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kuensel that the people shall be informed · tuesd ay august 2 2 0 1 1 · n u 5 haa timber racket guilty parties get a rap on the knuckles suspended forestry officials transferred without benefits tashi dema five forestry officials suspended since october 28 last year in connection with the illegal timber racket in haa and later reinstated on may 10 this year are now transferred without any benefits of official documents like the rural timber transit permit rttp they ve also failed to monitor forestry activities in their area said an official from the department of forest and park services forester kinley phub was levied a fine of nu 481,555 for violating the check post rules the investigating team found out that permits for 1,000 cubic feet cft as a truckload of timber was issued when a truck could carry only about 300 to 400 cft pg 2 waiting in vain a long and bootless wait at bob for those who had the patience and the hope story pg 12 council how to keep parties afloat first meeting on finding an alternative to state funding to be held next week sonam pelden the six-member multisectoral committee formed by the national council is expected to have its first discussion next week on alternatives to state-funding of political parties on july 28 the committee members met the national council chairperson namgye penjore with the council s secretary general tshewang update cover story norbu as the member secretary the committee comprises representatives from the election commission of bhutan royal audit authority department of budget office of the attorney general and the anti-corruption commission pg 2 when i say the nc feels it s unconstitutional we aren t saying that it is unconstitutional namgay penjor chairperson national council the five foresters are from the paro division based in haa and the transfer comes after the disciplinary action taken against them in may the investigation conducted by department s forest protection and surveillance fps team found the foresters guilty of tampering and forging official documents misuse of authority issuing of timber without proper permits and monitoring lapses if acc carries out promotion of ranger a separate invespem tshering forester kaka forester namgay drukpa and tigation it could assistant forester chhimi reveal more illegal dorji will be withheld for activities in the three years for official misconduct and failing to timber business maintain integrity and pro which is now an fessionalism open secret the four officials were also found guilty of abusing official authority by not a sawmill owner maintaining proper records

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2 home tuesday august 2 2011 kuensel how to keep parties afloat from pg 1 although the meeting comes a week after the druk phuensum tshogpa dpt parliament members resorted to taking personal loans to clear the party s financial debt piled up in the run up to the first general election the chairperson said the committee was formed because the council is concerned about the sustenance of political parties and not because of its debts the debt on existing political parties and the state funding of political parties are two different issues namgye penjore said the nc is least bothered about this debt and isn t an authority to review how the debt was incurred because there are other institutions to review that he said the committee would focus on how the state can support the coming political parties be it any party that s registered with ecb or the two winning parties of the primary round that will go on to contest the general election the council in the last session had objected to the national assembly s proposal for state-funding calling it unconstitutional the assembly had proposed state-funding for the two parties that form the government and the opposition removal of the requirement of a one-year cooling period for those who resign from political parties and that the election commission submit an annual report to the druk gyalpo the prime minister and parliament on its policy performance and conduct of elections after not having been able to support the state funding proposal the amendment that was proposed to the election act by assembly we feel that political parties are very important in this democratic set up namgye penjore said to have a good democracy we need good parties and if political parties are in a state of bankruptcy and really require funding then we need to look for some alternatives the constitution however does not explicitly say if state-funding is allowed or not since it is silent on state-funding observers said that it is being interpreted as unconstitutional but namgye penjore is quick to point out that the council cannot say it is unconstitutional because it is not the authority to interpret the constitution when i say the nc feels it s unconstitutional we aren t saying that it is unconstitutional he said there s a difference between feel and is the nc expects a set of recommendations from the committee by the second week of october which would then be discussed by the plenary before it is discussed in a joint sitting during the next session this winter some observers said that mps taking personal loans to clear their party s debt of nu 20m was very sad adding that the reason for state-funding is to keep dirty money from entering politics there are too many regulations and measures in place one of them said it shouldn t be taken on as a political agenda guilty parties get a rap on the knuckles from pg 1 the investigating team which detected the lapses after investigating and verifying forest product documents like rural timber permit internal timber movement order sawing orders trees marked and also inspected range offices found out that while there were no rural timber transit permit issued on logs the sawn timber had the permit which indicated manipulation they also found that rural timber was issued without proper documents according to forestry rules detailed measurement of timber has to be issued on the rural timber transit permit rttp these details were not given for timber from the harvest site and issued only after the timber was sawn it indicated that the timber in log form was illegal in some cases the team found that forestry officials cancelled and retained original copies of the rttp even after the timber was supplied which gave the sawmill owner opportunity to claim timber saying that the permit was cancelled some officials were also found guilty of creating false sawing orders without the approval of the department the transfer order dated july 22 states the five officials were transferred to daifam range in samdrupjongkhar division sarpang division zhem ga ngdzongk ha g trashigang range in trashigang division and mongar division it also states that the transfer was in accordance with the recommendation of department of forests and park services based on the committee meeting held on july 15 it however did not mention the date and month of the transfer but officials from forests and park services said the officials should be relieved from their parent department within a month of the dated transfer order meanwhile observers say the action taken was too lenient espcially after the officials were found tampering with documents and manipulation why is the anti corruption commission not taking over the case asked a sawmill owner if acc carries out a separate investigation it could reveal more illegal activities in the timber business which is now an open secret he said notice inviting quotation department of culture lhuentse dzong conservation project ld/ldcp/adver-08/2010-2011/520 ministry of home and culture affairs notification bhutan council for school examinations assessment bcsea06ad-advertisements/2011-2012/3010 sealed bids are invited from eligible licenced for the following items sl 1 particulars skyline cranes cable crane bid security nu.30,000 cost of bid document nu.500 the bidding documents can be purchased from the office of lhuentse dzong conservation project lhuentse at the cost mentioned above non-refundable from 8/8/2011 to 31/8/2011 the bid security should be in the form of cash warrant/demand draft only in favour of the project manager lhuentse dzong conservation project the last date of bid submission will be on or before 06/08/2011 at 12noon in the office of lhuentse dzong conservation project and will be opened in the presence of the intending bidders on same day at 2pm in office of ldcp lhuentse project manager all interested artists are herby invited to take part in the logo design competition for bhutan council for school examinations and assessment bcsea a sum of nu 20,000 will be paid to the best design selected by the panel of judges interested designers are requested to contact at 17645255 ms babita gurung for detailed specifications and terms and conditions secretary of examinations for topical discussions log on to www.kuenselonline.com

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tuesday august 2 2011 kuensel economy 3 inflation rate calculation to be more comprehensive both the base year and basket of commodities are to be updated nidup gyeltshen the national statistics bureau nsb is looking to revise the base year as well as the market basket of commodities that would provide proper grounds to determine change in prices many new items came up in the market the basket of commodities is expected to double with the new base year at 2012 with an average inflation rate at eight percent since 2003 the value of the ngultrum has depreciated by 37 percent as of today in other words what was nu 100 in 2003 is now nu 63 in 2011 chief statistical officer phub sangay said the move to revise the base year was to provide a comprehensive approach in determining inflation the present inflation rate is mostly urban-based consumption pattern forms an important determinant in calculating inflation rate tshering dorji said adding the change in consumption pattern in the past eight years was tremendous and that it would also have tremendous influence in the overall inflation for example cost of construction material has registered an estimate price rise of 40 percent a year nsb today the inflation rate is calculated using consumption pattern of the 2003 base year on a market basket of commodities that include among 370 items food and non-alcoholic beverages alcoholic beverages and tobacco clothing and footwear and miscellaneous goods and services since then the bureau has not revised the year contrary to most developing economies that update their base years after every five years because of the growth in economy leading to tremendous change in consumption trend and pattern over time one major reason the bureau s tshering dorji said was because the market basket of commodities was inadequate or had become obsolete as consumption pattern forms an important determinant in calculating inflation rate tshering dorji statistical investigator nsb a bank official said while selling his land in babesa two years ago he sold at the best market price of nu 200,000 a decimal today its price has increased to nu 600,000 a decimal by changing the base year to 2012 we can provide where or from which products or services the highest influence to inflation is coming from phub sangay said the present consumption pattern is not fully reflective of expenditure on cell phones entertainment number of recreation services personal cares clothing and cost of construction going by the consumption pattern of 2003 base year an average individual spends 27 percent of his income on food 18 percent on house rent four percent on education seven percent on clothing two on personal care 2.6 percent on recreation and culture and three on fuels however the definition of most items has changed within the last eight years recreation for example would now include discotheques the new bhutan living standard survey will also be carried out by march next year which will survey a wide range of socio-economic indicators like poverty occupational structure literacy consumption pattern and employment among others it will also take account of inflation rates region and sector wise and domestic and imported inflation separately the last living standard survey was carried out in 2007 notice inviting quotation bank of bhutan limited head office phuentsholing tender no 53-bob/it/consumables bobl invites sealed bids from local national firms/dealers with valid trade licence for supply delivery of it consumables for 2011 bid details a sale of bid document b cost of document c place of sale d last date of submission of bid e place of submission f opening date g venue for opening of bid from july 30th to 6th august 2011 nu 200.00 non-refundable head it office bobl ho phuentsholing during office hours 6th august 2011 latest by 1030 hrs head it office bobl ho phuentsholing 6th august 2011 at 1100 hrs bobl head office phuentsholing announcement national environment commission national environment commission is organizing a national inter-sectoral ozone quiz competition on 11th august 2011 the nec invites agencies with a team of four members to participate in this competition which will mainly cover focus on ozone layer and its protection interested agencies are requested to register by 1:00pm friday 5th august 2011 you may call 323384/323423 or 17794586 for registration and further details the bid documents can be obtained from the above office or downloaded from the site http www.bob.bt any bidder who has not registered or has not paid the cost of bidding documents prior to sale closing date will not be permitted to submit their bid document for bank of bhutan

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4 perspectives tuesday august 2 2011 kuensel help for the hoopsters iven the popularity of the sport in the country it was quite surprising that the national basketball team not only came home empty handed but couldn t win a single game at the recently concluded international basketball tournament in bangladesh unlike cricket or shooting basketball had been around for quite sometime now in fact it was around for a long time that bhutanese students were known to dominate the court in the boarding schools in neighbouring india since the early 1960s it is a today a favourite pastime of the youngsters and basketball has more tournaments every year than any other sport therefore when we fielded a team to take part in the second international tournament there were some expectations although it would be unfair to expect our national team to win every tournament we expect them to put up a good challenge going by the popularity of the sport and also because we come from a physically hardy race built for sports the national team s scoring average has improved by almost 10 points since the first tournament a month ago and it is sign that the national team is faring well the problem it seems is that other teams are getting better every year while we are still trying to put together a proper and complete team even an indian state like west bengal where bhutanese dominated basketball has injected so much into the sport that they are now way ahead of us lack of international exposure is a good excuse this time but not much impetus was given to the sport since it became popular in the early 1980s the national team according to some sources is a makeshift team it would be expensive for us to start academies and train children to become basketballers from a young age but given the popularity and the skills bhutanese have in the sport it is high time we have a professional team selected from among the best like the national team coach said younger players need to be included and trained if we are to fare better much improvement has to be brought about on the local scene unlike in the past the general feeling is that basketball is fashionable and many play or come to play not because for the love of the game but to hang out at the same time sports cannot be developed without infrastructure and support of the state sports used to be run by bureaucrats and federations functioned like government departments in the past that is why we have 10 archery ranges for one basketball court or a football field sports can be developed if only it receives priority while we hear the government committing to support and develop sports the bhutan olympic committee the governing body of all sports received only 0.18 percent of the total financial budget for the 10th five year plan basketball is one sport where not many resources are required to develop infrastructure we hope to see new initiatives to make our national teams more competitive at all levels my country my town g making a difference being able to rest the jerry can at a height took a little ingenuity photo by tshewang chogyel khasadrapchu thimphu my say governments are no good at business bhutan with its current policies will never be able to attract fdi at present or in the near or distant future bhutan must make its policy flexible enough first for investors to play around with what we are trying to do is give one finger to the investors while other countries are offering both hands look at brazil it also follows similar development growth philosophy as bhutan gnh but it is the next to china india and russia these so-called bric countries are becoming the world s most powerful economy engine bhutan s first elected government has successfully failed to make its own people happy the attitude shown by the first elected government fighting like a cranky baby over salary perks incentives patang kabney and cars is totally demotivating the irrelevant smoking ban on top of being the manufacturing hub of alcohol exporting to neighbouring countries is hypocritical doctors makes wrong diagnoses at the last stage of cancer the dentist pulled out the wrong teeth which happened to me my sister was given an overdose of medicine she went into a coma for some days my friend s mother was given expired glucose water the banks interest rate is the highest in the world more than 10 for loan the inflation rate is the highest too the rural-urban migration is top in south east asia the medical facilities are poor there are no private hospitals at last one private college drukair is the most expensive air ticket in the world bhutanese people have to go to delhi to make visa road accidents domestic violence and abortions are too among the highest in the region there is power corruption in the name of pool vehicles foreign trips made by the heads of government agencies phuentsholing and gomtu are the most polluted districts in bhutan yet we call ourselves an environment friendly country whether you frame a policy framed in diamonds invite numerous investors from abroad or visit those countries like by dhi and government to look for investors the end result is only indian investors will come to bhutan so bhutan should stop looking for investors outside india the only way to attract fdi is through local business people and communities like bcci govt and dhi should stop interfering and play catalyst the business members of bcci should be encouraged to look for their own small time business partners the govt s role should be to provide infrastructure only and attractive economic policies the real estate too should be liberalized whereby foreigners should be allowed to buy condos with them comes mncs to service them foreign fast food chain like starbucks kfc etc this will make it possible for medical tourism for fdi investors kuenselonline managing director chencho tshering editor phuntsho wangdi managing editor ugyen penjore design editor chencho tshering finance gm thinley dorji chief photographer karma dupchu printing gm karma nima circulation manager ugyen norbu regional manager kanglung parvati vishwa.

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tuesday august 2 2011 kuensel home another one bites the dust after a bird strike knocked one out faulty wheel bearings ground another gyalsten k dorji paro one day after a major bird strike grounded one of its aircraft the national airline has lost another aircraft to a technical problem causing flight cancellations added schedule disruptions and high financial losses wednesday kolkata flights the two flights will now operate along with its kathmandu flights today and thursday drukair commercial manager tshering penjor said that the atr aircraft is expected to be repaired and flying again by thursday if not more flight cancellations may occur on friday he said but the airline is also hopeful that its grounded airbus will be flying by friday tshering penjor pointed out that further investigation of the aircraft s port or left engine revealed no internal damage a number of fan blades and landing lights situated on one of the aircraft s wing and landing gear were damaged when the aircraft flew through a flock of pigeons upon take off while the lights have already been repaired the fan blades are expected to arrive today the engine s cowling or covering also sustained dents from the bird strike and will have to be replaced the airline will fly its airbus to bangkok for this replacement tshering penjor said that while dents on the engine cowling would allow the aircraft to fly no passengers would be ferried on this flight because of airline regulations as of yesterday about 100 passengers have been affected by the flight schedule disruptions according to drukair from the commercial point of view the pressure s quite huge said tshering penjor obviously this is going to have a huge financial bearing for the company he added he said that the airline would know its total expenditure only once both its grounded aircraft are back in the air each passenger who has and will be affected will cost a minimum of usd 100 he said the airline has been bearing aircraft fleet 5 costs for accommodation and rescheduling for onward tickets said tshering penjor drukair has also purchased tickets for some of its stranded student passengers he said we re sharing some form of liability for passengers who have onward connections in any airline that isn t the airline s responsibility he pointed out but he also pointed out that the airline was limited in its assistance for passengers who had restricted onward tickets vacancy amankora is pleased to announce the following vacancies 1 accounts receiving ­ 2 posts l minimum xii standard ­ commerce l good command of spoken english excellent communication and social skills l good computer skill preferably well trained in accounts l willing to do any physical work /service oriented 2 human resource supervisor 1 post l minimum qualification general university graduates l good command of spoken english excellent communication and social skills l willingness to learn and face any kind of challenges l proactive and good personality l cross cultural working atmosphere and enjoy interacting with people and sharing with them our bhutanese culture those interested and who fulfill the above criteria can submit in their documents latest by 8th august 2011 you can also contact hrd 17111694 for more information asst hr manager drukair drukair s leased twin propellor atr aircraft was grounded late sunday after engineers discovered faulty wheel bearings on one of its landing gear the grounding comes one day after one of the airline s airbus jets sustained enough damage to ground it for a week as a result of a bird strike on friday the airline will now be operating with its last remaining 114-seater airbus jet the airline has cancelled two flights so far its monday and invitation for bids ifb ministry of works human settlement department of roads thimphu dor/fdt/11-12/w-7/138 the field division department of roads dor thimphu invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for execution of following works sl 1 name of work bid no bid security 226,000 completion time 8 months eligible category of bidder medium cost of tender form non-refundable nu.1000 improvement works in primary national highway from semtokha-dochula sh base course l-drain bid no fdt/11-12/03 bidding will be conducted through the national competitive bidding procedure specified in the rgob procurement rules and regulation interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from dor thimphu field division and inspect the bidding documents at the address given below office of executive engineer dor thimphu field division zemphellam tel 323281/326869 a complete set of bidding documents in english may be purchased on submission of a written application along with copy of a valid trade licence and cdb certificate to the address given above or downloaded from cdb or mowhs website documents will be available for sale/downloaded from 4/8/2011 until 4/9/2011 upto 1pm bids must be delivered to the address above before 1pm on 5/9/2011 and will be opened on the same day at 2.30pm physically in the presence of all intending bidders executive engineer

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6 ads tuesday august 2 2011 kuensel notice inviting tender punatsangchhu-i hydroelectric project authority phpa-i/cec 02/stationery/2011/2065 classifieds contact 17613914 sale land cruiser vx contact 17864457 sale alto july `09 model with a/c heater power steering serious buyers contact 77612066 sale grocery cum bar contact 17610354 rent house bagho 77319606 wanted animal care providers and supervisor for dog shelter willing to do practical animal care work and cleaning must love animals lango paro 17641224 wanted four house keeping girls one assistant cook and one kitchen helper for a hotel in punakha contact 17777771 wanted backhoe loader operator jcb contact 77102470 chief engineer contracts punatshangchhu-i hydroelectric project authority phpa-i for and on behalf of phpa-i invites sealed tenders from manufacturer s authorized distributors/dealers and suppliers in bhutan/india for supply of office stationery items of estimated value of about rs nu 27 lakhs rs nu twenty seven lakhs only the tender documents can be purchased from the office of the executive engineer mech phpai post box no 290 near bank of bhutan phuentsholing tel 975-5-251874 fax 252841 on any working days w.e.f 01/08/2011 to 15/08/2011 upto 1700hrs bst on payment of non-refundable fee of rs nu.1000 rs nu one thousand only in the form of bank draft drawn in favour of punatsangchhu-i hydroelectric project authority payable at bank of bhutan phuentsholing or state bank of india hasimara west bengal the requisite certificate being authorized distributors/dealers/suppliers manufactures copies of supply orders for similar items and supporting document of annual turnover of more than rs nu 15 lakhs rs nu fifteen lakhs during each of the last two years shall be also be required to be submitted by the bidder at the time of purchase of tender document chief engineer rent one bedroom flat olakha appropriate for single can be furnished sale/exchange tucson `06 july with i20 contact if request with rent adjustment 17605836 17556818 for sale cosmos 10-7 mixture machine hydraulic type with diesel engine only 8 months old in excellent working condition cost nu 1,30,000 for details contact 17578958 sale two new thirty seaters buses plying sipsu and tendru with route permit contact 77809762 sale versa taxi model `06 december contact 17879750 sale full option kia sportage `05 red colour 77604553/17655654 sale alto car `06 model price two lakhs forty thousand contact 17745571 sale landcruiser new model contact 332000 sale maruti van `03 nu 75,000 contact 17619932 sale prado `06 in excellent condition contact 17113956 sale `10 tx prado `02 maruti car/van `96 and `94 toyota hilux mercedes bus `08 hiace bus `07 santro `11 a-star lp truck loan transferable `94 corolla car contact 17141461/17141551 wanted two houses one commercial and one residential interested house owner may contact 17489628 notification drug regulatory authority thimphu 2/dra/rmp/ntf/2011-12/67 wanted a tipper driver sale saloon at changlam contact 17600011 plaza thimphu contact wanted 3 sales person 17807416 contact 17633033 sale shop at hongkong wanted one cook market contact one house keeping 17645234 contact 17479993 sale shop opposite to vacancy 4 sales girl with clock tower contact computer knowledge 17423040 4 helper location paro available immediately 77111641 for rent cottage in vacancy sales girl for upper motithang suitable book keeping managing for expatriates contact contact 17676453 322679/329207 wanted 2 experienced cook 1 helper 3 experienced receptionist sale land gairygaon samste contact 17583664 cashier 4 waiter and 3 waitress one sale 30 decimal land at night guard serious tamshing near upcoming candidates may contact domestic airfield hotel peljorling paro 17501009/17860618 17601022 or email sonamchodenkol179 sale 2 acre land at gmail.com pemathang gelephu serious buyers may contact wanted sales girl 17111097 contact 17606570 as per the chapter vi section 19.2 of the medicines act of kingdom of bhutan 2003 under the provisions of this act only competent persons shall be engaged in the manufacture sale and distribution of medicinal products hence all the personnel working both in government and private sectors who are dealing with medicines in the country should be registered with drug regulatory authority dra as a competent person latest by 1st september 2011 failing to register within the above dateline shall be violation and will be dealt as per the provisions of the act for further information please contact registration division dra during working hours at 337075/337074 drug controller vacancy one cook and a manager contact 17110606 wanted 2 tractor drivers with fifteen years experience for yangphel real estate contact 17140605 vacancy 4 female helper for milk booth dairy product shop contact 17717112 vacancy phama printers publishers requires accounts officer accounts assistant adm office assistant graphic in-charge wanted maruti van store in-charge driver contact 17549761 bill collector receptionist sweeper/tea service printing in-charge contact sale 4 storeyed building for 321058 sale phuentsholing town vacancy 1 cook at contact 17607337 jorden restaurant bonday rent empty space for paro call 17606749 store at hongkong market sale music studio instrument 17746674 lost isc marksheet index no b8105/213 of gaki wangmo from yhs 03 contact 17111875.

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daffynition antiphony a piece played by an elementary school orchestra tuesday august 2 2011 kuensel diversion7 worldlywise africa superstition cattle a dun cow once came during a famine to save the people with her milk until one tried to get more than her fair share leading to the cow s death formerly known as dahomey it s one of africa s most stable democracies with lots of political parties and a strong civil society benin sudoku riddlemeree the lifetime riddle q a man is born in 1946 and dies in 1947 yet he was 86 years old how is that possible a he was born in room 1946 of the hospital when he was born and died in room 1947 86 years later todayinhistory 1961 beatles first gig as house band of liverpool s cavern club full name the republic of benin population 9.2m capital porto-novo area 112,622 sq km 43,484 sq miles language french official fon ge bariba yoruba dendi major religion christianity islam life expectancy 62 years m 65 years w monetary unit 1 cfa franc 100 centimes main exports cotton palm oil gni per capita usd 750 world bank 2009 internet domain .bj international dialling code +229 how to play fill in the grid so that every row every column and every 3 x 3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9 last solution happybirthday bob beamon 1946record-breaking long jumper beau peep quotefortheday children really brighten up a household they never turn the lights off ralph bus homegrown vole sikkim mountain kuensel to advertise call 326191 or fax 326638 email advertisement kuensel.com.bt to subscribe call 327463 for news call 324684/322483 microtus sikimensis at low risk ecotip going green recycling at school instead of teaching the importance of saving the planet one day of the year make going green a way of life nu per units of foreign currency as of yesterday notes buy us pound euro yen100 hk aus sing 43.50 70.80 62.15 56.00 5.60 47.60 36.10 sell 44.95 72.75 63.90 57.60 5.75 48.95 37.10 anagram unscramble for capital and country row yon also answer oslo norway courtesy bnb

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8 post ads tuesday august 2 2011 kuensel vacancy announcement punatshangchhu hydroelectric project authority thimphu php/per16 2011/1734 punatsangchhu-i hydroelectric project authority is pleased to announce the vacancies for the following posts for immediate recruitment the candidates will be appointed on contract service for initial period of three years sl 1 minimum qualification be civil with a minimum of 10-12 years relevant experience be civil graduate from government recognised university or diploma with 10 years of experience with continuous service je c diploma in civil engineering from government recognised university with minimum 4 years relevant experience for so civil diploma in civil engineering from government recognised university slots 1 grade in phpa c/5 scale of pay allowances pay scale 19,520-490-31,770 plus allowance admissible under phpa-i service rules pay scale-15,245-380-24,745 plus allowances admissible under phpa-i service rules for je pay scale 12,480-310-20,230 and for so pay scale 10,340-260-16,840 plus allowances admissible under phpa-i service rules pay scale 6,855-175-11,240 plus allowance admissible under phpa -i service rules pay scale 5,795-145-9,420 plus allowance admissible under phpa-i service rules pay scale 5,620-130-8,870 plus allowance admissible under phpa i service rules executive engineer civil assistant engineer civil je civil socivil 2 1 e/7 3 1 f/8 4 5 6 class x pass with 1 year diploma course in computer computer operator gr.iii application and with minimum 3 years of relevant experience driver gr.iv peon gr.iii class viii pass with minimum of 5 years experience class viii pass with minimum of 3 years experience total 1 1 1 6 m/15 o/17 p/gsc-i interested bhutanese nationals meeting the above mentioned criteria may apply to the sr personnel officer personnel wing punatsangchhu-i hydroelectric project authority,thimphu on or before 20th august 2011 with the following documents i iii v vii curriculum vitae copy of citizenship identity card medical fitness certificate other relevant certificates if any ii academic/technical/professional testimonials iv valid security clearance certificate from royal bhutan police hq thimphu vi no objection certificate from the present employer for in service candidates only sr personnel officer vacancy announcement royal bhutan police rbp/hqs/trg-br/304/20113705 royal bhutan police is pleased to announce the vacancy for bhutanese national post statistical officer slot 1 qualification criteria 1 b.sc statistic hons 2 the candidates should be below 25 years of age on the day of registration and should be unmarried 3 the candidates should be physically fit and free from any disability notification bhutan power corporation limited electricity services division thimphu bpc/dcsd/esd/adm-6/2011/546 the copies of the following documents have to be submitted along with the application 1 2 3 4 5 a copy of citizenship id card valid security clearance certificate academic certificate/mark sheet for 10+2+3 university degree medical fitness certificate two recent passport photographs bpc would like to inform all the construction owners and agencies in and around thimphu to take extra care of power infrastructures especially the underground cables during the excavation of foundations and other related works bpc has experienced numbers of power outages due to damage of power infrastructures during excavations or development of sites therefore bpc would like to request all the concern to get clearance from bpc before any excavation is started further bpc would like to request all construction owners and agencies to inform bpc at 125 hotline immediately in the event of accidental damage of power infrastructures this will help both the parties to restore the supply as well as avoid possible accident bpc will not be held responsible for any accidents occurring due to non compliance to this notification in case of any damages the cost for repair replacement has to be borne by the concerned client/party for further safety guideline please visit our website www.bpc.bt please help us to serve you better manager the candidates fulfilling the above criteria may apply with all relevant documents latest by 15th august 2011 to the training sd officer rbp hqs thimphu the candidates must produce original documents at the time of registration training sd officer

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tuesday august 2 2011 kuensel dzongkhag new market 9 vegetable vendors move in unwillingly their complaint is that so far customer flow has been too slow yangchen c rinzin trashigang without the usual crowd of cars and people around the manually run prayer wheel yesterday trashigang town was unusually quiet market the usual cacophony of cars was not heard and the town residents were no more to be seen scrambling for the freshest vegetables on display for the best deals vegetable vendors who normally displayed their farm produce around the prayerwheel mani dungkor had been moved to a better place ­ the vegetable market that was built and completed some four months ago behind the dejung hotel facing the prayer wheel until then vegetable vendors refused to use the market because customers were used to seeing them near the mani dungkor starting yesterday vegetable vendors were made to use the new clean spacious vegetable market that has a ground and a first floor the closed stalls at the ground floor are meant for meat sellers at 9am yesterday sherab a 42-year old vegetable seller was surprised that an entire sack of chilis could be spread on the concrete bench at the stall he was allotted henceforth sherab and spacious but some would say empty customers may not be aware of the shift as yet but it was crowded and risky for both buyers and sellers crammed at the small space around the mani dungkor trashigang municipal in-charge the rest of the vegetable vendors coming to trashigang town will carry out their business from the stall although a new vegetable market was opened yesterday vendors preferred their old pathway sherab said just the other day he sold about three sacks of chilis but yesterday he managed to sell only one another vendor ugyen thinley said they hardly received customers in the new vegetable market many will be parking their cars in the main town to buy vegetables because customers were unaware of the change in venue he said we might have to wait for another week until residents learn of the change trashigang municipal official through a notification had vendors move to the new vegetable market the dzongkhag municipal in-charge said the decision followed because vendors refused to sell their produce in the new vegetable market and preferred doing so in the main town they saw ready customers in the town rather than in the vegetable market the in-charge said but it was crowded and risky for both buyers and sellers crammed at the small space around mani dungkor with separate sections for local produce and those imported from samdrupjongkhar trashigang has new two-storied closed vegetable building and two-storied open vegetable shed the in-charge said the nu 9.3m government-funded market would house 15 vendors inside the open stall the closed stall at the ground floor would be used as meat shop and the top floor for local farm produce the stalls on both floors would be allotted on rent the in-charge also said the rent was drawn after studying the system in thim phu farmers market we considered the market conditions in trashigang she said the rent would be used as a salary for the caretaker and the sweeper those renting stalls inside the structure would be paying nu 10 a square feet and nu 20 for those who will sell in the open municipal officials are in the process of discussing whether to decide on a market day on weekends we need to consult with vegetable vendors before we decide and consider their convenience the in-charge said vendors from bartsham ramjar in trashiyangtse and narang mostly use the vegetable market we just want to make sure the vegetable market doesn t remain unused inviting re-tender agriculture machinery centre paro amc/adm-06/2011-2012/157 sealed re-tenders are invited from eligible supplier for the supply of following items for the fiscal year 20112012 1 officestationery&consumableitems 2 workingwears necessary tender documents can be purchased on payment of nu.300 non-refundable from the office of the undersigned on any working days the last date of submission of tender is 16thaugust 2011before12noon and will be opened on the same day at 3pm at the office of the undersigned sale of tender documents shall start upon issue of this notice offtg programme director

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10 ads tuesday august 2 2011 kuensel vacancy announcement ministry of education department of youth and sports youth center division the youth center division department of youth and sports ministry of education invites applications from eligible candidates for the following posts for immediate recruitment sl.no 1 2 post manager sweeper no of slot 1 1 eligibility criteria class xii passed female aged 30-45 salary nu.7000 nu.5000 placement gelephu youth center hcyv youth center thimphu remarks contract contract interested candidates fulfilling the above criteria may submit the application to chief programme officer youth center division dys moe with all relevant documents latest by 8th august 2011 for details please contact amrith bdr subba at 328098 during office hours asst.counselor consulting services recruitment notice ministry of economic affairs department of industry company registry division grant no.0089 -bhu micro small and medium enterprise sector development program msme sdp the royal government of bhutan rgob has recently been granted with technical assistance of us 95,000 by the asian development bank adb from the uncommitted fund of the above mentioned grant the grant will be used to amend the companies act of the kingdom of bhutan 2000 the procurement packages for procuring consulting services required experts and relevant selection methods for the consulting firm is provided in table 1 below table 1 summary of consulting services and selection methods service 1 drafting companies bill of bhutan 2012 consultants 1 international legal expert on corporate law and practice international national total personperson months person-months months 2 intermittent 4 2 firm by qcbs selection method amendment of the companies act of the 2 corporate law expert kingdom of bhutan 2000 national counterpart qcbs quality and cost-based selection interested consultancy firms will be recruited for above project by the royal government of bhutan in accordance with adb s guidelines on the use of consultants the department of industry under ministry of economic affairs will be hiring the services of one consultancy firm to undertake the assignment in the table above further information on the details of the project is available on the abd s website expression of interest is sought from interested consultancy firms to undertake the assignment detailed tor on adb website interested consultancy firms should prepare 2 sets of expression of interest to provide consultancy services in english language a set each will have to be submitted to the following addresses name and address of the implementing agency mr karma yeshey registrar of companies company registry division department of industry ministry of economic affairs thimphu bhutan tel 975 2 325637/325062 fax +975 2 333252 e-mail registrar.moea@gmail.com /registrar@moea.gov.bt name address of asian development bank adb representative in-charge mr anqian financial specialist public management financial sector and trade division south asia department asian development bank 6 adb avenue mandaluyong city 1550 metro manila philippines tel +63 2 632 5639 fax +63 2 636 2337 e-mail ahuang@adb.org the eoi should be submitted along with the following documents for short listing the deadline for submission of eoi shall be 28th august 2011 at 3pm bst l l l firms profile and status relevant references from the last ten years to prove technical qualifications and experience abroad in the region or country minimum of three references curriculum vitae of consultant who will be involved with the assignment any further inquiries or clarification regarding the invitation may kindly be forwarded to the above addresses asst registrar of companies

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tuesday august 2 2011 kuensel ads 11 limited tender ministry of works human settlement thimphu mowhs/pro-sect/14/2010-2011/57 announcement bhutan telecom limited btl/mkt-02/2011/391 the procurement section ministry of works human settlement invites sealed bids from bhutanese suppliers/dealers for supply and delivery of wall mounted overhead projector with screen sale of tender documents starts 02/08/2011 last date of sale of tender document 16/08/2011 for further details visit our website at www.mowhs.gov.bt or contact 02-337019 during office hours dy chief procurement officer bhutan telecom limited would like to seek proposals from eligible bidders for hiring of appropriate helicopter for transporting telecom equipment to lunana tenders shall be submitted to the finance division bhutan telecom on or before 1100hours of 9th august 2011 for queries please contact mr tenzin dorji project manager b-mobile division 17113036 or mr singay dorji project engineer 17113466 or visit www.bt.bt marketing officer notice inviting tender ministry of agriculture forests tashichhodzong afd/pro/moaf/3/2983 vacancy announcement drukair corporation ltd da/adm/007-2011/1502 sealed tenders are invited from eligible suppliers for supply of following items for ministry of agriculture and forests thimphu based on past experience and delivery schedule it has been decided to accept tenders only from eligible suppliers based in thimphu 1 computer and printer 3 lcd projector 2 photocopier machine heavy light 4 scanner drukair corporation ltd would like to announce the following vacancies sl 1 2 3 4 5 6 position it technician traffic assistant personal assistant sales assistant passenger service assistant catering helper no of post 1 6 1 1 1 1 the detailed terms and conditions can be obtained from afd ministry of agriculture on any working days on payment of nu.500 non-refundable the last date for submission of tender is on 2nd september 2011 at 10am and will be opened on the same day at 11am dy chief procurement officer notice inviting tender thdc india limited a joint venture of govt of india govt of u.p application deadline for all the above mentioned posts is 18th august 2011 for qualification other important details and drukair employment application form please visit our website www.drukair.com.bt general manager hr a miniratna company phuentsholing bhutan thdcil/bhutan/p ling/c&mm/06 sealed tenders are invited on behalf of thdc india limited from reputed and experienced eligible bhutanese travel agencies for the following work sl 01 description of work monthly hire charges for plying of scorpio or equivalent vehicle 2009 onwards model along with all costs taxes except fuel charge night halt charge toll tax other state entry tax and parking qty 04 emd nu rs 12,180/estimated cost of hire charges nu rs 12,18,000/contract period 12 months time extension druk green power corporation chhukha hydropower plant dgpc/chp/t-561d 2011/4548 non transferable tender documents can be obtained from the under mentioned office during office hours i.e 9:00am to 5:30pm bst on any working day on written request from 02/08/2011 to 01/09/2011 the detailed tender notice and tender documents can also be downloaded from thdc website http thdc.gov.in sr manager bhutan unit thdc india limited 1st floor pelkhil centre pelkhil lam phuentsholing bhutan tel/fax +975 5 253009/253008 bhutan e-mail:rawatjaiendra@yahoo.com dy manager submission of bids against tender no dgpc chp/03/2011 for the repair of the guide rails of radial gate no 1 and rectification of 4 radial gates of chp along with supply of materials/spare parts is hereby extended upto 15:00hrs of 30/08/2011 techno commercial bids shall be opened on 30/08/2011 at 15:30 hours detailed nit and bidding documents are also available at dgpc website www.drukgreen.bt and can be downloaded from the website for bidder s information superintending engineer

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12 dawa dakpa home tuesday august 2 2011 kuensel network system failure glitch hassles clients after a major network system failure in bank of bhutan thimphu the bank had to keep close for six hours yesterday six other bob branches in the country also underwent system failure including thimphu home when the system fails during urgent times it is an upsetting situation he said his brother might be waiting for the money a resident of thimphu norbu said that money being important for livelihood frequent system failure in the bank will be a problem for them during times of urgent need he said we re hoping the system won t fail in future during emergency need of money he said the head of information and technology bob sonam kezang said that the transition system failed due to poor computer network system when networks are poor he said the data performance cannot be read by the computer bob officials are still investigating the root cause of the problem he said with a major system failure in the bank most of the bob automated teller machines were also out of service simultaneously tashi a private employee who went to withdraw money from the atm near the vegetable market said that he went to withdraw money to buy vegetables but the machine was out of service he said i went to the atm near the hospital all the way from vegetable market he said the machine was in a similar state like other atm he will be changing his bank if service is the same in future he said the manager of atm karma gurmey said that when clients use their atm card in opposite way it creates major problem to the machine he said sometimes internal technical failures are the major cause having only two technical staff he said it takes time for the restoration work when all atms are out of service yangphel archery tournament teams that played yesterday at the babesa archery range teams kaap nagp tangmachu charo thimphu tech park it park yangchen gatshel jab folha dongkhar phunsum rbp ground pelden group of companies dharma six tigers dream adventures gunners country travels 6 winner 2 4 2 4 6 scores 2 4 6 winner 6 winner 3 3 bob about 40 bob clients who were waiting their turn for money transaction had to return home after a major failure of the network system which went on for five hours namgay 26 was one among the clients who waited for three hours near the bank with the hope the system might get restored i came to send money to my younger brother who studies in india for his college fees he said as the system was undergoing a major system failure he had no other alternative than to go back teams playing today at babesa bhutan alpine seeds dare devils katsho brothers gangkhap angura dogkhar phumsum rbp ground d l t lungta de nga team road to success norphel chhimi automobiles six tigers picture story eastern bhutan yesterday got its first incense unit in chaskar mongar a similar unit will be opened in bartsham trashigang by the end of this month the equipment a hp incense pulveriser and a mixer grinder were imported from bombay india at a cost of nu 286,512 each weather forecast for today 2 august 2011 dzongkhag thimphu bumthang/chamkhar kanglung/trashigang bhur/sarpang for thimphu sunrise 5:17 am max 26 25 29 30 min 18 16 21 24 outlook sunset 6:58pm source:meteorologyhmsd/doe/moea notice inviting tender ministry of economic affairs department of geology mines thimphu x-6/dgm/2011/162 sealed tenders are invited from eligible medium class contractors w3 registered with construction development board cdb for the following works sl 1 name of works construction of office building location samtse cost nu.1000 sale start 3/8/2011 sale end 2/9/2011 submission before 3/9/2011 at 2 pm opening 3/9/2011 dgm conference hall at 2.30pm construction period in months eighteen 18 director general printed and published by kuensel corporation limited po box 204 tel 975-2-322483/324688 fax 975-2-322975 www.kuenselonline.com issn 0259 1499

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