Drangpon dies in road accident 3/29

Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. Kuensel Newspaper Drangpon dies in road accident March 29, 2010 at 2:02 PM The crash site: The Toyota Prado fell about 60m below the road at Mendregang 29 March, 2010 - Lhuentse drangpon Karma Gyamtsho was killed yesterday after the Toyota Prado, he was driving, veered off the Thimphu-Punakha highway in Mendregang gewog, falling about 60 m below the road.  He was 42.   Furore over farm road March 29, 2010 at 2:02 PM An election promise whose fulfilment will not please everyone 29 March, 2010 - The villagers of Jomtsang in Udzorong gewog, Trashigang, were happy when their member of parliament (MP) promised them a farm road.   Picture story March 29, 2010 at 2:02 PM 29 March, 2010 - Around 1,500 people gathered at Dochula yesterday to attend the annual rio sangchoe (incense burning ritual) ceremony presided by his eminence Dungse Garab Dorji Rinpoche. The ritual was organised by Chhoethuen Tshogpa, a Thimphu based religious organisation. Â"It is believed that conducting rio sangchoe on a mountain top will benefit all sentient beings from the scent of the incense carried by the wind,Â" said a member of the Tshogpa, Mahakala. About 600 nuns conducted the ritual.   Nationwide windstorm damage March 29, 2010 at 2:02 PM 29 March, 2010 - Strong winds whistling through the gaps between windows and doors kept many villagers in Bongo, Chukha, awake on the night of March 27, fearing a brewing storm.   Local business hit by trade fair March 29, 2010 at 2:02 PM Paro Tsechu 29 March, 2010 - Every spring, the Paro town comes alive for five days when visitors from all over the country, and the world, flock for the annual tsechu festival.  It is a time for the religious to gain merit and blessings, and also enjoy the pleasures of travel.   Speeding up health services March 29, 2010 at 2:02 PM First of five initiatives to improve medical delivery The Present Situation: Patients dally lingering outside doctorsÂ' chambers 29 March, 2010 - By June, patients visiting the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck national referral hospital (JDWNRH) will not have to wait an entire day to receive medical attention.   Bringing buckwheat back to life March 29, 2010 at 2:02 PM A cereal that has everything for it is giving way to rice 29 March, 2010 - Popular items of Bhutanese cuisine at any major gathering, khuli (pancakes), puta (noodles) and kepta (a thick, crisp fried round biscuit), all made from buckwheat the Bumthap staple, were on the verge of vanishing from their menus.   When development divides March 29, 2010 at 2:02 PM 29 March, 2010 - Where development facilities should be located has always been controversial with the beneficiary communities wanting them as close as possible to their village.   Odd/even number traffic plan March 28, 2010 at 6:31 PM Feel At Home: A SAARC banner is hung on the Thimphu - Babesa double lane road link SAARC Summit 28 March, 2010 - Come the SAARC summit, the royal Bhutan police will be introducing a government approved traffic system, whereby only odd or even number vehicles will be allowed to ply in Thimphu on alternate days (see box) during the summit week.   Coffee with Indira Gandhi March 28, 2010 at 6:31 PM Lam Tshering reminisces about his mask dancing days Globetrotter Grounded "A poor villager able to travel the world free of cost" 28 March, 2010 - As you drive by Paro airport's runway, you might have passed by Lam Tshering tilling his paddy fields. Nothing about the 59-year old sunburned farmer strikes one as exceptional. But ask him a little about his past – and it's a bagful of surprises, including an incident involving having coffee with Indira Gandhi.   Taksha–Sili gifted a stretcher March 28, 2010 at 6:31 PM From Vermont To Wangdue: Catherine Wilcox with gup Wangchuk (R) and mangmi Nado 28 March, 2010 - When gup Wangchuk of Daga gewog in Wangduephodrang returns to his gewog from the annual gup's conference, he will have a surprise package for his people.   Situation under control March 28, 2010 at 6:31 PM 3D action does the trick Bird Flu 28 March, 2010 - After culling 4,683 birds, disposing 778 eggs and burning and dismantling 533 coops between February 13 and March 25, the bird flu situation is finally under control.   Man commits suicide March 28, 2010 at 6:31 PM 28 March, 2010 - A 40-year old man has committed suicide by hanging himslef from a tree at Tsehndendapsa, Thimphu on February 25.   Chorten vandal gets life March 28, 2010 at 6:31 PM 28 March, 2010 - Trashigang dzongkhag court sentenced a 24-year old man to life imprisonment for vandalising a Jangchub chorten in Bartsham last year.   5,000 more PIT taxpayers March 28, 2010 at 6:31 PM 28 March, 2010 - With the government salary increase at the beginning of last year, the number of taxpayers subject to personal income tax (PIT) could increase by 5,000 for the 2009 income year, say tax officials.   Test run for LG elections March 28, 2010 at 6:31 PM Biometric Voter ID System 28 March, 2010 - If budget is not a problem, the election commission of Bhutan (ECB) is ready to use the biometric voter identification system by the next general election in 2013.   First READ library in Ura, Bumthang March 28, 2010 at 6:31 PM A self help venture that the NGO hopes to replicate nationwide Gup's Office Refashioned: A library and women's centre with a children section and an audiovisual room 28 March, 2010 - Bumthang's Ura community will soon have a rural community library and resource centre (CLRC). The centre is being set up with the help of rural education and development (READ) Bhutan.   This email was sent to bhutannews@gmail.com.  Account Login Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here This email was carefully delivered by Feed My Inbox. 230 Franklin Road Suite 814 Franklin, TN 37064