33 AM on April 19

India a favoured destination for smuggled CFCs

After gold, silver and electronics in the 1970s and 1980s, India has emerged as a favoured destination for yet another form of smuggled products in the current decade -- Chloroflourocarbons or CFCs which are slotted for a phaseout in less than three years from now.10:02 AM on April 14

Montreal Protocol: a quiet revolution but challenges ahead

As the world celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol, a key meeting of 24 countries of South and Southeast Asia and the Pacific region began here with satisfaction in protecting and restoring the ozone layer and introspections about the climatic challenges lying ahead.4:30 PM on April 11

Montreal Protocol: a quiet revolution but challenges ahead

As the world celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol, a key meeting of 24 countries of South and Southeast Asia and the Pacific region began here with satisfaction in protecting and restoring the ozone layer and introspections about the climatic challenges lying ahead.1:00 PM on April 11

Bhutan leads the battle for environment

As the world community struggles to come to grips with global warming and climate change, the small Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan may be about to show the way ahead.4:08 PM on April 08

Bhutan's tryst with democracy begins, two parties formed

The race for political supremacy in Bhutan has begun with two political parties formed as the Himalayan kingdom prepares to shift from monarchy to parliamentary democracy after the first general elections in 2008.12:33 PM on March 25

Lack of parties hits Bhutan's shift to democracy

Bhutan is all set to hold its first general elections next year, but there is a problem: there are no political parties!2:00 PM on March 23

Bhutan warns officials against meddling in politics

Bhutan has warned government officials of termination of service if found either supporting or criticising political parties in the run-up to the country's first general elections in 2008.2:33 PM on March 13

Bhutan refugees to be resettled in US?

After spending nearly two desolate decades in spartan refugee camps in Nepal, Bhutanese refugees now have the first glimmer of hope for a new life with the US government reaching an agreement with Nepal to resettle them.6:33 AM on March 11

Bhutanese refugee newspaper dying for want of funds

A unique initiative in Nepal is dying for lack of funds. The Bhutan Reporter is one of the most uncommon media ventures in South Asia. It's a monthly paper brought out by Bhutanese refugees who have been struggling to survive for nearly two decades in seven camps in eastern Nepal.9:32 AM on March 06

47 Bhutan seats to see direct election

Bhutan's transition from monarchy to parliamentary democracy got yet another boost, with the country announcing it will have 47 constituencies whose members will be elected to the National Assembly in the first general elections in 2008.3:03 PM on March 04

Vellore hope for Bhutanese patients

Sonam Choden, the mother of two-year-old Leki Dorji, never hoped to be happy again. But thanks to the Vellore-based Christian Medical College in India's Tamil Nadu state, which treated the burn injuries of Dorji and made him 'eat, walk and also talk'.8:32 PM on February 06

Indian AXN ban hits Bhutanese viewers

The Indian ban on AXN since Jan 17 is having its impact in Bhutan, where viewers cannot see the TV channel any more.9:33 AM on February 02

Bhutan suspends poultry import from India

Bhutan has temporarily stopped import of dressed chicken and other poultry products from lone Indian supplier, Arambagh, as it feels the firm's monopoly has led to spiralling of retail prices of poultry products in the country.7:34 PM on February 01