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47 apprehended for suspected drug cases
Police in the capital detained some 47 individuals for alleged involvement in various drug related cases, this month alone. However, upon verification, 35 of them were found to have abused drugs and...
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HH Je Khenpo consecrates Lhakhang in Dagana
His Holiness the Je Khenpo consecrated the new Sonamchokorling Lhakhang at Kazhithang Village under Karna Gewog in Dagana, yesterday. The proprietor of SD Silicon Factory in Samdrup Jongkhar, Sonam...
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DNT says PM misleading public on country’s debt risk
Click the image to read the full Press release Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) says Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay is misleading the people by misrepresenting the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s...
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Paro receives second batch of power tillers
Paro Dzongkhag received 10 more power tillers along with 200 litres of fuel from the government. The fuel distribution, first of its kind will be provided to all the Gewogs in the country. Agriculture...
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Drukjeygang farmers anticipate bountiful harvest
Farmers of Drukjeygang Gewog in Dagana are expecting a bountiful harvest this time with the installation of an electric fence. The 3.5-kilometre electric fence is specially designed to prevent crops...
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Langthil farmers grieve as marauding Langurs invade crops
More than anything else, Golden Langur has become a nuisance to farmers of Langthil Gewog in Trongsa, in recent years. The Langurs started encroaching human settlements, destroying everything that...
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Athletic competition for children held
Students from 19 different schools under Thimphu Thromde took part in a day-long annual athletic competition, yesterday. Participants, aged nine to ten years, took part in eleven team based athletic...
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3 new farm shops open in Samtse
Three new farm shops were opened at Tendruk, Namgyalchhoeling and Ugyentse Gewogs in Samtse, yesterday. Information and Communications Minister, D.N. Dhungyel graced the opening of the farm shops,...
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First ever seminar to empower future engineers and architects
To improve quality infrastructure in the country, the first ever seminar on Construction Industry-Inspiring Through Practice was conducted at the College of Science and Technology in Phuentshogling,...
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Goshing Gup detained for alleged corrupt practices
Goshing Gup in Zhemgang is currently under police custody for alleged corruption practices. Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) detained the Gup on May 18 and is currently investigating the case. Sources...
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A book to commemorate Her Majesty the Royal Grandmother’s 87th birthday launched
To mark Her Majesty the Royal Grandmother Ashi Kesang Choeden Wangchuck’s 87th birthday, a book titled “The Heart of Sacred Kingdom, Her Majesty the Royal Grandmother Ashi Kesang Choeden Wangchuck: A...
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Last batch of community leaders attend mediation training
Gups of 11 dzongkhags are undergoing a week-long Mediation Skills and Techniques training in Bumthang beginning today. With the current batch, the Bhutan National Law Institute will complete providing...
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Olakha residents plagued with poor road conditions
Residents in Olakha in Thimphu Thromde are frustrated that road conditions in their locality are worsening by the day. They said the roads are riddled with potholes, which result in traffic congestion....
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Roadside parking restricted to core Thimphu town
The Thimphu Thromde, in collaboration with the traffic police, had decided to restrict vehicles to be parked along the roadsides in the entire Thimphu Thromde beginning May 1. However, now the...
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Timely completion of Gelegphu hospital expected
The health ministry is aiming to complete construction of the Gelegphu Central Regional Referral Hospital on schedule. That means the works must wrap up by September. Construction started in 2013 and...
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Bhutan to host first-ever international financial inclusion summit
Bhutan will host the first-ever International Financial Inclusion Summit beginning Wednesday. The three-day summit will be held in Thimphu as an inaugural event of the Bhutan Economic Forum for...
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MPs support establishment of international think tank for landlocked countries
Most parliamentarians supported the multilateral agreement for the establishment of the International Think Tank for Landlocked Developing Countries during discussions in the National Assembly today....
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Gaeddu College triumphs in football
The Gaeddu College of Business Studies won the first-ever special reserve police force open football tournament which was held Sunday at Tashi Gatshel in Chhukha. They defeated the special reserve...
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Female leopard rescued
Wildlife Rescue team has rescued a 4-year-old female common leopard earlier this morning from Phobjikha Central School in Wangdue Phodrang. The leopard was found trapped in a snare. No injury was...
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NC raises concerns over loss of traditional architecture
The National Council (NC) said many houses and buildings are being constructed with modern architectural designs. Fearing this could lead to a decline in the country’s age-old traditional Bhutanese...
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