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Laya receives
electricity
The gewog has been dependent on
solar energy till now
Dawa Gyelmo | Wangdue

The wait for electricity in Laya finally

came to an end on May 28.
Laya Gup Kinley Dorji said it was
a happy day for the Layaps, as a long
awaited event had finally occurred.
The Layaps had already begun pur-
chasing electrical equipment as early
as 2012.
Gup Kinley Dorji said of more than
300 households, 130 received electric-
ity on May 28. The rest will be lit-up by
July. Not all 300 households were able
to be electrified as a result of a shortage
of cables and meter boxes.
Pg.2
His Majesty The King graced the 11th Convocation of the Royal University of Bhutan, and
Addressed the students.
Fronting

ACC and OAG lock Convocation

Side
IN
horns over P’ling
fronting cases
His Majesty’s Address at FEATURE
» The creation of

Rinzin Wangchuk the RUB Convocation Sonamthang

| PG.9

It may take some time for the Anti- Your parents, relatives, and friends traditions and etiquette, spirituality and
Corruption Commission (ACC) to net
more ‘fronting’ cases in Phuentsholing
would be very proud of what you have
achieved. At your age, to have com-
integrity, sense of loyalty and patriotism,
has not diminished. It remains deeply
Weather
due to a tussle with the prosecuting pleted your studies is your personal ingrained in our youth who understand Thimphu
agency, the Office of the Attorney Gen- accomplishment. Your knowledge them and continue to preserve them. Max Min
eral (OAG). and capabilities are a great asset for The security and sovereignty of
The OAG has converted criminal the nation. I congratulate you for your our nation, our unity and harmony, 24 14
charges against 29 licence holders for achievements. and sense of peace and happiness are
Kanglung
a fronting case, into a civil suit. I am very happy to be among you, stronger today than ever before. This is
This has left the ACC, which is to share some of my thoughts about our the legacy that we have been fortunate Max Min
now winding up four cases of tax eva- country, hoping that it will be of some to inherit from our leaders who achieved 28 17
sion involving millions of Ngultrums benefit to you. in 30 years what has sometimes taken
in Phuentsholing, in a dilemma on Our country of Pelden Drukpa, is a humanity more than 300 years.
whether to pursue the next phase of blessed and sacred land. The legacy of I regard our country with special
investigation. our ancestors and leaders in the past, pride, and feel a grave sense of respon-
When the OAG filed a civil restitution achieved through their hard work, is a sibility for the future.
suit against 23 more business entities in con- treasure that we have inherited. This brings us to a question we must
nection with the fronting of trade licences In spite of having to embrace a lot reflect upon: what is our vision for our
at the dungkhag court in Phuentsholing on of changes over the decades with mo- country? www.kuenselonline.com
March 18, Pg.2 dernity, our core values, based on our Pg.3
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Laya receives
electricity
From Pg.1 tshogdus and with the Bhutan
Another factor is also that Power Corporation (BPC) but
the majority of the Layaps have to no avail.
left to harvest the lucrative Prime Minister Tshering
fungi, cordyceps. Tobgay assured the Layaps
The gup said that with that the gewog will receive
electricity, daily chores should electricity by June, this year.
become easier, and hygiene Electrification works were
and cleanliness will improve. completed before the end of
Health is also expected to im- May and the Layaps were pro-
prove as exposure to smoke vided with light by May 28, as
will be reduced, he said. assured by the Prime Minister.
Until now, every house- A few days after the mid-
hold has been dependent on term review in April, around
His Majesty The King granted an Audience to Air Marshal C Hari Kumar, AVSM, VM, solar energy and firewood. 2.5km of transmission lines
VSM, AOC-in-C, Eastern Air Command of India, who is on a 4-day visit to Bhutan. Solar panels cost between and 28 poles located around
Nu 3,000 to Nu 15,000. The 18km from Gasa were dam-
smaller ones were used to aged. To meet the June
ACC and OAG lock horns over P’ling fronting cases charge mobile phones and to
watch TV. The larger panels
deadline, BPC restored the
destroyed lines and provided
From Pg.1 Through intelligence gath- clearly captured in section 66 (1) were used to light up houses. Laya with power.
Attorney General Shera ering and surveillance for more of ACAB that says: “Any person However, issues with reliability However, sources said
Lhundup wrote to the ACC stat- than a year, the ACC learnt that who, in course of economic, fi- were common, the gup said. BPC has written to the Gasa
ing that OAG took cognizance of fronting was providing a breeding nancial or commercial activities, Rural electrification works dzongkhag asking for restora-
certain elements of “commercial ground for commercial bribery, promises, offers or gives, directly for Laya started in 2012. tion charges.
bribery” in the commission of deflection of goods across the or indirectly, of an advantage to Chogyal construction was BPC had earlier also
fronting. border and an avenue for money any person who directs or works, awarded the work for Nu 13.6 claimed that the contractor
However, the ACC still con- laundering and forgeries. in any capacity, for a private sec- million and the company was working on the Laya road
siders fronting as commercial While analysing the bank tor entity, for the person himself supposed to complete it in a construction (phase-II) had
bribery and that criminal charges statements of these business en- or herself or for another person, year. But the works remained caused the damages on the
against the defendants must be tities, the commission found that in order that he or she, in breach incomplete even after four transmission lines and poles.
pursued. “We stand by our princi- the volume of cash transactions of his or her duties, act or refrain years. So it is not sure who will be
ple. It is a case of corruption. If it is ran into several millions regularly, from acting shall be guilty of an Frustrated with the delay, paying the restoration charges.
a civil case, ACC has no mandate leaving a meager bank account offence”. the Layaps raised the issue Gup Kinley Dorji said they
to investigate,” a commissioner balance at the end of the day. ACC officials said that detec- with the Prime Minister dur- are also hopeful that payment
said. “Our hands are tied because Non-Bhutanese who ran busi- tion of fronting cases in Phuent- ing Gasa’s mid-term review dues owed to the Layaps by
we do not have the authority to nesses on the hired Bhutanese sholing was a strenuous task in April. The Layaps had pre- Chogyal construction will also
prosecute the case.” trade licences deceitfully remit- had it not been for the powers viously raised the issue sev- be settled soon as assured by
Further investigation into ted millions of Indian Rupees enshrined in the ACAB 2011 to eral times during dzongkhag the government.
fronting is being deferred until through forged invoices and cus- raid, arrest, seize and detain those
the court decides on the on-going toms declaration forms. indulged in fronting businesses.
cases. Recognising the danger to the “Despite all odds, with all convic-
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
The ACC’s letter to the OAG country’s sovereignty besides so- tion, this is exactly what the ACC
highlighted its justifications as to cial and economic implications, investigation has proven,” the BHUTAN CHAMBER OF
why the case should be consid- the ACC felt the need to clean the commissioner said.
ered criminal and commercial situation once and for all. “There- According to the ACC, the COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
bribery. It stated that despite an fore, a massive operations never OAG was consulted while com- BCCI/GAD/HRD(PER)-07-2014/919
abundance of regulations, signed attempted before was launched piling the initial investigation The Bhutan Chamber of Commerce & Industry,
undertakings, expanded capaci- in April 2015,” the letter stated. reports and that the OAG agreed Thimphu is pleased to announce the job vacancy
ties of enforcement institutions According to the OAG’s letter, to charge defendants under of- for ICT Officer. For more details, please visit BCCI
like the regional revenue and the Anti Corruption Act of Bhutan fence of commercial bribery de- website at www.bcci.org.bt or contact HRD at (02)
customs office, regional trade (ACAB) 2011 does not define the fined under section 66 and 67 of 322742/324254.
and industries office, some of the term “fronting” to fulfill law en- ACAB. “Therefore, ACC remains Secretary General
Bhutanese “obsessed by greed” actment due process of notifying fully confident that defendants
have continued to resort to un- public of that applicability which, have no ground not to believe that
lawful solicitation and amassing in turn, constitutes a legitimate trading their business licences MISSING
of wealth, leading to widespread defense for an accused under was not an offence,” the ACC let- Mr. Tshering Dorji, age 29,
progression of illicit businesses Section 77(a) of the Penal Code ter stated. about 5 feet 6 inches with a
in Phuentsholing over the years. of Bhutan. It makes no reference ACC and OAG are meeting cross tattoo on his left index
“As a result, the intensity to “fronting” as a criminal offence tomorrow to resolve their dif- finger and a black mole on
of evil of fronting continued to nor has it repealed any of the cited ferences. They will review the his chin, from Tangmachhu,
remain a chronic problem with rules and procedure, by reference Memorandum of Understanding Lhuentse is missing since
situations worsening year on year or implicit. (MoU) and are expected to dis- August 2014 from Thimphu.
He is mentally not sound.
as is evident by Rupee crisis that However, the commission cuss the implementation of the
If anybody knows his.
hit the Bhutanese economy in believes otherwise. According Supreme Court directives issued
whereabouts, please contact nearest police office or call his
2011,” it is stated in ACC’s letter to ACC, any facets of business on July 23, 2014. mother Tenzin Dema at 17329904.
to the OAG. essence involved in fronting is
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His Majesty’s Address at the RUB Convocation

From Pg.1 Majesty The Fourth Druk Our parents took difficult vehicles, we spend annually but I have no doubt that we
Our vision, simply put, is Gyalpo. It was suggested to decisions and stood by their Nu 8 billion to import fuel. can overcome all our chal-
expressed in the philosophy us then that Bhutan would beliefs to give us a fighting We also spend Nu 6 billion lenges and that our people
of Gross National Happiness. benefit economically from chance for a bright future. on food items, and Nu 11 bil- and nation will experience
And what is our end ob- bringing in as many tourists Similarly, in those days, lion to import construction phenomenal success within
jective when we talk about as possible into the coun- many people offered dif- materials. All these things our lifetime.
Gross National Happiness? try. At that time, Bhutan ferent ideas for how the are of concern. In conclusion, I will leave
It is to ensure that we was largely unknown to the government could become I pay close attention to you with 2 messages about
have a just, equal, and har- outside world. And yet, with rich. They offered to bring in rural-urban migration, un- our country, and 3 things
monious society. When our Drukgyal Zhipa at the helm, investments including black employment, and corrup- which I think you should
people are able to live happy we had the confidence to money, and gambling busi- tion, which is one of biggest know about yourselves.
and secure lives, we know make our own decisions- to nesses like casinos. They problems plaguing our re- Firstly, as a country, we
that we have achieved our decide that our approach to offered to mine our mineral gion. With the expansion of must continue to focus on
objectives. That is what Gross tourism policy would be that resources and exploit timber the development process, I the pursuit of higher stand-
National Happiness means. of high value low volume. It from our huge forests, prom- worry about such problems ards. Whatever we do, we
The people of Bhutan are seemed counter-intuitive ising rich dividends. But we emerging in Bhutan. have to strive for excellence.
central to this endeavor. It is at a time when tourists to resisted because it was not But, as concerned as I As I always say, good is not
the responsibility of our peo- Bhutan were so few. There our objective to make the am, there is much more rea- good enough. It is a simple
ple to bring all our national were many skeptics. But be- government rich. It was son for me to be confident but effective rule.
goals to fruition, and there- cause of that policy, Brand imperative that our people and optimistic about our Secondly, we will never go
fore, it is vital that our poli- Bhutan emerged. And you prospered. So instead, we future. wrong if we invest in human
cies and strategies are aimed see the results of that policy came up with the visionary One perspective is that resources and building intel-
at empowering our people to for yourselves today. People concepts of balanced socio- we are reaping the benefits ligent institutions. We have
become strong, capable and who make it to Bhutan feel economic development, the of being small. Compare to empower the people to
responsible citizens. privileged to be our guest. preservation of our culture the number of registered achieve their full potential.
Democracy is a means In hindsight, we realize the and pristine environment voters, for example 902 in What we lack in numbers, we
to achieve this in the 21st profound wisdom of that and biodiversity. the Khatoed-Laya constitu- must make up in talent.
century. To achieve great re- decision, but we could have Now after looking at the ency, or even the largest As my parting words, I
sults, it is imperative that we easily gone the other way, lessons from the past, let voter bases - about 14,000 ask that you always remem-
work towards establishing a had it not been for that con- me talk about our future, in Sarpang-Gelephu, and ber that you are the guard-
very successful and strong viction we had to forge our starting with some of the 12,000 in Bongo-Chukha, ians of our peace and stabil-
democratic system. own path, our future, and concerns I have about our with 1 million in one Indian ity. It is your duty to ensure
I have been King for 10 our destiny. country. I always say that it MP’s constituency. that we set aside differences,
years, and I will reign for Another example is the is good to have concerns for There are more than 18 and live as members of a
around 30 years more. What national dress. Today, we that is a sign of being com- million residents in New single family. Our greatest
are the priorities of our time? wear our national dress mitted to the wellbeing of Delhi and Tokyo has more strength comes from unity.
I believe that it is to pur- with a great deal of pride our country. than 13 million while our You must also remember
sue prosperity and progress. as part of our identity. But We are a small country, entire country’s population that you are the custodians
There has to be synergy in the 70’s, as many of the sandwiched between two is just over 660,000. of our national identity. It is
between prosperity and younger generation received countries that together are Bhutan has one MP for your responsibility to pass
progress. It is certainly desir- foreign education, they home to one third of the 9,000 citizens. The margin on our common national
able that our people become were perceived in society world’s population, and between those who serve identity, which transcends
prosperous, and a prosper- as the achievers who would constitute one fourth of the our country and the popu- ethnic, spiritual, and re-
ous state with adequate lead the future. It became global GDP in PPP terms. lation they serve is very gional differences, to the
funds will give us all a sense common for them to wear Besides being small, narrow. In many countries, next generation.
of greater security. western suits to office to set our country’s terrain is such elected representatives will Finally, your capabilities
But along with prosper- themselves apart as the edu- that only 7-8 percent of our never get to know all their and predisposition towards
ity, we must also strive for cated generation. With the total land is arable. As fami- people, even if they spend an hard work will invariably
progress. It is easy to lose realization that there was a lies grow, we are faced with entire lifetime trying to do shape the future of Bhutan.
material wealth but not our real risk of losing our unique fragmentation of land, and I so. We have one elected rep- You must work with integ-
capability and intelligence. identity in the demography worry about what will happen resentative for 380 citizens, rity, you must keep learning,
I define progress as cultural, of large neighbours and a after a few more generations. one public servant to look keep working hard, and you
social, political and eco- populous region, at a time I also worry a great deal after the needs of 14 citizens. must have the audacity to
nomic sophistication. when it was more important about the economy. We As I have said before, it is not dream big.
As we take our nation than ever to stand apart, it have been moving forward a question of whether we I consider myself hugely
forward, we must continue was made mandatory to in quantum leaps when it can do something or not, privileged to have attended
to forge our own path. In the continue wearing gho and comes to infrastructure de- whether we have enough or every single convocation
past, our policies were made kira. The stand that we took velopment. Today we have not, whether we are permit- ceremony since I became
with a clarity of vision, and received a lot of criticism; about 12,600 kilometres of ted or not. The question is, King. I am pleased to have
the conviction that we have many people felt that we motorable road. We are bet- are we going to do it or not. had this opportunity yet
the best solutions, based on were moving backwards. ter connected today than Being small is our great- again, and I have full con-
our own sense of identity. But again, that policy has re- ever before. But last year est advantage. We can do fidence in all of you. I am
For example, in the sulted in the chance to build alone, we imported 9,500 things better, more ef- excited about our future,
1970’s, tourism as an in- a common national identity vehicles. We are now im- ficiently, and faster, than and greatly look forward to
dustry was only introduced that transcends other differ- porting 1,000 vehicles each any other nation in the 21st working with you over the
after the coronation of His ences between our people. month. And to run these century. So I am concerned, next few decades.
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Staggering implementation MY COUNTRY, MY TOWN

of dzongkhag and yenlag
thromdes

A
s the local elections draw near, it
remains a question how it will play
out administratively and in terms
of costs, especially for the dzong-
khag and yenlag thromdes.
Keeping in mind the past debates, we tend to
interpret and implement the provisions of the Con-
stitution in absolute terms often invoking public
sentiments on equity and justice. The last eight
years of parliamentary democracy in Bhutan saw
heavy debates in both the parliament houses and
outside on the interpretation of the provisions in Hoodie boo!die: Back
to front who cares, so
the Constitution.
long as it scares
Article 22 (2) of the Constitution says “Bhutan
shall have Local Governments in each of the twenty Photo by Dorji
Dzongkhags comprising the Dzongkhag Tshogdu,
Gewog Tshogde and Thromde Tshogde.” But Arti-
cle 22 (1) also says “Power and authority shall be
decentralized and devolved to elected Local Gov-
ernments...”, which obviously cannot take place all
at once considering local capacities and resources
MY SAY

Finding an alternative green

especially for gewogs and thromdes (some do not
even exist as of now).
It is now more or less decided that the country
will have 20 dzongkhag thromdes and 20 yenlag
thromdes. But will their implementation also take
place simultaneously?
power for Bhutan
Two of the oldest thromdes in the country, Sir, energy on a large scale. The can be considered, or the
Thimphu and Phuentsholing, took over five dec- Presently, Bhutan is more technology is already avail- government can collaborate
ades of constant government attention, effort and or less dependent upon hy- able in the market but due with countries that manu-
dropower. Projects are in full to bureaucracy in the system facture solar equipment, to
resources to reach the current level of capacity and
swing for the extraction of its full potential has not been acquire training for the pro-
professionalism. And they’re still facing problems hydropower in the country reached. duction for such equipment.
today. but for how long will it sus- It’s also expensive and The Environmental
Considering the past trends of development in tain and remain? this is where the government Commission could seek as-
our context, the capacity and financial resources On the other hand must look look at the long sistance through relevant
required for town development, will it be wise to climate change issues are run, and create room for programmes because Bhu-
implement all the 40 dzongkhag and yenlag throm- alarming. Researchers say subsidies, after all, it’s going tan’s mandate is to conserve
des, covering over 30,000 acres at the same time? that one day rivers will dry to be good not only for the 72 percent or more of its
if proper mitigation meas- country but the world. forests.
It may be better that their implementation take
ures are not carried out. I For instance, many wish As this will increase
place in a phase-wise manner. think it’s now high time that to own an electric car but immensely the capacity of
A typical case of Gasa thromde, which has only Bhutan limits exploration cannot due to the cost factor. the country’s carbon sink
23 eligible voters and a township yet to exist, by vir- of hydropower. Whatever is As an incentive, interest on we must charge the carbon
tue of standardisation is likely to have a thrompon, planned so far needs to be loans to purchase electric emitting nations a carbon
an executive secretary (EX3), and 10 to 20 staff executed. cars could be lowered to the tax.
besides, technical and financial supports. We also need to aggres- tune of 3-4 percent, with Even in Bhutan indus-
Ideally, the competent authority at the centre sively go for alternative the support of the Environ- tries like mining, cement
energy sources like solar mental Commission, for not plants, beverages, among
with the respective dzongkhag administrations
and wind energy since the emitting carbon while plying others, that are generating
should plan and develop a throm first and institute technology is already avail- on the roads. carbon are liable for the
a thromde and then a thromde tshogde and hando- able. Every one of us is And to encourage more carbon tax.
ver the management, with a mandate to manage looking for cheap sources use of solar appliances in the
and develop the town further, to the elected of- of energy and this can be country, exempting taxes for Tshering,
ficials. possible if we harness solar importing solar equipment Thimphu
Otherwise, a thromde tshogde without a
thromde and a thromde without a throm may be Send your letters and pictures to
asking too much from our elected officials. editor@kuensel.com.bt
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Environment

Bhutan’s forests the last Himalayan

biodiversity refugia
Tshering Palden | Paro herent way of belief we have
had,” Nawang Norbu said.
Wildlife conservation in the He said Bhutanese have
region is proving increasingly the concept of sacred places
difficult mainly due to loss of and sacred beliefs referring to
forest to various activities, for- concepts of ladhams and rid-
est officials said. ham or closure of mountain
“Bhutan is the last Hima- passes and forests for a certain
layan biodiversity refugia,” time in a year.
Ugyen Wangchuck Institute While others elsewhere
for Conservation and Envi- set aside a geographic area
ronment (UWICE) director as protected areas. In Bhutan
Nawang Norbu said. areas are considered sacred
“We have a unique op- for certain time allowing the
portunity in the 21st century forests and landscape to grow
because we protected areas in and revive.
the north and south and for- Unlike elsewhere in the
ests that connect all of that,” world, Bhutanese wildlife and
he said. Forests and connected humans are surviving together The Asiatic Golden Cat is one of the wildcat species thriving in the country (Photo courtesy: UWICE)
landscapes allow animals to as unique set of factors come
coexist, he said. together presenting a favour-
On the same landscape, able environment. About 20 they are drivers of species cies across the world. second day of the three-day
red pandas, himalayan black percent of the Bhutanese live loss,” Sonam Wangchuk The forest officials were conference at the Royal Bhu-
bears, tigers are present, he in the protected areas. said. Conservationists have addressing students and tan Flower Exhibition in Paro
said. More than 51.44 percent of destroyed 4,979 invasive spe- other participants on the yesterday.
The country lies at the the country is protected areas
intersection of the Palae-artic with 10 national parks boast-
and Indo-Malayan bio-geo- ing about 200 mammal spe- Banking
graphic realms and is incred- cies, 700 species of birds, 5,603
ibly bio-diverse, forest officials
said.
Scientists have found rich
flowering plants, 470 orchids,
and 350 mushroom species.
Wildlife Conservation di-
BoB launches cardless cash
and diverse snails in the coun-
try during a recent study. Snail
species prevalent in Europe to
vision’s chief forestry officer
Sonam Wangchuk said the
country’s guiding develop-
withdrawal
Malaysia were found in the ment philosophy of maxim- Dechen Tshomo can be withdrawn from one
country. ising Gross National Happi- A maximum of cardless transaction with
The four different veg- ness bears environmental BoB customers can now with- Nu 15,000 can be maximum daily withdrawal
etation zones allow forests to conservation as one of the draw cash without using an withdrawn from one amount of Nu 40,000. “The
thrive and allow wildlife to four pillars, sacrifices short ATM card from any of 82 BoB cardless transaction limits and OTP will be re-
thrive. term gain over long term sus- ATMs in the country. with maximum daily viewed and adjusted in the fu-
The presence of wildcats tainability. The bank’s CEO, Pema N withdrawal amount of ture based on trend analysis of
indicates healthy ecosystems. The initial estimate of the Nadik, launched cardless cash Nu 40,000 its usage,” said Passang Norbu.
Six cat species such as the ecosystem services is worth withdrawal at its corporate of- Besides usual cash with-
leopard, leopard cat, tiger, USD 15.5 billion. The total fice in Olakha yesterday. drawal and balance enquiry,
clouded leopard, golden cat contribution of the protected The cardless cash with- cash withdrawal transaction requesting mini account state-
and marbled cats are present areas in 2008 to the GDP was drawal works by initiating a to anyone through M-BoB ment, cheque book request,
in the Royal Manas National estimated at more than Nu transaction using BoB’s mo- application or its USSD code fund transfer to any BoB ac-
Park (RMNP). 1.2 billion. bile banking facility (M-BoB). by dialing *262#. Once the count, changing of pin code,
The Jigme Singye Wang- There are challenges too. All registered M-BoB users can transaction is complete, with- bank account statement re-
chuck National Park which is The White Bellied Heron avail the service. drawer will receive an OTP quest and airtime BT top up
connected to the RMNP has has its habitat threatened Cardless cash withdrawal via SMS with which cash can are additional services from
one more species. from damming the rivers for service is a simple and safe be withdrawn from any of the the bank’s ATM.
“Now we have reasons to hydropower projects. mode to withdraw cash 24 bank’s ATM. Passang Norbu said that
believe there are nine wildcat Forest officials said for- hours by sending a One Time BoB’s media focal person, the facility is an innovative
species in the park,” Nawang ests in the region have come Password (OTP) to your own Passang Norbu, said that for service introduced in the
Norbu said. under pressure from popula- or any other local mobile security reasons, OTP will country for the first time.
“The reason we have tion growth that takes a toll number. be valid for only 15 minutes. “Automation of cash payment
managed to keep Bhutan as a on forests. Person withdrawing cash The service will not work if a cycle is complete with the
magical forest is not only the “Invasive species are one do not have to have an ac- person doesn’t withdraw cash launch of the service together
protected areas that we have of the biggest challenges for count with the bank. M-BoB within 15 minutes. with the Cash Deposit Ma-
set up but because of the in- native biodiversity because users can initiate a cardless A maximum of Nu 15,000 chines and M-BoB,” he added.
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Township

Dzongkhag allots plots at Denchi

Yangchen C Rinzin | Sam- tial plots are compensation
drupjongkhar given to 34 landowners. He
added that to process for the
Pemagatshel’s dzongkhag land registration, they will
administration allotted a first have to make the pay-
total of 27 commercial and ment and only then will the
78 residential plots to land- lagthrams be issued.
owners and business opera- “All the plots were al-
tors at Denchi on June 5. lotted as per the local area
About an hour’s drive plan (LAP) prepared by the
from present Pemagatshel works and human settlement
town, Denchi will be the new ministry. The land was allot-
thromde with about 113.50 ted based on four different
acres of land and six con- categories.”
stituencies. Wangdi said that once
Residents said that they the lagthrams have been
can construct permanent completed, LAP would be The Denchi township will be spread over 113 acres
structures in the new town- implemented and people
ship. could transfer their census
Land record officer to thromde. “We have allot- ond phase after working out to Denchi. asked the if government if
Wangdi said that all the 27 ted plots to only 27 business the details.” Town secretary Jigyel we can construct houses
business operators should operators out of 49 based on The owners will have to Phuntsho said that the issue with more than two storeys
make payment within three seniority. We would allot the dismantle the existing struc- on the building structures so that we could make some
months while the residen- plots to the rest in the sec- tures after the town is shifted is yet to be resolved. “We’ve income from rent.”

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when the mind takes
a higher plane of
knowledge but can never
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prove how it got there.
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donkey to carry him
to a distant part of the
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the traveler, walking beside him to drive
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where the sun beat down fi ercely. So
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traveler at last decided to stop for a
REBUS rest, and as there was no other shade to
be found, the traveler sat down in the
shadow of the donkey.
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Cryptic CLUES
Quick
Across
Clues
Medical
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14
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19 Realm of fantasy (10)
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in another edition (5)
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24 Wrath (5)
I E R K M X R A R T E L 21 Train to follow the king (7) retired each year. If they go into landfills, the
M E M O R A N D A S E P I A I N P A S S I N G P A S T E 26 A prohibition (4)
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race, 12 Sidesteps, 13 Endeavour, 15 Across: 1 Ruffian, 5 Haggard, 9 Suspect, 10 Account, 11 Rhone, 12 Hot potato, 13 Manhandle, 15
5 Sinking, 26 Droplet, 27 Project, 28 Spent, 16 Beret, 18 Task force, 21 In passing, 24 Paste, 25 Avarice, 26 Endorse, 27 Delight, 28 Salient.

Down: 1 Rostrum, 2 Festoon, 3 Inelegant, 4 Notch, 5 Heartless, 6 Gecko, 7 Adulate, 8 Detroit, 14

dered, 6 Sites, 7 Renders, 8 Leads in, 14 Detriment, 15 Soft-pedal, 16 Brigand, 17 Raphael, 19 Reserve, 20 Element, 22 Swing, 23 Guess.
mpulse, 20 Exalted, 22 Raise, 23 Asdic.
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Infrastructure

Contractor asked to rectify

Bongo gewog centre road
More than Nu 40 million has been spent to blacktop the road
Rajesh Rai | Gedu bitumen would not stick prop- also because heavy trucks plied
erly to the base course surface. on the road.”
The Department of Roads As a result, the blacktopped sur- Nim Dorji explained that
(DoR) has asked a contrac- faces cracked letting rainwater he had heard that two or three
tor to rectify damage on the to enter and damage the road heavy vehicles had plied on the
19km Gedu-Meretsemo road surface. road.
in Bongo, Chukha which was However, road officials also Nim Dorji said that he
blacktopped last year. pointed that the contractor may would wait until the peak rainy
The contractor is currently not have properly cleaned the season is over before beginning
working on the damaged por- base course surface before plac- the rectification works. The con-
tions. ing bitumen. This also causes tractor has until December this
Phuentsholing region DoR the road to weaken and crack. year to rectify the damaged road
chief engineer Dorji Wangdi Contractor Nim Dorji said sections.
A section of the damaged road
said that the contractor has to the blacktop got damaged on The gewog connectiv-
carry out rectification works numerous portions. In total, ity road starts from Gedu until
wherever necessary. quired specifications and at the was not satisfactorily completed around 1km of the road has Meretsemo. The government is
“It is the contractor’s fault,” contractor’s cost. because the surface remains been damaged. providing more than Nu 40 mil-
he said, adding that rectification Meanwhile, road officials damp most of the time. “I agree it is because of the lion to blacktop the road, which
will be carried out as per the re- also said that the blacktopping DoR officials said that the rain,” he said. “However, it is began last year.

Tourism

Border checkpost could help promote tourism

Nima Wangdi, Panbang must leave the same evening, Immigration officials check
currently. This is because only when the tourists reach
The business community of there is no immigration check Panbang town.
Panbag dungkhag says that it post at the border. Panbang is Ugyen Tshering, who runs
would benefit them if Indian some 13km from the border. a shop at Panbang town, said
tourists could hold for a night The Royal Manas National Indian visitors frequently ask
in Panbang. Park collects some fees from them about when they would
However, Indian tourists the visitors and the Royal Bhu- be allowed to stay overnight in
coming to Panbang through tan Police keep a tab on how Panbang. “This will also ben-
the Panbang border route many people cross the border. efit the people here.”

FLIGHTS An immigration checkpost at the Panbang border would

allow Indian tourists to stay overnight in the town

DrukAir Ugyen Tshering said that ists. Promoting Indian tourists

Date Route Flight No. Departure Arrival
hotels and eco-lodges remain is, he added, the best option
June 09 Bangkok to Paro via Guwahati KB 141 09:05 am 12:35 am
June 09 Paro to Mumbai KB 206 11:30 am 02:10 pm vacant throughout the year. for the economic growth of the
June 09 Mumbai to Paro KB 207 02:50 pm 06:10 pm People could also gradually dungkhag.
June 09 Paro to Bangkok via Bagdogra KB 130 01:35 pm 06:45 pm start home-stays in the nearby A member of River Guides
June 09 Paro to Kolkata KB 220 07:00 am 08:00 am villages, he added. But for this of Panbang said they could sell
June 09 Kolkata to Paro KB 221 08:40 am 10:40 am to happen, there should be an rafting services to the tour-
June 09 Singapore to Paro via Kolkatta KB 501 06:30 am 10:50 am immigration checkpost at the ists if they are allowed to stay
June 09 Paro to Kathmandu KB 400 09:35 am 10:55 am border. overnight in Panbang. “We are
June 09 Kathmandu to Paro KB 401 11:35 am 01:00 pm Another businessmen said already doing rafting promo-
that they could pick up tourists tion with our counterparts in
Domestic from the border in Bhutanese nearby Indian towns.”
June 09 Paro to Bumthang KB 1002 11:20 am 11:55 am
vehicles if there is an immi- Rayrup Brahma from West
June 09 Bumthang to Paro KB 1003 12:20 pm 12:55 pm
Note : All timings in local. Timings are subject to change. Call Drukair toll free No. 1300 for latest flight information.
gration checkpost at the bor- Bengal, who visited Panbang
der. “That will also help filter recently, said he would come
Bhutan Airlines (Tashi Air) quality tourists coming to the to Panbang along with his
June 09 Paro to Bangkok via Kolkata B3700 10:35 am 04:05 pm country.” friends and family if they are
June 09 Bangkok to Paro via Kolkata B3701 06:30 am 09:55 am Ugyen said Panbang is too allowed to hold for the night
Note : All timings in local. Timings are subject to change. Call Bhutan Airlines toll free No. 1234 for latest flight information. far for the dollar paying tour- there.
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Community

The creation of Sonamthang

Nu 5 a day. and punished. highway.
“Japan Sahib did not like the Today, there are 73 house- The people of Panbang and
people who tried to cheat while holds in Sonamthang village those living in Sonamthang in
others worked,” he said. Dasho as the number of households particular are still grateful to
Nishioka monitored all the sites increased over the years with Dasho Nishioka. The dungkhag
and sometimes used binoculars expansion of families. has preserved a suspension
to monitor if everyone was work- These houses of Son- bridge and a house the Japan
ing sincerely. Anyone seen trying amthang village are scattered Sahib constructed while in
to cheat was called to his office along the Nganglam-Panbang Panbang.

Sonamthang, which was created from clearing of forests

Nima Wangdi | Panbang when her parents made her

  work in the Sonamthang rec-
Singyemo, 46, from Pongchaling lamation project. She said they
village in Panbang was a little consumed only maize flour and
girl when her parents took her only the wealthier could afford
along their numerous ventures to eat rice. “Today, we cultivate
into the forests. paddy and we eat our own pro-
As wandering farming fam- duce,” she said expressing her
ily, her parents practised shifting gratefulness to Dasho Nishioka.
cultivation. She said there was no drink-
Singyemo recalls her par- ing water and people collected
ents building tree houses high water in Bamboo containers
up in the tall trees of the forests known as palangs.
to keep safe from elephants that With the reclamation project
were found in abundance in the over, people were allotted with
locality then. One of the forested five acres of land each. Land was
areas they used to live in was the measured using a long bamboo
one where Sonamthang village stick and then distributed.
is today. Karma was one of many
Later, with the arrival of late who carried equipment, school
Dasho Keiji Nishioka to Pan- rations, rice, salt, oil and Kero-
bang, the forest was cleared with sene from the Indian border
bulldozers that were transported town of Barbeta. “Dasho Nish-
over the Drangmechhu in pans, ioka had brought some horses
or boats woven out of cane. for transportation,” she said.
“This is how Sonamthang village She said Dasho Nishioka
came to exist,” she said. Elders in once returned from Japan with
Panbang address Dasho Nish- slippers made from vehicle
ioka as Japan Sahib even today. tyres. They were big and did not
Sigyemo said because there fit her legs but some elders wore
were so many elephants around them.
most lived in tree houses. Ngangla Gup, Rinchen
“These trees were so huge that Wangdi, 51, who also worked
four men had to axe at a time for the Sonamthang village
from different sides to fell one,” reclamation project with Dasho
she said. Nishioka said he was made to
Dasho Nishioka called clear undergrowth for the trees
the people living around the to be felled. Trees were cut down
area to come and clear the and burnt.
forests to turn it into a wetland. He said it was at the end of
Singyemo’s parents also con- the fourth Plan that land was
tributed labour during this time distributed to 65 households.
and this is how she came to own People who worked to reclaim
land at Sonamthang today. the land were from, what is
Dasho Nishioka cleared the today the gewogs of Ngangla
forests and turned it into paddy and Goshing. Before these
fields as there was no wetland gewogs were one known as
in Ngangla gewog at that time. Ngangla Goshing.
Sonamthang has some 146 acres He said it was compulsory
of wetland today. that one adult and one young
Karma, 53, who also runs person should work there eve-
a shop below the road at Son- ryday. Men were paid Nu 6 and
amthang, was also a little girl women and children were paid
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nAtionAl pension And provident fund 5. Office catering services and
NPPF/Adm-31/2016/10521 6. Spare parts and maintenance of vehicle
NPPF is pleased to notify that the Books of Accounts for the financial year 2015- 7. Last date for submission: July 7, 2016
2016 shall be closed on June 30, 2016. All the Ministries/Agencies and Members are
The details of the tender documents can be downloaded
hereby requested to kindly settle the following transactions with NPPF on or before
from BNCA website www.bnca.gov.bt or contact @
June 15, 2016 positively.
335371.
1. Remit pension and provident fund contributions for the month of June 2016 Management, BNCA
with the respective banks and forward invoices and recovery schedule to
NPPF in correct order.
2. Settle penal interest levied for late remittance of contributions and arrear re-tender for vehiCle hiring
contributions of the prior months, if any.
3. Claim excess contributions remitted during the year 2015-2016. BhutAn eleCtriCitY
4. Forward Pension and Provident Fund Claims of those members who have
resigned before June 30, 2016. AuthoritY, thimphu
5. Remit the monthly repayment of member loans for the month of June 2016 BEA/ADM/TENDER/2015-16/980

and repayment dues. The Bhutan Electricity Authority would like hire
6. Remit house rent and dues, if any, for those tenants residing in NPPF Housing a vehicle for a week with effect from June 22,
Colony in Thimphu, Phuentsholing, Samtse and Samdrup Jongkhar and 2016. Therefore, Interested car rental/travel agent/
7. Furnish bank deposit slips for deposit of cash/cheque to NPPF’s Current individual may submit your rates in sealed envelope
Account maintained with Bank of Bhutan and Bhutan National Bank to enable within June 13, 2016. The terms and condition for
NPPF to resolve the unknown deposits. the same shall remain the same as uploaded in office
Please visit our website www.nppf.org.bt/announcement for more details. For website on June 1, 2016.
further clarification, please contact Mr. Thinley Dorji (thinley.dorji@nppf.org.bt), For details, visit www.bea.gov.bt or may contact
Customer Care Centre, Tele: 324140/325758/325638. 02-329952 during office hours.
Management Officer, Adm & Procurement Section
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