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Dewathang hospital to receive gynecologist by next year
The health ministry provide Dewathang hospital in Samdrup Jongkhar with a Gynecologist Specialist by next year. The hospital has been without a gynecologist after the one it had got transferred to...
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Samdrup Jongkhar FCB says supply of school rations in east will be unaffected
(Update): The Food Corporation of Bhutan (FCB) in Samdrup Jongkhar assures that Wednesday’s fire incident will not hamper the supply of school rations in the six eastern districts. The fire which...
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His Majesty grants semso soelra to Lhuentse flood victims
His Majesty The King granted semso soelra of Nu 600,000 to the last month’s flood victims of Gangzur Gewog in Lhuentse. The amount was handed over to the farmers on Wednesday. The semso amount was...
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Private waste firm doing its bit to maintain cleanliness
A private waste management and recycling firm called Dak Tsang Rab Kar is doing a brisk business and maintain cleanliness in Bumthang town. The Agriculture and Forests Minister Yeshey Dorji visited...
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Bhutan observes International Youth Day
The nation today joined the global community in observing the International Youth Day. The day was observed at Gelegphu Lower Secondary School in Sarpang. With the theme, ‘Youth Building Peace’, the...
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Teachers to advocate and address drug related issues in schools
Toward promoting drug-free school, the Bhutan Narcotics Control Authority (BNCA) trained over 200 teachers in Thimphu on ‘Understanding Drug Use and Science of Addiction’ today. Following the...
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Haa Court convicts BOD’s fuel depot manager, attendant
Haa District Court sentenced the fuel depot manager of Bhutan Oil Distributor in Haa to one year three months in prison. The court also sentenced a fuel attendant to 3 years and one month in prison....
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NLCS updates geospatial data for 8 southern districts
The National Land Commission Secretariat (NLCS) now has an updated national geospatial data for the eight southern districts. The Geospatial data is information that identifies the geographic...
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Finance, Economic Affairs Ministries target for sustained economic growth
Achieving the Gross Domestic Product or GDP growth rate of more than 6.1 percent is one of the many targets the Finance Ministry has set as part of its Annual performance Agreement with the...
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Road blocks reported across the country
Heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours caused several road blocks across the country. Most of the road blocks have been cleared except for a few. Major road blocks have been reported between Zhemgang...
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Heavy rain forecast in next 2 days
The National Centre for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM) forecasts heavy to very heavy rainfall to continue in the southern, eastern and western parts of the country. This is within the next 48 hours....
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His Majesty The King grants semso soelra to Nubi farmers
His Majesty The King granted a semso soelra to fifteen households of Nubi Gewog in Trongsa today. The soelra of over Nu 55,000 was granted for the crops that were damaged by the windstorm and heavy...
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Excellent Guides wins Druk Premier League Archery
Team Excellent Guides won the first ever Druk Premier League Archery competition today. The team defeated Lungta and Namcha in the finals played at Changlingmethang archery ground today. Sixty six...
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Need for a sports association in Nanglam Dungkhag
Football players in Pema Gatshel say there is a need to establish a sports association in Nanglam Dungkhag. Players, who participated in the recent monsoon football tournament said they face numerous...
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Wangkha farmers disappointed with kiwifruit production
The kiwifruit production at Wangkha in Chhukha this year is not good as expected. Strong wind during its flowering season has blown away the tender buds, which has affected the production. Bhutan...
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SWS works to save the endangered Red Panda
The Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary (SWS) in Trashigang is restoring degraded land and planting bamboos to protect Red Panda population in the area. Red pandas are endangered species in the world and are...
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Heavy rain cuts off Samtse-Tashichhoeling road
A part of Samtse-Tashichhoeling road has been washed away by the swollen Dhamdum River at Buduney yesterday morning. The incessant rainfall has also made the Bailey bridge near the road unstable....
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BAFRA regulates movement of dairy products from Paro to other places
Livestock officials in Paro say despite a month long awareness campaign on Food and Mouth Disease (FMD), people are still ignorant which is hampering efforts to contain the disease. According to the...
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Govt. to lose about Nu 14bn in 12th plan post GST
The prices of goods in the country imported from India will go down after the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax or GST by the Indian government. On the other hand, the government will lose...
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Tsaenkhar farmers receive semso soelra for the damaged crops
Lhuentse Dzongdag handed over the semso soelra to the affected farmers Fifty-eight households of Tsaenkhar in Lhuentse received a semso soelra from His Majesty The King. Lhuentse Dzongdag, Jambay...
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