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OAG completes review of Paro RICBL embezzlement case
The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has completed reviewing the Paro RICBL branch office embezzlement case. The alleged embezzlement case involves 47 people including the cashier of the branch...
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Addressing infant, maternal mortality still a challenge
Most of the Annual Performance Agreement (APA) targets were achieved by all the districts in the last financial year. However, addressing infant mortality and maternal mortality still remains a...
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Incessant downpour wreaks havoc in Gelegphu
A part of Gelegphu-Assam highway, near the Bhutan-India border gate in Sarpang was washed away following continuous rainfall since yesterday. Several heavy and light vehicles remain stranded on both...
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Goods worth Nu 65,000 disposed of in Samtse
Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory Authority (BAFRA) disposed of goods worth over Nu 65,000 in their biological pit in Samtse today. The authority seized expired items from warehouse of about forty...
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Bhutan’s under-19 cricket team prepares for ACC East Region Cup
Bhutan’s under-19 cricket team is preparing for the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Eastern Region Cup. The tournament which will be hosted by the Malaysian Cricket Association will start on September 10....
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Man dies in bolero accident
A 42-year-old man from Samdrup Jongkhar died shortly after arriving at Dewathang hospital after the bolero he was travelling in went off the road in Wangphu Gewog. The accident took place some 28...
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Incorporating Conservation Agriculture can help achieve SDG, say experts
Bhutanese farmers can incorporate good practices of Conservation Agriculture into organic farming to achieve some of the Sustainable Development Goals and sustainable agriculture in the country....
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Farm road construction machinery handed over to 20 districts
Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay and the Agriculture and Forests Minister Yeshey Dorji handed over farm road construction machinery to the 20 districts yesterday at Central Machinery Unit in...
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Import from India to be cheaper by up to 28%
The prices of all goods imported from India will now fall by zero to 28 percent. This is as per the directive issued by the Office of Consumer Protection under the economic affairs ministry on August...
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Queen Mother inaugurates an exhibition on Trima pattern
Her Majesty The Queen Mother Sangay Choden Wangchuck inaugurated an exhibition titled “Trima -Discontinuous weft pattern” at the Royal Textile Academy in Thimphu today. Trima is one of the complicated...
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Drug test compulsory for civil servants from 2018
Starting January 1, 2018, all new recruitment into the civil service will have to undergo a mandatory drug test. The Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) says the move is to maintain a drug-free civil...
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Bhutan hosts Asian Parliamentary Assembly
The three-day Asian Parliamentary Assembly of Standing Committee Meeting on Social and Cultural Affairs begins from today in Thimphu. Over a hundred high level delegates from 20 countries will exchange...
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A football tournament to mark establishment of central school
Nganglam Central school foundation rolling trophy football tournament is in full swing. It began on August 26. The tournament is being organized to commemorate the establishment of central school. It...
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Primary school students participate in football tournament
Students of seven primary schools in Trashigang are taking part in the two-day inter school cluster football tournament in Kanglung. Organised by Kanglung Primary School, the tournament is for the...
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First ever Laya style archery tournament underway
A Laya style 13 rounds Archery tournament is underway at Gelegphu Sports Association archery ground. Sixteen teams are taking part in the tournament. The match is played between two teams of seven...
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Planting bamboo to prevent vehicle accidents
To prevent deaths resulting from vehicle accidents, students of Pema Gatshel Dzongkhag planted bamboo along the roadside. Some eight hundred students planted bamboo along the roadside slopes in the...
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Python rescued in Samdrup Jongkhar
Forest officials in Samdrup Jongkhar rescued an Indian Rock Python yesterday from Dewathang and was released away from human settlement. The python was about four metres long. Forestry officials say...
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Bridge over Singyechhu ease lives of Sampheling villagers
Travelling during monsoon for the six villages of Sampheling Gewog in Phuentshogling has now become easier. This is following the completion of a bridge over Singyechhu, the river which, when swollen,...
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Towards creating a drug, alcohol free society
To create a drug and alcohol free Bhutan, 24 youth volunteers including seven recovering addicts started to walk from Thimphu till Phuentshogling today. They will be creating awareness to all the...
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Developing contingency plan to deal with post-earthquake disaster
To enhance Bhutan’s state of preparedness in effectively and efficiently dealing with post-earthquake disaster, it is crucial to align with the national and International emergency coordination...
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