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Focusing on control of zoonotic diseases in Bhutan using One Health Approach
Every year, many people around the world get sick from diseases spread between animals and humans. These are known as zoonotic diseases, which are infectious in nature. And because these diseases can...
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Kholongchhu Project investigates alleged damages to houses in Koenchholing
Kholongchhu Hydroelectric Project is investigating the alleged damages the project caused in Koenchholing Village of Trashi Yangtse. A group of experts from Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC)...
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Bumthang’s only condom vending machine dysfunctional
A mechanical failure has affected the operation of the only condom vending machine at Chamkhar town in Bumthang. It has been more than a month since the machine became non-functional. The facility was...
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Tussle between govt. and Opposition may appear ugly, but it is good for...
Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay said as part of the compound wall built for security purposes at his private residences, no floodlights or CCTV cameras were installed. The walls, he said were...
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ECB disqualifies registration of Druk Gaki Tshogpa as a political party
The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) has disqualified the application for registration of Druk Gaki Tshogpa as a political party. The application received by the ECB on February 9 this year, as per...
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130 candidates nominated to contest for NC elections
Three weeks after the commencement of Gewog Dhamngoi Zomdu, 130 candidates are now confirmed to contest the National Council elections on April 20. The Dhamngoi Zomdu completed, on Friday, at Trong...
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BDBL official accused of embezzling over Nu 11.7m
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has unearthed another embezzlement of over Nu 11.7m (11,764,015 /-) by an employee of the Bhutan Development Bank Limited (BDBL). The investigation found the...
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Miniature Bhutan making its mark on market
Miniature Bhutan, the winner of the 5th Startup Weekend, is making its mark on the Bhutanese souvenir market. Almost three months after its miniature work of a 0.3cm Buddha statue carved out of the...
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Forest fire in Trashi Yangtse
A forest fire is raging on unabated for the second today in Jamkhar in Trashi Yangtse. Forestry officials are battling the fire but rocky terrain and strong winds is hampering firefighting efforts. The...
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Cardamom farmers’ hopes wilt
Cardamom (Elaichi) is the main source of income for farmers of Kezari Village under Darla Gewog in Chhukha. However, wilting of cardamom plants has ripped away the hopes of farmers there. Cardamom...
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STCBL donates school wears, mattresses to Chimuna School
The State Trading Corporation of Bhutan Limited (STCBL) donated blankets, mattresses and school dresses worth nearly Nu 0.3m to Chimuna Primary School under Logchina Gewog in Chhukha on Sunday. The...
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Trashigang DT endorses to send an engineer and an accountant to gewog offices
The recent Dzongkhag Tshogdu (DT) session of Trashigang rubber-stamped the decision to send an engineer and an accountant to gewog offices. The decision was made, after local leaders of 15 gewogs...
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RICBL Board breached due process, says former RICBL ED’s lawyer
The lawyer of the RICBL’s former Executive Director requested the court to either treat the board’s decision to force his client to resign compulsorily as illegal or order the corporation to pay him...
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Wangdue court gets second bench
Wangdue Phodrang court now has an additional bench. The Chief Justice Tshering Wangchuk inaugurated the court’s second bench today. It was opened to keep up with the increasing number cases that the...
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Antiques stolen from chortens handed over to culture department
The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) handed over more than one hundred antique pieces to the Department of Culture yesterday. The antique items, worth over Nu 2 m, include cat-eye, statues,...
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Valley development plan disappoints residents, local leaders in Paro
Paro Valley Development Plan which was implemented six months ago in Paro has left many locals disappointed. Local leaders also complained that the plan is confusing and not applicable. They added the...
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5D cinema in Chamkhar becomes a hit among young locals
The recently opened 5-Dimensional or 5D cinema at Chamkhar in Bumthang has left the children and young people in the town excited. The cinema, owned by a young man, is already doing a good business. It...
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Bajo Town undergoing a makeover
Bajo Town in Wangdue Phodrang has undergone a makeover in recent days. The makeover includes filling up of potholes appeared on the surface of the roads and building a pedestrian walkway. In the 12th...
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Australian High Commission grants over Nu 1m to Draktsho
The Australian High Commission in New Delhi granted more than Nu 1.1m to the Draktsho Vocational Training Centre in Thimphu yesterday. The money will be used mainly to buy training materials. “The...
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Bhutan and Australia hold 5th bilateral consultation
From discussions on political and economic development to bilateral development cooperation, Australia Award scholarships and Bhutan-Australia cooperation, the 5th bilateral consultation between the...
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