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Bad road condition tests patience of Mothithang, Changangkha residents
Road users in Thimphu are continuing to complain about the poor condition of road in several parts of Changangkha and Mothithang. The road woes in the areas started after Thimphu Thromde dug up...
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Hopes for better lives as road reaches Risa village
The construction of the farm road to Risa village in Saling Gewog, Monggar is finally going on in full swing after having been beset by delays and setbacks for almost seven years. The Tshogpa of...
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Woman mauled by bear
A woman in her 40’s from Wangdue Phodrang is being treated at the national referral hospital after she was mauled by a bear. The incident happened yesterday around 3:15 pm in Gogona village of Bjenag...
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85 arrested for drug abuse, trafficking last month
Police in Thimphu made 85 drug related arrests last month- 57 for drug abuse and the rest for trafficking of controlled substances. The drug abusers have been handed over to the Bhutan Narcotics...
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Agriculture sector growth slows
With only 2.9 per cent land cultivated of the total 7.8 per cent arable land in the country even today, the growth in the country’s agriculture sector has been sluggish. Officials from the agriculture...
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Samdrupchhoeling to get fuel depot
Come December, the people in Samdrupchhoeling Dungkhag will not have to drive to Samdrup Jongkhar town, 68 kilometres away, to refuel their cars. This is because a fuel depot will open in the Dungkhag...
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New Gelegphu Dungkhag office under construction
The new Gelegphu Dungkhag office is being constructed in Thongjazor village in Umling Gewog, 33 kilometres away from the present dungkhag office. The government funded construction being carried out on...
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Bhutan has highest number of adolescent tobacco users in SEA region
Bhutan, a country where the sale of tobacco is banned, ironically, has the highest number of adolescent smokers and tobacco users in South-East Asia, revealed a World Health Organization (WHO) report....
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Samtse court orders civil commitment of murder defendant
The Samtse District Court has ordered the civil commitment of a woman who stabbed her husband to death last year. Civil commitment is one of the alternatives to sentencing in which a defendant found to...
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Quality early childhood matters, finds a study
Investment in Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) has been found to be a cost-effective way of utilising government expenditure. This is according to a study conducted by the Education Ministry...
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His Holiness visits Tala hydropower plant
His Holiness the Je Khenpo visited the Tala Hydropower Plant in Chhukha today and performed thrue soel for the machines at the hydropower plant’s powerhouse. His Holiness also consecrated a mani...
View ArticleFiscal Incentives Bill 2017, violation of the Constitution: OL
The Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) says that the government violated the constitution by imposing fiscal incentives without passing it through the Parliament. They also said there is a need for more...
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National School Athletics Meet begins
Around 400 students from schools across the country are taking part in the 14th National School Athletics Meet in Thimphu. The event began from yesterday. The student athletes selected from 20...
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Golden Youth Award Camp begins
The annual Golden Youth Award Camp began today in the capital. Eighty students selected from schools across the country will compete for the prestigious Golden Youth title. The students are assessed...
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Few use digital payment method to refuel cars
It has been barely a month since the internet-based Point of Sales or P.O.S- a digital payment facility for refueling cars was launched in the capital. However, not many people are using the facility...
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Research recommends parents to read together with children
Parents usually read to a child to help develop his/her interest in reading. But research suggests that parents reading along with their children is better than simply reading while children listen....
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2 killed after boulder smashes into their house
A falling boulder claimed lives of a couple last night at Phomshing in Trashigang. The couple, who were inside the house, died after the boulder reportedly hit their hut. Phomshing is about a kilometre...
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Health & IP officials discuss sustaining access to imported medicines
Patents can have a dramatic impact on access to medicines. For instance, a pharmaceutical company that holds patents on a medicine has the right to prevent other similar firms from manufacturing it and...
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Making maths class interesting, easier
Maths teachers of six central schools in Trashigang, Monggar and Pema Gatshel will be using a new software to teach mathematics. Known as Maple 2016.2, the software is expected to create a better...
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Late blight hits potato farmers in Bumthang
Farmers of Bumthang are worried of a possibly poor potato harvest this year. An assessment by the Dzongkhag Agriculture Sector confirmed that the entire district have been hit by late blight. The...
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