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Health Minister attends 70th WHO’s Regional Committee meeting
A delegation led by Health Minister Tandin Wangchuk, is attending the 70th World Health Organization Regional committee meeting of the South-East Asia region in the Maldives. The five-day meeting,...
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Paro to introduce parking fee in the town from 2018
Local leaders of Paro, after much discussion, agreed to collect parking fee in Paro town starting January next year. This was decided during the recent Dzongkhag Tshogdu after the municipal authority...
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Blight hits chilli farmers of Jiminang
With blight infesting chilli plants since last year, farmers of Jiminang under Maedwang Gewog in Thimphu are worried that they might not be able to harvest their cash crop. Locals said the disease...
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People request for permanent solution as swollen river washes away Buduney road
A part of Samtse-Tashichhoeling road in Samtse has been washed away by the swollen Dhamdum River at Buduney on the morning of September 5 following heavy downpour. The same portion of road was damaged...
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Bhutan defeats Maldives in SABA U16 basketball championship
Bhutan’s under-16 basketball team defeated the Maldives with 63-54 in the ongoing South Asian Basketball Association (SABA) under-16 Championship in Kathmandu, Nepal. This is Bhutan’s first win in the...
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Combating NCDs remains a challenge
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are responsible for more than half of deaths in the country and the health sector spends a huge amount every year to treat people with NCDs. A 2014 nation-wide survey...
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Deadline for Thimphu’s mega car parks pushed to next year
The construction of the two multi-level car parks in Thimphu, which was supposed to be complete around this time, has been delayed. The completion deadline has now been pushed to next year. The delay...
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Passang to represent Thimphu at national level Nyagoe competition
Passang from Geney Gewog will represent Thimphu at the national level Nyagoe or strongmen competition later this year. The selection round for the Dzongkhag was held yesterday. Only three participants...
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Dagana signs Annual Performance Agreement with its Gewogs
Dagana Dzonkhag signed its Annual Performance Agreement (APA) with 14 Gewogs for 2017-2018 financial year, yesterday. It is the last financial year for the 11th Five Year Plan. The signing is expected...
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Man dies in Tipper accident
A 39-year-old man died on the spot in a vehicle accident yesterday at Orong Gewog in Samdrup Jongkhar. The Tipper truck, carrying six passengers including the driver, fell some 15 feet below the road....
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Samtse DT to submit proposal for new dzong
Samtse Dzongkhag Tshogdu (DT) will submit a proposal for a new dzong to the home ministry. This would be the second such proposal. The dzongkhag submitted the first one in 2013. The first proposal was...
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Official credit card launched
To make it easy for the government officials to travel abroad, the Ministry of Finance today launched an official credit card for the four budgetary bodies. The Foreign Ministry, Royal Civil Service...
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Man accused of raping, impregnating 14-year-old girl
A 47-year-old man is in Thimphu police custody for raping and impregnating a 14-year-old girl. The accused was arrested on Tuesday. The man is the victim’s uncle, her maternal aunt’s husband. The rape...
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Inclusive child care matters
Early childhood care is crucial for every child, more so for children with additional needs. This calls a need for inclusive child care centres. Though the ECCD guidelines require every child care...
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Mental health remains shrouded in stigma
Dr. Chencho is Bhutan’s first qualified psychiatrist Mental health problems are a major health concern but treating it remains an uphill battle in Bhutan, a country steeped in superstitious beliefs....
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Goals rained as national football league resumed
The national league has resumed after almost four weeks of international break and it was goals galore in all three matches. Phuentsholing City was on the receiving end of 13 goals from Transport...
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Zhemgang town’s lone hairdresser does brisk business
Meet Deepak Darjee, the man behind Zhemgang town’s only hair salon. The 21-year-old young man took risk to start a hair salon business in the town, a decision he does not regret. After graduating from...
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GNH Leadership Summit underway in Thimphu
The four-day GNH Leadership Summit which began yesterday in Thimphu will see discussions on leadership from Gross National Happiness (GNH) perspective. An overview of GNH in Bhutanese context, and...
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Raising awareness to prevent suicide
A daylong awareness programme on suicide prevention measures was organised to mark the World Suicide Prevention Day at Drepoong Gewog in Monggar yesterday. Villagers were advocated on signs and...
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Thimphu city to have proper drainage system by end of 2018
Thimphu at the moment has roads filled with potholes and leaking drains. Adding to this situation are huge holes dug alongside the roads, making the conditions worse. But this is a part of the...
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