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Environment clearance halts Shingkhar-Gorgan road construction
Works and Human Settlement Minister Dorji Choden said it is uncertain when the construction of the 56 km Shingkhar-Gorgan road would begin as the government still did not get environment clearance...
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Druk Kuenphen Tshogpa, second new party in the offing
Another new political party is in the making. Druk Kuenphen Tshogpa, is the second new emerging political party likely to enter the political scene in the 2018 parliamentary election. Jigme Dukpa, a...
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Zhung Dratshang’s new Yonten Lopon, Zhung Lampon and Drel-Chung appointed
His Holiness the Je Khenpo appointed Zhung Dratshang’s new Yonten Lopon, Zhung Lampon and Drel-Chung and granted Tashi Khadar at the Tashichodzong. They were appointed coinciding with the Lord...
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Korean food festival to celebrate Bhutan-Korea friendship
For the first time ever, a Korean Food festival was held in Thimphu. The two-day festival, which ended today, was a part of the events to mark 30 years of diplomatic relations between Bhutan and...
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Khalatsho farmers hope for electric fencing
The constant raids by elephants and other wild animals in Khalatsho in Chhoekhorling Gewog, Pema Gatshel is forcing farmers to leave their fields fallow. The people of Khalatsho, a village under Arden...
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Man receives 7 years for drug trafficking
The Trashigang District Court has sentenced a-37-year-old man to seven years in prison for illicit trafficking of controlled substances. The imprisonment is non-bailable. The court passed the verdict...
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Khuruthang facing its worst-ever drinking water crisis
The residents of Khuruthang are fuming as they struggle to cope with what is being described as the town’s worst-ever drinking water shortage in over a decade or so. The problem of drinking water...
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CDCL begins Nikachhu tunneling work
In its first major venture into hydropower construction, the Construction Development Corporation Limited (CDCL) is building some parts of the Nikachhu Hydropower Project’s tunnel. The inauguration of...
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Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen graces launch of Bhutan-Thailand festival
Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen graced the opening ceremony of the first-ever Bhutan-Thailand Festival at the Youth Development Fund Multipurpose hall yesterday. The festival, which is open from 9-11 June,...
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Sangay Tsheltrim, Damcho Zam win at 9th bodybuilding championship
Sangay Tsheltrim has won the Mr. Bhutan 2017 title, while Damcho Zam, a mother of three, came first in the women’s category at the 9th National Bodybuilding Championship. The championship was held in...
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Contractor accuses PCAL of bidding rule breach
A contractor is accusing the management of the Penden Cement Authority Limited (PCAL) of flouting bidding rules. The contractor said the PCAL management invited bids to hire excavators in February...
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Search for men missing after accident continues
A search team of about 300 people, comprising police, local people and Dzongkhag officials, are still searching for two men missing after an accident in Trashi Yangtse. The Bolero they were...
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Dwindling egg market worries Berti farmers
Poultry farming is turning out to be an unprofitable business with egg prices in the market dropping as supply grows. In Berti village of Trong Gewog in Zhemgang, the struggle has more to do with...
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BDB to reopen MSE loan if non-performing loans improve
The Bhutan Development Bank says it will reopen its Micro and Small Enterprise (MSE) Loan scheme if it manages to bring down the number of non-performing loans. The loan amount will also be increased...
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His Majesty The King graces consecration of Khamsum Namgyel Chorten
His Majesty The King, His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo and the members of the royal family graced the consecration ceremony of Khamsum Namgyal Chorten at Zomlingthang in Punakha yesterday. His...
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His Majesty grants audience to India’s Border Roads DG
His Majesty The King granted an audience to the Director General of Border Roads Organisation (BRO) of India, Lieutenant General Sanjeev Kumar Shrivastava, this morning at the Tashichhodzong. The...
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Another defeat for Dragon Boys
Bhutan’s first home game in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers ended in despair as the Maldives took away all three points courtesy 2-0 victory, yesterday. Bhutan looked more enterprising despite the...
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Demand for blood soars due to increased accidents and diseases
The Health Minister Tandin Wangchuk said Bhutan has seen an increase in the requirement of blood due to increase in road fatalities, chronic non-communicable diseases, and other health issues. These...
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OL’s proposal fails to strike a chord in the joint sitting
The joint sitting of the parliament yesterday declined the Opposition Leader Dr. Pema Gyamtsho’s proposal to form a temporary committee of expertise to monitor uniform tax payment by the large scale...
View ArticleMan, moved by His Majesty’s Convocation Address, confesses
His Majesty The King’s address at the 12th convocation last week was not only an inspiration for the graduates but for other people across the nation. One of them is a 36-year-old man from Monggar....
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