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Tour of the Dragon race kicks off from Bumthang
The 8th Tour of the Dragon flagged-off from Bumthang at 2 AM today. There are 35 participants this year out of which two are female. Terri Schneider, 66, is this year’s eldest participant from America....
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Pelkhil School wins Inter School Volleyball Championship
The finals of the Thimphu Thromde inter school volleyball championship was played today. Pelkhil School dominated and won both the girl’s and boy’s final. The volleyball championship hosted by Kelki...
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Taxi driver’s quest to improve road condition in Monggar town
A 54-year-old taxi driver who has been filling potholes in and around Monggar town, has become the talk of the town. He believes that the most effective way of making a difference is to lead by...
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A book by youngest author launched
A book titled “My life” was launched in the capital yesterday. Authored by 10-year-old Tsherim Damchen Jamyang Lhamo, the book is a journal of herself. Thoughtful and detailed aspects of her daily life...
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RBP makes enormous progress in fighting against crime
The Royal Bhutan Police says they have made a tremendous progress in preventing crimes within the last few years. During their 52nd Police raising day, the Chief of Police said installing CCTV cameras...
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Benefits of GST will be passed down to consumers: MoEA
Department of Trade, Office of Consumer Protection and Department of Revenue and Customs will now strictly monitor the price of goods and services in the country. This is to ensure that the fall in...
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Corporatising JDWNRH to provide better health services, says health ministry
The health ministry clarified that the aim of corporatising the National Referral hospital is to bring about better accountability, efficiency and effectiveness in delivery of health services. There...
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Sonam wins the Tour of the Dragon race for the fourth time
Sonam, an employee of Aman Kora, won the eighth Tour of the Dragon race. The 40-year-old completed the 268 km race from Bumthang to Thimphu in just about 12 hours and 37 minutes. This is his fourth...
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Lingzhi BHU to get female health worker by February 2018
Lingzhi Basic Health Unit (BHU) in Thimphu will get a female health worker from next year. The BHU currently has only one male health assistant. Lingzhi Mangmi proposed for one female health worker...
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JDWNRH receives medical equipment worth Nu 1.7m
Her Royal Highness Ashi Kesang Wangmo Wangchuck donated medical equipment for critical care to the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) in Thimphu today. The donation worth...
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Promoting Bhutanese arts and crafts, a biggest challenge
Promoting Bhutanese arts and crafts is a biggest challenge in the country today. Officials from the Agency for Promotion of Indigenous Crafts attribute this to limited raw material banks and low...
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Local Leaders ask for internet services on Thimphu-Phuentshogling highway
Local leaders of Chhukha raised the need to have an internet connection on the Thimphu-Phuentshogling highway during the Dzongkhag Tshogdu on September 1. Poor mobile network in the Gewogs were also...
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Hotel Valley View emerge winner of football tournament in Zhemgang
The final match of an open football tournament was played yesterday between Hotel Valley View and Tingtibi- Langthel team at Yabilaptsha Central ground in Zhemgang. Hotel Valley View of Zhemgang won...
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Monggar vegetable vendors unhappy with DT’s decision
Fourteen vegetable vendors in Monggar are worried that their business will not do well after they were asked to vacate the top floor of the vegetable shed and move to the first floor. The decision was...
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KD defeats Serzang to win volley tournament in Trashigang
Team KD defeated Serzang in the finals of the volley tournament in Trashigang yesterday. Fourteen teams from Trashigang, Trashi Yangtse, Pema Gatshel and Samdrup Jongkhar took part in the tournament....
View ArticleECCD: first 5 years of childhood
The first five years of childhood is said to be most important for a child’s brain development and well-being. Therefore, the government as prioritised ECCD centres in Bhutan. The ECCD program in the...
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Jamkhar Gewog wins Khuru tournament in Trashigang
Team Jamkhar Gewog of Trashi Yangtse won this year’s Khuru tournament in Trashigang yesterday. Seventy two teams from six eastern Dzongkhags took part in the tournament. The winner took home a...
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Sherubtse students volunteer at dzong conservation site
Drenched in sweat, a group of 31 Sherubtse College students can be seen working at the Trashigang Dzong conservation site. The students are volunteering at the site, helping the workers carry boulders...
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Trongsa starts to segregate waste at source
Trongsa District has begun segregating wastes at source starting this month. To ensure sustainable waste segregation, the dzongkhag environment and municipal officials advocated residents on the...
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Making Dzongkha mandatory while conducting trainings
Local leaders of Thimphu will not allow officials to use English language while providing trainings and workshops for local leaders. This was discussed during the recent Dzongkhag Tshogdu (DT) in...
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