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PM urges tour operators to report peers undercutting tourist tariff
Despite the fact that undercutting is thought to be rampant in the tourism sector, the Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB) has, so far, investigated only one case. TCB cancelled the tour operator’s...
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High Court upholds Paro Court’s judgement on leaked English Paper
The High Court upholds the Paro District Court’s judgement on the case of leaked class 12 English Paper-II of 2014 board examinations. According to the Paro Dzongkhag Court’s verdict, the civil...
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7th Camp Raven Sports Day held in Thimphu
Participants of the Seventh Camp Raven- the children of the armed force personnel- competed in various track and field events at its Sports Day held in Thimphu today. Camp Raven was initiated in 2012...
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Thimphu & Punakha make it to the finals of District Cricket Championship
After a nail biting finish to their match against Wangdue, yesterday, Punakha earned the second spot in the final of the ongoing district cricket championship in Gelegphu. Punakha will go head to head...
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His Majesty The King graces Gasa Dzongkhag’s silver jubilee celebrations
His Majesty The King yesterday graced Gasa Dzongkhag’s celebrations to mark 25 years as a Dzongkhag. His Majesty was accompanied by Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen and His Royal Highness The Gyalsey. Gasa...
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People of Dagana in festive mood as annual Tshechu starts
The annual Dagana Tshechu began at the public ground near Daga Dzong, today. Hundreds of people decked in their fineries congregated at the ground to witness the festival. The five-day long Tshechu...
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Locals in Kangpar Gewog maintain their farm road
In villages, as elsewhere, people feel maintenance of the farm road is the sole responsibility of the government especially the gewog administrators. No matter how terrible the road might be villagers...
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Punakha wins District Cricket Championship
Punakha men’s team has won this year’s District Cricket Championship. They defeated Thimphu in the final played at the Gelegphu Higher Secondary School ground today. The day started off in a positive...
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Man convicted in death of JDWNRH security guard receives 9-year prison sentence
The sentence comes after the court heard that the deceased, a 24-year-old private security guard of the national referral hospital, died from severe head injuries suffered at the hands of the convict....
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On the invitation from the Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA), the One Gewog One Product Project (OGOP) has participated in the recent Thai OTOP (One Tambon One Product) Fair. The...
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BNCA launches Family Support Group initiative to fight drug abuse
In a new move aimed at fighting drug abuse by targeting larger groups of people, the Bhutan Narcotics Control Authority (BNCA) started Family Support Group initiative for the families of the armed...
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Dzongkhags wishing to host seminars can put up proposals: PM
Around this time of the year, southern districts in the country enjoy favourable weather condition. For this reason, government offices, corporate agencies, and other prominent organisations organise...
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Refey-Khoshila bypass to take one more year to complete
The Refey – Khoshila bypass in Trongsa will take another year to open to traffic. Once complete, the road will shorten the travel time between Trongsa and Zhemgang by an hour and a half. Today,...
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His Holiness confers Tashi Lekdhar to Busa Trulku
His Holiness the Je Khenpo conferred Tashi Lekdhar to 43-year-old Busa Trulku Khentrul Sonam Gyeltshen in Autsho, Lhuentse yesterday. Trulku Khentrul Sonam Gyeltshen is currently the Chairperson of...
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Dagapela landowners issued thrams
Seventy one-year-old Nado, a businessman, is among the third generation Dagapela town residents. It was their grandparents, who first settled in the town, building homes on government land and later...
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400kV Indoor GIS in Jigmeling inaugurated
Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay today inaugurated the 400kV Indoor Gas Insulated Substation (GIS) at Jigmeling in Gelegphu, Sarpang. The substation was built at the cost of Nu 2.5bn. The project...
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Multidimensional poverty cut by almost half
Bhutan’s multidimensional poverty rate has come down to 5.8 per cent from 12.7 per cent in 2012, according to the Bhutan Multidimensional Poverty Index 2017. The National Statistics Bureau (NSB)...
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Samdrup Jongkhar Tshechu underway
The three-day annual Tshechu of Samdrup Jongkhar is underway. Spectators, decked out in their finest, are flocking to the courtyard of the Dzongkhag Rabdey to witness the festival, offer prayers and...
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BDBL’s Drinchen Ama Saving Scheme targets armed forces
Over 5,000 armed force personnel and their spouses from across the country signed up for the Bhutan Development Bank Corporation’s (BDBL) Drinchen Ama Saving Scheme yesterday. The BDBL introduced the...
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Young dancers breathe new life into Goshing Tshechu
The annual Goshing Tsechu in Zhemgang is held on the 15th day of the 10th Bhutanese month. Finding dancers to perform at the festival used to be a daunting task, but not anymore. A group of young...
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