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Man arrested for allegedly murdering his wife
The 28-year-old man, who fled after allegedly murdering his estranged wife, aged 22 was nabbed by Gaeddu police at Meritsemo yesterday. The incident took place on April 2 at Arikha under Bongo Gewog in...
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Wangdue forest fire: firefighters battle the blaze for second day
Wangdue fire fighting team comprising of armed force personnel, forest and dzongkhag officials, DeSuups and other volunteers are battling the forest fire for the second day. The fire, which started...
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Concerns over illegal waste disposal along Chamgang road
The area between the forest check post and Jakarp on the way to Chamgang in Thimphu has been turned into a trash field. Wastes of all kinds have been illegally dumped there, turning the place into an...
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Wangdue forest fire contained
(Update): Wangdue fire fighting team comprising of armed force personnel, forest and dzongkhag officials, DeSuups and other volunteers fully contained the forest fire late night yesterday. The blaze,...
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East-West highway widening works hamper farmhouse business in Ura
Ura Gewog in Bumthang is seeing an increasing number of farmhouses in recent years. From one in 2007, the gewog now has 12 farmhouses that cater to tourists. However, most of them are not doing well....
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Privately owned crèche offers respite for working parents in Paro
The privately owned crèche at Shari in Paro has provided respite services to working parents. Today, Yeshey’s Happy Crèche take cares of 22 children. It picks up toddlers and children from various...
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Zhemgang’s dress code decision yet to be implemented
Zhemgang Dzongkhag Tshogdu’s controversial decision to make everyone in the dzongkhag wear national dress from 9am and 5pm is yet to take off. This is evident from the fact that people still dress in...
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Dagana Police charged man for involuntary manslaughter after investigation
Dagana Police Station Dagana Police arrested 24-year-old man for involuntary manslaughter in the death of 14-year-old student from Nimtola Primary School in Dorona Gewog. The suspect was arrested on...
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Use Right System pilot projects provide employment opportunities to youths
Though it’s been only barely over a year since the first-ever Use Right System projects were piloted in Lhuentse, the project has already benefited 25 unemployed youths in the dzongkhag’s rural...
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Laya’s school dropout crisis
Passang Dorji was in class nine when he dropped out of Laya Lower Secondary School in 2015. However, Passang was neither the first nor the last student to have quit school in Laya. In the last five...
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Trashigang Dzong nears consecration after 4-year restoration
The long journey is nearly complete for the historic Trashigang Dzong. Its conservation works are over 90 per cent complete. The entire work is expected to be over by June this year. The east’s...
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Giving divorced women new lease of life
A community facility centre in Gelegphu, Sarpang, a joint initiative of SABAH Bhutan and Sherchog Women’s Group is providing social support services to women during tough times. The centre helps to...
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No BBS TV, radio signal in Lauri, Serthig and Langchenphu Gewogs
Without BBS television and radio signal at Lauri, Serthig and Langchenphu Gewogs in Samdrup Jongkhar, people said they are not able watch and listen to the news and programmes, especially the ongoing...
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Five men face court on bitumen theft charges
Five men, charged in a bitumen larceny case, are being tried at the Wangdue Phodrang District Court. The men, aged 18 to 26, stand accused of having stolen bitumen worth over Nu 666,000 from Khelekha...
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Nature based products for sustainable rural livelihood
Nine nature-based products, developed as part of a project that aims to support sustainable rural livelihood, were launched in Thimphu yesterday. The products include anti-wrinkle cream, balm, massage...
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Two armed forced personnel request High Court to acquit them
Two former armed force personnel, a RBA Lieutenant Colonel and the other a RBA personnel, indicted in DeSuung fund embezzlement case has requested the High Court to acquit them of the charges laid...
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26 athletes to represent Bhutan at 18th Asian Games in Indonesia
Twenty six Bhutanese athletes will represent the country at the 18th Asian Games. The event will be held in Indonesia in August this year and Bhutan will compete in archery, boxing, taekwondo and golf....
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Bedside toilets make patient lives easier and give them dignity
One of the biggest challenges for people who are bed-bound or with limited mobility, such as the sick, the old and the disabled, is getting up to use bathroom. But access to beside toilets is making...
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Govt. lost over Nu 10bn in revenue over a decade
From 2008-18, the government lost over Nu 10bn of revenue due to fiscal incentives and tax exemptions, reveals “The Fiscal Incentives and Tax Foregone from 2008 to 2018,” report, which the finance...
View ArticleMan dies from apparent lightning strike in Sarpang
A 72-year-old man was found dead in a paddy field near Norbuling BHU in Serzhong Gewog in Sarpang last evening. The man is suspected to have died after being hit by lightning that struck the place...
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