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Former Head of Chancery of Bhutanese Embassy in Thailand sentenced to over 9...
Thimphu District Court sentenced the Former Head of Chancery of Bhutanese Embassy in Thailand to over nine years in prison. The judgment was out yesterday. He was convicted of embezzlement, official...
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High Court dismisses Wangdue NC candidate’s petition
The High Court dismissed the petition submitted by Wangdue Phodrang National Council candidate Passang Thrinlee against NC elect Chairperson Tashi Dorji yesterday. The court stated Passang Thrinlee has...
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OAG drops bribery charges against Former Survey & Land Records Assistant...
The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) recently withdrew bribery charges against the Former Survey and Land Records Assistant Director, Tshewang Gyaltshen and a local man named Namgay in a land...
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Man dies in accident
A 27 year-old man from Samdrup Jongkhar died in an accident few kilometres away from Chazam in Trashigang. The tanker truck he was driving fell about a hundred meters below the road. The mishap...
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SC upholds High Court’s judgement on English paper leak case
The Supreme Court has upheld High Court’s judgement on the class 12 English-II paper leak case from 2014. In December last year, High Court upheld the judgement passed by Paro District Court where the...
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MHPA to be ready for commissioning in November, assures project management
Cement shortage last month hindered work progress at Mangdechhu hydroelectric project in Trongsa, but project authorities assured the commissioning of the project will take place in November as...
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Invasive plant species growing rapidly, says NBC
Bhutan has several invasive plant species and some of them are among the world’s worst. What is more unsettling is these hazardous plants are growing and spreading rapidly. Ageratina adenophora,...
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PDP announces seven new candidates
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) announced seven more candidates today of which three are replacing incumbent MPs. PDP has so far replaced seven and is seeking to replace six more. One of the three...
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Health workers lack skills to provide services to LGBT community, finds a study
The LGBT Community in the country is now less discriminated against compared to the past years but they still face numerous challenges in their daily lives. Availing health care services is one of the...
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Cabbage replaces commercial potato farming in Nagya Gewog
Farmers of Wanakha Village in Nagya Gewog, Paro have grown cabbages on a large scale this time. The late blight infection of potatoes and its lesser returns at the auction yard in Phuentshogling last...
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Late blight wiping out potato crop in Dangkhar in Zhemgang
It’s been years now since late blight, a fungal plant disease began attacking potato crop in Dangkhar in Zhemgang. The situation is at its worst this time, so much so that farmers fear they would have...
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Pema Gatshel DT demands explanation from NRDCL
Pema Gatshel Dzongkhag Tshogdu (DT) has asked for an explanation from the Natural Resources Development Corporation Limited (NRDCL) as to why it has not yet carried out afforestation programme at the...
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Rockslides near Bjeezam cleared this evening
Massive rockslides, which once again blocked the traffic between Bjeezam checkpost and Trongsa Town since yesterday afternoon has been cleared for this evening. Meanwhile, road officials in Trongsa are...
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Decreasing horse population pushes conservationists to chart out revival plans
The number of horses in the country has been on a decreasing trend with more and more motor-able roads being built in the country over the years. Rearing horses for transportation is gradually becoming...
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EU-Bhutan project to boost Bhutan’s horticulture and textile handicrafts exports
Bhutanese producers of horticulture and textile handicrafts would soon make their way to markets in Europe. This will be made possible by the newly launched EU-Bhutan Trade Support Project. The...
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RENEW now has clear-cut way to help their clients
As the three-day training on ‘Consensus Building Programme’ ended on Wednesday, RENEW says it is now in a better position to help clients- who are facing various forms of domestic violence to access...
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Bhutan-India Friendship Tennis Tournament kick-starts
The 4th Bhutan-India Friendship Tennis Tournament began in the capital, yesterday. This year, the tournament commemorates the 50 years of diplomatic relation between the two countries. The annual event...
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G2C Office hands over eServices to Gelegphu Thromde
The Government to Citizen or G2C office officially handed over eServices to Gelegphu Thromde on Friday. With this, the office completes in making online most services provided by the four thromdes:...
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Tandin Nye gets a cleanup by students of YHSS
Holy sites are often conceived to be clean apart from the spiritual purity it holds. But when it comes to Samazingkha Drana Ugyen Guru Nye in Thimphu, it is entirely the opposite. More commonly known...
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Man stabbed to death during a drunken brawl
A 25-year-old man died after he was allegedly stabbed during a drunken brawl at the lower market area in Phuentshogling on Friday. The deceased’s friend, who was also stabbed, has been referred to...
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