29 September, 2009 – August 18 was the last date Phub Lham and her five children slept in their one-storey bamboo hut in Patala, a remote village in Tsirang. Heavy rains that night tilted the main wooden pillar at the centre of the hut making it risky to stay inside. The 40-year-old [...]

Update: September 21 Earthquake29 September, 2009 – At least 2,800 families in eastern Bhutan were still spending the nights outside in shelters and in sheds as of yesterday evening, with their homes having either crumbled or become unsafe to live in, according to dzongkhag officials.

28 September, 2009 – A 43-year old farmer died in the Mongar referral hospital on September 22 from an arrow that pierced his head during an archery match. Medical officials said the arrow had hit the right side of his head and he died in the hospital on the same day.

September 21 Earthquake 26 September, 2009 – The number of homes, schools, historical monuments and government infrastructure damaged by the September 21 earthquake has almost doubled from earlier figures, according to dzongkhag officials and local leaders, who are deep in the villages assessing the extent of the aftermath.

Business Bhutan26 September, 2009 – The country’s fifth newspaper, Business Bhutan, hits the newsstands today. Bhutan’s first financial paper is a

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An earthquake measuring of 6.3 Richter scale hit Bhutan at 2:55 pm on 21st September, 2009, causing extensive damages to life and property.