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News from the east reports major and widespread damage by the 6.3 tremor on the Richter scale
22 September, 2009 - Thousands of people in the eastern
dzongkhags spent the night out in the open after a powerful earthquake,
which hit yesterday afternoon, damaged homes, government offices,
historical monuments, blocked roads and reportedly killed at least 12
people as of 9:30 pm last night.
The first tremor of the earthquake measuring 6.3 on the
Richter scale, with its epicentre in Mongar dzongkhag, was felt around
2:55 pm and “made the surrounding hills look like they were throwing up
dust,” according to Sangay Tenzin, who was driving along the
Trashigang-Riju road. “The road was suddenly filled with boulders and
mud,” he said.
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“We’re trying to change our attitude” |
22 September, 2009 - His Majesty the King yesterday promoted the
chief of police, Kipchu Namgyel, to the rank of Brigadier. He is the
first police officer to reach this rank.
Brigadier Kipchu Namgyel, 54, from Tsento, Paro,
joined the royal Bhutan police in 1980 after completing his police
training from Jigmeling training centre, Sarpang. A recipient of the
Drakpoi Thugsey medal, he was promoted to the rank of colonel in 2006
and appointed the chief of police in April 2008.
He spoke to
Kuensel’s Kinga Dema about the role of the police, its challenges and
the image of the police. Excerpts from the interview.
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ACC suspends MoH officials |
22 September, 2009 - The anti corruption
commission (ACC) has suspended the chief administrative officer (deputy
secretary), Nado Dukpa, and the chief procurement officer and head of
drug vaccine and equipment division (DVED), Nawang Dorji of the
ministry of health on September 14.
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Damphu’s crowded classrooms |
22 September, 2009 - Fifty-six students are crammed into a
one-storey 14 by 10 feet classroom. Five students share a table. The
room is so crowded that there is no space on the floor.
This is
a typical classroom in Ysirang’s Damphu lower secondary school, which
faces an acute shortage of study space. There are 1,431 students and
only 31 rooms. Even the school’s multipurpose hall is used as
classroom. Class tests are held outside.
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South Asia: Disunity Hovers over a Region Battling Climate Change |
ENVIRONMENT 22 September, 2009 -
As the Copenhagen Conference on climate change draws nearer, South
Asia, which appears poised for severe threats from the impacts of
climate change, faces a stiff challenge on two fronts.
For one,
South Asia’s member states - home to half the world’s poor – need to
convince the developed world to take steps toward the mitigation of
future climate-related risks in the region.
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