Punakha in a sentence

A 46-year-old man who was arrested and detained by the Punakha police on February 27 this year for allegedly raping his 15-year-old stepdaughter, was sentenced to nine years in prison by the Punakha court yesterday.

Punakha—As part of the Department of Culture and Dzongkha Development’s heritage conservation efforts, the 18th-century wooden choetens at Kabji Choeten Ningpo in Kabisa, Punakha have been restored.

Four families lost everything in the fire that razed their homes to the ground in Lhungkha under Dzomi gewog, Punakha, at 11am on March 11.

The old Khuru Kuenphen Bridge, which connects Khuruthang in Punakha to Bajothang in Wangdue was constructed over 20 years ago.

Another PwD, Yuden Zangmo, who currently works at a tailoring shop in Punakha, said that four PwDs are employed there.

As part of the small development project activities under the 13th Plan, the Punakha Dzongkhag administration has approved the road widening from Mochhu parking to Khuruthang town.

During the training, 24-year-old nurse Tenzin Choden from Punakha Hospital shared a poignant experience involving a distressed young student who arrived at the emergency ward.

The Punakha Dzongkhag Administration has prioritised blacktopping of this connectivity road under the Small Development Project (SDP) initiative in the 13th Plan.

Because the road is identified as a secondary national highway between Wangdue and Punakha, the road will be 5.5 meters blacktopped in width.

While the screening camp in Mongar will begin tomorrow and continue until February 17, the screening camp in the Bumthang and Punakha will end on February 9 and January 31 respectively.

A Punakha resident, Sonam, is sponsoring his race.

A total of 160 taekwondo enthusiasts from Trongsa, Chukha, Paro, Thimphu, Samtse, Tsirang, Sarpang, Wangduephodrang, and Punakha took part in the three days tournament.

Also on display here are a model of the Punakha Dzong and the Chorten architecture.

In 1910, King Ugyen and the British signed the Treaty of Punakha which provided that British India would not interfere in the internal affairs of Bhutan if the country accepted external advice in its external relations.

Punakha, the old capital of Bhutan, is on the windward side with broad-leaved trees dominating the topography.

South of the bridge is the road to Paro, Punakha, Wangdi Phodrong, Tongsa and further to the east and north.

The main monastic body with membership of 1,160 monks is headed by a chief abbot (presently Je Khenpo) who spends six months in Tashechhoe Dzong in Thimphu and the other six months in Punakha.

The Treaty of Punakha guaranteed Bhutan's defense against China; China, in no position to contest British power, conceded the end of the millennium-long Tibetan-Chinese influence.