Fanned by strong afternoon winds, the forest fire, which started around 11:30 yesterday morning near Gyalpoizhing town in Mongar, has damaged some 200 acres of chirpine forest.

Bird Flu Outbreak: More than 396 birds of 46 households were culled in Namkhaling village, Gelephu, following an outbreak of a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5NI in the locality.

Officials said it would help determine exact positioning of faults or fractures located below Bhutan

The high annual rate of land degradation has assumed alarming proportions, draft report

An earthquake of a 5.8 magnitude that shook north eastern India was also felt across Bhutan at around 7:45 am Bhutan Standard Time.

No damage was reported.

Pasakha Industrial Estate: A few power intensive industries at the Pasakha industrial estate are turning off their gas cleaning plants (GCP) at night to cut down costs, say officials of the Nationa

Camera Trap: The presence of a royal Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris) in Lampelri botanical park was confirmed recently, a couple of years after a cow herder had complained of losing his cattle to th

The hospital’s diabetic clinic sees about 17 new cases annually. Diabetes, called as the rich man’s disease is on a steady rise in Trashigang, records with Trashigang general hospital show.

The two birds were spotted yesterday in Chamkhar.

Changyul, Punakha: The Bhutan agriculture and food regulatory authority (BAFRA) have disconnected a pump placed in the Mochu river, supplying water to thousands of devotees camping in Changyul vill