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Chhudzom to Phuentshogling highway cleaned
The national highway that runs from Chhudzom in Thimphu to Phuentshogling is much cleaner now. And one can now have a pleasurable drive along the clean motorway. The credit for this goes to over 1,000...
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Housing web portal gets more clients
As much as people go knocking from door-to-door, one building to another looking and inquiring for a vacant apartment, they are also availing themselves of the online services for the same purpose. The...
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5 sentenced for offence against Ku, Sung, Thuk-Ten
Bumthang District Court sentenced five men in connection with offence against Ku,Sung, Thuk-Ten, or Zung. The sentence ranges from more than one and half years to life imprisonment. The verdict which...
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More companies agree to extend maternity leave for their employees
The number of companies, who agreed to extend maternity leave for their women employees, during the previous parliament session, has increased to 166 from 110 companies. This is as per Labour...
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Honey collection centre to open in Tsirang
A honey collection centre will be opened in Thakorling under Patshaling Gewog in Tsirang soon. The centre is expected to boost honey bee farming in the gewog, which is already popular among many...
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Langthil’s wait for fuel depot continues
Langthil Gewog in Trongsa was supposed to get a fuel depot some six months ago. But there are still no signs of the fuel depot coming up anytime soon. The fuel depot was to be built in Dangdung. Druk...
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Bhutan and Singapore to collaborate in TVET
Bhutan and Singapore signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on collaboration in the field of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET). It was signed between Bhutan’s labour ministry...
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Police in Phuentsholing recovered a man’s body from Doti river this morning. Both police and the medical team that examined the body have ruled out foul play. Police say it could be possible the man...
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Man dies in accident
A 32-year-old taxi driver has died on the spot after the taxi he was driving fell 150 metres below the road at Susuna in Nagya Gewog, Paro. The accident took place around 4:45 pm yesterday. The...
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Chamkharchhu HPP only after Kholongchhu: Economic affairs minister
The construction of Chamkharchhu hydropower project will begin but only after the Kholongchhu hydropower project is complete. The economic affairs minister revealed this as he responded to a question...
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BtCIRT warns against suspicious emails amid global cyber atttack
The Bhutan Computer Incident Response Team (BtCIRT) warns people against opening any suspicious email attachments. The warning comes amidst reports of a global cyber attack that has hit over 150...
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RemitBhutan attracts US$ 1M deposits in 8 months
When the Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) launched RemitBhutan last September, it did so with a target to achieve a deposit of US$ 1M within a year of its opening. But thanks to over 600 non-Bhutanese...
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53% of employment target met: Labour minister
The labour minister says the government has provided employment to 2,208 job seekers so far. This, he said is more than half of its target of creating 4,139 jobs in the country. Minister Ngeema Sangay...
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Dorokha villagers engage in playful mood
Villagers of Dorokha Dungkhag in Samtse took a break from farming activities and got into the shoes of sportsmen for the open football and volleyball tournament, which was held from Friday until...
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Dog bite cases increase while rabies cases fall
The number of dog bite cases in the country is alarming, according to the annual health bulletin, 2016. However, the good news is that the number of rabies cases has been decreasing over the last four...
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Paro to reintroduce zebra crossing rule
From this month end, police in Paro will impose a fine of Nu 550 to pedestrians and Nu 1,200 to motorists, for violating the zebra crossing rules. According to Royal Bhutan Police, with about five...
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NA approves recommendations for highlanders’ development
The ad hoc committee of the National Assembly moved the motion on policies and programmes to encourage highlanders to continue to live in their areas and strengthen border security, in the house,...
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Govt. denies tax exemption on cardamom and oranges
The government is not yet ready to exempt taxes on cash crops such as cardamom and oranges. This was highlighted by the finance minister, Namgay Dorji, in the National Assembly, yesterday. The appeal...
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Opposition questions the government on growth of private sector
During the Question and Hour Session in the National Assembly, yesterday, the Boomdeling-Jamkhar MP, Dupthob, questioned the government if it is creating conducive environment for the growth of...
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NA defers ratification of multilateral agreement on International Think Tank
The National Assembly held second reading of the multilateral agreement on International Think Tank, today. However, the house deferred the agreement’s ratification since some other documents backing...
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