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BRIEFLY
Earth Hour today
>> Bhutan will join more than 178
countries across the world in observing
the Earth Hour. To mark the global annual
event, individuals and businesses turn off
their non-essential lights for one hour at
8:30pm local time.
The event with the theme Shine a light
on climate action will be observed in
Dungkar Primary School in Lhuentse.

What
Whats
Inside
His Majesty The King graced the Gomkora tshechu in Trashiyangtse yesterday. The people
Pg.3: The never-ending Paro offered Ku Sung Thugten Mendrel and Tshogchang to welcome the King. His Majesty spent the
thromde story evening meeting with the people. En-route to Gomkora, His Majesty visited Sherubtse College
in Kanglung and granted separate audiences to the entire body of students and the faculty.
Pg.5: Women Khuru players at
forefront of cultural shift

Pg.8: Livestock officers to air

issues at workshop
CDCL ready for
hydropower works
Pg.10: Celebration: Museum
displays rare gems for public
viewing

Pg.18: Haa BHU reduced to Tempa Wangdi on hydropower project construction The corporation is not ven-
rubble works. As of today, the company was turing into hydropower services
Nearly 37 years after the first hydro- focusing mainly on construction of abruptly because we have been

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Environmental concerns
2 grow as car-wash
facilities increase
power project was constructed in
Chukha, the Construction Devel-
opment Corporation Ltd (CDCL)
is preparing to take up tunnelling
works in hydropower projects.
infrastructures such as road and
bridges.
We are in the preparatory stage
to take up hydropower construction
works, CDCL Department of Hy-
dropower Services (DHS) General
planning and preparing for the last
four or five years, the companys
CEO Phuntsho Gyeltshen said.
Lyonchoen Tshering Tobgay re-
cently posted on Facebook stating
that the government is working to

FOCUS
FOCU
Point
CONSTRUCTION Manager, Karma Gayley said.
The company has been prepar-
get CDCL work in hydropower tun-
nelling.
CDCL will be the first Bhutanese ing for hydropower works for some- Pg.2
construction company to embark time now.

23 business entities to restitute

Nu 250.60M for fronting
ACC recommends for criminal charges OAG files civil restitution case
Rinzin Wangchuk
The Office of the Attorney General
(OAG) has filed a civil suit against
23 business entities in connection
with the fronting of trade licenses
before the Phuentsholing dungkhag
court yesterday.
CORRUPTION
In addition to fine and license
cancellations, the state prosecuting
agency also filed for the restitution
of wrongful gains made by license
holders in commissions and the
INR interest incurred by the state
at that time due to wrongful use of
the licenses.
The total amount of commis-
sion to be restituted comes to Nu
8.436 million (M) and deflection
of Indian Rupee (INR) amounts to
INR 242.17M. The INR interest was
calculated at 9.75 percent.
The license users were mostly
non-Bhutanese who were involved
in leasing licenses to another party
to run the businesses in Phuentshol-
ing. Except Chotey Lal Sha Grocery,
the rest of the trade license holders
are Bhutanese.
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CDCL ready for 23 business entities to

restitute Nu 250.60M
hydropower works for fronting
From Pg.1 by reference or implicit.
From Pg.1 before the company is awarded in mega hydropower construc- The restitution of wrongful As of now, ACC forwarded
Druk Holding and Invest- its first hydropower contract tion works and gained experi- gains made by 29 license hold- 29 investigation reports of
ments (DHI), the parent com- because delivery of the ma- ence who are now willing to ers as commission range from fronting of trade licenses. OAG
pany has approved a hydro- chineries takes time, Ugyen join us, Ugyen Gyeltshen said. Nu 60,000 to Nu 1.1M. Of the officials said that they con-
power business plan worth a Gyeltshen said. CDCL will start from tun- total Nu 8.436M, Rabten Road- ducted a thorough review on
little over Nu 1.2 billion (B) for CDCL by virtue of being nelling works and gradually ways, which was run by Kumar the facts of each referred case,
the corporation. a construction company also take up mechanical, civil and Chanchal Daga, alone has to precedence set by the Ministry
DHI has agreed to give 30 has an arsenal of assorted con- electrical works in future as refund Nu 1.1M. of Economic Affairs for the last
percent amounting to Nu 374 struction equipment of over it develops. An engineer and Druk Norlha Enterprise, 27 years, and applicability of
million (M) out of about Nu 360 machineries. some technicians were trained Druk Norlha Company and laws.
1.2B as equity, Karma Gayley The corporation has already in road tunnelling works by Norlha Beer Agent run by Rajiv After considering commer-
said. The remaining 70 per- started its initial phase of re- sending them to Rohtang in Bhansali have to restitute Nu cial activity situations in the
cent will be working capital cruitment of frontline workers Himachal Pradesh, India last 1.408M. Samdrupjongkhar, Gelephu
in the form of credit line from such as operators, surveyors, year. The OAG also asked Yeshey and Phuentsholing towns,
financial institutions. blasters and welders. Engineers Although CDCL is yet to Pema Enterprise, Sonam Beer the government determined
Nu 374M will be used for and geologists are also being get its first hydropower project Agency, Norzang Trading and the need to take appropriate
preparatory plans to procure recruited. By the end of March, work, the company is positive Rigsom Enterprise to restitute measures to protect Bhutanese
equipment. DHI has released CDCL is planning to recruit 47 of securing its first hydropower the money they received in traders, who were becoming
Nu 204.26M for the current fis- employees who will engage in assignment. commission. All these business vulnerable to be locked-out or
cal year to procure hydropower preparatory works. With the support from the were run by Indians. displaced from the mainstream
construction equipment such As far as possible our idea government we are confident DP Tshongkhang, Rigsom of commercial undertakings,
as a drill jumbo, shotcrete is to form a hydropower con- about the tunnelling works as Enterprise, Burmi Enterprise, due to increasing unfair com-
machine and a wheel loader, struction company comprising long as we get the job, Karma Yeshey Pema Enterprise, Druk petitions being put up by non-
among others. The remaining mostly of Bhutanese, Karma Gayley said. Norlha, Tenzin Enterprise, national business personnel
budget will be released in the Gayley said. The CEO said hydropower Nozang Trading and Yangkhor who were running various na-
2017 financial year. CDCL is also receiving posi- works will be a challenge but Enterpise will have to refund tures of businesses within Bhu-
DHS Deputy General Man- tive responses from Bhutanese CDCL is planning to go big. INR 242.17M. DP Tshong- tan by means of using trade
ager, Ugyen Gyeltshen said that working under the Mang- We are determined and khang operated by Vasu Dev licenses owned by Bhutanese
a tender worth Nu 111M for dechhu and Punatshangchhu confident to take the task since alone was asked to refund INR on payment of commissions.
procurement of major hydro- hydropower projects. CDCLs success will also ben- 59.631M followed by Rigsom The trade rules and regula-
power construction equipment Since the construction of efit the private sector at large, Enterprise with INR 39.366M, tions of 1988 and 1995 prohib-
has already been floated. Chukha Hydropower Plant, Phuntsho Gyeltshen said. Burmi Enterprise run by Sanjay its a trade license from being
Equipment are procured many Bhutanese have worked Gupta with INR 27.52M. sold, leased, converted or
The OAG also wrote to the transferred to any other per-
Anti Corruption Commission sons.
(ACC) reasoning why they had As of July 2015, the imple-
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT to file as a civil restitution case menting authority found 346
and not a criminal case of com- violations and imposed ad-
SAVE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL mercial bribery as ACC report ministrative penalties. The last
suggested. eight violations were recorded
In his letter to the ACC on July 1, 2015 in Samdrup-
chairperson, Attorney Geneal jongkhar.
Type and
Key Qualification & Shera Lhundup stated that The Attorney General also
Position duration of
Responsibilities experience OAG took cognizance of cer- stated that the importance of
employment
tain elements of commercial concerted efforts to contain
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CONTRACT
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to apply. Interested candidates with the required qualifications and experience may turn, constitutes a legitimate tive prosecution of individuals,
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Section 77(a) of the Penal ing cases, is in itself aberration
The National Director Code, the letter stated. Fur- from the precedents set hith-
Save the Children International ther, the ACC Act of 2011 nei- erto and constitutional norms.
Chang Geydaphu, Thimphu ther makes reference to front- ACC officials refused to
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The never-ending Paro

thromde story
Thromde map to be tabled in the Parliament again
MB Subba
chiwogs? That will be against thromde if the parliament did affected people are depend-
How can there the law, he said. not reverse its decision. ent on agriculture and that
The Paro dzongkhag thromde be a gewog The other affected gewog, The local leaders claim the inclusion of their land
map is set to change again. with just two Wangchang, is also expected that about 500 acres of in the thromde would affect
The dzongkhag tshogdu (DT) chiwogs? That to hold public consultation wetland have fallen in the farmers livelihood.
will submit to the government will be against after the Paro tshechu. thromde. They say that the
a new thromde map, which He said the dzongkhag
will be tabled in the upcom-
the law, administration received the
ing Parliament session.
Sangay
Hoongrel gup
directive to hold public con-
sultation a few days back. The Eight arrested in
PARLIAMENT
relation to kidnaps
report from the consultation
meeting will be submitted to
The dzongkhag adminis- the government.
tration coordinated a consul- boundary. Wangchang gup Thinley
tation meeting on Thursday Hoongrel gup Sangay said Dorji said that the directive Nirmala Pokhrel Assam police had arrested
in Hoongrel gewog, where the participants of the con- asked the DT to finalize the five other men involved in
according to the local lead- sultation meeting preferred issue before the summer ses- Almost three weeks after two the kidnapping. Police had
ers, 90 percent of the affected to go by the map endorsed by sion. men abducted from Bhur in recovered Nu 0.38 million
people said they do not want the DT. If the Parliament en- Paro DT had accused the Gelephu returned following (M) from them.
to be in the thromde. dorses the map prepared by government for not consult- payment of ransoms, Indian On March 7, the father
The meeting was held the DT, Hoongrel gewog will ing them during the demarca- police have arrested eight of the abducted student,
following a directive from get back the three chiwogs, tion of the thromde bound- men alleged to be involved Keshar Man Rai, had filed
the works and human settle- he said. ary. Local leaders from Paro in the kidnapping. a complaint with the Assam
ment ministry. The ministry The joint sitting of the dzongkhag last year wrote police after which a man-
had directed the dzongkhag Parliament last year re- to the National Assembly UPDATE hunt was launched. While
administration to ask people solved that the government Speaker about their unhap- the five alleged kidnapers
whether they want to go by in consultation with the Paro piness in being clubbed with Indian police arrested were arrested immediately
the current boundary or the dzongkhag tshogdu would the dzongkhag thromde. three men aged 43, 25 and in Assam, three managed to
one endorsed by the DT. submit the issues pertaining Backed by the opposition 20 from the outskirts of escape to Bengaluru. The
According to the local to thromde for re-delibera- members, the local govern- Bengaluru city on March escapees were tracked down.
leaders, the DT had prepared tion in the upcoming session. ment last year requested the 15. According to reports in A sixteen-year-old class
its own map of the thromde. With the three chiwogs Speaker and the Prime Min- an Indian newspaper, Dec- X student and Keshar Man
But the works and human having lost to the thromde, ister to redraw the boundary, can Chronicle, the trio were Rai's driver were kidnapped
settlement ministry later the gewog was reduced to two which was endorsed during found residing in a make- on February 22, while they
prepared its own map, pull- chiwogs comprising about the 5th fifth session. It was shift hut and were working were feeding pigs in Bhur.
ing three chiwogs of Hoon- 160 people only. How can claimed that about 500 acres as agriculture labourers Five days after the incident
grel gewog into the thromde there be a gewog with just two of paddy would be lost to the using fake identities. two of them were released
One of the arrested men following payment of INR
was identified as a member 2M in ransom.
ROYAL THIMPHU COLLEGE & of the National Democratic Meanwhile it was learnt
Front of Bodoland (NDFB), that the three men arrested
BHUTAN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FUND reported the Deccan Chroni- from Bengaluru are in Assam
cle. Bengaluru police had police custody along with
Need-Based Scholarship Announcement told the paper that the kid- the other five men. It is not
napers are part of an eight known whether the ransom
The Royal Thimphu College (RTC) and the Bhutan Youth Development Fund (YDF)
member gang in Assam. money was recovered from
jointly announce the availability of 2 full scholarships under the RTC-YDF Need-
Prior to the trio's arrest, the kidnapers.
Based Scholarship Programme 2016. The scholarships will cover all tuition and
boarding costs for 1 male & 1 female for 3 years.
Applications are open from March 19 & the deadline for submission is on April
15, 2016. Candidates with a minimum of 55 % aggregate in best 4 subjects
including English can apply for this scholarship. The minimum age limit for this
scholarship is 22. The scholarship forms can be downloaded from the RTC (www.
rtc.bt) and YDF website (www.bhutanyouth.org) or can be collected from the RTC
city office at Room # 56, Chang Lam Plaza, Thimphu or the YDF office at Thimphu.
The application should be submitted to RTC Chang Lam or Ngabiphu
Offices, Thimphu.
Short-listed candidates will be announced on our website and will be called for a final
interview on the April 21. For more information, contact 975-02-351801 Ext. 105.
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MY COUNTRY, MY TOWN
Small step, giant leap
into hydropower

T
hat the Construction Development
Corporation Ltd is ready to take on From home to garden
large contract work means a lot to the : A suitcase and a cooker
huge Bhutanese construction industry. find a new lease of life as
As the first Bhutanese company that plant pots.
could take up tunnelling at the Kholongchhu project, Photo by Tashi Phuntsho
the company is embarking on a huge project that until
recently, Bhutanese could only imagine about. The
company is busy gearing up for its first major project.
It is a huge challenge.
There are numerous tunnels built in the country, MY SAY
almost all for hydropower projects. None of them
were built by Bhutanese, private or government. Tun-
nelling is a huge work component of building hydro Extended paid maternity leave of 6 months
projects. There are plenty to be built as we plan to
harness as much clean power as we can. To the joy and relief of working paid maternity leave from 3 This does not augur well for the
The work is open for all. Only the qualification and mothers in the civil service, months to six months could put government that has vowed to
experience specified in open tenders restrict Bhuta- the government has put into added pressure on our limited eradicate unemployment!
nese from trying. This will change. And if Bhutanese effect the much hyped about resources and increase expen- In an official statement,
engineers, technicians and workers can do it, it will be six months extended paid ma- ditures. The decision is coun- the government stated that in
a coming of age for the construction industry. ternity leave with effect from 1st terproductive, not affordable in case of civil servants providing
The CDCL should lead by example. Today it is seen March 2016. In an official state- every sense for a least developed direct services such as teaching
as a mere competitor to the private sector. There is ment, the government has justi- country like ours and therefore, and medical profession, the
some truth in it. They should not compete for works fied this initiative as a necessity ill-conceived and ill-considered management will ensure that
that the private sector can take up. With resources, to encourage exclusive breast- like numerous other policies the services are not affected as a
expertise and government support, it should be dif- feeding of a child for six months promulgated and decisions result of the arrangement. How-
ferent. and to facilitate parents to take taken by this government. ever, this is hardly reassuring as
The private sector should benefit from CDCLs ex- better care of their children. Even in UN systems and de- the statement does not provide
perience from taking major works. Our private sector While we sincerely laud the veloped countries, paid mater- even a scant idea on how this
claims that they too are now poised to take on bigger governments initiative for work- nity ranges from 14 16 weeks arrangement would be worked
projects like hydropower. There are big private com- ing mothers in the civil service, only. For example, in the UNDP, out. And what about other
panies that can take up major projects. Today, most we also would like to express our entitlement to maternity leave professions, those outside the
are restricted to smaller jobs in big projects. skepticism on the implementa- consist of 16 weeks of leave with purview of health and teaching?
It may be too early to conclude but if CDCL gets tion of this initiative which is full pay. In USA, the Family and Currently, the government does
into bigger projects, big companies could tie up shar- likely to bring forth a number of Medical Leave Act of 1993 man- not provide substitute staffing
ing resources and technical knowhow. CDCL is think- larger issues to the fore. dates a minimum of 12 weeks of even when employees go on for
ing big and training a workforce including engineers. First and foremost, could unpaid maternity leave. Among years of study and other forms of
This is good for the private sector. this initiative be extended and the 185 countries and territories leave. Therefore, no matter what
This could also provide an answer to the unem- applied to other sectors of our ILO studied, 98 countries meet is said about services not being
ployment problem. Besides, we could see the benefit society, viz. Corporate, Private the ILO standard of at least affected, there is no way that
of building mega projects with our own resources. It and Farming sectors. Would 14 weeks leave; 42 of those replacement would be provided
will help solve the rupee crisis, which has a short-term these sectors afford to embrace countries meet or exceed the for those on maternity leave.
solution as of now. The hydropower project is blamed this initiative? If not, this is a suggest 18 weeks leave, while 60 We cannot imagine the plight of
for draining Indian rupees from the country. step backwards in our effort to countries provide 12-13 weeks our students and patients when
The money that we get in grants or loans will stay in provide equitable treatment of leave less than the duration in even now there is acute shortage
the economy if Bhutanese can take up mega projects. employees across sectors. In Convention no. 183, but consist- of teachers, doctors and nurses.
The local financial institutions will also benefit, as particular, we fear, this might ent with previous convention. We call upon the govern-
they will be involved in financing the projects. inadvertently dent the moral Only 27 countries provide less ment to earnestly work out solu-
Bhutanese companies will not be competing with and professional zeal of em- than 12 weeks. tions to the concerns we have
foreign ones. Since we began constructing power ployees in the corporations, In an environment where raised here, so that, our system
projects 37 years ago, our closest friend and neigh- private and farming sectors. we already have higher percent- does not continue to bear the
bour, India generously supported us in realising our Therefore, this policy is not age of female unemployment, brunt of this governments
hydropower dream. It was not only restricted to the equitable and discriminatory in this new initiative could have a myopic policy changes. Surely,
mutual benefit of harnessing clean energy from our nature. The government of the serious fallout on the employ- we cannot afford to differentiate
fast flowing rivers. There was more to it. day must consider all issues at ment prospect of female job and discriminate our women
The hope was also that as Bhutan and India built the national level and not arrive seekers in the labour market. For and children based on their area
the projects together, there will be transfer of know- at any decision to benefit only a want of convenience and as cost of employment, which would
how and technology. It is in Indias interest to see a segment of our society. saving measures, corporations have ramifications for genera-
stable and peaceful Bhutan. The last ambassador to As it is, much of our current and private sector will surely tions.
Bhutan said it is up to Bhutan to define its priorities. expenditure and internal rev- discriminate female job seek-
The priority now is involving our companies, if they enue goes towards maintaining ers - worsening the already high Druk Phuensum Tshogpa
are capable, in building hydropower projects. the civil service. Extending the unemployment rate of women. Opposition Party

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Women Khuru players at forefront
of cultural shift
The public remain divided on women entering a culturally male dominated sport
Younten Tshedup
Aum Dechey, 52, and her
eight-member team from Gasa
arrived in Thimphu at around
midnight for a khuru match
against a team from Dagana.
TRADITION
Aum Dechey is taking
part for the third time in the
national khuru tournament
organized in the country. The
mother of two said that she
enjoys the game so much that
given an option between food
and khuru, she would choose
khuru.
The game between Gasa and
Dagana takes place on March 16.
A large audience has gathered at
Changjiji, just below the flyover
bridge.
There is something differ-
ent. Most of the spectators are
male. While the women holding
khurus sing and dance, the men
watch in awe.
This is women empower-
ment some comment, mock-
ingly.
Some of the players are
good. They have hit a few karays.
Aum Dechey, the eldest player, is
one of them.
The comments about
women empowerment fade.
Both the men and women are
enjoying the tournament.
The game ends in favour of
the team from Dagana.
The Bhutan Indigenous
Games and Sports Association
(BIGSA) introduced the annual
womens khuru tournament in
2010. This is the third tourna-
ment being held in Thimphu.
BIGSA General Secretary,
Lhagey Tshering, said that the
reason for introducing the wom-
ens khuru tournament was to
encourage women participation
in traditional sports. We have a
mandate to promote our tradi-
tional games at the same time
provide equal opportunities to
both the genders, said Lhagey
Tshering. While the men are
already engaged in such games
from a very long time, women
are just starting and this is very
good news for us.
While the participation from
dzongkhags in such tourna-
ments has been positive, there
has also been much criticism.
When the tournament was first
introduced six years ago, many
argued that women should not
encroach into a traditionally
male dominated sport. There
was both negative and positive
feedback.
Sonam Dorji, a retired sol-
dier who had come to witness
the game said that the women
were much better at hitting the
target than men. A man playing
khuru is normal and normal is
uninteresting, the 70-year-old
said. We dont usually get to see
such events often and Im enjoy-
ing every bit of it watching the
women play.
On grounds of women em-
powerment and gender equality,
many supported the initiative.
Kinley Dorji, a student of Kelki
Higher Secondary School said
that in the interest of promoting
the game and women equality
in sports, there is nothing wrong
with women playing khuru.
Sangay Dema, another stu-
dent said that there is no shame
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Aum Dechey has so far participated in three national khuru competitions
in playing a game, which is vate employee. Maybe its just addressed and opportunities
mostly dominated by men if an a superstitious belief but were a in all aspects of life need to be
individual has genuine interest. nation built upon such beliefs, open for both the genders. If a
Gender equality or not, this is a he said. woman wants to break the age
basic human right to be able to Some even believe that old norms just to prove that
do what one likes without people when the tradition is challenged, she is equal to any man and
interfering, she said. calamities strike the country. The can do whatever a man can,
But there are still a few who recent series of forest fires might their intention is not noble,
are strongly against such activi- also be because of the women he said. Stressing on physical
ties. A businessman in Thimphu playing khuru in Thimphu hint- capabilities and comparing will
who didnt want to be named ed a cooperate employee. take women to a certain length
said that it was unbecoming Yonten Tshering, a college only. While this is a strong as-
for the women to play khuru. student said that women em- sertion, it is more physical and
Its traditionally and cultur- powerment is important to be less powerful.
ally wrong for women to play
such games, he said. Archery
and khuru are games meant to
be played by men and when
women play such games, they
are challenging our age-old tra-
dition.
When I have a crucial ar-
chery match the next day, I dont
allow my wife or even daughter
to touch my bow and arrows
because people say it brings bad
luck, said Pema Khandu, a pri-
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Rent: Office space available
at Norzin Lam, main traffic,
Thimphu by the end of this
month. Contact 17564595.
Sale: Shop space with stock,
ground floor, Le Meridien
Hotel, Thimphu. Contact
17118505.
Sale: Two storeyed building
at Khasadrupchu. Contact
17430143.
Rent: Office and store
space. Call 17619386.
THE ROYAL UNIVERSITY OF BHUTAN
Name of the work
Sale: Land at Changjiji.
Contact 17110673.
Sale: Land at Drugyel.
Contact 17660050.
Sale: 21 decimal land with 2
storeyed house with attic at
Monggar (Changshingpeg).
Serious buyers, contact
17616178.
Sale: 16 acres land at
Bumthang, Thangbi @
5,000 per decimal. Contact
17531718.
Sale: 51 decimal at new
town, Jalkar, Bumthang.
Contact 17110657.
Sale: Wetland at
Gaselopangsho. Contact
17110657.
Sale: 15 decimal land in
Thimphu. Contact 17430143.
Vacancy: Waitress-3 & bar
tender-2. Contact 17636669.
Vacancy: Personal secretary
(female), undergraduate
who speaks fluent English &
Dzongkha with experience
and security guard (ex-army/
police)-2, between 25-40
years. Last date of submission
March 23, 16. Contact
338445/17994926.
Vacancy: One marketing
officer at Drukar Trading,
Qualification general
graduates. Contact 324765.
Vacancy: 1 waitress for The
Seasons pizzeria, Hongkong
market. Contact 327413.
Vacancy: Required sales
girls immediately for Tashi
Super Market, Clock Tower,
INVITATION FOR BIDS (CIVIL WORK)
Bid
Nu.
62,000.00
Thimphu. Contact 17603218.
Vacancy: Store incharge
with 4-5 years experience
in mechanical at Lobesa.
Contact 17110657.
Vacancy: Two waitress and
two housekeeping. Contact
17113963.
Vacancy: Receptionist,
F&B, cook, dishwasher
for Wangchuk hotels and
resorts. Contact 02-324500/
17134500/ 17471713.
Vacancy: General
manager (10 years working
experience)-1 slot; loader
operator-1 slot. Contact
Bhutan Stone and Aggregate
Factory, Namseling,
Thimphu, 17591113.
Vacancy: Assistant (female)
for game parlour. Contact
17999222.
Vacancy: Bill collector
with two wheeler licence
for Image Arts, Thimphu.
Accommodation provided.
Contact 17604017.
Vacancy: Full time maid
based in Thimphu. Contact
77320093.
Vacancy: Experienced cook.
Salary eleven thousand plus
and 1 waiter from 1st April at
Thimphu. Contact 17786553.
Vacancy: Accountant-1
(male/female) of minimum
5-6 years experience having
knowledge in tally & day to
day accounts maintaining.
Please contact at De-
Keeling Stone Crushing
Unit, Phuentsholing,
17601285/77113760.
Vacancy: Waiter, waitress &
cook helper. Call 17698661.
Vacancy: Engineer/
Last date
Tender sale
& time of
date
submission
21/03/2016 to 19/04/2016
19/04/2016 before 12:30 pm
Planning and Resources
technician/mechanic. Will
train for Renault vehicles
in India. Contact Thunder
Motors at 17642887.
Vacancy: Spa therapist-2
(female) for Dorji Elements.
Contac 17925266.
Announcement: Get
service of BT Accounting,
Thimphu for preparing
accounts for BIT. Contact
17469412/333953/ e-mail
btabservice@gmail.com.
Announcement: Get your
account settled for BIT/CIT.
Contact Niche Financial
Service, 17115554.
Announcement: Annual
general meeting of Hindu
Dharma Samudaya is
scheduled for 26 and 27
March, 2016 at Thimphu
Durga Mandir. Meeting
begins at 9AM. All interested
are invited to attend.
Announcement: High
quality shuttering plywood
and doors besides normal
plywood and block board-
available with Bhutan Ply,
Phuentsholing at very
reasonable price. Contact
17625657.
NU. PER UNITS OF FOREIGN CURRENCY
as of yesterday
NOTES
Buy Sell
US $ 65.70 67.85
POUND 93.90 96.50
EURO 74.15 76.20
YEN (100) 58.85 60.50
HK $ 8.45 8.70
AUS $ 50.15 51.50
SING $ 48.35 49.75
Courtesy BNB
RUB/PLG/Cons-25/15-16/2894
Opening
date
19/04/2016
at 3:00 pm
Director
 Saturday, March 19, 2016 | KUENSEL

isdom wise
BHUTAN
YEARS
AGO
New Dzongkha book
There is no darkness released
but ignorance.

A
new Dzongkha book, called New Dzongkha Grammar, was released by the
Dzongkha Development Commission (DDC) to update and standardise
William Shakespeare Dzongkha grammar and spelling throughout the country.
A WORD a day New Dzongkha Grammar has 321 pages in 23 chapters. It provides
Salvo. detailed guidelines and examples of grammatical methods from simple
formation of words to phrases and sentences. It is a result of three years of intensive research
n. 1. A simultaneous discharge of artillery or other
and discussions and two national level workshops in 1988 and 1990 where many issues
guns in a battle; 2. A number of weapons released
were clarified and new words composed. New Dzongkha Grammar will be used mainly as a
from one or more aircraft in quick succession. guide to school teachers. It will be taught, by chapters, from classes IV to X.
A deafening salvo of shots rang out.

REBUS
Spoils of Tech Tricks
Four square meals

MS WORD
the Dead
ANSWER:

Adding your favourite commands to the

TWO fairies it was
On a still summer day
quick access toolbar
Came forth in the woods e Right click any command in the Ribbon or
With the flowers to play. Office drop down menu
The flowers they plucked
Health They cast on the ground
For others, and those
e
e
Select Add to Quick Access Toolbar
Click on the Customize Quick Access Toolbar
Capsule
For still others they found.
Flower-guided it was button at the end of the toolbar
That they came as they ran e ii. Click on More Commands and use the
On something that lay
In the shape of a man. dialogue box which opens, shown opposite,
The snow must have made to add more commands into the box on the
The feathery bed
When this one fell right, and then click OK
On the sleep of the dead.
But the snow was gone
A long time ago,
And the body he wore Medical
Nigh gone with the snow. Terminologies
The fairies drew near
And keenly espied
A ring on his hand
And a chain at his side.
They knelt in the leaves
And eerily played
With the glittering things,
And were not afraid.
And when they went home
To hide in their burrow,
They took them along
To play with to-morrow.
When you came on death,
Did you not come flower-guided
Like the elves in the wood?
I remember that I did.
But I recognised death
With sorrow and dread,
And I hated and hate
The spoils of the dead.
To be continued...

Robert Frost
ecotip:
Wizard
Saving water

T
he average washing
machine uses about 41
gallons of water per load,
whereas newer, high-
efficiency models use less
than 28 gallons of water
per load.
DZONGKHAG
PAGE 8 KUENSEL | Saturday, March 19, 2016

Livestock officers to air

issues at workshop
Rajesh Rai, Phuentsholing
Livestock extension officers of
the western region now have
an opportunity to point out
challenges they face in fulfilling
livestock department targets
aligned to the annual perform-
ance agreement (APA).
FOOD
A livestock consultative
training workshop began on
March 18 in Phuentsholing.
The program will work as a
platform for field officers to dis-
cuss and review livestock activi-
ties in Thimphu, Paro, Chukha,
Haa, and Samtse.
The veterinary doctor of the
Regional Livestock Develop-
ment Centre (RLDC), in Tshi-
masham, Chukha, Dr Basant
Sharma, said the workshop will
function as a forum to discuss
challenges field officers face in
accomplishing targets on the
ground.
The consultative workshop
will also review the progress of
livestock development activities
in five dzongkhags of the west-
ern region.
We also look for potential
areas of activities that require
RLDCs intervention and sup-
port, Dr Basant Sharma said. Around 60 officials are participating in the workshop
The livestock officials would
be updated on the technologies, Sharma the purpose of con- in the fields will be discussed, of the workshop, infertility and
while identifying solutions for ducting the workshop is aimed Dr Basant Sharma said the breeding aspects on different
field implementations. at two major aspects food workshop will focus in building livestock will also be covered.
According to Dr Basant self-sufficiency in the western specific ideas towards bettering A total of 60 participants
region and import substitution. activities to achieve the targets. comprising gewog in-charges
Citing examples of milk Similarly, the consultative meet- and dzongkhag livestock offic-

Gewog over thromde and poultry production for the

Seven households appeal after becoming a part of
the thromde
Dawa Gyelmo, Bumthang
Seven households in Chakhar
village and Jambay Lhakhang
area that have come in the
new thromdes jurisdic-
tion want to stay out of the
thromde.
MTR
They have written to the
Chokhor gewog expressing
their wish to be still with the
gewog. They even requested
the Prime Minister during
his visit to the dzongkhag re-
cently.
Bumthang dzongdag
Phub Tshering said the Prime
Minister had explained to
the people about the long-
term benefits of being in the
thromde.
Since they insisted, the
Prime Minister had directed
the Chokhor gewog adminis-
tration to discuss the issue and
finalize whether the affected
areas should be in thromde or
not, the dzongdag said.
Gewog officials said the
seven households raised the
issue, as coming under the
thromde would mean loss of
rural benefits like the 100unit
free electricity, rural timber
and firewood subsidy.
Dzongkhag officials said
since the demarcation was
approved by the Parliament,
it would be impossible to
change the boundary.
Unless the issue is raised
at the Parliament their ap-
peal cannot be considered
as a final decision, said a
dzongkhag official. The de-
marcation was done after it
was initially approved by local
people.
There are around 900
households in Chokhor
gewog including those under
thromde, whose census and
land records are still with the
gewog. Following the thromde
election and establishment of
thromde office, the thromde
records would be handed to
them, he said.
Most areas under Chokhor
starting from Kurje in the
north to Jalikhar in the south
fall in the thromde besides
Dekiling, Chamkhar town.
regionthe RLDC official said
ing will also serve as a baseline
for the next meeting.
ers are attending the workshop.
Representatives from the calf
they have a target of produc- Meanwhile, the weeklong rearing centre of Wangkha,
ing 10,000 metric tonnes (MT) workshop also aims to present Chukha, jersey breeding centre
of milk annually and 500MT of major livestock diseases, their of Samtse, and regional poultry
poultry respectively. preventive and control meas- breeding centres are also at-
While the challenges faced ures and treatments. At the end tending the workshop.
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Educating voters in Wangdue
for upcoming elections
Dawa Gyelmo, Wangdue
More than 40 officials from
Thimphu and Wangdue
including dzongkhag and
gewog administration offic-
ers, dzongdags, drungpas and
dzongrabs are attending a
three-day training of trainers
on voter education in Bajo.
ELECTION
The training is to help of-
ficials educate voters about
the functional literacy test, on
what documents are required,
dispute settlement, and im-
portance of educating voters
to elect the right candidates.
Election officials said vot-
ers should be educated on the
importance of electing candi-
dates that possess four main
qualities including working for
the benefit of the community
and representing the people.
Election officials said the
voter education is conducted
Dirty drains and the blame game in Gelephu
Nirmala Pokhrel
Gelephu town looks spacious,
neat and clean after the recent
facelift. But there is a problem
and it is not on the surface.
INFRASTRUCTURE drains are already
The well-covered drains are
clogged and stink. The stretch
from the Tashi Commercial
Corporation lane towards the
taxi parking and surrounding of
Losel Cinema hall and its oppo-
site have the dirtiest drains.
Most of the drains are cov-
ered with concrete slabs and iron
ribbed closures. Small openings
in between are blocked with
plastic wrappers, sanitary nap-
kins and cloth pieces impeding
the water flow. Shopkeepers say
that the concrete closures make
it difficult for them to clean regu- stretches are often smelling foul
larly.
On the cleanliness of the
drains, while shopkeepers say
its the thromde that should be
DZONGKHAG
Saturday, March 19, 2016 | KUENSEL PAGE 9
once before every election, and
this is for the upcoming local
government election.
Participants were briefed
about the legal provisions in
the Constitution and electoral
laws related to local govern-
ment, primary roles and func-
tions of elective offices and
polling station status.
Presenting the candidates
criteria, election officials said
for thrompon, the person
should have formal university
degree recognized by the gov-
ernment, and in case of local Dzongkhag officials will serve as election representatives during the local
government election, func- government elections
tional literacy test is a must.
While filing nomination, ing, election returns and code monks and transfer of census dates sit for the test with more
apart from other documents, of conduct. and polling stations. focus on female candidates.
the candidate has to submit a Wangdues electoral officer Meanwhile, around 150 The registration for the test
written document stating that Dorji Wangdi said dzongkhag people from 14 of the 15 ge- will remain open till April 15.
he has no affiliation with any electoral officials recently con- wogs of Wangdue have regis- Except for three female
political parties and has de- ducted the first voter education tered to sit for functional lit- tshogpas, the rest of the local
clared his assets. and covered topics like e-roll eracy test, as of now. Of that, 71 government leaders including
The three-day training will verification in gewogs, registra- registered were female against gups, mangmi and tshogpas
also focus on dispute settle- tion of voters, de-registration 79 male. of all 15 gewogs were male
ment at the local level, election of the deceased and monk or Election officials said they dominated during the first LG
campaign, campaign financ- nuns, registration of former are hoping to see more candi- election.
cleaning at regular intervals to waste. the town residents, he said. increased number of buildings
avoid clogging and the stench, Sewage engineer, Dorji The existing drains were in town, Senior Urban Planner
thromde officials hold town resi- Khandu said wastes including constructed between 2008 and Ashish Kr Chauhan said. How-
dents responsible for the poor plates, spoons, sanitary napkins 2009. "People should learn not to ever, it does not mean a fault in
drainage. and clothes were found every drain their waste. Unless people design, he said.
A shopkeeper along the taxi- time they clean the drains. The change their behavior nothing Thromde regularly removes
parking lane said the problems are neither because of will improve," Dorji Khandu the garbage clogging drains from
size nor from a fault in design of said. the manhole chambers at regu-
small; it is covered the drainage, but carelessness of It is partly also because of the lar intervals, he added.
with heavy concrete slabs mak-
ing it difficult for them to clean.
"Individual shops can't do much,
thromde should find a perma-
nent solution," the shopkeeper
said.
Another shopkeeper near
the Losel Cinema hall said that
although the thromde cleans
the drains once in a while, it is
clogged as soon as it is cleaned.
There is a need to find out why,
she said.
Thromde officials agree
that the drains in those two
and blocked. However they said
cleaning it regularly wouldnt
help unless residents and shop-
keepers learn to take care of their
HOME KUENSEL | Saturday, March 19, 2016
PAGE 10
Celebration: Museum displays rare
gems for public viewing
It is believed that some of the statues on display have in the past spoken, even
Jigme Wangchuk
It is dim and shadowy the
main room where the exhibits
are carefully lined; there is a
presence of special aura in
this dark compartment. Rep-
resentations of revered histor-
ical and religious figures of
clay made mostly look back
straight as if they are going to
move any minute and speak
to you in a language so ethe-
really distant yet so strangely
familiar.
EXHIBITION
Aum Dema, an old lady
from Paro, throws herself
down, prostrate on the gal-
lery floor. She does this three
times and gets up, mumbling
small prayers.
Thank you very much.
May you be blessed, may us
all be blessed! says 67-year-
old Dema. How fortunate
indeed that we get to see these
blessed images of the great
and the divine. She doesnt
care to wipe her tears.
The National Museum
of Bhutan in Paro yesterday
opened its 15th Special Exhi-
bition The Art of Clay Statue
Sculpting. The exhibition of
the art of making clay statues,
which will continue until the
Ta Dzong renovation is com-
pleted, which will be some-
time in early 2017, is being or-
ganised to celebrate the birth
year of Guru Rinpoche, 400th
year of Zhabdrung Ngawang
Namgyals arrival in Bhutan
and the birth of The Gyalsey.
The exhibition features
rare statues of Guru Rinpoche
and Zhabdrung Ngawang
Namgyal and of many other
enlightened Buddhist masters.
All the statues were made in
Bhutan by master sculptors
and reflect the finer details,
skills and craftsmanship of
the renowned makers. It is
believed that some of the stat-
ues on display have in the past
spoken, even.
In fact, the
threat from
outside is
increasing
These are all
treasures made
by our own
people; they
are invaluable
national
wealth
Tashi
A miniature statue of
Zhabdrung Ngawang Nam-
gyal, made of white sandal-
wood, is believed to have
been blessed by Zhabdrung The miniature statue of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal (middle), made of white
himself. It is believed that one sandalwood, is believed to have been blessed by Zhabdrung himself
of Zhabdrungs closest disci-
ples, who rose to become a able national wealth. Neyphu Goemba in Paro are gallery were made by Lopen
vastly renowned artisan, made There are renowned considered especially gifted Damchoe and Palden and
the statue. This representa- clay statue makers living and skilled. their students in the early
tion of Zhabdrung the size of still. Those who come from Many of the statues at the 1970s.
an adults thumb was never
before displayed for public
viewing.
A museum staff said that
this particular image of Zhab-
drung Ngawang Namgyal is
the most valuable possession
of the museum. Most of the
statues on display are from
the museums permanent
collection.
The art of making clay
statue has been preserved
in the country through cen-
turies. But new times come
challenge. Traditional arts
and crafts face threat of ex-
tinction. Already Bhutanese
altars are filled with statues
made abroad. Efforts are
being made to preserve and
promote traditional arts and
crafts through establishment
of schools and institutes, but
the threat remains.
In fact, the threat from
outside is increasing, said
79-year-old Tashi, who as a
young boy tried his hands in
making clay statues. These
are all treasures made by our
own people; they are invalu-
 REGION
Saturday, March 19, 2016 | KUENSEL PAGE 11

Next SAARC Summit

in November
The SAARC Council of Minis-
ters has endorsed the name of
next SAARC Secretary General
from Pakistan, while confirm-
ing the date for next Summit to
be held in November this year.
Concluding the four-day
meeting of SAARC Standing
Committee at the foreign
secretary level and Council of
Ministers on Thursday, mem-
bers approved Amjad Hussain
B Sial, a career diplomat of
Pakistani Foreign Service, as
the of new SAARC secretary
general.
The 19th SAARC Sum- Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli with foreign ministers of Saarc member states during the inaugural session of
mit will be held in Pakistan Saarc Council of Ministers meeting in Pokhara on Thursday.
on November 9 and 10 this
year, Deputy Prime Minister eign Affairs Adviser to Pakistani every two years is one major
and Minister for Foreign Af- Prime Minister Sartaz Aziz was achievement. The meeting
fairs Kamal Thapa, the current widely watched by the Indian also endorsed the amendment
chair of the Council of Min- and Pakistani media. to the SAARC Development NOTIFICATION
isters announced after the Perhaps mindful of the Fund Charter by changing the
meeting. curiosity, DPM and Foreign requirement of three-mem- MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND
DPM and Foreign Minister Minister Thapa ruled out the ber criteria in implementing HUMAN RESOURCES
Thapa also said that the mem- rivalry between the two South projects to one-member cri-
MoLHR/DOE-03/2015-16/250
ber states are rethinking how Asian nuclear giants affecting teria with direct and indirect
to revisit the SAARC process the meeting. benefit to more than one With reference to Executive Order No. MoWHS/
which has been mired by slow India and Pakistan are member. LZ-13/2015-2016/622 dated 22nd January, 2016 of
implementation with prolif- natural and important mem- The meeting stressed the Chairman of High Level Committee and the
eration of commitments and bers of the SAARC but dynam- on effective and expeditious Guideline for Recruitment of Bhutanese Youth in the
announcements. ics between the two countries implementation of the exist- Departmentally Executed Constructions, the Ministry
Before the meeting, there were not reflected throughout ing projects and programmes of Labour and Human Resources is pleased to issue
were fears of India-Pakistan the meeting, he said. and also brought new vision the following order for immediate implementation:
dynamics overshadowing the As a SAARC chair we have in the SAARC process, said a 1. The procuring agencies shall pay the wages of
gathering in Pokhara. to keep the SAARC agendas press statement issued after National Workforce at Nu. 215 per day for Class
The meeting between In- alive, said Thapa, adding that the meeting. X, Nu. 234 per day for Class XII and Nu. 254 per
dian Minster for External Af- fixing the calendar of SAARC The Kathmandu Post day for University graduates.
fairs Sushma Swaraj and For- Summit in November in ANN 2. The MoLHR will provide allowance under the
ATP as per existing provisions and will conduct
induction courses prior to deployment of youth.
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT They will be assessed, certified and awarded
National certificates to enable vertical career
WELFARE CONSTRUCTION PRIVATE LIMITED movement in the construction industry.
THIMPHU 3. The procuring agencies must ensure the following
WCPL/115/2016-1552
minimum facilities at project sites:
I. Decent shed with lighting facilities
Vacancies on contract basis:
II. Toilet cum bathroom
1. Excavator operator: 3nos salary Nu. 18,000.00 plus food Nu. 3000.00 per/
III. Drinking water supply
month working hours allowance Nu. 40 per hours.
IV. Common mess
2. Heavy vehicle driver: 4 nos salary Nu. 15,000.00 plus food Nu. 3000.00 per/
V. Recreational facilities such as internet, TV,
month working hour allowance Nu. 20 per hours.
games and sports.
3. Project Manager with degree qualification and experience:2nos. salary
All interested unemployed youth should contact
Nu. 20,000.00 plus food Nu. 3000.00 per/month.
the Department of Employment, MoLHR, Regional
4. Site supervisors with class X, XII, VTI qualification and experience: MoLHRs offices or Dzongkhag Administrations for
3nos. pay Nu. 14,000.00 plus food Nu. 3000.00 per/month. immediate recruitment and deployment at Dzong
For further details call 17110765/17305486/02-334125. Interview will be held on constructions at Trashigang, Pemagatshel, Wangdue,
March 25, 2016. Gasa, Drukgyal and other Departmental executed
Chief Executive Officer construction sites.
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be a full-time employee of a licensed milk processing enterprise, for no less than
+975-2-336258 during working hours.
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of the date of submission of the application,
Application Procedure NOTIFICATION
Applications must reach the Director, Department of Cottage and Small Industry,
MoEA, Thimphu, on or before 5.00PM on April 18, 2016. Alternatively, you
THIMPHU THROMDE
can also apply online to tpalden@moea.gov.bt or mmukhia@moea.gov.bt by Post Box No. 215, Thimphu 11001
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qualification and skills distribution. During the process, the safe yield
of the stream shall be examined as a part of
Following short-listing, you may be interviewed and we may visit your farm and/or feasibility study to ensure that the supplies are
processing facility for verification of the information that you provide. made equitable.
Further information Therefore, those who fail to attend the proposed
Complete course module can be viewed on our website www.moea.gov.bt. You site visit shall not be permitted to be beneficiaries
can also call 331363 / 332745 during office hours, for clarification. Only 6 slots are of the scheme thereafter. Please contact at #
available and therefore highly competitive. 17709248.
Chief Industry Officer Thrompon
Small Business Promotion Division KEEP THIMPHU CLEAN & GREEN

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
BHUTAN TRANSPARENCY
INITIATIVE
Bhutan Transparency Initiative would like to invite
Expression of Interest (EoI) from qualified consulting
firms/individuals to conduct a National Integrity and
Perception Survey.
Scope of work:
Training of enumerators, conduct of survey and
generation of report based on the TOR
Qualification:
Only those firms/Individuals who have experience in
the conduct of social surveys may apply.
Duration: 3 months
Interested and eligible consulting fi rms/Individuals
may submit your Expression of Interest. EoI must
be sealed and delivered to the address ED, BTI,
THIMPHU on or before March 27, 2016 and it will
be opened on the same day at 4.00pm. The detailed
ToR can be obtained from our website (www.
bhutantransparency.org ) or from our office.
For further details, please contact Mr. Kinley,
Adm/Finance Div. at kpenjor1989@gmail.com
(17127887).
Executive Director
RE-TENDER
BHUTAN TELECOM LIMITED
BTL/Mkt-01/2016/2301
Bhutan Telecom Ltd. would like to re-tender the
construction & maintenance of toilet at
security colony and modification of roofing &
maintenance of flooring at main store Thimphu,
from the small class of contractors.
Tenders should be submitted to the Finance Division,
Bhutan Telecom, Thimphu on or before 1100 hours
of March 30, 2016. Tenders will be opened at 2:00
pm on the same day in the conference hall of Bhutan
Telecom.
For details, visit www.bt.bt
Marketing Officer
NOTICE INVITING TENDER
NATIONAL STATISTICS BUREAU
THIMPHU
NCS/PHC-Procurement/2015-16/2143
The 2016 Population Housing & Census of Bhutan
with the National Statistics Bureau office invites
sealed bids from eligible bidders for Supply of carry
bags, souvenirs, umbrellas, sun-cap,clip board
and pen.
Complete bidding documents along with the terms
and conditions is available with the Administration
& Finance Division (AFD), NSB. Interested bidders
may obtain the complete set of bidding documents
from AFD, NSB upon payment of Nu. 500.00 (Five
hundred)only
Head, AFD
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NOTICE INVITING BIDS
BHUTAN POWER CORPORATION LIMITED
(Registered Office, Thimphu)
Procurement Services Department, Thimphu
21/BPC/PSD/NIQ/197
The Procurement Services Department (PSD), Bhutan Power Corporation Limited
(BPC), Thimphu would like to invite sealed bids for IT Equipment. The bid details
are as follows:
1. Tender No. : BPC/PSD/2016/03 dated March 18, 2016
2. Cost of document : Nu. 1,000.00 (Non-refundable)
3. Date of sale : March 19, 2016 to April 19, 2016
4. Place of sale : Procurement Services Department, BPC, Thimphu,
Telephone no. 02-326289
The bidding document can be purchased by any interested eligible bidder on the
submission of written application together with the business licence copy to the
above address at or before 13:00 hours, April 19, 2016.
The detail invitation and the soft copy of the bidding document is available at
www.bpc.bt. The bidders who have downloaded and printed the bid document by
themselves and wish to participate should register with PSD, BPC on or before the
closing of the bid sale date upon the submission of written application together with
a valid licence at the above address and make a payment on Nu.200.00 (Ngultrum
two hundred) non-refundable.
General Manager
NOTICE INVITING TENDER
CENTENARY FARMERS MARKET
CFM/1-4/6857
The CFM Management Office invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders
for the roof painting work detailed in table below:
Sl. Sale of Date of tender Date of tender
Particulars
# tender submission opening
Roof repainting at
March 21, 2016 12:30 pm on 2:30 pm on
1 Centenary Farmers
to April 4, 2016 April 6, 2016 April 6, 2016
Market
A complete set of bidding documents can be purchased from the Accounts Section of
CFM Management Office during working hours with effect from March 21, 2016 by
interested bidders upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Nu.200.
For further information, please contact 02-337465 during office hours.
CFM, Management
INVITATION FOR PROPOSAL: NATIONAL LEAD
CONSULTANT FOR MID-TERM REVIEW
The Legal Sector Programme is jointly funded by the Swiss Agency for Development
and Cooperation (SDC) and the Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC). The
programme is implemented by the Gross National Happiness Commission (GNHC).
For the Mid-term Review of the programme in May 2015, competent national
consultants with evaluation and preferably legal background are invited to submit
their CV and financial proposal to the SDC Office. Detailed terms of reference can
be obtained by e-mail at kinzang.tobgyal@eda.admin.chor by visiting Swiss
Cooperation Bhutan on Facebook.
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TIMBER ALLOTMENT NOTICE

NATURAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED
NRDCL Management is pleased to announce the dates and venue for Timber Allotment as follows:
Sl # Region Cluster Volume available (approx.) Venue Date Time
MHW & Chirpine, Logs/ Sawn /Poles - Zhonggar Regional Office,
1 Zhonggar Zhonggar 23.03.16
100,000 cft, Monggar
Wang and Thimphu & MC Poles/Logs/Blocks 10,000 cft
2 Wang Regional Office, Thimphu 29.3.16 11:00 AM
P/ling Wangdue MHW Logs/Poles- 2,000 cft
MC, MHW & BP Logs, Blocks & Poles -
3 Jakar Jakar Jakar Regional Office, Bumthang 30.3.16
100,000 cft,
Please note that timber available under Phuentsholing Region shall be allotted to registered Wood Based Industries under Wangdue Cluster.
For details, contact the BDMD, NRDCL HQ, Thimphu at Tel#. 02-323834/323868, TOLL FREE No. 1091 or concerned Regional
Managers or visit NRDCL website www.nrdcl.bt.
General Manager
NRDCL NRDCL NRDCL NRDCL NRDCL NRDCL NRDCL NRDCL

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NOTICE INVITING TENDER

MOUNTAIN HAZELNUT VENTURE PRIVATE LIMITED NATIONAL LAND COMMISSION
Mountain Hazelnut Venture Pvt. Ltd, an agriculture FDI company, announces the THIMPHU
following vacancy for immediate appointment: NLCS/PROC/2015-16/597

Post : Asstt. Account Officer The National Land Commission Secretariat, Thimphu
No of post : One is pleased to invite sealed quotations from interested
Minimum suppliers holding valid trade licence for the supply of
Qualifications Required: Class XII passed with Diploma in Financial Management the following items:
and Accounting
Experience : 4 -5 five year experiences in Finance, Accounting, 1. Supply of Survey Grade Laptop.
&Budgeting and MIS report with good knowledge of Tally 2. Supply of LCD Monitor.
ERP 9. 3. Supply of Handheld GNSS and
Salary/remuneration : Based on qualification and experience Associated Software.
Work Station : Thimphu (head office) Interested suppliers may purchase tender documents
Post : Light vehicle driver from the Procurement Section upon payment of
No of post : Two Nu.250.00 (Non-refundable) during office hours
Minimum Qualification : Class VI with effect from 21/3/2016 and those who download
Experience : Minimum of 4 years of driving experience from website may pay at the bid submission time.
Station : Lingmethang, Mongar The detail bid document can be downloaded from our
Please send CV to JOBS.MHV@gmail.com specifying the post you are applying for website: www.nlcs.gov.bt. The sealed bids should
in the subject line of the e-mail: Any enquiries please call (02) 340009 or (04744168) be submitted on or before 11:00 am on 11/4/2016
during office hours. Last date of submission of applications is April 5, 2016. Only which will be opened on the same day at 11:30 am.
short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview. For clarifications, please contact the Procurement
Manager Section at 336397 during office hours.
HR & Planning Dy. Chief Procurement Officer

NOTICE INVITING INTERNATIONAL TENDER

NOTICE INVITING QUOTATION
NATIONAL LAND COMMISSION, THIMPHU
BHUTAN AGRO INDUSTRIES
NLCS/PROC/2015-16/598
LTD., THIMPHU
The National Land Commission Secretariat, Thimphu is pleased to invite sealed BAI/ADM-11/2015/360
bids from interested parties/firms holding valid trade licence for e-Sakor Project on:
Online system for transferring land and property titles in ThimphuThromde. Sealed quotations are invited from eligible bidders for
reroofing, roof painting and water pipe replacing. The
Interested parties/ fi rms may collect detailed terms and conditions from the tender documents can be purchased on any working
Procurement Section upon payment of Nu.500.00 (Non-refundable) during office day with effect from 21/03/2016 from the office by
hours with effect from 18/3/2016 and those who download from website may pay paying Nu. 300.00 each (non-refundable). The last
at the bid submission time. The details bid document can be downloaded from our date of submission of the tender documents is on
website: www.nlcs.gov.bt. The sealed bids should be submitted on or before 11:00 11/04/2016 at 10:00 am & will be opened on the
am on 28/03/2016 which will be opened on the same day at 11:30 am. same day at 2:00 pm.
For clarifications, please contact the Chief Land Registrar, Rural Land Division at For any further queries, contact the Administrative
338066 during office hours. Officer at 02-351078.
Dy. Chief Procurement Officer Management
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PRESS RELEASE
BHUTAN POWER CORPORATION
LIMITED

1/BPC/MDO-MPRO/2016/7

Bhutan Power Corporation Limited (BPC) would

like to sincerely apologize to all its customers for the
inconvenience caused due to the power supply outages
on March 15 and 16, 2016. BPC would like to assure
and inform its customers that all-out efforts were put
NRDCL NRDCL NRDCL NRDCL in restoring the power as early as possible within the
limitations of the system constraints and that BPC
NOTICE INVITING TENDER had complete coordination and support from all the
stakeholders in Bhutan. BPC would also like to place on
NATURAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT record its sincere appreciation to the System Operator
CORPORATION LIMITED of India (POSOCO) for all the support and coordination
provided in restoration of the integrated power system
of Bhutan and India.
NRDCL/PLING/MKT/12/2016/320
The outages were a result of system disturbance on
Sealed tenders are invited from the eligible Bhutanese contractors having valid the Indian Grid due to which the operational system
trade/industry/contract licence issued by the Ministry of Economic Affairs for of the power plants were constrained. Further due
extraction/collection and transportation of sand & stone/boulders for the below to scheduled outage of the 400/220kV transformer
mentioned river to stock yard for the financial year 2016 as shown below: at Malbase, the restoration of the power system took
1. Toorsa River some time. We would like to once again apologize for the
inconvenience and assure our continued commitment
Type of river bed materials to our valued customers and stakeholders.
Sl.
Particulars Stones/boulders Sand approx. T/L Media & PRO
#
approx. T/L
Extraction/collection/ 2300 T/L (18400
loading
2450 T/L (588,000 cft)
m 3)
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
1
Transportation to stock 1625 T/L (13,000
yard, Toorsa Depot
100 T/L (24,000 cft)
m3)
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
The Ministry of Finance is pleased to announce the post
The tender documents can be purchased from the office of the undersigned
of Chief Budget Officer (P1-A) for Economic and
during office hours @ Nu. 1,000/- per set (non-refundable) Communication Sector, Department of National
1. Date of sale of tender document : March 22, 2016 Budget. Therefore in-service eligible candidates may
2. Last date of tender submission : April 6, 2016 at 12:00 noon submit application along with necessary documents to
3. Date and time of tender opening : April 6, 2016 at 2:30 pm HRD, MoF, Thimphu on or before 1st April 2016.
For further details, please log on to MoFs website www.
For further information, you may contact at 05-252154 during office hours. mof.gov.bt
Dy. Regional Manager Offtg. Chief HR Officer
NRDCL NRDCL NRDCL NRDCL PUBLIC INFORMATION SERVICES

INVITATION OF BIDS
DZONGKHAG ADMINISTRATION, THIMPHU
TDA/DES/28/2015-2016/321

Dzongkhag Administration, Thimphu invites sealed item rate bids from eligible contractors with valid trade licence duly registered with CDB for the
work schedule under:
Last date Date & time
Sl. Contract Bid Estimated
Name of work Class Date of sale & time for for opening
# period security cost
submission of bids
1 Maintenance of boys toilet at YGLSS, Small 2 months Nu. 3800.00 Nu. 19/03/2016 04/04/2016 at 04/04/2016 at
Chamgang (W3) 185,840.00 10:00 am 10:30 am
2 Construction of Community Centre at Small 8 months Nu. Nu. 19/03/2016 18/04/2016 at 18/04/2016 at
Dagala Gewog, Chamgang (W3) 40,000.00 1,895,974.96 10:00 am 10:30 am
Bidding documents can be downloaded from Thimphu Dzongkhag website http://www.thimphu.gov.bt
Bids must be accompanied by a bid security as cited and drawn in favor of Chairman, Dzongkhag Administration, Thimphu. Bid security will have
to be in any one of the forms as specified in the bidding documents and shall be valid for 30 days beyond the validity of bid.
The bids shall be delivered to the office of the Dzongkhag Engineer, Dzongkhag Administration, Thimphu on or before as stipulated above and will
open in the DYT Hall on same day in presence of intending bidders who wish to attend.
Chairman, DTC
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INVITATION FOR BID (IFB)

PHUENTSHOLING THROMDE
PT/NAPA-11/Contracts/2016-2017/3618

NAPA-II Project under Phuentsholing Thromde is pleased to invite sealed bids from eligible Large class (Category-W1) Bhutanese contractors in
for the following work:
Bid Contract Sale of Last date of bid Date & time of
Name of the work
security period bids submission opening of bids
Construction of slope stabilization and protection structures Nu. March 11, On or before On 1430 hrs,
15 months
below Rinchending Goenpa and near old Hospital 714,900/- 2016 1200 hrs, April 15, 2016 April 15, 2016
1. Bidding documents may be purchased from Procurement Section, Phuentsholing Thromde during office hours at the cost of Nu. 1,000/-
each in cash (non-refundable) or can be downloaded from www.pcc.bt or www.cdb.gov.bt.
2. Bids must be accompanied with bid security, with validity of 30 days beyond bid validity period.
3. Bids must be addressed to Executive Secretary, Phuentsholing Thromde and must be delivered to Procurement Section on or before
April 15, 2016 and will be opened on the same day at 1430 hours at Thromdes conference hall in presence of participating bidders.
For any further information, please contact at +975-5-252168/253271/252497/251018.
Executive Secretary

ANNOUNCEMENT TENDER NOTICE

JIGME DORJI WANGCHUCK NATIONAL CREDIT INFORMATION BUREAU OF BHUTAN LTD.
REFERRAL HOSPITAL, THIMPHU CIB/Adm-16/2016/48

Procurement Division
Pro/I/JDWNRH/2015-16/9837
The submission date for the Supply and Installation
of glass door (hinge type), Biometric Access Control
System, attendance recorder and card and fingerprint
reader has been postponed to March 21, 2016.
President
The Credit Information Bureau of Bhutan is pleased to invite sealed bids from eligible
suppliers for the supply of the following items:
1. Servers and storage 2. Software (Oracle, Microsoft, VMware)
The bid documents can be purchased from the CIB office on payment of Nu. 200.00
(non-refundable) from March 12 to 31, 2016 during office hours. The tender must
be submitted to the CEO of CIB on or before 2:00 pm on March 31, 2016 and will
be opened at 2:15 pm on the same day.
Chief Executive Officer
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Haa BHU reduced to rubble

Car catches fire in Thimphu
It took two hours for firefighters to contain the fire
Thinley Zangmo
officials of Royal Bhutan
An ultrasound machine, a
refrigerator, complete blood
count machine and the drug
store were all the rescue team
could save in a fire that lasted
for two hours completely de-
stroying the grade I Bali basic
health unit (BHU) in Haa yes-
terday.
FIRE
The fire that started at
around 3:30pm was con-
tained by 5:30pm by the
Police, Royal Bhutan Army,
dzongkhag administration,
IMTRAT, Dessups and vol-
unteers.
Although the cause of
the fire is unknown, it is sus-
pected to have started from
the mother and child health
clinics room.
Bali BHUs General Duty
Medical Officer, Dr Sonam
Gyeltshen, said soon after he
reached home to change, he
bulance, which was yet to be
handed over to Sombeykha
BHU. The keys were kept in
the administrative officers
office, which was already on
fire.
A tuberculosis patient in
an isolated room in the BHU,
who was undergoing medica-
tion, also managed to escape
unhurt.
Since the drug store is
saved, the patient will be able
to continue with his medica-
tion without any problem, Dr
Sonam Gyeltshen said.
Its early to comment on
how we will be able to con-
tinue with our daily routine
at the BHU, he said.
Around the same time
in Thimphu, at about 4pm,
a Honda Mobilio caught fire
was informed that the BHU
was on fire.
At around 3:15pm, I have ZAKAR
been to my chamber after
coming back from a school
TOMORROWS
health programme at one of
Good day
the schools in Haa. There was lhabsang
no sign of fire not even smell
of smoke then, Dr Sonam
Gyeltshen said. I rushed to
the scene and it was scary to
see the hospital engulfed in
fire.
The fire damaged the col-
our coating of the new am-
on its way from Taba to Thim-
phu.
The cause of the fire is
unknown.
Owner of the vehicle,
Jimba, said he and his rela-
tive were on their way to dis-
pose off a ritual cake (torma)
somewhere in a nearby for-
est.
Suddenly, we noticed
smoke coming from the en-
gine of the car, which later
engulfed the whole interior
of the vehicle, Jimba said.
We immediately parked the
vehicle and the fire engulfed
the car. The car was bought
six months ago.
Firefighters reached the
scene after 30 minutes and
extinguished the fire. No
casualties were reported.
thruesol

Bad day

laza
sogza

MARCH 21, MONDAY

Good day
CLOSED FOR SYSTEM MIGRATION FROM 30TH
MARCH TO 1ST APRIL 2016
Bad day
The Bank will be closed for all banking transactions from 30th March to 1st April 2016 lhasung
and will reopen on 2nd April 2016. We would like to request you to complete all your
banking needs on or before 1600 hrs of 29th March 2016 to avoid any inconvenience
during the closure period.
Kindly also note that all other services including ATM, POS, M-BoB, B-Wallet,
Internet Banking, SMS banking, and Cash Deposit Machine will NOT be available
during this period however BoB Credit Cards can continue to be used outside Bhutan
and for online transactions.
laza
The Bank will release ATS and DSA for last-minute travel but we request that this be
avoided to the extent possible. sogza
The closure for system migration has been approved by the RMA
shedza
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 THIS EARTH HOUR,
SHINE A LIGHT ON
CLIMATE ACTION
MESSAGE FROM HONBLE
MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE
AND FORESTS
T
oday, March 19
2016, we join
millions of people
in major cities
all around the
world to mark Earth Hour - a
global annual event where
individuals, communities and
businesses turn o their non-
essential lights for one hour
at 8.30 p.m. local time as a
symbol of their commitment
to the planet.
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
initiated Earth Hour in
2007 as a way of engaging a
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broad section of society in
the environmental issues
challenging citizens across
the world. More than
7,000 cities are expected to
participate.
This years theme for Earth
Hour, Shine a light on
climate action, is a very
important one, especially
for Bhutan as we are
located in a region most at
risk from climate change.
Climate change is adversely
impacting the Himalayas
biodiversity and ecosystem
services through increased
temperature, extreme oods,
droughts and storms as a
result of shifting weather
patterns.
With the risk of climate
change coupled with
increasing human pressures
and threats, we must
continue to enhance
monitoring of our ecosystem
and equip ourselves with
tools to adapt to the impacts
Switch off your light and
switch on your social power
at earthhour.org
of climate change.
This is why
we urged the
countries
during the
United Nations
Conference on
Climate Change
Conference of
Parties 21 (COP
21) in Paris last
global event which aims to
year to speed up negotiations
encourage an interconnected
and pledged as a country to
global community to share
remain carbon neutral for
the opportunities and
all times to come. Bhutans
challenges of creating a
contribution to combat
sustainable world.
climate change is made with
the view that there is no need
It is my hope that we will
greater, or more important,
all be inspired by joining
than keeping the planet safe.
millions from 7,000 cities
Our forests sequester more
around the world for our
than 6 million tons of carbon
collective responsibility to
dioxide annually, which protect the only planet, we
is four times more than call home. Lets take action
what Bhutan emits. We will beyond the hour.
continue to lead in climate
action. Yeshey Dorji
Minister, Ministry of
I encourage all Bhutanese Agriculture and Forests
to participate in this

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Thinley Zangmo
t was in 2005 when
Babesa saw a major
facelift with the newly
paved expressway, a
6.2km road starting
from Lungtenzampa to Babesa.
With this new development,
the entire landscape of Babesa
changed in a blink of an eye. The
paddy fields and traditional hous-
es gave way to a concrete jungle.
What it was, it isnt anymore.
Today, the area is filled with
different buildings, apartments,
vehicle showrooms, hotels and
workshops. And more are coming.
The number of vehicles ply-
ing on the expressway has also
increased. Every day, thousands
of vehicles can be seen along the
expressway.
A total of 68,685 vehicles are
registered with the Royal Safety
and Transport Authority today,
out of which, more than half -
36,273 - are in Thimphu. Every
month, about 600 new driving
licences are issued, about 300 in
Thimphu alone.
Catering to the needs of new
and old vehicle owners in the
capital, the number of car wash
businesses that provide manual
to automated car washing and
detailing services have boomed,
particularly along the expressway.
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March 19, 2016 K2 | PAGE 1
Now, a customer can choose where
they want to wash their vehicle
based on kinds of services he or
she gets.
ST Auto Car Spa is one of the
first automated car wash to be
opened along the expressway
three years ago before the boom
hit the area.
Proprietor of the car wash,
Sangay Tshering, said that when
he started the business, there was
hardly any car wash facility other
than in the auto workshops.
I was one of the first to open
near the expressway and the
business was doing great. Today,
with so many car wash facilities in
the same area, business has gone
down, Sangay Tshering said. Car
wash owners are bringing down
price so that they can attract cus-
tomers who want cheap and fast
service.
When people travel along the
expressway, they notice a car wash
packed with vehicles they think
that the business is doing great.
So, many new car wash facilities
are coming up, said Sangay Tsher-
ing. Thats why, today, we can see
so many car wash facilities and the
competition has doubled. Its good
for customers to be able to select
where they want to wash their
vehicles.
Pg.4>>
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RECIPE

Serves: Four

Ingredients Quantity

Butter 100 gm
Dark chocolate 75 gm
Eggs 2
Castor sugar 135 gm
Refined flour (maida) 60 gm
Cocoa powder 15 gm
Mixed dry nuts 80 gm

Method:
y Melt chocolate and butter on a double boiler
and keep aside to cool it down
y Whisk eggs and castor sugar at high speed till
mixture becomes fluffy
y Add melted chocolate and butter mixture
with eggs and sugar. Mix for 3 to 4 minutes at
medium speed
y Sieve cocoa powder and refined flour together
and add to the above mixture. Add nuts and
mix at medium speed for three minutes
y Pour mixture in greased baking pan and bake
at 170 C for 40 minutes
y After baking cool it down for 2 to 3 hours. Cut
and serve hot with vanilla ice cream or hot
chocolate sauce

YOUTH IN FOCUS

Focus on your assignments and aim to do each

one beautifully and to the best of your ability
by the contaminated environment. but you focus on your assignments
Except for two or three subjects, my school marks were always excellent. But in the two of
Still, you should not feel and aim to do each one beautifully
three subjects where I failed, they were horrible an utter disgrace to a straight A student
compelled to accept these teachings and to the best of your ability. In
like me. I have a doubt that this might be because I don't believe in religion and miracles. Is
and questioning them will certainly this way, the study itself becomes
my constant lack of interest in religion and prayers affecting me? Have I committed a great
not bring negative consequences. the goal, rather than the exams.
sin that has jinxed me and created bad karma? Actually, everyone had high hopes for me,
In fact, the Buddha himself advised If you do this, you may one day
but now I am not even sure that I want to continue with my life and dreams. In particular,
people to analyze his teachings achieve you dream. On the other
I am disturbed by the fact that religion can bring negative consequences to even those who
and not accept them with blind hand, you might discover that your
didn't cause any harm to sentient beings but who merely don't believe in those deeply rooted
faith: Do not accept my Dharma dream actually exists right now at
religious principles. Lama, what can I do?
merely out of respect for me, this moment and not somewhere in
KT, Thimphu
but analyzeand check it the way the future.
a goldsmith analyzes gold, by
rubbing, cuttingand melting it.
Hi KT, These teachings are not a set of all things are compounded, we With regard to your horrible
Thanks for writing. Your lack dogmatic rules, with a punishment realize that like the organs in the grades, Im just wondering whether
of interest in Buddhist ritual will for those who do not follow body everything exists in relation this occurred because you focused
definitely not affect your exam them. They are more like traffic to everything else. If we examine too much on the goal and not
results. If it did, then everyone in regulations that guide people to our internal organs for example, we enough on the process. Basically,
non-Buddhist countries would also their destination. will realize that the blood from the you should just try to do each of
get low marks, and that is not the Basically, following traffic rules heart is in the kidneys, and the fluid your assignments beautifully and Shenphen Zangpo was
case, right? offers us the means to travel safely from the kidneys in is the heart. without expectations. born in Swansea, UK, but
Similarly, a tree, a mountain or Maybe it is helpful to think spent more than 28 years
With regard to Buddhist and smoothly. Likewise, following
practicing and studying
teachings, they are simply based the Buddhas advice enables us to ourselves depend on other things to of your studies like hiking on a Buddhism in Taiwan
on the Buddhas insights at the face lifes challenges wisely and with exist. When we deeply understand mountain. The peak is the goal, and Japan. Currently, he
time of his enlightenment. They an open mind. As an example, if that we and the world around us but if you focus only on reaching works with the youth
are logical and have nothing to we deeply understand the teaching are connected, we naturally will your destination then you are likely and substance abusers
that everything is impermanent, not hurt others or damage our to stumble and fall. Instead, you in Bhutan, teaching
do with miracles. Basically, the
meditation and organizing
Buddha understood that all things then we will be less disturbed when environment. On the other hand, recognize the goal, but focus on the drug outreach programmes.
are compounded, all things are things change or disappear. We can if we reject this teaching, we can journey, aiming to make each step
impermanent, all emotions are pain even face our own aging and death easily become like an industrialist stable and enjoyable. In terms of Email to :
and that freedom from suffering is in a more peaceful and open way. who pollutes the planet without study, this means that you accept thinleyzangmo24@gmail.com
beyond extremes. Similarly, when we accept that realizing that he will also be affected that you have exams in the future, for any queries
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ADOPT A DOG! In Equal Sacrifice
THUS of old the Douglas did:
He left his land as he was bid
With the royal heart of Robert the Bruce
In a golden case with a golden lid,
To carry the same to the Holy Land;
By which we see and understand
That that was the place to carry a heart
At loyalty and love's command,
And that was the case to carry it in.
The Douglas had not far to win
Before he came to the land of Spain,
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Against the too-victorious Moor;
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And there his courage could not endure
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And ever it was intended so,
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That a man for God should strike a blow,

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from other rescued litters, but we all get along
No matter the heart he has in charge
great with each other and the big dogs. The
For the Holy Land where hearts should go.
best is when the humans come play with us The lost friends! But when in battle the foe were met,
because they give sweet tickles and scratches
The Douglas found him sore beset,
HELP
behind the ear and tummy rubs! We all talk
With only strength of the fighting arm
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For one more battle passage yet--
very own human to scratch our tummies every
And that as vain to save the day
day. Well repay you with little wet nose kisses,
As bring his body safe away--
entertaining games, and unconditional love.
Only a signal deed to do
Were all super cute and super soft with our
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And a last sounding word to say.

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The heart he wore in a golden chain
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He swung and flung forth into the plain,
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ODD o ne OUT For a few swift gleams of the angry brand,
Scorning greatly not to demand
In equal sacrifice with his
Colour me The heart he bore to the Holy Land.

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It is very important
for car wash owners
to adopt environ-
mentally-friendly
measures and se-
curity systems for
their customers and
employees.
That was not the case a de-
cade ago. Many vehicle owners
still recall the long hours they
had to wait to wash their cars
in the workshop because there
werent many places where they
could wash their car.
I remember how we had
to wait for four to five hours
to wash car in a workshop.
We had to stand right next
to it so that the guy will do a
good job, Sangay Tshering
said. So, I wanted to open a
car-washing facility, which not
only provides quick but also
efficient service. I wanted to
open a place where one can
simply relax and not have to
worry about their vehicle.
About 25 to 30 vehicles
visit daily. Sangay Tshering
charges between Nu 350 to Nu
500 depending on the kind of
service car owners seek.
Kuenphen Car Wash,
another car-washing facility
along the expressway, is giving
ST Auto Car Spa and others a
tough competition.
Everyday, about 40 to 60
vehicles visit Kuenphen Car
Wash. Services charges range
from Nu 140 to Nu 400.
A staff at the Kuenphen
Car Wash said the business
is going well. It takes about
30 to 45 minutes to complete
washing and polishing the
interior and exterior of the
car depending on the size and
model of the vehicle.
Kuenphen Car Wash also
has a canteen where vehicle
owners can relax and watch
when their vehicle is being
washed. They employ around
14 employees that cater to the
customer needs.
And there is Xpress Car
Wash, not very far from Kue-
nphen Car Wash and ST Auto
Car Spa. Besides providing
manual to automated car-
washing facilities, services such
as spa, salon, fitness gym and
caf are also located near the
facility.
Manager of the Xpress Car
Wash said they opened the car
wash to cater to the needs of
the customers.
So far, vehicles are washed
in a traditional way, which is
unprofessional. When one uses
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March 19, 2016
the cloth detergent, it strips
away the wax and shine protec-
tion of the vehicle. Keeping
that in mind, we provide scien-
tifically developed car washing
chemicals that doesnt contain
water or soap, the Manager
said.
Xpress Car Wash charges
from Nu 200 to 300 for washing
services, which takes about 15
minutes to complete and up to
Nu 6,000 for detailing.
Car-washing facilities such
as the Xpress Car Wash and ST
Auto Spa have been embracing
latest technologies and services
to attract customers as compe-
tition gets tougher.
However, environmental
concerns remain a huge chal-
lenge when the number of
car-washing facilities increase
as effluents are released into
the river bodies. There are also
those who maintain environ-
mentally-friendly measures in
their car-washing facility.
Sangay Tshering said that
despite the increasing car-
washing facilities that have
come up, the agencies con-
cerned fail to inspect whether
they are following standard
procedures to address environ-
mental issues.
It is very important for
car wash owners to adopt
environmentally-friendly mea-
sures and security systems for
their customers and employ-
ees, he said.
Sangay Tshering said that
about 80 percent of water that
is released as waste from car
wash facility is recycled. We
also use vehicle detergent and
shampoo with no phosphate
content. No one seems to
care, even so. Its high time
that relevant agencies checked
whether car-washing facilities
are following environmentally-
friendly measures.
Run-off from car wash
facilities contains oil, toxic
detergents and other chemi-
cals that affect the water
quality and threaten aquatic
lives and the entire food chain,
said Sangay Tshering. Business
should be conducted responsi-
bly, he added.