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Non-subsidised LPG cylinders hit market
The economic affairs ministry launched the non-subsidied LPG cylinders today at Thimphu’s Mothithang fuel depot. The green color of the cylinder distinguishes it from other existing LPG cylinders....
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Bhutan REDD+ Readiness Project extended
The Bhutan REDD+ Readiness Project period has been extended extended till June 2020. The Ministry of Finance and the World Bank signed a grant agreement to this effect last week. REDD+ is a global...
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Live musical concert to celebrate Daw Dangbi Losar
A group of three Tibetan artists from India and Nepal, led by Misty Terrace, a popular local band, will stage three hours of live musical concert to celebrate and usher in the New Lunar Year. The...
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Over US$ 100,000 seized from a man
Customs officials in Paro seized over US$ 100,000 from a 33-year-old man last Friday, three days after two women were caught carrying foreign currency worth US$ 227,000. The man from Maedtsho in...
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Top 10 schools of 2017 announced
The ministry of education on Saturday declared the top 10 performing schools of 2017 and also schools that have made significant improvement. The education ministry uses certain scorecards to determine...
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Chablop Passang Tshering launches his first blog-turned-book
Over the last ten years, Chablop Passang Tshering, a popular blogger, has written more than 600 blog posts. He has compiled more than a hundred of these articles or posts and turned them into a book...
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Schools to get earthquake resilient desks
Schools vulnerable to earthquake will receive desks resilient to such a disaster. The Education Ministry introduced the furniture from Wangdi Gatshel Primary School in Phuentshogling, today. To start...
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Boomdeling people ask for motorable bridges over Tshaleng, Nagpola streams
The people of Boomdeling Gewog in Trashi Yangtse say there is a need for motorable bridges over Tshaleng and Nagpola streams. The bridges over the streams were washed away by a flash flood in June last...
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Senior men’s cricket team aims for ACC Eastern Region Cup triumph
The men’s senior cricket team will leave for Thailand, tomorrow, ahead of the Asian Cricket Council Eastern Region Cup. The team is confident of winning the tournament, given past records against the...
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Lungtenzampa Bridge to be replaced by new Flyover Bridge in 12th FYP
Thimphu Thromde plans to dismantle over two decade old Lungtenzampa Flyover Bridge and construct a new Flyover Bridge in the 12th Five-Year-Plan (FYP). The work will begin during the second Financial...
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High Court holds hearings on DeSuung fund embezzlement case
The High Court today conducted the rebuttal and preliminary hearings for three embezzlement cases related to the DeSuung Training Programme today. There are a total of some 15 cases allegedly involving...
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Govt. invites former ministers to reimburse state funds used for their...
Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay said at the press conference yesterday that the security measures at his private residence were put in place as required by the Security Protocol 2014 despite his...
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BIG gas supply delay in Paro affects hotel businesses
The Bhutan Industrial Gas (BIG) or the commercial gas refills have been out of stock for almost three weeks now in Paro town. This had the hoteliers rush to the Jigme Bhutan Industrial Gas Agent almost...
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People of Zhemgang complain of delay in process of seeking Identity Cards
Thousands of people in Zhemgang are eagerly waiting for their Citizenship Identity Cards (CID). They say it has been more than two years since they processed for identity cards. With elections fast...
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For visitors’ convenience, public toilets in Damphu Town get a facelift
With defunct public toilets in Damphu Town, Tsirang, it was troublesome for visitors to relieve themselves. But now, they will no longer have to go through such difficulty. The Damphu Municipal office...
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Thimphu Thromde to fully implement rule of roadside parking restrictions by...
It has been almost nine months since Thimphu Thromde along with Traffic Police enforced the rule of roadside parking restrictions. However, till now, the thromde and Traffic Police have been able to...
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National Airline- Drukair launches its e-services on mobile app
People can now access online services of Drukair, the Royal Bhutan Airlines, through a mobile application. The airlines company introduced the facility today. Through the mobile app, customers can...
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JDWNRH to celebrate its Foundation day on May 2 starting this year
From this year onward, the national referral hospital will celebrate its Foundation Day on May 2 every year coinciding with the birth anniversary of the Third Druk Gyalpo. The hospital, which is named...
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Free range cattle grazing increases livestock predation, finds a study
A new study has found out that livestock are more vulnerable to predation when released into forests without anyone herding them. The study is an effort to understand and assess the livestock herding...
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RICBL’s former CEO & ED liable to refund close to Nu 3m, ACC finds
The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) is reviewing the irrational financial transaction case involving the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Executive Director (ED) of the Royal Insurance...
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