Trashigang District

Egg Sector Grows in Bhutan

BHUTAN - Avian flu in India last year had mixed results for Bhutan's poultry industry: egg production in the Trashigang region picked up as imports were halted but further growth is prevented by a shortage of pullets.

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Shaking in Bhutan due to Earthquake (Not Because the King of Bhutan Rocks My World)

A 6.3-magnitude afternoon earthquake damaged nearly 200 homes, monuments, monasteries, government offices and schools in a little populated eastern region of Bhutan on Monday, state-run Kuensel newspaper reported. At least 12...

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Quake rescue teams scour Bhutan

Rescue teams are scouring eastern Bhutan after at least 11 people were killed by an earthquake which struck the Himalayan region. Thousands of people spent the night in the open after the quake damaged monasteries and destroyed...

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Bhutan quake kills 11

At least 11 people are dead after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake shook the remote mountain country of Bhutan on Monday, collapsing houses and damaging buildings across the region. The quake, which struck in the afternoon, was...

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