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Gewogs to receive permanent power tiller operators
Farm Machinery Corporation Limited (FMCL) is soon going to deploy permanent power tiller operators, spare parts and 200 litres of fuel in barrel system to Gewogs. The issue of unavailability of Gewog...
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65 patients undergo free surgery in Paro
Her Majesty the Queen Mother Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck met with the patients and 20 surgeons at the surgery camp in Paro yesterday. The 11th Surgicorps International camp started from April 22 and will...
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Je Khenpo administers Goenpoi-Tong-Tshog to ward off misfortunes
His Holiness the Je Khenpo administered Goenpoi-Tong-Tshog on the second day of the rituals performed to ward off misfortunes in Bumthang yesterday. The rituals are performed in the wake of recent fire...
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Bhutan observes International Girls in ICT Day
Along with the global community, Bhutan marked the International Girls in ICT Day in the capital, today. The event was marked for the first time in the country. During the event, the Ministry of...
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Norway Visa Centre now in Thimphu
Bhutanese will now be able to apply for Norway Visa in Bhutan without having to travel to India. Bhutan Visa Application Centre has opened Norway Visa Centre in Thimphu. The centre started delivering...
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Bhutan to experience moderate shower this year
Bhutan will receive a moderate rainfall this year. This was revealed by experts and scientists from South Asia at the South Asian Climate Outlook Forum (SASCOF) in Thimphu, recently. SASCOF was held...
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Govt. completes 13 projects under PTA for 11th plan
The government has completed 13 projects under the Project-Tied Assistance (PTA) of the Government of India (GoI) for the 11th Five Year Plan. Fifty seven additional projects under the same assistance...
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Chamkhar residents’ renewed hope after HH Je Khenpo’s visit
Bumthang’s commercial hub, Chamkhar town is filled with an air of relief as His Holiness the Je Khenpo finally ends a three-day ritual to avert misfortunes in the town which has seen several fire...
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Je Khenpo presides over the great prayer ceremony in Trongsa
His Holiness the Je Khenpo is presiding over the five day Moenlam Chenmo in Trongsa, since today. Over 150 monks from Trongsa Dratshang are reciting the prayers. A large number of devotees from...
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Bhutan gives go-ahead to implement BBIN agreement in 3 countries
The government has given green signal for the implementation of Motor Vehicles Agreement for Regulation of Passenger, Personal and Cargo Vehicular Traffic between Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal...
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MoWHS to draft National Sanitation and Hygiene Policy
During the first consultative workshop in the capital, yesterday, the Ministry of Works and Human Settlement (MoWHS) underlined that it is going to come up with an integrated National Sanitation and...
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His Majesty visits windstorm ravaged Sirigang
His Majesty The King visited the homes and met with the people of Sirigang, in Kabjisa, Punakha, who were affected by a windstorm last week. The windstorm on April 16 damaged more than 300 houses in...
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Saudi Arabia hands Bhutan’s third defeat
Bhutan lost to Saudi Arabia by six wickets, in the ongoing ICC World Cricket League Division One Asia Qualifier in Thailand, today. In the absence of Captain Jigme Singye, coach and player Damber...
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Tertiary Education Database and DAHE website launched
The Ministry of Education launched the tertiary education database in the capital, today. The Tertiary Education Statistics System (TESS) will make it possible for all to access detailed information on...
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Illegal timber intercepted in Tsento Gewog
Paro Forest Division’s patrolling team has seized a DCM truck carrying 202 pieces of illegal timber in Tsento Gewog on the night of April 24. The owner, from Soe Gewog in Thimphu, however reported to...
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Zimdra bags gold for safety practices at work
Zimdra Food Private Limited won the gold certificate for adopting good occupational health and safety practices at the work place. Out of 61 companies assessed this year, only 35 were awarded the...
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YDF plans holistic therapy to treat addiction
Bhutan will soon have holistic therapy for addiction treatment apart from the western psychology therapy. This will practically be implemented once the construction of new rehabilitation centre in...
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Poor feeding practice blamed for stunting in children
The major cause of stunting in the country is attributed to poor feeding practice. This was spelled out in the National Nutrition Survey report, 2015. Close to 90 percent of children between the ages...
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A four-year-old boy who went missing since yesterday afternoon has been found dead. Thimphu Police retrieved his body from the Wangchhu below Terma Linca today. According to sources, the boy left his...
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Tarayana Fair on its 14th year
Her Majesty the Queen Mother Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck graced the inaugural of the 14th annual Tarayana Fair in the capital, today. Her Majesty the Queen Mother unleashed the notched ceremonial scarf at...
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