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House fire leaves a family homeless in Monggar
A fire razed a two-storey traditional house to the ground at Nadang in Kengkhar in Monggar early this morning. The occupants were asleep when the fire broke out. While they have managed to escape, they...
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Dasho Dawa Dem, Bhutan’s first female Ramjam passes away aged 74
Dasho Dawa Dem, the first female Ramjam appointed by the Third Druk Gyalpo passed away on 15th February at the age of 74. She passed away at the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital. Dasho...
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DDC organises conference to improve usage of Dzongkha
In a bid to improve Dzongkha (national language) usage both in terms of written and oral communication, the Dzongkhag Development Commission (DDC)- the focal agency, mandated with Dzongkha development...
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Druk Chirwang Tshogpa deregistered as political party
Druk Chirwang Tshogpa (DCT), the only political party in the country- led by a woman president has been deregistered as a political party, yesterday. The party was deregistered due to lack of state...
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Bajo hotels, restaurants to remove meat from menu during auspicious months
There are over 90 hotels and restaurants in Bajo. Recently, they sat down to sign a petition, pledging to take meat off the menu during the 1st and 4th months of Bhutanese calendar. These two months of...
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Kalzang-ri Village water crisis: people drink water from pond
Villagers of Kalzang-ri under Darla Gewog in Chhukha are grappling with extreme shortage of drinking water supply. Despite several efforts by the government, the problem has persisted for decades....
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People of Serzhong, Tareythang gewogs apprehensive about GC road quality
People of Serzhong and Tareythang gewogs in Sarpang are unhappy with the quality of blacktopping over their GC (gewog centre) roads. They say the layer of blacktopping is not up to the mark. The...
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Fuel depot for Kanglung
Kanglung in Trashigang will get it’s first-ever fuel depot this year. When this happens, residents will not have to drive to Trashigang town, 20 kilometers away, to refuel their cars. A need for a...
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Works to build Dhamdum Industrial Park progresses
The construction of the first building at the Dhamdum Industrial Park has been completed. The government of India funded park has space for some 77 small and medium agro, service, and mineral based...
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Bumthang’s first cinema hall under construction
Bumthang is all set to have its first movie theatre by the end of this year. A private individual is constructing the theatre above Chamkhar town. The construction began in 2015 but works came to a...
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Reconstruction of Wangdue Phodrang Dzong reaches midway
The ongoing Wangdue Phodrang Dzong Reconstruction Project has reached its midway with over 50 per cent of the works complete. The current focus is on the construction of the main tower and...
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KGUMSB launches seven courses
Commemorating its third foundation day, the Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan (KGUMSB) launched seven courses in the capital, today. The courses were developed under the Faculty...
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DPT and DCT come together as a political party
Druk Chirwang Tshogpa (DCT) and Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) have come together as a political party under the banner of DPT to contest in the 2018 parliamentary election. Druk Chirwang Tshogpa...
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Agricultural group in Tsirang gains popularity for its organic vegetables
An agricultural group named ‘Gaki Tsheshey Detshen,’ with 11 women members in Dungkarcholing Chiwog under Kilkhorthang Gewog in Tsirang ventured into commercial vegetable farming in 2014. Although,...
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2 killed, 1 injured in accident
Two men, both in their mid 20s, have died on the spot in a tripper truck accident in Gemja, about 25 kilometres from Nobding towards Wangdue Phodrang. The accident took place around 8:30 yesterday...
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Trevor Morgan: New Head Coach of National Football Team
Following the exit of German Coach Torsten Frank Spittler, the Bhutan Football Federation or BFF, has named Trevor Morgan as the new Head Coach. Trevor Morgan, the British Professional Athlete was the...
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Blacktopping of Chhuzanggang, Serzhong gewog miss deadlines
The deadline for Blacktopping of Chhuzanggang gewog centre (GC) roads in Gelegphu was on October, last year. However, it missed the deadline as the work is still underway. This is due to continuous...
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Judo team bags three bronze
The Bhutanese Judo team will arrive home tomorrow with three bronze medals it bagged from the tournament in Bangladesh. The team, comprising two boys and two girls, competed against teams from...
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Need of sufficient trained dzongkha teachers- Key recommendation
More number of trained dzongkha teachers and standardising spellings in media houses among others were some of the recommendations highlighted during the Dzongkha conference. The three-day meeting...
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Incomplete constructions delay formal classes at Tsirang Toe CS
Regular classes at Tsirang Toe Central School will begin only tomorrow. The classes had to be delayed as the construction of new buildings at the school was incomplete. The new constructions include...
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