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Orong High School
REPORT
Damage Assessment
Second probe into
incident ordered
The vegetable
season isnt
over, and seed-
lings are ready
for supply
Gyelong
District agriculture officer

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Bumthang
TASHI TENZIN, BUMTHANG
In three days, frost damaged
about 328 acres of potato and
buckwheat fields in Tang and
Chumey gewogs in
Bumthang accord-
ing to the damage
assessment report compiled
by the dzongkhag agriculture
officials.
Of the many crops culti-
vated in the gewogs, potato, the
main cash crop for the farmers,
was found severely
damaged, the re-
port stated. The
report was submitted to the
head office of the department
of agriculture yesterday.
There are less chances of
regrowth in most areas, as the
frost has shrunk the buds, the
report stated. Moreover, its
too late for replanting the crop.
Dzongkhag officials said it
is not sure if farmers would be
paid any compensation. The
dzongkhags agriculture sector
would be providing seeds for
chili, beans and cabbage to the
affected farmers.
The frost has also damaged
about 240 acres of potato field
in the two gewogs, affecting
around 220 households. G^%)
NIRMALA POKHREL,
SAMDRUPJONGKHAR
Samdrupjongkhar dzongkhag officials
visited Orong high school on May 12 to
revise on the investigation that was
conducted by two education officials
into the death of two students, and ill-
ness of more than 30 others last year.
The revision into the
investigation by dzongkhag
officials comes after the edu-
cation ministry sent a letter
to the dzongkhag last week, directing
them to revise the investigation into the
Orong incident.
The directive from the ministry how-
ever comes more than two months after
the first investigation was done in a day
by two education officials.
Officials said the ministry asked
for a revision, after it could not reach a
conclusion from the first report on what,
where and how things went wrong in the
school to cause the two deaths.
We couldnt find more than what was
already reported in the earlier investiga-
tion, the district education officer Kinley
Namgyel said. The illness among stu-
dent isnt predictable, because it might
relapse if the students are fine now.
Following the incident, Orong high
schools 500 students have been tak-
ing two tablets of vitamins every day.
Since then, none of the students have
complained about the illness, although a
few students have complained
about swelling legs, the school
principal Nima Wangchuk
said.
Theyre not very serious, but we
send them for a check up, he said.
Three girls visited Samdrupjongkhar
hospital recently and are now back in
school.
What the school has now learnt is
that the few students, who complained
of swollen limbs during the opening of
the school, were those students who had
passed from Menjiwoong lower second-
ary school in Lauri, and Martshala mid-
dle secondary school in Samdrupchhol-
ing.
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TSHERING PAMO
More than 300 transactions
were made in the last two
days from the Bank of Bhutans
mobile van facility that start-
ed last Friday in the capital.
The facility of an ATM and
a counter in a van was initi-
ated to reach more customers
and serve them better, bank
officials said.
BoBs information and
technology officer Sonam
Kezang said about 100 with-
drawals from the ATM, and 47
transactions from the counter,
were made on Friday.
On Saturday, they saw
more than 150 ATM withdraw-
als and about 35 transactions.
The mobile bank was open
until the clients stopped com-
ing.
Excluding the driver, the
van accommodates two tellers,
a maker and a checker, who
will be sitting at the counter at
the back of the van. The ATM
is located next to the counter.
People can withdraw a
maximum of Nu 40,000 from
the ATM, while the withdrawal
from the counter has no limit.
The van facility allows
people to deposit and with-
draw money, like in any of the
banks branches, at any time.
It covered Dechencholing area
yesterday, while it moved in
and around the Centennial
Farmers Market on Friday and
Saturday.
Its a week-long pilot
phase to see the feasibil-
ity of this service, Sonam
Kezang said. Were trying
to reach far flung places like
Kabesa, Dechencholing and
Khasadrapchu.
He said the cost of running
a mobile bank and the number
of people, who use their serv-
ices, would help the bank to
determine in continuing the
service.
Its a week-long
pilot phase to
see the feasibil-
ity of this serv-
ice
Sonam Kezang
I&T officer
BoB

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Bank of Bhutan
Deals on wheels
From Pg. 1
Another 88.12 acres of
buckwheat fields, belonging
to 95 households in the two
gewogs, were also damaged.
According to villagers,
there was continuous frost-
ing for three days, starting
May 5, in the two gewogs, leav-
ing the potatoes, which are at
a vulnerable stage, damaged.
They said the gewogs went
through a similar experience a
few years ago, but the damage
was not as severe as this year.
District agriculture officer
Gyelong said seeds of at least
seven vegetables have been
identified for supply to the af-
fected farmers. He said they
are waiting for an official from
Thimphu to arrive soon. The
vegetable season isnt over,
and seedlings are ready for
supply, he said.
Gyelong said the dam-
aged potato plants, which had
crossed a certain stage, may
survive, but would give lesser
yield. But the affected farmers
are yet to decide on whether to
replace the potato fields with
other vegetables, or to nurture
the damaged plants.
3 days of
frost...
Orong HSS incident timeline
December 3, 2011 - 1st death
December 12, 2011 - 2nd death, school reports to public
health department, MoH
December 13, 2011 - Samdrupjongkhar medial officer,
lab technician and nurse visit Orong high school for rapid
assessment and investigation
December 14, 2011 - 14 students admitted to hospital,
9 kept in S/Jongkhar middle secondary school classroom
December 15, 2011- 8 more students admitted at the
hospital
December 18, 2011 - 4 students sent to Guwahati neuro-
logical and research centre; health officials from Thimphu
visit school to collect food sample
December 26, 2011 - Guwahati neurological and research
centre confirms students deficient of vitamin B1, thiamine
January 20, 2012 - 10 students visit hospital for review
February 15, 2012 - School re-opens, one student com-
plains of swollen limb
March12, 2012 - Education ministry officials investigate
March 19, 2012 - Vitamin supplement started in Orong
school
April 4, 2012 - Dietitian from S/jongkhar visits school,
prepares new mess menu
May 12, 2012 - S/jongkhar dzongkhag officials visit Orong
school to revise the ministrys earlier investigation
From Pg. 1
In a report, submitted to
the dzongkhag and education
ministry, by the Samdrup-
jonkgar hospitals dietician
last month, the students who
complained of swollen limbs
were old cases, who had been
suffering from peripheral neu-
ropathy since 2011, when they
were in other schools.
Remote schools need
to be assessed at the earliest,
since the initial crucial defi-
ciency appears to have started
from the lower secondary
schools, or even at remote
homes due to poverty, the di-
eticians report stated.
The dietician had visited
the school to give vitamins,
and to draw a diet chart for the
school mess.
Also, some 24 students of
Martshala middle secondary
school in Samdrupchhol-
ing dungkhag, had reported
swollen legs early this month.
Martshalas health assistant
said the students are cured now.
After vitamin deficiency,
the school is now suffering
from budget deficiency, be-
cause it has not been able to
follow the new mess menu that
was prepared by the dietician.
The mess menu prepared
by the dietitian includes green
vegetable, alu dam (potato
curry),soya bean curries, poori
(fried bread) with chick peas
curry, fried rice with green veg-
etables and mixed vegetable
curry.
Some of the recommen-
dations made were that the
school serve par-polished
rice instead of polished rice,
feed meat twice a month, if
possible, milk for vegetarians,
vegetables to be washed before
chopping to avoid loss of water
soluble nutrients, and to feed
students with more than a sin-
gle variety of dhal.
It would be very good if
we can follow the new mess
menu, but its too expensive for
us, principal Nima Wangchuk
said. Its not possible to man-
age with the present stipend.
The principal said they have
not calculated how much extra
money they would need to feed
students with the new diet, but
about Nu 1,000-1,200 a student
a month should be enough.
He also said that, with the
increasing prices of vegetables
due to the rupee crunch, man-
aging vegetables from the farm-
ers would be challenging.
Even if the stipend is
increased, were worried if
Orongpas would be able to
grow enough vegetables that
the school needs, he said.
Second probe into
incident ordered
Remote schools
need to be
assessed at the
earliest...
Report
Dietician, S/jongkhar
hospital

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PASSANG NORBU
For the superstitious, seeing an
owl during the day or hearing
it hoot at night may be a bad
omen, but for local ornitholo-
gist, Sherub, who spent almost
a year raising one, it brings him
satisfaction and fond memories.
Helping rehabilitate in-
jured birds is part of the job
for Sherub, also known as Bird
Sherub, an ornithologist since
1992.
From time to time, Bird
Sherub gets odd packages, but
none could be compared to
the Himalayan wood owl that
was handed to him by officials
of the work and human settle-
ment ministry in Thimphu in
March last year.
Two owlets (baby owls)
had fallen from their nest in the
roof of the ministry building,
but only one was injured with
broken wings, Bird Sherub
said, adding that the mother
owl was never seen anywhere
near. So, after a few days, he
took them to his station in the
central valley of Bumthang.
The injured owlet died
within a few days after reaching
there, but the other owlet was
kept in a large coop, until it was
mature enough to be released.
The surviving owlet was
fed, not only chicken and beef
bought from meat stalls, but
fresh road kills, such as pi-
geons, crows and rodents that
were stored in a freezer. To Bird
Sherub, the owlet was worthy to
be kept as pet and learn from.
The first few nights, I kept
it free in the living space, and
provided food in a small plate,
Bird Sherub said. One morn-
ing, it perched on the televi-
sion screen and, even when I
switched on, I was surprised
to see it remain non-respon-
sive to the noisy television
broadcast.
Bird Sherub was also sur-
prised when, on providing
water in a small bowl, the owlet
bathed for the first time. The
owlet threatened observers by
exposing its rich blue eyelid
and nictitating membrane, and
alternating winking. When
near the owl, I felt like the owl
was winking at me, or giving me
an eye-kiss, he said. It was fun
to raise.
Owls, according to the or-
nithologist, were found mostly
above 2500m in Bhutan and,
as a nocturnal species, perform
the ecosystem service of con-
trolling rodent population.
Owls usually sleep around
seven in the morning.
We have no population
estimate for Bhutan and weve
just begun to do a basic sci-
ence research, Bird Sherub
said. Our biodiversity species
suffers from data deficient syn-
drome.
Last December, the owl was
released into the blue pine for-
ests of Lamithang near Lamai
gonpa in Bumthang - a habitat
where owls are normally found.
The owl was placed at one end
of a wooden plank and set free
as dusk descended.
From the owl, I learnt that I
dont have adequate knowledge
of nature, but Im confident that
I can raise carnivorous (meat-
eating) birds fairly well, Bird
Sherub said.
He had no problems with
his family when raising the
bird, but had to convince his
neighbour about owls and their
importance in the ecosystem.
These days, whenever
I hear a hoot, I tell my family
members that its the kind of
call my owl would make, Bird
Sherub said.
ORNITHOLOGY
Himalayan Wood Owl
Bird Sherub brings up an orphan owlet
SAMTEN WANGCHUK
The National Housing Devel-
opment Corporations plans,
some of which have already
begun, to construct affordable
housing for civil servants is
likely to be delayed.
The identified sites for these
housing in the core city areas
have been cancelled, almost
three months after work to con-
struct buildings on them was ten-
dered out some time in February.
The new site has yet to be
finalised.
The corporation had de-
cided to build 40 units in three
different locations above and
below the stretch between Me-
morial chorten and Chubachu
of the capital city.
One plot, located below the
previous Royal Society for Pro-
tection of Nature (RSPN) office,
was tendered out for more than
Nu 45M to construct four-sto-
ried residential building with
three bedroom units.
The second of another
four-storied but two bedroom
residential buildings was to be
built at the public works divi-
sion (PWD) colony below Nam-
gay Heritage, and the third was
where the table tennis centre is,
adjacent the Bhutan Chamber
of Commerce and Industries
(BCCI) office.
It was also a four-storied
residential building of two bed-
room units.
Contractors, who were
awarded the three packages,
apart from wondering who was
going to refund the money they
injected into starting the work
at the sites, were upset they
wasted time they could have
otherwise invested in taking up
other construction work.
While one contractor re-
fused to comment, and anoth-
er was out of the country, the
third said he had already spent
about Nu 1.2M in mobilising
construction material and de-
veloping the site.
Housing corporation offi-
cials said they would have to
repay about Nu 2.3M to all three
contractors as compensation.
Somebody has to refund us
the amount we spent so far, in-
cluding that of moving construc-
tion material, and developing the
site at the new location, one of
the contractors said. Without ac-
cess road, we were given a visual
glimpse of the possible new site
above the Thimphu gate.
He also said the govern-
ment would probably have to
bear the cost of clearing an ac-
cess road up the new site.
At a time, when the whole of
Thimphu city is being charac-
terised by high density of large
concrete buildings of all shapes,
sizes and colours, the after-
thought, works and human set-
tlement minister Yeshey Zimba
said, was to save the patches for
open spaces and turn them into
gardens, childrens playground
and other community centres.
If works have begun, we
need to compensate contrac-
tors, as is required in the agree-
ment, he said. Besides, its in
the larger interest, in that, those
sites are the only few open
spaces in the city and they are
government lands.
Housing corporation man-
aging director Ugyen Chewang
added that, while there was no
stopping private land owners
from filling up core spaces with
structures, the government had
the choice not to.
If Thimphu can be made
beautiful, its the NHDC that
can, not some private people
looking to maximise on land,
he said, adding they could af-
ford to keep some areas open.
Its fine to sacrifice a few mil-
lions for the larger interest.
Lyonpo Yeshey Zimba said,
initially, there was no govern-
ment land at the peripheries of
the main city area, because of
which, they settled on building
a few houses on government
land within the city.
But now therell be a much
bigger and better space, he
said. One that will accommo-
date an integrated and model
township of a sort.
Should the housing cor-
poration agree, the proposal
was to allocate a land, about
30 acres at Gangchay, about
2km up from the Thimphu gate
above Rochokpel hotel.
Ugyen Chewang said, given
the urgency and pressure for
housing, they had to begin work
immediately; because of which,
there was nothing to disagree
about a plot that was going to ac-
commodate far more housing.
The challenges of moving to
a new site, however, planners
said, would be in planning and
designing buildings, in keeping
with the profile of the land at
the new site.
We cant replicate the de-
signs we have today, he said.
We cant say when we can begin
constructions at the new site.
Affordable Housing
Plan to build in town
abandoned
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CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER - Karma Dupchu, PRINTING GM - Karma Nima, CIRCULATION MANAGER - Ugyen Norbu, REGIONAL HEAD (KANGLUNG) - Pema Tenzin
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G
oing by the information government
agencies are dishing out to the media,
it appears bent on convincing farmers,
as well as consumers, that imported
vegetables are way overpriced, have
high chemical content, and are no good for health.
At this rate, Bhutanese vegetarians might want to
start eating meat, which again is mostly imported from
India, and what quality is coming in no one can say for
sure.
But the whole point of the governments drive is to
get farmers all interested in growing greens as a viable
income source, and reduce dependence of imports.
The country is blessed with three broad climate
zones from the subtropical south, temperate central
to the alpine north which allows for the cultivation of
all the vegetables imported today, including the bulb
onion.
The only thing about the bulb onion is that it has to
be in the ground for two years to first get the seed that
will give the crop, and our farmers dont really have the
resources and the time to wait that long for a vegetable
that is not really an essential in Bhutanese diet.
But if Bhutanese are not growing as much greens as
they can, it is also because Bhutanese dont eat a lot of
greens. In fact, stories of yesteryear indicate that making
fresh greens part of the Bhutanese diet is quite a recent
phenomenon, may be several decades old.
The only thing that might have been consumed in
quantity and regularly would be chilis, cooked as a curry
with cheese, or slightly burnt over the flames and stuffed
with butter, or dried and powered into a fiery pickle or
sauce, or eaten raw with salt.
When it comes to chili production, Bhutan produces
enough of it but, because we eat so much of it, some
quantity still has to be imported, agriculture officials say.
Many fertile valleys in the western and central re-
gions also produce significant quantities of leafy green
vegetables like spinach and lettuce, cabbage and cauli-
flower, which should hit the markets any day now, and
make their way to the auction yards in the border towns.
But if Bhutanese hardly eat green vegetables, then
who eats the almost Nu 300M of greens that are im-
ported annually? This figure could get lower, if the cost
of importing fruits is taken out.
A bulk of the supplies goes to hotels and institutions,
like schools, training centres, monastic bodies and secu-
rity forces. A look at the diet in schools indicates that it
is usually potato morning, noon and night, day after day,
with only a hint of greens.
It has been suggested that, to be able to produce
greens for local consumption, it must be commercial-
ised. This might mean large scale farming using chemi-
cals and fertilisers to boost production. At the same
time, there is already an initiative to keep cultivation
organic.
Keeping cultivation organic and, at the same time,
substituting imports is the challenge of the homegrown
greens drive.
The veggie
challenge
TUESDAY
May 15, 2012
KUENSEL
Ula farm road suspended by
gup alone
MY SAY
Let sleeping dogs lie : Catnapping during the day, so they can
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In an article published by
Kuensel on April 24, Farm
road grinds to a dead end, it
is untrue that we, the people,
requested the gup to suspend
the work. During a meeting,
the gup just told us there
is no fund, and that he was
concerned about the environ-
ment implications.
Ula is a least developed
village in Ruipesa gewog in
Wangduephodrang, about
a two-and-a-half-hour walk
from nearest road head.
Instead of construct-
ing irrigation channels and
assisting farm road works,
which were ongoing, the gup
suspended the work, saying it
could cause serious environ-
ment implications in the area.
Today, an excavator,
provided by the central ma-
chinery unit in Bumthang,
has also been sent to another
gewog, leaving Ulas farm
road incomplete. He has also
distributed explosives, which
were meant for Ula farm road,
to other gewogs.
The explosives are dan-
gerous and should be used
only for specified work. We
dont know what kind of ap-
proval he has, to distribute
explosives to others on his
own will.
The excavator operator
has already superannuated
from his service, but has been
deployed for the farm road
construction work by the gup,
paying him a monthly salary
from the fund to procure fuel
for the excavator. We already
had an operator and there
was no need of two operators
for one excavator.
Also, the gup never told
us about the approval of addi-
tional fund Nu.0.3M. He said
the road alignment was also
hitting an electric pole, which
would be very expensive to
relocate. What we think is
that the alignment should
have been done in another
direction, during the survey
carried out for the construc-
tion of farm road.
We, the people of Ula
village, would like to urge
relevant authorities to investi-
gate the case.
The people of Ula
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May 15, 2012
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SHERIG CENTURY CELEBRATIONS
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
Department of School Education
Private School Division
PSD/Notice-(42)/2012/645
Ministry of Education is pleased to announce that the nation launched the Sherig
Century Celebration on 2nd May, 2012 coinciding with the auspicious birth
anniversary of the late Druk Gyalpo Jigme Dorji Wangchuck.
The yearlong celebration will culminate on 21st February, 2013 coinciding with the
National Education Day. A publication titled Refection will be released during
the culmination. Therefore, we invite articles of not more than 1000 words refecting
your experiences with the education and how it has shaped you as an individual.
Please send in your articles either in hard or soft copy addressed to Karma Choden,
Private School Division, Ministry of Education, Thimphu, or email at
kcemssd@gmail.com latest by 30th September 2012.
Lets celebrate Education! Lets celebrate our Nation.
For further inquiries contact Karma Choden, Private School Division,
Department of School Education at: 323237 (0) 17474057 (M) or email at
kcemssd@gmail.com
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Sherig Century Task Force
3,000 plus
expected from
May to July
High-End Indian Tourists
GYALSTEN K DORJI, PARO
In what should inject some
rupees into the local econo-
my, upwards of 3,000 high-
end Indian tourists will be
visiting Bhutan in May-July,
as part of the national air-
lines marketing collaboration
with two online Indian tour
companies.
A first group of 114 Indian
tourists is expected today, as
part of Drukairs partnering
with the online travel agency,
Make My Trip. They arrive
on a chartered flight from
the port city of Mumbai on a
seven-day holiday package.
A further seven chartered
flights will be carried out until
June end.
Drukair commercial man-
ager Tshering Penjore said
the airline is expecting to fly,
in and out, up to 1,000 Indian
tourists from Mumbai.
He added that Make My
Trip has also booked between
2,000-3,000 seats for the Kolk-
ata and New Delhi sector.
Drukair and Make My
Trip conducted the same
partnership last year, as part
of a pilot project.
As a result of the pilot and
marketing results being expe-
rienced in Mumbai, Drukair
will commence scheduled
flights to the city starting
September. Tshering Penjore
said the airline is expecting
its third airbus jet in August.
In partnership with Yatra.
com, another online travel
service provider, Drukair will
also be flying in and out 60 In-
dian tourists every week from
May until July end. These
tourists will primarily be fly-
ing in from New Delhi.
Tshering Penjore said
that, once the third airbus is
available, chartered flights
to Bangalore will also be
conducted, which will be fol-
lowed by scheduled flights
some time next year.
Drukair will also be flying
up to seven chartered flights
to Tokyo, Japan this year as a
result of increased interest in
visiting Bhutan.
Tshering Penjore also
pointed out that Drukair
would most likely be con-
ducting chartered flights to
South Korea in December, as
well.
Nu 288M to boost
energy sector
Norwegian Grant
SONAM CHODEN
The Norwegian government
committed Nu 288M (NOK
36M) to strengthen the energy
sector, in an agreement that
was signed yesterday between
the ambassador of Norway to
Bhutan, Ann Ollstead, and
Gross National Happiness
Commission secretary Karma
Tshiteem.
The grant from Norwegian
agency for development coop-
eration (NORAD) to strength-
en energy sector phase IV
project would support accel-
erated hydropower develop-
ment program, increase insti-
tutional capacity of the energy
sector, and further mitigate
geo-hazards associated with
hydropower development in
the country. The project will
end in April 2015.
Phase IV is divided into
two projects - institutional
strengthening of energy sec-
tor, and support to manage-
ment of geo-hazard for hydro-
power development.
Senior program coordina-
tor of development coopera-
tion division with the commis-
sion, Sangay Penjor, said this
is the fourth phase of an insti-
tutional cooperation between
the department of hydropow-
er and power systems and the
Norwegian water resources
and energy directorate.
The first project would
support in seven areas: train
human resources for spe-
cialised skill requirement ;
help develop transparent
regulatory framework, safety
guidelines for hydropower,
and update Bhutan electricity
Act for the Bhutan Electric-
ity Authority (BEA); develop
quality data and protocols, hy-
drology modelling and glacier
mass measurement for the hy-
dromet department; provide
technical support to BEA,
and hydromet department;
conduct pre-feasibility study
for medium and large hydro-
power projects; develop detail
project report for Khomachu
hydropower project and; sup-
port in procurement, con-
tract negotiation, report and
reviews.
The main goal of the
second project is to mitigate
geo hazards, associated with
hydropower development in
Bhutan, through technology
transfer and build up of capac-
ity at the geology and mines
department, Sangay Penjor
said. The purpose is to man-
age risks, identify hazards
and develop early warning
systems for mitigating natu-
ral hazards threatening lives
and property, associated with
hydropower development in
the country.
Out of the grant, Nu 224M
(NOK 28M) has been allotted
for the first project, and the
remaining Nu 64M for the sec-
ond project.
Bhutan and Norway
signed the agreement for the
first phase in 2001, phase II
in 2003 and phase III in May
2008. NORAD is one of the
top donors of Bhutan Health
Trust Fund.
AGREEMENT
TOURISM
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May 15, 2012
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CLASSIFIEDS
Wanted to buy: 2
nos. Hilux, 2000 model
& above. Contact
17118959/77229991.
Wanted to buy: 2 nos.
Volvo or Kobelco Excavator
(second hand 3-6 months
old). 17113618/17973704.
Hire: Available for long
term hire Backhoe Loader,
Excavator 200PC Kobelco,
LPK Tipper. 17609742.
Sale: Hilux 95 model.
17629732.
For sale: Prado 08, sixty
fve thousand kms, price
Nu. 23 lakhs only (not
negotiable). Only serious
buyers may call 77775185.
Sale: Maruti car 03 with
AC, excellent condition.
Contact 77202529.
Sale: Tucson 07. Contact
17941806.
Sale: Hilux 00 & van 00.
Contact 17668831.
Sale: Alto 08 with A/C,
Maruti van 01, Maruti car
03, Santro 08, WagonR
taxi 07, Hilux 94, SantaFe
05, Swift Dzire 11, BJ 40,
short body Landy, Trek
cycle Motorola handset.
17441844.
Sale: Toyota 4 runner
Hilux 94 model. 17162209.
Rent: Shop space
(showroom) available
opposite to clock tower.
Contact 17360676.
Sale: Garment shop at
vegetable market. Contact
17612174.
Sale: Restaurant and bar.
Contact 77637854.
Rent: Space for shop/offce
available from 1st July, 12
at Yarkay Plaza, opposite
taxi parking. Offce space
available above Pel-Wong
Color Photo Lab. Contact
77652951.
Sale: Garment shop at
Etho Metho Plaza. Contact
17150505/77392763.
Sale: Bungalow & land at
Khasadrapchu. Contact
17605822.
Sale: 70 decimal of land
near Tali Dratshang,
Gelephu or exchange with
fat in Thimphu. Contact
17117680/17610306.
Sale: 13 decimal land at
Taba. Contact 17119595.
Sale: 70 decimal land at
Gelephu above airport.
Contact 77449903.
Sale: Fifteen decimal land
at Changbangdu. Contact
17600938.
Sale: 30 decimal dryland
at Gelephu. Contact
17743177.
Sale: 15 decimal land
just above Wangdue BoB
@ 1.2 lakhs/decimal &
seven plots dryland above
Changtagang, Thimphu @
1.2 lakhs/decimal. Fixed
price. Road accessible.
Contact 17924529.
Vacancy: Required 10
factory workers for Yarab
Pvt. Ltd. qualifcation not
required and willing to do
over time. Contact no.
17330366/Phone no. 05-
254758.
Wanted: Commercial
accountant, tally
background, 3-5 years
experience for immediate
recruitment. Contact
Kuenden Builders,
Trashiyangtse, Ph.
17639109/17660322.
Wanted: Cook, helper/
dish washer. Salary
negotiable. Contact
Seowtshog Restaurant,
77248070.
Vacancy: Machine
operator -5, (qualifcation
not required), sales
person XII with computer
knowledge. Contact
Rabten Wire, Pasakha, tel.
# 05-254296.
Vacancy: Kunzueng
Institute of Information
& Technology, Gelephu
wishes to recruit one
accounts faculty and one
hardware networking
professional. Contact
17150038.
Vacancy: House keeping
(3) for Punsum Hotel,
Thimphu. Contact
17251891.
Vacancy: Ticketing
assistant (class 12) for
tour company. Contact
17481855.
Vacancy: House keeping,
waiters, sweepers,
gardeners, launderer.
Contact Jambayang
Resort. 327731.
Vacancy: Shop helper
(male), salary 5,500 &
driver light, salary 6000/-.
For details call 77384820.
Immediate requirement:
Receptionist 2, waiter 4,
housekeeping 2. Contact
17116766/17564445 at
Lengkhar Lodge, Tashigang.
Computer &
Management
Institute, Thimphu &
Phuentsholing: Offers
one year certifcate course.
Five different courses with
one fee. Job guarantee.
Institute places the best
one. Details, please call
17141797/17110661.
Announcement:
BHUTAN PLY,
PHUENTSHOLING, we
manufacture plywood and
fush door at competitive
price. Free delivery on bulk
orders. Contact 77394597,
phone # 05-252213.
Training: Certifcate
& Diploma in practical
accounting, basic IT,
computer application,
tally ERP 9, hardware
& networking. Evening
classes are also available.
Classes will start from 15th
May, 2012. For details, call
17115220 at Bright Life
Institute of Management.
Announcement: This
is to inform our valued
customers that Zombala
Restaurant at Hongkong
Market will observe
Bhutanese auspicious
month (Dau Zhipa) with
effect from 21st May - 19th
June, 12. During the above
mentioned month, no meat
items will be served, only
vegetable items will be
available. Inconvenience
caused is regretted.
A plane carrying 21 people has
crashed while trying to land
at an airport in the north of
Nepal, leaving 15 dead.
Police say that six survivors
are being treated at a hospital
in the city of Pokhara. Many of
the dead and injured are In-
dian nationals.
The Agni Air plane hit a
hillside as it tried to land at
Jomsom airport, a hub for
trekkers and religious pilgrims.
Aviation accidents in-
volving small aircraft are not
uncommon in mountainous
Nepal.
The Dornier aircraft was
carrying 18 passengers and
three crew members, and had
been travelling to Jomsom
from the city of Pokhara.
Officials say they are inves-
tigating the cause of the crash,
which happened soon after the
pilot abandoned efforts to land
at Jomsom because of strong
winds and was about to fly back
to Pokhara.
Thirteen Indian passengers
and two Nepali pilots were
killed in the crash, Jomsom po-
lice official Basanta Ranjit said.
Officials say that the plane
broke into pieces after hitting
the ground but did not catch
fire.
Two Danes on the aircraft -
Emilie Joergensen and Andreas
Rasch - survived the crash.
We were thrown around.
The seats were unfastened and
we were squeezed between
seats and bodies, Danish
newspaper Ekstra Bladet quot-
ed Ms Joergensen as saying.
Aviation accidents in-
volving small aircraft are not
uncommon in mountainous
Nepal
I think it was easy for us to
get out because we sat in the
back and were closest to the
exit, she said.
Rescue workers are at the
crash site and police say the
six injured being treated at
Pokharas Manipal hospital
include an air stewardess, the
two Danes and three Indians,
two of them infants.
Aviation officials said heli-
copters have been despatched
to bring the bodies of those
killed.
The Indian passengers
were said to be flying to visit
the sacred Muktinath temple,
which is close to Jomsom -
200km (125 miles) north-west
of Kathmandu - and a popular
destination for trekkers and
Hindu and Buddhist pilgrims.
The plane crashed at about
09:45 local time (04:00 GMT),
reportedly as it was turning to
land at the airport.
It hit a muddy slope and
the plane is now buried in the
side of the hill, police spokes-
man Binod Singh told the AFP
news agency.
Nepals treacherous moun-
tainous terrain coupled with
adverse weather conditions
poses a formidable challenge
to pilots.
But police say the weather
in the area was fine at the time
of the crash so investigators are
considering possible technical
faults.
Last year 19 people were
killed when a plane carrying
tourists to view Mount Everest
crashed outside Kathmandu.
BBC
Plane crash
kills 15 in Nepal
Survivors were air-lifted to hospital in the nearby city
of Pokhara
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May 15, 2012
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Sudoku
worldlywise
AFRICA
Sierra Leone
Emerged from a decade of civil war
in 2002, with the help of Britain, the
former colonial power, and a large
UN peacekeeping mission
FULL NAME: Republic of Sierra Leone
POPULATION: 6M
CAPITAL: Freetown
AREA: 71,740 sq km
27,699 sq miles
LANGUAGES:
English, Krio
and a range of African languages
MAJOR RELIGION: Islam, Christianity
LIFE EXPECTANCY: 48 years (m), 49 years (w)
MONETARY UNIT: Leone
MAIN EXPORTS: Diamonds, rutile, cocoa, coffee,
fish
GNI PER CAPITA: USD 340 (World Bank, 2010)
INTERNET DOMAIN: .sl
INTERNATIONAL DIALLING CODE: +232
How to play
Fill in the grid
so that every
row, every
column, and
every 3 X 3
box contains
the numbers 1
through 9.
LAST SOLUTION
robin
Te bird has also been regarded as
sacred to the household gods since the earliest of times.
Te bone-rattler riddle
q: Why didnt the skeleton cross
the road?
a: It didnt have the guts!
1930
Ellen Church became the frst
ever stewardess for an airline.
TRINI Lpez
1937-
Singer/Actor
Given a choice between grief
and nothing, I'd choose grief.
WILLIAMFaulkner[1897-1962]
BARNSwallow
(Hirundo rustica)
Near Timphu and
Trashigang;
not that common
Go Green
Working holidays
Dont just lie on a beach
for a week. Tere are
numerous working
holidays where you can make a diference.
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A TROPIC (7) [the orange apple]
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beauty parlor
A place where women curl up and dye
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EURO
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NOTICE INVITING TENDER
DZONGKHAG ADMINISTRATION, MONGAR
Mongdzong/tender(04)-2011/6596
Dzongkhag Administration, Mongar hereby invites sealed bids from the interested Bhutanese Contractors holding a valid CDB certifcate and
contract licence for the following work:
Contract Identity
No.
Name of work Class
Contract
Period
Bid security
Cost of
document
Sale of Tender
Date of
submission
Date &
time of
opening
MD/DES-23/
Contract / 2011-
12/42
Construction of
Administrative Block
at GHSS, Mongar
Medium 10 months Nu.97,000/- Nu.1000/-
14/05/2012 to
14/06/2012
14/06/2012
(11am)
14/06/2012
(at
2:30pm)
MD/DES-23/
Contract / 2011-
2012/44
Construction of 4 unit
class room block at
GHSS, Mongar
Small 7 months Nu.70,000/- Nu.500/-
Tender document may be purchased from Dzongkhag Procurement Section during offce hours on production of a copy of the above documents
and Revenue Receipt for non-refundable amount mentioned above.
Dzongrab
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
Ministry of Finance is pleased to announce/re- announce the vacancies for the following positions.
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Place Minimum Qualifcation
Other
Requirements
Remarks
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Technician II
(Mason)
Grade 12/S4 5 DNP
Cl. X with 2 years (VTI)
Certifcate
Minimum 55% in
VTI
Para-Regular
02
Technician II
(Carpenter)
Grade 12/S4 4 DNP
Cl. X with 2 years (VTI)
Certifcate
Minimum 55% in
VTI
Para-Regular
03 Driver III O4 1 DRC Cl. VIII with Certifcate in driving
Valid Driving
licence for light
vehicle
Regular (Re-
Announcement)
04
Driver III to
Driver
O4 to
O1
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MoF,
Secretariat
Cl. VIII with Certifcate in
driving/ In Service
Valid Driving
licence for light
vehicle
Regular
Interested candidates who meet the eligibility criteria may apply to Human Resource Division of the Ministry of Finance latest by 5th June, 2012.
The candidates applying for post must be between age 18 to 40 and the application must be accompanied by following documents:
1. Security Clearance Certifcate (approved at the time of the application) 2. Medical Fitness Certifcate
3. Copy of Citizen Identity Card 4. NOC from Parent Agencies, if employed
5. Duly flled RCSC Employment Form 6. Academic Certifcates/ Certifcation of Skills/ Certifcates of experience
Candidates with relevant trainings will be given preference for the purpose of short listing. The names of the shortlisted candidates will be posted
in the ministrys web site after the dead line. For further information, please contact HRD, MoF at 322268/334711/321568.
Chief HR Offcer
GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN/MONBUKAGAKUSHO SCHOLARSHIP
Royal Civil Service Commission
RCSC/HRD(56.00)2012/35
The Royal Civil Service Commission is pleased to announce the availability of following scholarships for the academic year 2013:
Masters by Research (in-service candidates on/y) 2 s/ots Undergraduate (pre-service on/y) -I s/ot
Senshu-Gakko (pre-service on/y)-2 s/ots
The deadline for submission of applications to the RCSC is 21st June, 2012. For detailed information on the feld of studies available,
eligibility criteria, application requirements and procedures please visit www.rcsc.gov.bt
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VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
BHUTAN DEVELOPMENT BANK LTD.
BDBL/HRM/16/2012/2948
The BDBL Management would like to invite applications from eligible and interested
candidates for the post mentioned below:
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qualifcation
Basic pay Qualifcation
1 Legal Assistant
(Clearance)
01 X passed Nu.7,245/- Minimum of 60%
aggregate in class X
In addition to above pay, other benefts and allowances shall be in line with the BDBL
Human Resource Internal Service Rules 2011.
Interested candidates fulflling the above criteria may submit the applications along
with the following documents to Dy. General Manager, HRM, BDBL, Thimphu latest
by 31st May, 2012. BDBL application form may be collected in person from the
HRM, BDBL, Head Offce or downloaded from the website www.bdb.bt.
1. Copy of citizenship ID Card
2. Copies of Academic Transcripts
3. Valid Medical Certifcate issued by RGOB Physician not exceeding 06 months
from the date of issue
4. Approved online Security Clearance at the time of submitting application
5. NOC from the current employer if already employed (upon short listing)
Shortlisted candidates will be intimated for written examinations and interview.
Original documents should be produced at the time of interview without which
candidates will not be considered for the interview. Contact HRM at telephone
No. 322579/333865 (Ext.8888/2001/2032) or Toll free number 142 for further
information.
Asst. General Manager
TASHI TENZIN, BUMTHANG
At a time when girls her age are
going to school, 16-year old
Choki in Chumey, Bumthang
is busy herding yaks that belong
to the Trongsa dratshang.
For the last two generations,
Chokis family has been looking
after the dratsangs yaks.
Her 29-year old brother
Yeshi said, with no one to help
his parents look after the yaks,
he decided to stay home after
completing class X. We have
no choice but to look after the
yaks, as it has been a practice
since the time of our ancestors,
Yeshi said. Were the third gen-
eration looking after the yaks.
The family lives in a two-
storied house they built on
dratshang land, the thram of
which is still not transferred to
them.
Looking after some 80
yaks, Yeshi said, is not easy
because, every time one of
the yaks gets lost or goes miss-
ing, the family has to replace
another yak to the dratshang.
They need a minimum of four
people to look after the yaks.
Today, Yeshi, Choki, their elder
brother and their mothers sis-
ter look after these yaks. The
other two children in the family
are in school.
Recently, Yeshi learnt that
seven of the dratsangs yaks
were missing from the present
shelter at Marser, a few kilome-
tres away from Yotongla.
We managed to find the
carcasses of four yaks that were
preyed upon by wildlife, but
three are still missing, he said.
Failing to locate the carcasses
of the remaining three yaks
means the family has to replace
from their private yak herd.
As proof that the yaks were
killed, Yeshi and his family
have to have to show the car-
cass to the dratshang. Finding
the legs and a head of the yak
is enough proof, he said. But
we dont get to keep the meat.
In return for looking after
the yaks, the dratshang pays
the family in kind, with rice
and gho annually, a practice
they have been following since
it first began.
But Yeshi said, with time,
there is a need for the system to
change. It would be wise, if the
dratshang provides us some
monetary payment monthly,
Yeshi said.
Except for cheese, all prod-
ucts from the yaks are given to
the dratshang.
Personal secretary with
Trongsa dratsang, Kinley, said
the practice of rearing yaks by
the dratshang began from the
time of second King, mainly
to serve tea to monks from yak
milk, as well as to carry loads
while moving. It was like a
soelra from the Kings to the
dratshang, he said.
As for the land issue with
Yeshis family, the personal
secretary said it is submitted
to the gyalpoi zimpons office
in Bumthang. Except for the
King, we have no authority to
give land kidu, he said.
The Chumey gup Tandin
Phuntsho meanwhile said that
the family has not reported the
issue to the gewog.
Trongsa dratshang has
around 350 yaks, which are
looked after by four families,
two in Chokhor gewog and an-
other two from Chumey geog.
The dratshang has around
1,000 acres of pastureland in
these two gewogs.
OCCUPATION
Chumey, Bumthang
A job handed down generations
The family has been looking after Trongsa dratshang yaks for generations
It would be wise,
if the dratshang
provides us some
monetary pay-
ment monthly
Yeshi
Yakherder

Choki churns yak milk at Marser between Yotongla and Trongsa

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NOTICE INVITING QUOTATION
PUNATSANGCHHU-I HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT AUTHORITY
Offce of the Superintending Engineer (Civil), Lobesa
PHPA/SE(C)/W-25(A)/2010/1203
Superintending Engineer (Civil), PHPA-I, Lobesa, Bhutan for and on behalf of Punatsangchhu-I Hydroelectric Project Authority, invites sealed
quotation from interested frms/individuals for the sale of the following Steel Items on AS IS WHERE IS BASIS. The material is lying at
Bridge site, Hesothankha on Re-aligned Wangdue - Tsirang National Highway at about 2.75 km from Wangdue Bridge.
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the Quotationer (Nu.)
1. PHPA-I/SE (C)/W-25(A)/
T- 35/ 2012
STRUCTURAL STEEL MATERIALS (DISMANTLED FROM
A NEW STEEL TRUSS BRIDGE (DECK TYPE))
50 MT
Sealed offers should be submitted in the offce of SE (C) PHPA-I, Lobesa on or before 2:00pm on 21/05/2012 along with Earnest Money
(EMD) of Nu. 25,000/- (Nu. Twenty Five Thousand only) in the form of Demand Draft in favour of Punatsangchhu-I Hydroelectric Project
Authority payable at Bank of Bhutan, Thimphu/Lobesa. The Quotation(s) shall be opened at 3:00pm on the same day at the same place in the
presence of the intending quotationers or their authorized representatives who may wish to be present. Quotation(s) submitted without the EMD
shall be rejected.
The other detail Terms & Conditions may be collected from the offce of the Superintending Engineer (Civil), PHPA-I
Superintending Engineer (Civil), PHPA-I
NOTIFICATION
BHUTAN POLYMERS COMPANY LIMITED, GOMTU
BPCL/CEO-Misc/2012/
This to inform all the Shareholders residing in and around Thimphu to collect their
share dividend cheques for the fscal year 2011 from the offce of M/s Lhaki Group
of Companies, located at Citi Mall, Chubachu, Thimphu.
For further inquiries, please contact Mr. Namgay, Dy. Manager (Admin & Pnl.)
Lhaki Group, Thimphu at 17115233.
Management
LIMITED QUOTATION
ROYAL EDUCATION COUNCIL
Motithang, Thimphu,
Post Box No. 1468
REC/Admin-(15)/11-12/877
The offce of the Royal Education Council, Motithang
invites sealed bids from the interested Bhutanese frms
for the following work and supply:
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1 Repair and maintenance of laptops and desktop
computers
2 Making offce board/sign board
3 Supply of iMac desktop computers
Tender documents can be purchased from 15th May,
2012 from the Account Section upon payment of non-
refundable of Nu. 150 each. For further information
contact at 336136/336252 during offce hour.
Administrative Offcer
INVITING SEAL QUOTATION
WHO COUNTRY OFFICE
Thimphu
The WHO Country offce, Thimphu invites sealed
quotation for the following Supplies.
IT Equipments Laptops, Projector, Video &
Still Cameras
Bidding documents and specifcations can be
purchased from the WCO offce, MoH building on
payment of Nu. 300/- (non-refundable). For more
information please visit our website at
http://www.whobhutan.org/
Please note that last date for bid submission is on or
before 25th May, 2011.
ICT Assistant
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOREST
Bhutan Agriculture and Food
Regulatory Authority (BAFRA), Thimphu
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
BAFRA/MoAF/1-55/1701
This is to bring to the notice of the general public that slaughter of animals,
import and sale of meat is prohibited from 20th May to 19th June, 2012
coinciding the 4th month of the Bhutanese Calendar (Dawa Zhipa) in
accordance with the section 16.5 of the chapter VII- Fresh Meat Hygiene
and Inspection of the Livestock Act of Bhutan 2001 and the Livestock Rules
and Regulations of Bhutan 2008. Regulatory and Quarantine Inspectors with
identifcation will be placed at various entry points, check posts, towns and
other appropriate locations throughout the Country for monitoring illegal
activities as per the mandate of BAFRA.
The defaulters shall be dealt as per the penalties prescribed under the Chapter
VII of Livestock Rules and Regulations of Bhutan 2008.
The general public is requested to extend full cooperation.
Executive Director
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VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
DZONGKHAG ADMINISTRATION, THIMPHU
TDA/ADM-08/2011-2012/5803
Dzongkhag Administration, Thimphu is pleased to announce the following vacant
post for immediate recruitment on contract basics.
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level
Experience Place Slots Type of
appt.
1
Civil
Engineer
P4
Bachelor
degree-4
years
Wangdi Tse and Tango
Dzong Reconstruction
Project
2 nos.
Contract
for 2
years
Interested applicants must submit the following documents in original to the Human
Resource Section of Dzongkhag Administration, Thimphu on or before 23rd May,
2012. The shortlisted candidates will be informed after 3:00 pm on 28th May,
2012.
Applicants may contact the Project Manager at 17613463 or
www.thimphu.gov.bt.
1. Duly flled up employment form
2. Copy of citizenship ID card
3. Security clearance certifcate online
4. Original medical ftness certifcate
5. Copy of pervious work experience certifcate
Sr. Dzongrab Project Manager
LIMITED TENDER
MINISTRY OF WORKS AND
HUMAN SETTLEMENT
MoWHS/Pro-Sect/14/2011-2012/1389
The Procurement Section, Ministry of Works &
Human Settlement invites sealed bids from Bhutanese
Supplier (s) having valid trade licence issued by the
licencing authority for supply & delivery of feld
dress (Uniform).
Tender cost : 200.00
Sale of tender documents: 16/5/2012
Last date of sale of tender document: 29/5/2012
Submission date: 29/5/2012 upto 11.00 am BST
For further details visit our website at
www.mowhs.gov.bt or contact 02-337019 during
offce hours.
Offtg. Chief Administrative Offcer
The Dalai Lama has said he will
give away to charity 1.1m in
prize money being awarded to
him.
The Tibetan spiritual
leader is receiving the annual
Templeton Prize in London
for exceptional contribution
to affirming lifes spiritual di-
mension.
About 900,000 will go to
Save the Children in India,
with 125,000 set aside for The
Minds and Life Institute.
Money will also go towards
a fund to educate Tibetan
monks about science.
The 76-year-old, who leads
a Tibetan government in exile
in India, is being awarded the
prize for encouraging serious
scientific investigative reviews
of the power of compassion,
and its potential to address
world problems.
The John Templeton Foun-
dation said he was chosen for
exploring these issues - which
are key themes of his teachings
- with people beyond his own
religious traditions.
A service will be held at
St Pauls Cathedral in London
between 13:30 and 16:00 BST
to mark the occasion.
It is the 40th anniversary
of the Templeton Prize, which
was established in 1972 as a
global award honouring a liv-
ing person who affirms lifes
spiritual dimension - whether
through insight, discovery, or
practical works.
It also comes with a 1.1
million prize, making it the
largest annual monetary award
given to an individual.
Dr John Templeton, presi-
dent of the foundation and son
of the late prize founder, said:
With an increasing reliance
on technological advances to
solve the worlds problems, hu-
manity also seeks the reassur-
ance that only a spiritual quest
can answer.
The Dalai Lama offers a
universal voice of compassion
underpinned by a love and
respect for spiritually relevant
scientific research that centres
on every single human being.
The Dalai Lama, 76, who
was born Lhamo Dhondub,
won the Nobel Peace Prize in
1989 for his consistent opposi-
tion to the use of violence in
his quest for Tibetan self-rule.
He is the 14th Dalai Lama,
believed by Buddhist followers
to be the reincarnation of an
ancient leader who epitomised
compassion.
Other people to have re-
ceived the Templeton Prize
include fellow Nobel laureate
Mother Teresa, first recipient
of the prize in 1973.
Meanwhile, China has de-
nied claims that it had plotted
to kill the Dalai Lama.
The exiled spiritual leader
told the Sunday Telegraph
newspaper of unconfirmed
reports that Chinese agents
were training Tibetan women
to assassinate him by putting
poison in their hair - for him to
touch during blessings.
Chinas foreign ministry
said the accusations were
groundless and were being
spread to attract public atten-
tion.
A spokesman said: Wear-
ing a religious cloak, the Dalai
Lama has been engaged in
international anti-China sepa-
ratist activities.
BBC
Dalai Lama gives 1.1m Templeton
Prize money to charity
Prize givers said the Dalai Lama offers a universal voice of compassion
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12 SPORTS
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Tuesday
May 15, 2012
KUENSEL
Weather forecast for today:
Dzongkhag Max Min Outlook
Thimphu 23 11
Bumthang/Chamkhar 20 10
Kanglung/Trashigang 26 15
Bhur/Sarpang 29 22
For Thimphu:
Sunrise : 5:13AM Sunset : 6:43PM
Source: Meteorology HMSD/DOE/MOEA
12 May , 2012
Gary Neville joins
England staff
Former Manchester United de-
fender Gary Neville has joined
Roy Hodgsons coaching staff
as England finalise prepara-
tions for Euro 2012.
The 37-year-old has signed
a four-year-contract with the
Football Association and will
begin work immediately.
Roy asking me to be a part
of his staff and to work with the
national team is not only an
honour but a very special mo-
ment for me, Neville said.
I had absolutely no hesita-
tion in accepting this role.
Neville, who holds Uefa
A and B coaching licences,
added: I am relishing the op-
portunity to work alongside
Roy and the team at the Euros
and through to the next two
tournaments.
Neville made 85 appear-
ances for England during his
playing career and represented
his country at Euro 96, Euro
2000, Euro 2004, World Cup
98 and World Cup 2006.
He captained United and
won every domestic honour
in the game before adding the
Champions League in 1999.
Gary has achieved so
much in the game as a player
with Manchester United and
England, Hodgson said.
He has obtained Uefa
coaching qualifications and
will be tremendously respect-
ed by the players because of
his vast experience as a player.
At my first meeting with
The FA, I explained that Gary
was someone I wanted as part
of my staff.
I think it is very important
we have a younger coach who
knows the dressing room and
is very experienced at interna-
tional level. That he has rep-
resented England as a player
at five major tournaments will
make him an invaluable mem-
ber of staff.
After ending his playing ca-
reer in 2010-11, he joined Sky
Sports and has been widely ac-
claimed for his football analy-
sis during his first season as a
pundit.
Neville has been an out-
spoken critic of the FA at times
and only last week admitted
that Harry Redknapp would
have been his choice for Eng-
land manager.
BBC
American students
show Bhutanese
students the basics
US University Teams
THINLEY ZANGMO
A 10-member Vanguard Univer-
sity basketball mens team from
California, visited two schools in
Thimphu, teaching students the
basics of basketball yesterday.
Besides that, they also gift-
ed 200 American-made basket-
balls, four electric scoreboards,
15 flip-scoreboards and more
than 300 Vanguard basketball
jerseys to Bhutan basketball
federation.
Bhutan Basketball Federa-
tion had invited the team, along
with another 17-member team
from Denver, which comprised
seven men and eight women.
The federations secretary
general, Tokey Dorji, said they
invited the teams to promote
Bhutan Youth Basketball, a part
of the federation, which was
formed in January 2010.
Theyre teaching basic
skills of basketball, lifes values
and importance of teamwork
and cooperation, he said.
The basic basketball skills
include dribbling, passing and
shooting.
Coach and alumni of Van-
guard University, Tom Bohnert,
said the teams had volunteered
to visit the country, and the gifts
they brought for the federation
were those they bought with
their savings, from part-timing
back where they came from.
We hope the sport will
grow across the nation, he
said. Were starting to first
teach the basics of game with
kids, because we want the pro-
gram to be very structured and
then build through it.
Vanguard Universitys
basketball coach Levi Seekins
said they wanted to encour-
age the game and also help the
coaches.
Were teaching them the
fundamentals of the game and
the five core values, which we
usually teach to our students
back home, he said.
The five core values, he
spelt out, were respect, re-
sponsibility, integrity, servant
leadership and sportsman-
ship.
The language of bas-
ketball can be taught, which
helps a student to become a
well rounded person, he said.
Another coach Boomer
Roberts said basketball was
right next to football in terms
of preference in the country.
The players are good
athletes, and they pick up
the skills quickly at the same
time, he said.
The team will be visit-
ing Paro, Punakha, Wang-
duephodrang and Trongsa,
where they will be teaching
the same values to students
from various schools of these
dzongkhags.
Vanguard University bas-
ketball team called it a day,
after warming up against the
countrys national basketball
team at the Thimphu primary
school court.
The real match between
the two will be played tomor-
row.
BASKETBALL
We hope the
sport will grow
across the
nation
Tom Bohnert
Coach and alumni
Vanguard University, CA,
USA

FOOTBALL
A Vanguard member
helps a student score
a basket