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Local leaders crucial in achieving adult literacy
Education ministry is targeting to achieve 70 percent adult literacy rate in the country, by the end of 11th Five Year Plan. To realise this, the ministry feels that participation of local leaders can...
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Global Money Week to promote financial education, inclusion
A series of events will be organised this week as Bhutan marks the Global Money Week. With the theme- Learn. Save. Earn- the week will be devoted towards promoting financial education and inclusion....
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Construction of Damphu Hospital halfway through
Construction of 40 bedded hospital in Damphu in Tsirang is over 50 percent complete. The new medical structure is being built adjacent to the existing hospital, on an area of over 1.2 acres. According...
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The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) forwarded the embezzlement case involving a technician of Bhutan Telecom (BT) branch office in Wamrong in Trashigang to the Office of the Attorney General (OAG),...
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Haa’s road woes
Roads in Haa District are mostly riddled with potholes and due to damaged drains along the roadside; the water gets clogged in potholes. This has made residents sulk about the road condition and have...
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Collective effort makes waste management easy in Samtse
Managing wastes has always been a concern especially during large gatherings. But this is not the case at the core town area in Samtse. Popularly known as “Sunday Market”, locals and people from...
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Waste management in Bumthang town to get better
The only garbage truck in Bumthang is finding it difficult to cater to the needs of all the residents in the town area. The truck goes four times a week to collect waste in the locality but people are...
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Thimphu’s multi-storey parking to be ready this mid year
It won’t be long when the capital city of the country will have two multi-storey parking facilities to accommodate the growing number of vehicles in the city. Thimphu Thromde is highly hopeful to...
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Bhutan’s cricket team to participate in ICC tournament
After four years without international tournaments, the national men’s cricket team will participate in the ICC World Cricket League Division 1, for Asia region, next month. The league will be played...
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Exhibition centre to market locally made products
The local business firms will now be able to showcase locally produced products such as construction materials, handicrafts, and agro-products directly to the consumers without having to travel for...
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Draagteng villagers reject MHPA’s compensation
Some 17 households of Changray Village under Draagteng Gewog in Trongsa have rejected the compensation paid recently by the Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Project Authority (MHPA). The villagers were...
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Maitreya Buddha Thongdrel consecrated
Dorji Lopen of the Central Monastic Body consecrated the Thongdrel of Maitreya Buddha or the Jowo-Jamba at Rinchhengang Lhakhang in Wangdue Phodrang, yesterday. Hundreds gathered to receive blessing...
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Colleges to have Rover Scouting clubs
Tertiary level of educational institutes and other vocational institutes will soon have Rover Scouting clubs. In line with this, week-long basic unit leadership training for rover leaders is happening...
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Man detained for alleged murder
Police in Wangdue Phodrang arrested 33-year-old man from Uma Village in Dakar Gewog for allegedly murdering 23-year-old man. The crime took place on March 3. According to police sources, the two were...
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Doctors advise against using contraceptive pills
Basing on pharmaceutical shops in the capital’s viewpoints, women using emergency contraceptive pills namely I-pill and unwanted-72 are on the rise. “Last year, there were around five to ten people...
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Bhutan bags bronze in International Table Tennis championship
Two Bhutanese girls brought home a bronze medal from the International Invitational Diamond Jubilee Table Tennis championship. The tournament was held last week in Shillong, India. Bhutan secured the...
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Football fans disheartened by Bhutan’s defeat
Bhutan lost to Oman during the Asian Cup Qualifiers at Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, in Muscat, yesterday. Bhutan had zero goal while Oman had 14 in its kitty (0-14). This has led to profusion of mixed...
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Painless childbirth yet to pick up
The demand for Epidural Labour Analgesia at the national referral hospital in the capital is yet to pick up. Epidural Labour Analgesia is a medical technique employed for providing pain relief during...
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Queen Mother addresses students on social, health issues
Her Majesty The Queen Mother Sangay Choden Wangchuck addressed the faculties and students of Gaeddu College of Business Studies on social and reproductive health issues, today. Over 500 students from...
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Fewer devotees from Tawang at Chorten Kora
The number of people from Tawang in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh visiting Chorten Kora in Trashi Yangtse has reduced significantly this year compared to previous years. Earlier, hundreds of...
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