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Yet another defeat for Bhutan at SAFF U-15 Championship
Bhutan has been inflicted yet another three-nil defeat at the ongoing SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship. This time, at the hands of the host country Bangladesh. The Bhutanese team faced the Bangladeshi...
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Towards a sound social policy
Some 25 participants, including parliamentarians, civil servants, and leaders of non-governmental organisations and civil society, are taking part in the third Certificate Course on Social Policy. The...
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Urban dwellers more happy than rural residents
While it is not the only factor, the place of residence certainly matters when it comes to happiness. Here in Bhutan, if the latest living standards survey report, is anything to go by, people living...
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Villagers of Khenpagang treated of suspected viral gastroenteritis
A team of health officials from the Central Regional referral Hospital in Gelegphu, Sarpang treated around 25 people of Khenpagang Village under Samtenling Gewog, who are suspected to have been...
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Harvard Professor Dr. Ricardo Hausmann speaks at 2nd RIGSS Dialogue
A celebrated economist, author and professor with Harvard Kennedy School in the United States, Dr. Ricardo Hausmann, spoke at the second RIGSS Dialogue, which took place yesterday. In conversation with...
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Thimphu TechPark to get a new IT Park building
By 2019, the Thimphu TechPark will have a new IT Park building. The construction of building begins tomorrow. The ground-breaking ceremony or the Salang Tendrel was held today. The construction of the...
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Another Bhutanese student awarded St. Joseph School’s coveted White Coat
Tenzin Gyamtsho, a Bhutanese student studying at the St. Joseph School, North Point, Darjeeling in India has been awarded the school’s prestigious White Coat this year. The White Coat, a rare and...
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Dining in the dark to understand what life is like for the visually impaired
With their eyes blindfolded, a group of people had their dinner in a dimly lit restaurant in Thimphu yesterday. The three-hour eating experience was aimed at providing the diners an opportunity to...
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Four sentenced for smuggling drugs from Bangkok to Indonesia
The High Court has sentenced four Bhutanese to seven years in prison for smuggling drugs from Bangkok to Indonesia last year. The judgment comes almost two years after the dead body of a Bhutanese...
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Japan commits US$ 8.6m for installation of emergency mobile network
A Disaster-Resilient Emergency Mobile Network will be installed in Jakar in Bumthang. The Japanese government has committed to provide US$ 8.6m for the project. The grant aid signing for the project...
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Over 300 students gather in Punakha for 14th National School Games
The 14th National School Games began today at the Ugyen Academy in Punakha. Some 354 students from schools across the country are competing in various games and sports competition including chess and...
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Gooyoom villagers ecstatic, as govt rebuilds community Lhakhang
As proposed by the villagers of Gooyoom Chiwog under Chongshing Gewog in Pema Gatshel, the government dismantled the old Lhakhang which was in dilapidated state and rebuilt the entire structure at the...
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Accounts officers congregate for Financial Management Workshop
Around 100 accounts officers from across the country are attending a three-day Financial Management Workshop in Gelegphu, which began yesterday. Such financial congregation is being held mainly to...
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Traditional masonry structures tested for quake resistance
A team of Japanese experts and the Department of Culture conducted a pull down test of masonry structures today. The test was done as part of an ongoing project aimed at improving seismic or...
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Illness in Khempagang diagnosed as viral gastroenteritis
The recent incident in Khempagang in Samtenling Gewog, Gelegphu where close to 30 people in the village fell ill is thought to have been an outbreak of viral gastroenteritis. A team from Central...
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Former Health Secretary dies in car accident
The Former Health Secretary Dr. Dorji Wangchuk and his wife died in a road accident this afternoon in Thimphu. The accident took place at Lamdru, about three kilometres away from Khasadrupchhu towards...
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Conservationists of Bhutan & India meet for biodiversity coordination meeting
The Royal Manas National Park in south-eastern Bhutan shares a transboundary conservation area with the Manas National Park in India. The Transboundary Manas Conservation Area or TraMCA is a region of...
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Bhutan well on track to end tuberculosis by 2030
Bhutan commits to end Tuberculosis (TB) by 2030 as it remains the largest cause of death and suffering due to any communicable disease. In recognition of TB’s huge burden, accelerating progress towards...
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His Majesty The King grants audience to people of Sangbaykha
People of Haa Dorikha welcome His Majesty The King His Majesty The King granted audience to the people of Sangbaykha Gewog in Haa yesterday. His Majesty is on a tour of the villages in Sangbaykha and...
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Men’s District Cricket Championship underway in Gelegphu
Men’s District Cricket Championship is underway in Gelegphu. Players are from Thimphu, Sarpang, Punakha, Wangdue Phodrang, Paro, and Chhukha. Two matches are being at two separate sport grounds on...
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