13 February, 2010 - A prisoner from the Thimphu district jail escaped on February 11, while being treated at the Thimphu national referral hospital.

The prisoner, Taula, in his mid forties from Menji in Lhuentse was serving a five-year sentence. He was convicted for criminal misappropriation of property and criminal breach of trust. Taula was wearing prisoner’s uniform at the time of the escape.

Help Yourself: Eight such hostels will be erected at a cost of Nu 74 mn by this June

Self Catering Hostels 13 February, 2010 - Besides usual academic learning, one of the preferred measures of teaching students practical management skills was by allowing students to care for themselves.

In its effort to live up to its motto of teaching students basic management skills, Sherubtse college in Kanglung has decided to build four three-storied self-catering houses in the campus II area for students.

Samtse Mining Case 13 February, 2010 - The former mining head and national resource development corporation limited (NRDCL) managing director, Sangay Gyaltshen, has been sentenced to seven years and three months in prison in the fraudulent lease and illegal mining case in Samtse.

Year ender 13 February, 2010 - On the rainy afternoon of September 10, 2009, a man dragged himself forward with his hands through the gate leading to the Kuensel office in Thimphu. He was soaked, his dreamy eyes, etched within his dark sun-tanned face, staring right through his folded hands in a plea for help to those who passed by.

At the fair in Mumbai

13 February, 2010 - In what is known to be India’s largest tourism fair network, Bhutan was among the more than 50 countries participating in the fair held in Mumbai, which drew 186,000 visitors from February 6-8.