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Boy electrocuted to death in Tsirang
In a tragic accident in Tsirang, a 15-year-old student of Tsirang Toe Lower Secondary School has been electrocuted to death. The incident happened last Saturday afternoon. The boy is the school’s audio...
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Bhutan drops to 190 in latest FIFA ranking
Bhutan dropped 16 places to 190 in the latest FIFA rankings released yesterday. The drop is a direct result of the defeats against Palestine. Bhutan risks further drop in the rankings if they lose...
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SoEs must implement six-month maternity leave beginning next year
Come January 2018, all state owned enterprises (SoEs) will have to implement the revised parental leave, which is six months of maternity leave and 10 working day paternity leave. This comes more than...
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Health Ministry to start shorter regimen of MDR-TB treatment in 2018
Starting next year, the Ministry of Health will introduce the shorter regimen for the treatment of Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis or MDR TB in the three referral hospitals in the country. In this,...
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Hydropower revenue to be set aside as part of stabilisation fund
The revenue generated by the three major hydropower projects- Mangdechhu and Punatsangchhu I and II will be set aside as part of the government’s Stabilisation Fund. This is to help maintain the...
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Dorokha farmers learn Zhungdra, Boedra for first time
It has been over a month since people in Dorokha Drungkhag in Samtse have been rehearsing traditional dances to be performed during the consecration ceremony of their much awaited Gatsheling Lhakhang...
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Artificial turf ground for Samdrup Jongkhar
Samdrup Jongkhar will have an artificial turf football ground by the end of this month. The laying of the artificial turf at the dzongkhag’s football ground is going on in full swing. Samdrup Jongkhar...
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Farmers in east trained on vegetable seed production
For sustainable production of seeds, 20 farmers from six eastern districts attended three-day long training on vegetable seed production in Monggar recently. It is to make vegetable seeds easily...
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Trongsa dzong renovation works to complete before deadline
The ongoing renovation works at the Tongsa Dzong is expected to complete ahead of schedule. About 80 per cent of the renovation work is already been completed. The project deadline is March next year...
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Man accused of raping, impregnating 14-year-old girl
Thimphu District Court The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has charged a 47-year-old man with a second degree felony for raping and impregnating a 14-year-old girl student. The OAG forwarded the...
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Former Phuentshogling Thrompon charged with deception
Office of the Attorney General The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has booked the former Phuentshogling Thrompon on two counts of deceptive practices. He is accused of having submitted false...
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RUB to offer PhD in Anthropology by 2020
College of Language and Culture Studies, Trongsa The Royal University of Bhutan (RUB) is planning to offer PhD in Anthropology by 2020, the university’s first doctoral programme. The doctoral course...
View ArticleThimphu City Bus Service
The Thimphu City Bus Service started to operate some 18 years ago and still caters to the daily needs of commuters with the capital city and beyond. With the population of the city on the rise along...
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Thimphu to get its first private artificial turf ground
Thimphu will get another artificial football turf ground soon.The ground is a part of a sports complex being constructed on a five-acre land in Serbithang, about one and a half kilometres away from the...
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More shopkeepers registered with BoB for QR Code facility
An overwhelming number of shopkeepers have registered with the Bank of Bhutan (BoB) Quick Response or QR code facility. First of its kind, the “Scan to Pay” was launched last month to make payments...
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Organic veggies on platter for students of Daga Central School next year
Come 2018 and students of Daga Central School in Dagana will get to consume various organic vegetables that are grown in their locality. The school management recently signed an agreement to procure...
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Many ignorant about Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media, Cholesteatoma
Many Bhutanese are said to be suffering from ear diseases such as “Chronic suppurative otitis media” or CSOM and “Cholesteatoma.” However, they are not aware about the diseases and how it can be...
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Respite for water-scarce chiwog in Pema Gatshel
The tale of water shortage in Dechhenling-Goenpawoong Chiwog of Dechhenling Gewog is not new. The chiwog’s water crisis mainly stems from its location. The chiwog lies on a hilltop with no natural...
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ECCD centres for children of road workers
Kamal Rai waits for his mother to finish work Six-year-old Kamal Rai spends his day on the roadsides every day. The little boy does this not out of choice but because he has no choice. Komal’s mother,...
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Highlanders say law needed to tackle territorial disputes among Cordycep...
Highlanders from Wangdue Phodrang, Haa, and Bumthang dzongkhags requested the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests to formulate a concrete law to address the issue of territorial disputes among the...
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