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Unknown ant species destroys beehives in Samtse
An ant species unknown to the locals has become a menace to the beekeeping farmers in Dophuchen Gewog in Samtse. The ants, farmers say, gets into the beehives and damages it. The farmers in the gewog...
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Trashi Yangtse local leaders ask Khonlongchu project to employ locals
During the recent Trashi Yangtse Dzongkhag Tshogdu, local leaders urged the Kholongchu Hydro Electric Limited to provide employment opportunities to the locals. They also asked the project to hire...
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DPT will contest 2018 election, clarifies Party President
The Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) will contest the 2018 election, says the Opposition Leader. Dr. Pema Gyamtsho made the statement at the party’s General Convention held in Thimphu yesterday. It comes...
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PM visits gewogs in Wangdue Phodrang
Prime Minister DashoTshering Tobgay discussed various issues with the people of Wangdue Phodrang during his recent visit to the gewogs in the dzongkhag. Issues related to farm roads and the problem of...
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First ever post monsoon soccer tournament underway
Twenty teams are participating in the first ever post monsoon open football tournament in Trashigang. The tournament which began on August 26 has teams from Trashigang, Samdrup Jongkhar and Pema...
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Karma Tshering bags Trongsa Penlop Rolling Trophy in golf tournament
Karma Tshering, has been crowned as champion of the Trongsa Penlop Rolling Trophy as the annual golf tournament ended in the capital yesterday. The winners in various categories were awarded prizes and...
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Lack of disposal site hampers in keeping the Gewogs clean
Local leaders in Trashi Yangtse say without a proper dumping site in the Gewogs, wastes are strewn along the roadside. Eight Gewogs and Dzongkhag officials carry out cleaning campaign on last Saturday...
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Royal Grandmother grants lunch to devotees at Kuenselphodrang
Her Majesty the Royal Grandmother, Ashi Kesang Choeden Wangchuck granted lunch to the devotees at Kuenselphodrang yesterday who are receiving Kanjur oral transmission from His Holiness the Je Khenpo....
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Recovering addicts help create a drug-free society
Opening up to strangers and sharing personal stories requires more than just a resolute will, especially when it concerns drugs and alcohol. But for a group of recovering drug addicts, they have...
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2 men caught for alleged gold smuggling
Custom officials at Paro International Airport caught two Bhutanese men for allegedly smuggling around 11.5 kilograms of gold into the country yesterday morning. The officials seized the gold worth Nu...
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College of Rigney in Trashi Yangtse inaugurated
The first batch of 12 students begin their classes at the College of Rigney in Trashi Yangtse. Labour Minister Ngeema Sangay Tshempo inaugurated the college on August 26. The students have completed...
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Tang’s blacktopped GC road inaugurated
Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay inaugurated the blacktopped Tang Gewog Centre (GC) road in Bumthang today. The 17-Kilometre road was blacktopped last year with a budget of about Nu 47m from the...
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Wangsel Institute and BTCL sign MoU
Wangsel Institute in Paro signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bhutan Tourism Corporation Limited (BTCL). The MoU is aimed at supporting the institute’s photography project for its...
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Bhutan prepares to face Palestine for 2019 Asian Cup qualifier match
Bhutan will host Palestine in the 2019 Asian Cup qualifier match, which will be held at the Changlimithang next month. The Bhutanese team is hoping to come back and put up a show after a disappointing...
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Thimphu police arrest man for an alleged sexual harassment
Thimphu police are investigating an alleged sexual harassment involving a 60-year-old-man.The incident took place last Tuesday at a ward in the national referral hospital. The man is accused of...
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97 more graduates qualify for BCSE after clerical mistake
Ninety seven more graduates will now be able to sit for the Bhutan Civil Service Examination (BCSE) 2017. The Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) made this decision following a clerical mistake in...
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Gasa’s first Driving Dzongkhag Development Centre inaugurated
Gasa opened its first Driving Dzongkhag Development Centre. The centre is aimed at accelerating economic development in Gasa, one of the most remote dzongkhags. The centre, located in Khatoed Gewog,...
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11 judiciary services go online
Eleven judiciary e-services were officially handed over to the Supreme Court yesterday. This came as the Royal Court of Justice and the G2C office ventured into automation of the judiciary services to...
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Jigme Wangchuck Power Training Institute without power supply
A damage to power transformer has left the Jigme Wangchuck Power Training Institute (JWPTT) in Sarpang without electricity for the sixth day today. The transformer was damaged by lighting last...
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Ear specialists warn against constant use of earphones
The Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) specialists at the national referral hospital are warning against excessive use of earphones as the number of people visiting the hospital with ear complications rise at...
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