Community members of Gidaphu, under Thimphu’s Mewang gewog, whose homes are allegedly cracked by blasting carried out by mines, have submitted a rebuttal to the district court.

A recent investigation carried out using ground vibration measurement instruments concluded that blasting at the four mine and quarries in Gidaphu are within safe limits, and does not have any dama

A group of Motithang residents are concerned that the radiation being emitted by a cell phone tower located in their neighbourhood is causing them ill health.

Three bridges along the Thimphu to Trashigang highway, the lifespan of which have expired, will be reconstructed with support from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

The department of geology and mines (DGM) yesterday issued a notification informing Gedaphu community that the cracks that had developed on the walls of their house were not caused from blasting ne

An Environmental Information System (EIS) for the tourism industry will be developed that will maintain data on carbon emissions, energy use and waste.

Twenty-seven households of Gidaphu in Bjemina under Mewang gewog, Thimphu are preparing documents to file a petition with the district court this Friday, requesting suspension of mining activities

The wildlife conservation division, which began conducting the first nationwide tiger survey since February this year, will release the preliminary report from the southern region on August 14, acc

SAARC: While the SAFTA ministerial council meeting begins today in the capital, economic affairs and commerce ministers from Bhutan and Bangladesh have already met to consider the free trade agreem

Khitshang: Like a station awaiting a train delayed by hours, Duksum town has been in a slumber as long as its residents can remember.

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