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Installation of CCTV brings down illegal trash dumping
Ever since Thimphu Thromde installed two CCTV cameras, there has been considerable decrease in illegal trash dumping in the area. The cameras were installed in Kuenselphodrang and Olakha, two weeks...
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I will send you power tillers: PM tells people of Thrimshing and Kangpar
The Prime Minister, Tshering Tobgay promised to send power tillers to Thrimshing and Kangpar Gewogs under Trashigang, during a meeting with the people, today. In the last 31 years, since the...
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His Majesty graces Camp Raven’s closing ceremony
His Majesty the King graced the closing ceremony of Camp Raven yesterday. His Majesty initiated Camp Raven for the children of the armed force personnel in Thimphu to spend their winter vacation...
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Rescued animals’ own Good Samaritan
Koniya was rescued a month ago. The mule had broken her legs in an accident. She would have died had she not been rescued by Maya Foundation; a US registered Non Governmental Organization. Koyina is on...
View ArticleChopper, supposed to ferry mother and triplets, fails to land
The chopper, supposed to ferry mother and her prematurely-born triplets, could not land at the Gelegphu Airport today, because of poor weather condition. It had made a detour, from Paro to Monggar, to...
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PM to send BOiC officials to gewogs in Trashigang
The Prime Minister will be sending officials from the Business Opportunity and Information Centre (BOiC) to Thrimshing, Kangpar and Lumang Gewogs in Trashigang to encourage people to avail services...
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Forensic reports not definite: Forensic Specialist
None of the forensic report that comes out of the country is definite. According to the Forensic Unit of the National Referral Hospital in Thimphu, about 60 percent of the results are deduced based on...
View ArticleGirl feared drowned
A 13-year-old girl is feared drowned in Mangdechhu at around 3:30pm today. The incident happened when the girl and her three friends were playing by the river bank. Sources say the girl, hailing from...
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Prayers flags removed for safety measure
To make Mebartsho in Bumthang safer for the visitors, prayer flags strung by the lake were removed, today. Bumthang officials say prayer flags by the lake pose risk as it blocks the entire view of the...
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PM meets winter youth programme’s participants
The Prime Minister, Tshering Tobgay met with the participants of the Third Winter Youth Engagement Programme in Gyalpoizhing under Monggar, today. Close to 680 girls from six Eastern Districts are...
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Lifting of Iran’s sanctions to impact fuel price
Fuel prices are likely to decrease further with major oil producing country; Iran entering the global market after sanctions on the country’s oil exports was lifted Saturday. Global oil market is...
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Paro and Haa see drop in sandalwood cases
The number of sandalwood smuggling cases has seen a drastic drop in Paro and Haa in 2015 as compared to the year before. Officials say strict vigilance and stricter penalties have deterred offenders...
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BHSL helps reduce power stations’ expenses by Nu 145 M
Establishment of Bhutan Hydropower Services Limited (BHSL) in Jigmeling, Sarpang, has helped reduce the annual maintenance expenses of power stations by Nu 145 M. Before the establishment of BHSL,...
View ArticleFive stabbing cases in Phuentshogling
There were five stabbing cases in Phuentshogling in the last couple of months. Of the five, two succumbed to the injuries. A 26-year-old man from Gomtu was fatally stabbed, last Friday. He was found by...
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Construction of three farm roads begin in Samtse
To fast-track economic activities in the villages; works to construct three new farm roads began in Samtse, last week. A total of 22.5 kilometres farm roads will be completed by the end of this year....
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Man detained for illicit trafficking of controlled substances
Phuentshogling Police arrested a 27-year-old Taxi Driver for illicit trafficking of controlled substances at Rinchending Check Post, this morning. But, the suspect says the substances belong to his...
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RSTA’s new rules not uniform, Taxi Drivers say
Most of the Taxi Drivers feel the new Road Safety and Transport Authority’s rules should be uniform. The new rules will not allow Taxis, registered in other dzongkhags, to operate local in Thimphu and...
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Bhutan offers special tourism package to Japan
A Japanese tourist visiting Bhutan will need to pay only the royalty part, US$ 65, a night in June, July, and August. Tourism Council of Bhutan’s Officials said Japanese tourists will be waived off the...
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No counsellors to attend to the helpline
Not a single call to toll free Nazhoen Helpline 214 has been attended to in the last one month. Two counselors are supposed to take calls on weekdays. The Chief Programmer Officer of Career Education...
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Samtse’s Moenlam Chhenmo concludes
The Five-Day Moenlam Chhenmo or the great prayer ceremony in Samtse concluded, today. His Holiness the Je Khenpo presided over the ceremony with Monks from Samtse Rabdey. The prayer ceremony began on...
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