By C. M. Paul THIMPHU, May 9, 2026: The crisp mountain air of Bhutan carried the sound of boots striking gravel, chants echoing through valleys, and laughter spilling across rivers. For 14 days, citizens from diverse walks of life immersed themselves in the De‑Suung training, a program designed to forgeContinue Reading
By Kim Ae-ran Recently by chance, I met Father Kinley Tshering, former provincial superior of Darjeeling Jesuit Province in India, the first and only native Bhutan Catholic priest. Bhutan is a close Buddhist theocracy with a population of less than a million, located in the Eastern Himalayas in South Asia,Continue Reading
Thimphu, Oct. 18, 2019: An Indian tourist has been detained by police in Bhutan for allegedly desecrating a holy spot in Dochula. The accused, identified as Abhijit Ratan Hajare from Maharashtra, had been travelling across the Bhutanese countryside with a 15-bike convoy. The team was led by a Bhutanese national,Continue Reading
With valid currency notes in short supply, following the Centre’s demonetisation move, people in Assam’s Borsongaon bordering Bhutan’s Gelephu have turned to the Himalayan Kingdom’s currency for their day to day needs. The locals told media that they decided to go for the currency of the neighbouring country as theirContinue Reading