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Machines to vend condoms in Phuentshogling
Residents of Phuentshogling can now get three condoms with Nu 5 in less than half a minute. The first ever condom vending machine was installed at the Road Safety and Transport Authority’s building in...
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Bhutan defeats Sri Lanka in the ongoing SAF U-15 Championship
Bhutan’s under-15 national team defeated Sri Lanka 6-nil in the ongoing Under-15 South Asian Football Federation Championship in Nepal. Bhutan scored five goals in the first half and added their sixth...
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Takin City beat BTCL to win BCCB Super League 2017
Team Takin City defeated BTCL to win the BCCB Super League 2017. In the finals played yesterday, Takin City set up a target of 240 runs for BTCL to chase. While batting, BTCL, despite a strong start...
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Under-15 national team wins Women’s League
The Under-15 national team has been declared the winner of this year’s Women’s League. They beat five other teams to win the title. Sonam Choden and Deki Lhazom of the winning team said they are proud...
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Bhutan lost to Bangladesh by 3 goals
Bhutan went down to Bangladesh 3-nil in the ongoing under-15 SAFF Championship. The match played, at the ANFA Complex in Nepal today, saw Bhutan concede a goal mid-way through the first half and...
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Kanjur transmission draws thousands of devotees
The ongoing Kanjur oral transmission at Kuenselphodrang in Thimphu is attracting over twenty five thousand devotees from within and outside the country such as Nepal, Ladakh, Darjeeling and Sikkim....
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Towards corruption free 12 FYP
In an effort to reduce corruption in the 12th Five Year Plan, the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) is sensitizing the Dzongdas, heads of autonomous agencies, Thrompons and other officials. The...
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Triple Six, PDCP wins Intra Dzongkhag monsoon volleyball
Team Triple Six won the finals of the second Intra Dzongkhag monsoon league volleyball tournament in women’s category in Pema Gatshel. The final was played yesterday. Triple Six defeated Pema Gatshel...
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Thimphu Thromde to standardise signboards
Thimphu Thromde is working towards bringing uniform and standard signboards in the Thromde area. The recent Thromde Tshogde approved the implementation of a guideline to standardise the signboards. At...
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City bus drivers and conductors tests negative for drugs
None of the city bus drivers and conductors of Thimphu, who came for drug test, tested positive. The Bhutan Narcotics Control Authority (BNCA) conducted the test recently. Over 70 city bus drivers and...
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Minting money out of E-waste
Bhutan produces over a truckload of E-wastes, every year. Old printer cartridges are one of the popular wastes. Today, many throw away the printer cartridges in the junkyards after it has been used....
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2 houses on brink of collapse in Wangdue
Two houses in Bjenag Gewog in Wangdue Phodrang are on the verge of collapse due to continuous rainfall and recent landslides. The house owner claim that the Wangdue-Trongsa road widening works carried...
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Trashi Yangtse local leaders push for Dhosoom-Yangtse road widening
The plan to widen Dhosoom – Yangtse highway is yet to take shape. The issue once again cropped up in the recent Dzongkhag Tshogdu. Narrow and riddled with pot holes, the 30-kilometer road is in need...
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6 new projects proposed for 2017-2018 economic cooperation with Japan
The Bhutanese government proposed assistance for six new projects to the government of Japan for the next cycle of the 2017 – 2018 economic cooperation. The annual consultation meeting for the purpose...
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Life expectancy and health care cost
Life expectancy in Bhutan has increased from 32 per cent in 1960 to 69.83 in 2015, according to a health survey. While an increased life expectancy means a good thing, it could also mean an increased...
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Vehicles overcrowding hospital entrance raises safety concerns
Cars, including taxis, overcrowding the entrance to the new block of the national referral hospital is a common sight. For some, it has become a safety concern. They fear it could lead to accidents....
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Farm road construction rekindles hope for Yuloongtoed villagers
People of Yuloongtoed village, previously known as Bukay A under Samtse Gewog are happy as the much awaited farm road construction begins. Until now, in absence of a road, locals have to walk for...
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Ensuring workplace safety at THPA
Safety at work place is beyond the usage of safety boots and helmet. To revitalize the safety measures at work, Ministry of Labour and Human Resources conducted a three-day awareness campaign for the...
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Fire guts house in Tang
A two-storied traditional Bhutanese house was gutted by fire at Namkha village of Tang Gewog in Bumthang yesterday. No causalities were reported as the only occupant of the house, a 73-year-old woman...
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Bhutan to host an Asian Parliamentary meeting
Bhutan will host the first Asian Parliamentary Assembly Standing Committee meeting on Social and Cultural Affairs next week. Parliamentarians from 20 member parliaments of the Asian Assembly will...
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