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Month-long youth golf programme concludes
A month-long winter youth golf programme concluded in Thimphu, today. Organised by the Bhutan Golf Federation, a tournament was organised to mark the closure of the programme. Close to 200 youth, aged...
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Car rally celebrating 50 years of Indo-Bhutan friendship to be held in March
The 6th biennial Indo-Bhutan car rally will see participants from Assam, Gangtok, Arunachal Pradesh and other Indian states this year. In the past years, there were participants only from Bengal and...
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Transport United holds Bengaluru FC to 0-0 draw
Transport United held India’s Bengaluru FC to a nil-nil draw in the first leg of the AFC Cup South Asian Zone Preliminary Round Qualifier, yesterday. Bengaluru FC endured a frustrating evening at the...
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Dilapidated road from RTC to Babesa roundabout gives bumpy rides to commuters
The highway extending from Royal Thimphu College (RTC) junction till the Babesa roundabout in Thimphu has been sustaining crude potholes for some years now. While Department of Roads and Thimphu...
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Burst inlet valve of Tala Hydroelectric plant kills 2
Two men aged 27 and 28 died due to impact from high water pressure at the Tala Hydro Power Project Authority in Chhukha last Saturday. The incident took place after a bypass pipe of the main inlet...
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DANTAK Chief pays farewell call on Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay
The Chief Engineer of India’s Border Roads Organisation, DANTAK, Brigadier PKG Mishra, paid a farewell call on Prime Minister, Dasho Tshering Tobgay at the Gyalyong Tshogkhang yesterday. Prime Minister...
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Drukair halts domestic flight operations for time being
The national airliner- Drukair has temporarily suspended domestic flight operations to Bumthang and Yonphula. The reason for the suspension, according to Drukair is that a component which is installed...
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Bhutan to receive Excise Duty Refund of Nu 4bn for 2016
The Government of India (GoI) has agreed to refund Bhutan an excise duty of Nu 4bn, for 2016. On behalf of the Indian Government, Directorate General Performance Management (DGPM) signed an agreement...
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Taras, Delinquents take away winners trophy of Pepsi B-league Basketball...
During the finals of the first-ever Pepsi B-league championship, team Taras defeated team B ballers in the women’s category. Similarly, team Nordics fell to Delinquents 91-98 in the men’s finals,...
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New Guen Zhug Neten of Zhung Dratshang appointed
The Dorji Lopen of Central Monastic Body conferred Tashi Lekdhar or congratulatory scarf to Lam Tenzin Norbu, 50, as the new Guen Zhug Neten of the Central Monastic Body in Punakha Dzong today. Lam...
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Bumthang to have new DT hall by June this year
By June this year, Bumthang will have a new Dzongkhag Tshogdu (DT) hall. The construction of DT hall is underway and so far 40 per cent of the structure has been completed. The single-storey hall is...
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Delayed conservation works keep National Museum closed
Tourists and history fanatics will have to wait for some more months to visit the National Museum (Ta Dzong) in Paro. This is because without lighting experts and suitable electrical lighting materials...
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Pilgrims accuse operator of poor pilgrimage services
Some 20 pilgrims lodged complaint against the tour operator for poor pilgrimage services. They submitted the complaint letter to Phuentshogling trade office earlier this week after returning from...
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Mother & Baby Friendly Hospital to support exclusive breastfeeding programme
Currently, Bhutan’s rate of exclusive breastfeeding for first six months of newborns stands at over 51 per cent, which is slightly higher than the Sustainable Development Goal’s global nutrition...
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First-ever ‘Festivals of Foothills’ held in Gelegphu
The first-ever socio-economic festival known as Festivals of Foothills was held recently in Gelegphu. Its objective was to perk up local economy. The Information and Communications Minister, DN...
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Internal road benefits people of Samdrup Jongkhar Bar constituency
The 1.8-kilometre internal road within the Samdrup Jongkhar Bar constituency under Samdrup Jongkhar Thromde has made travelling much easier for people residing there. The road became trafficable two...
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Indian community observes 69th Republic Day
The Indian community in Bhutan came together at the Indian embassy in Thimphu to observe India’s 69th Republic Day, today. The celebration began with a ceremonial function. Indian Ambassador to...
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OL and people of Tseza Gewog discuss about Peling-Kamichu bypass
Dagana dzongkhag has proposed a sum of Nu 110m for the construction of 43-kilometre Peling-Kamichu bypass in the 12th Five-Year-Plan. People of Tseza Gewog while meeting the Opposition Leader said the...
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Transfer of officials hampers public service delivery in Zhemgang
In Zhemgang, public servants getting transferred to other places or going abroad for long-term studies have affected providing smooth services to the people. Over the past two years, Zhemgang...
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Thimphu likely to face water crisis in next 10 years
In the next 10 years, Thimphu is likely to face daily water shortage of about 3.1 million litres. This is according to a draft strategic environment assessment report for Thimphu structure plan. The...
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