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Gups want blacktopping of Dewathang-Samdrupchhoeling highway at one go
Local leaders of Samdrupchhoeling Drungkhag under Samdrup Jongkhar said renovation and blacktopping works of the Dewathang-Samdrupchhoeling highway should be carried out at one go. They raised the...
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Fire reduces a house to rubble in Nagya Gewog
A fire razed a two-storied traditional house to ground in Tsoen-Goen Village under Nagya Gewog in Paro yesterday. During the incident, a couple and five carpenters were at home, renovating the house....
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Three bus drivers tested positive for drugs
Three public transport bus drivers in Phuentsholing were tested positive for drugs. The Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA) in collaboration with Bhutan Narcotics Control Authority (BNCA)...
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Inspired by a film on eye donation, many pledge to donate eyes
A short film about eye donation has struck a chord with the audiences. Moved by the film’s touching storyline, more than 6,000 people have pledged to donate their eyes after their death. A team from...
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Homes built on wetland in Pangkhar face demolition
Some 18 families of Sangsiri in Phangkhar Gewog, Zhemgang have been left worried after the dzongkhag asked them to demolish their homes constructed on wetland. The households have till the end of...
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U16 football team leaves for AFC U16 Championship
The under-16 football team left for Iran today, to participate in the AFC under-16 Championship 2018 qualifiers. Bhutan is placed in group C along with qualifiers host Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan,...
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U19 cricket team defeated by Nepal’s team
Bhutan’s under 19 cricket team suffered a nine wicket defeat at the hands of Nepal, today. This is Bhutan’s second straight defeat at the ongoing ACC under 19 Eastern Region Cup in Malaysia. In what...
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Ama Rotary Club donates stationary and sport items
Ama Rotary Club, based in Japan, donated over Nu 700,000 worth of stationary and sports shoes to over 400 students in Wangdue Phodrang today. Needy students from four different schools were chosen to...
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Sherubling Central School lacks biology teachers
Sherubling Central School in Trongsa has been without a biology teacher since July this year. This is following four teachers leaving the school after the midterm. The school does not have a biology...
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Bumthang Dzongkhag Administration seizes stray cattle & horses
Bumthang Dzongkhag Administration has started seizing cattle and horses that are strayed in the town area starting this month. The move comes after the recent Dzongkhag Tshogdu resolved to fine those...
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63 Himalayan bears rescued in 6 years
Wildlife officials have rescued two Himalayan bears over the last two days, which takes the number of Himalayan bears rescued in the past six years to 63. One was rescued from Kona village in Haa on...
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Crèches in offices enables women to focus on work
The trend of opening crèches at work places may be slow, but for those agencies having one, the facility has benefited its employees. It saves their time and enhances work output while simultaneously...
View ArticleFour-day strike in Assam beginning tomorrow morning
The All Assam Koch Rajbonsi Student Union (AKRSU) has called a 100-hour strike beginning 5 tomorrow morning till 9 am Monday. The movement of Bhutanese vehicles and people via the India State of Assam...
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Bhutan bows out of ACC U19 Eastern Region Cup
The Bhutanese under-19 cricket team bowed out of the ACC U19 Eastern Region Cup with a defeat to Thailand, today. The defeat means, Bhutan have lost all of its group matches and finished bottom of the...
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Transport United tightens their grip on league title
Transport United defeated Ugyen Academy 2-1 yesterday in Punakha, and moved a step closer to winning the national league while Thimphu City are mathematically in the hunt after their win against...
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Local Leaders ask for BoB banking services in Jomotshangkha
Local leaders of three gewog in Jomotshangkha Dungkhag under Samdrup Jongkhar felt the need to have Bank of Bhutan (BoB) branch office in the dungkhag. The issue was highlighted during the Dzongkhag...
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Odour emission from landfill irks people in Yangtse
The unpleasant smell emitted from the landfill site in Yangtse Gewog under Trashi Yangtse has been bothering the villagers for years now. Without waste segregation, all kinds of trash generated by the...
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Paro DT propose widening Olathang road to DoR
Residents in Paro said the road leading to Paro Dzongkhag Hospital in Olathang is narrow which needs to be widened. So during the recent Dzongkhag Tshogdu(DT), local leaders decided to submit a...
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Assam strike affects potato auction in SJ
Farmers who have come to the auction yard in Samdrup Jongkhar to sell their potatoes have not been able to do so owing to the strike in the Indian State of Assam. The four-day strike began at 5 this...
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OAG forwards another government land encroachment case to court
The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) forwarded an alleged government land encroachment case involving the revenue clerk of Thimphu Dzongkhag Administration to the district court today. The case...
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