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Blaze turns lhakhang, some retreat houses in Guma Gewog into ashes
A private Lhakhang and some retreat houses in Guma Gewog, Punakha were razed to the ground by fire on May 19. All the relics in the temple and household items in the retreat houses were lost to the...
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Better Business Summit looks at improving access to finance for CSIs
Improving access to finance for Cottage and Small Industries (CSIs) dominated the discussions at the “Better Business Summit,” held recently in the capital. Bhutan has 21,000 licensed business...
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Giving mobility and dignity to amputees and others with limb problems
Polio infection at birth left Sangay Dorji with an undeveloped left leg. Moving around is not easy. Since the left leg is weak, the entire body weight is transferred to the other leg, resulting in...
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Je Khenpo appoints new principal of Do-Ngag Shedrup Phendheyling Dratshang
His Holiness the Je Khenpo appointed Chhumig Baeyul Trulku as the principal of Do-Ngag Shedrup Phendheyling Dratshang in Buli, Zhemgang. The 28-year-old trulku started his monastic education at the age...
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His Majesty The King arrives back in Thimphu
His Majesty The King arrived in Thimphu on Sunday after a Royal Tour of the eastern districts. Following the inauguration of Gyalposhing-Nganglam Highway, His Majesty The King visited several places in...
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Yalang Gewog’s lone commercial cardamom grower
When 54-year-old Wangdi Tshering from Yalang Gewog in Trashi Yangtse decided to grow cardamom on a commercial scale three years ago, he was not sure how things would go. Today, as he looks at the...
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Two honest students in Phuentshogling return lost money to its owner
The two students in Phuentshogling immediately returned Nu 49,000 cash found by the lower market of the town to its rightful owner on Saturday night. Today, they are acknowledged as the flag bearer of...
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Man detained for spreading Khekpa rumours
Police in Paro have arrested a man for spreading rumours about Khekpa or headhunters. The man, according to police, made a Facebook post on May 18 in which he states the army personnel are the...
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FMCL’s gewog service centre in Nagya Gewog makes villagers’ lives easier
Farm Machinery Centre Limited (FMCL)’s gewog service centre in Nagya Gewog, Paro was opened in March this year. Since then, villagers never had to travel far to exchange LPG cylinders, refill cars and...
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RENEW & Police meet for ‘Consensus Building Training’
Any form of violence is considered a serious crime and cannot be mediated. However, RENEW (Respect, Educate, Nurture and Empower Women) and its community based support system volunteers have been...
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RSTA collects Nu 21m in traffic violation fines
The Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA) collected Nu 21m in fines in the financial year 2016-2017. Despite harsh rules and frequent inspections, drink driving remains one of the top traffic...
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Child molestation case involving Thimphu school Vice Principal reaches court
Thimphu District Court The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has forwarded the child molestation case involving a school Vice Principal to the Thimphu District Court last week. The 39-year-old Vice...
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NCWC proposes parental leave to enhance women representation in executive...
According to a report by the National Statistics Bureau, only 8.8 per cent of the Bhutanese women hold executive positions in the civil service. The National Commission for Women and Children (NCWC) is...
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Blacktopped GC road helps Tarathang farmers to boost income
The recently blacktopped Gewog Centre or GC road in Tarathang Gewog, Sarpang has brought relief to areca nut farmers. Unlike previous years, this time, they don’t have to take their farm produce to...
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Youth centre brings young people in Kabesa closer to virtual world
Since yesterday, youth living in Kabesa under North Thimphu no longer had to travel to main Thimphu Town to surf net, and print and photocopy their documents. The Department of Youth and Sports with...
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East’s local brick manufacturers are not on same page
When it comes to success of the business, not all local cement brick manufacturers in the east have similar stories to share. While some have tasted success, others haven’t. And this could be blamed...
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Enhancing community in local governance
To enhance community participation in local governance, the Department of Local Governance (DLG) has come up with a Community Engagement Guideline. The draft guideline was presented at a one day...
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Contractors must produce audit clearances along with tender documents
Government officials, especially engineers are at the receiving end when government projects are delayed or have compromised quality. Their promotions and other entitlements are being withheld. To...
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Illegal houses along Trashigang-Kanglung highway to be removed
There are about 22 households along Trashigang-Kanglung highway and the owners have been asked to remove or dismantle their houses by July 5. The houses, mostly single-storied, were constructed...
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Ensuring standards can help achieve 9 domains of GNH
Maintaining standards not only play a vital role in ensuring quality of goods and services, but also help the country to achieve the nine domains of Gross National Happiness (GNH), says Bhutan...
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