Kuensel Newspaper

Novel construction of new schools

SKELETON FRAMED � LGSF buildings are quick to erect, safe and require less maintenance

20 November, 2008 - To ease the classroom crunch in urban schools, the education ministry has started constructing school buildings, using the light gauge steel frames (LGSF) to speed up construction work, ensure safety and minimise maintenance.

Cloud over CEOs yet to be dispelled

20 November, 2008 - The cabinet is yet to pass its final decision on the appointment of Bhutan Post�s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), while the management of the Woodcraft Centre has still to inform the cabinet on the newly appointed CEO to join office.

State lifeline to steel industries

Ban to be lifted, for a start, on purchase of industrial items from third countries

20 November, 2008 - The department of industry will lift the ban imposed on industries against purchasing any industrial items from third countries to ease the impact of a global crisis on the steel industry.

Signature campaign against drug abuse

23,330 sign the �We, the children� pledge in a 1,140-paged book

TIPPER TIPPED O�ER - Past the weighing bridge but over the tipping threshold

20 November, 2008 - A 1,140-paged book, containing signatures of 23,330 people pledging to live a drug-free life, was submitted to the prime minister Lyonchhen Jigmi Y Thinley on Monday.

Good news for T/gang town

The country�s first eco-friendly sewerage treatment plant is commissioned

20 November, 2008 - With the country�s first eco-friendly sewerage treatment plant commissioned on Monday, 17 November, residents of Trashigang town finally got a solution to an ever-mounting problem.

One bus � many problems

LIMITED LIFELINE � A public service that has come to be seen as a necessary evil

20 November, 2008 - With constant breakdowns and poor service, the Dungkhar Transport passenger bus, plying between Gelephu and Zhemgang, has become more of a risk than convenience, according to passengers.

Vintage cars, a grand piano and many musicians

20 November, 2008 - Bhutan is in for a grand treat with two groups of special guests arriving in the country to be a part of the coronation and centenary celebrations.

Where are the plans?

19 November, 2008 - In the aftermath of the Coronation celebrations we are left with a smaller crowd in Thimphu but not necessarily with less congestion. It seems a good time to take stock of the policies, and rules and regulations, that have an impact, not just on the traffic, but on urban living and on our economy as a whole.

Highest honour for Je Thrizur

The fourth Druk Gyalpo congratulates the Je Thrizur

19 November, 2008 - His Holiness Je Thrizur Tenzin Dendup, one of the most learned Drukpa Kagyud Buddhist masters alive, received the Order of the Druk Gyalpo from His Majesty the King on November 15.

Murder under extenuating circumstances?

Muku�s mistake might have been more the concealment of a crime than the crime itself

19 November, 2008 - It was an August night, just like any other night and, just like any other night, Muku�s husband came home drunk. And, just like always, ended with her husband picking a fight and beating her: first with his bare hands and then a piece of hardwood.