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G2C Office launches e-payment service
Citizens can now make online payments for government-provided services, such as passports, business transactions, and education. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry for Economic Affairs, the...
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Bhutan gets additional funds of over Nu 1.9B from India
The Government of India handed over cheques worth over Nu 1.9B to Bhutan today. The grant will be used for the infrastructure development in Samtse College of Education, Jigme Namgyel Polytechnic, and...
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Dr. Toilet becomes a trendsetter in cleaning public toilets
Poor condition of public toilet in the country has been a topic for discourse among people- most often, informally. But in Thimphu, such a scenario is changing for the better. A private service...
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Bhutan scales back ambitious all-organic goal
Bhutan’s vision to go 100 percent organic by 2020 is not looking very realistic. There’s still a long way to go to reach this goal set by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests. Policy makers met in...
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Lottery business is not gambling: Home Minister
The government does not consider lottery a form of gambling, according to Home Minister Dawa Gyaltshen, who responded to a question on the lottery business in the National Assembly today. Nidup...
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600 Bhutanese attend rituals in Canberra
Dorji Lopen of the Central Monastic Body presided over religious rituals in Canberra, Australia recently. Over 600 Bhutanese attended the ceremony. Dorji Lopen is on a 17-day tour, upon the request of...
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Phuentshogling’s Business community sensitised on food safety
In an effort to provide and trade healthy food in Phuentshogling, Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory Authority (BAFRA) conducted a day-long awareness programme yesterday. The programme on...
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Deteriorating folk songs and dances in Drayangs, a concern: NC
Dilution of performing arts in Drayangs has been a concern as most of these entertainment centres perform modern and foreign songs and dancers wear modified national dress. The issue came up at the...
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Man gets 9-year jail term for rape
Trongsa district court has sentenced a 21-year-old man to nine years in prison for raping a 16-year-old girl. The incident took place in November last year. While the man claimed the act was...
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Public debt projected to grow by Nu 6bn
Bhutan’s public debt is expected to increase to a total of Nu 166bn by the end of June, according to projections by the Finance Committee of the National Assembly. The committee’s debt forecast is...
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No plans to allow private TV: Government
Bhutan has scrapped its plan to license private television channels in the country. Both the Prime Minister and the Minister for Information and Communications said the issue of sustainability is...
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Lhakhang caretakers under Zhung Dratshang to get salary
Konyer or Lhakhang caretakers across the country will now get salary starting next financial year (2017-2018). The government, owing to the significant role played by the caretakers in safeguarding the...
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BEFIT summit to chart financial inclusion begins
Policy makers, regulators and private sector representatives from 15 countries have gathered in Thimphu for an international summit that aims to help Bhutan come up with a national financial inclusion...
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Online platform about awareness on green procurement launched
Whenever Bhutanese buy products, they usually go for ones which are of cheaper price. They also don’t realise that cheap products become defunct quickly and have adverse impact on the environment. To...
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Philooma’s green chillies to be available from September
Fresh green chillies from Philooma Chiwog under Orong Gewog in Samdrup Jongkhar will hit the market in September this year. Farmers are expecting to fetch Nu 300 for a kilogramme of chilli. After the...
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Three sentenced to 3 years of non-compoundable prison terms
Tsirang District Court sentenced three men in their 20s to three years of non-compoundable prison terms for robbing shops in Pungtenchhu Gewog in Tsirang. The incident took place last December. This...
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Police detains 14 for their alleged involvement in gambling
Thimphu Police apprehended 14 people including a woman for their suspected involvement in gambling this month. Police officials seized some cash and cards from the suspects. The officials said public...
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Multi benefits of power tillers in Sagteng
The utilisation of mechanised farm tools such as power tillers in Sagteng Gewog in Trashigang has reduced drudgery of farming. However, that is not only the benefit that farmers are reaping from the...
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Norgaygang Lhakhang needs urgent attention, villagers say
People in Norgaygang Gewog in Samtse fear that their only place of worship is in danger of collapse in case of a disaster. Villagers said the single-storey Lhakhang in their Gewog is in dire need of...
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Central Monastic Body returns to their summer residence
His Holiness the Je-Khenpo and monks of the Central Monastic Body arrived in Thimphu for their summer residence from Puna-Dewa-Chenpoi-Phodrang today. Thousands of residents in Punakha congegated at...
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