JNDP: Following a tip off, Jigme Dorji National Park officials and police in Gasa caught two poachers with a Monal pheasant and two musk pods on the night of November 2.
Roosting and foraging area for black-necked cranes in Bumthang should be included in conserved areas, a study conducted on fluctuating population of the endangered bird, recommended.
Cyclone: Rain triggered by cyclone Phailin may have destroyed harvested paddy in western Bhutan, but it also contributed Nu 90M to the government coffers.
With the government releasing the annual budget for the fiscal year 2013-14 to the ministries this week, the mining and manufacturing sector is earmarked to receive Nu 837M for a host of activities