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His Holiness installs Sachu Bumter along Gyalpoizhing-Nganglam highway
His Holiness the Je Khenpo on May 5 installed Sachu Bumter at different locations along the Gyalpozhing-Nganglam highway to avert road accidents and natural disasters such as landslides. His Holiness...
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His Majesty The King grants audience to NC candidates
His Majesty The King granted audience to candidates who contested in the country’s third National Council election yesterday. The 2018 National Council election held last month saw a total of 127...
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Search team scours Punatsangchhu for student who drowned in the river
A search team comprising police, DeSuups and Punatsangchhu officials are searching Punatsangchhu for a student who drowned in the river. The incident happened on Saturday. The 22-year-old student of...
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Man sentenced to five years in prison for illicit trafficking of drugs
Thimphu District Court sentenced a 34-year-old man from Dagana to five years imprisonment for illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. The judgement passed yesterday says the...
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Documentary on snowman trek by an American film maker to hit theatres soon
The Snowman Trek, a documentary shot in Bhutan during the 2016 Snowmen Trek, captures the experiences of what it is like running the mountain trails in Bhutan. The film by Ben Clark, who is an American...
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Zhemgang inks TOR for community based tourism
In a bid to promote Zhemgang District as a sustainable tourism destination, the dzongkhag administration has developed the “Terms of Reference” or TOR for the community based tourism. This means,...
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South Asia Leaders meet in Nepal to improve education in the region
Facing an urgent need to tackle the learning crisis across South Asia, Education Ministers, senior officials from finance and planning, international education experts, development partners and civil...
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Number of vehicles grows by 9% from 2016-2017
The number of vehicles in the country increased by over nine per cent from 2016 to 2017. This is according to the Info-Comm and Transport Statistics 2018 released by the Ministry of Information and...
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ACC’s NIA report: lack of effort by officials hampers public service delivery
Lack of effort by officials is hampering public service delivery, finds the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)’s National Integrity Assessment (NIA) report for 2016. The report also found prevalence of...
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BoB rolls out its doorstep banking services
People can now avail themselves of Bank of Bhutan (BoB)’s banking services, right from the comfort of their home. The bank launched its Tshongdrel Ngotshab or Sales Agent System to provide doorstep...
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Annual Puran or Hindu ritual underway in Sarpang
The 7-day annual Sarpang Puran is underway in Sarpang. The Puran or Hindu ritual was initiated in 2011 with the Bhagwat Maha Puran followed by Shiva Maha Puran. The ritual is being held for the long...
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BSB to focus on prioritising standards developed by different sectors
The Bhutan Standards Bureau (BSB) will now focus on prioritising standards developed by different sectors in the country to come up with national standards. The Bureau will work on those standards that...
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Zilukha school’s successful enrichment programme-“Quality Sharing Time”
Amidst a range of academic pressure derived from need for perfection, worry over grades and competition schools face, Zilukha Middle Secondary School (ZMSS) in Thimphu is taking its own pace to run...
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Sichaun peppers earn good money for Yalang farmers
Sichaun pepper, known as Thingy locally, is a spice used widely in Bhutanese cuisine. For the farmers in Yalang in Trashi Yangtse, the spice that incites a tingling, numbing sensation in the mouth has...
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SJ’s water treatment plant misses second deadline
The construction of the water treatment plant for Samdrup Jongkhar Thromde was supposed to be complete in October last year. After the work failed to complete, the deadline was extended to April this...
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NCWC hosts high-level meeting on “Prevention & Elimination of Violence...
The National Commission for Women and Children (NCWC) hosted the 8th high-level cross-regional round table on “The Prevention and Elimination of Violence against Children or VAC in Thimphu today. The...
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Two more central schools in Thimphu during 12th FYP
Kuzhugchen and Yangchen Gatshel Middle Secondary schools in Thimphu District will be upgraded to central schools in the upcoming Five-Year-Plan (12th FYP). The dzongkhag education sector has allocated...
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Headhunter rumors make the rounds despite police saying there’s no truth to it
The rumour of headhunters, or Khekpa as it is known locally, has been making the rounds on the social media for quite some time now. Police say there’s no truth to it, but the assurance has done little...
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Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen graces Foundation Day celebration of Bhutan Red...
Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen, the President of the Bhutan Red Cross Society, graced the Foundation Day celebration of the organisation in Thimphu yesterday. The Bhutan Red Cross Society was launched on...
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Over 800 road crashes reported in 2017
A total of 862 vehicle crashes were reported last year, an increase of 136 from 2016. The figures were obtained from the Info-Comm and Transport Statistics report released by the Ministry of...
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