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Bhutan to experience wetter monsoon this time
Compared to last year, this year’s monsoon will be bit intense, says the rainfall forecast for 2018, which has been presented during the National Climate Outlook forum in the capital, last week. The...
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BKP announces seven more candidates
Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party (BKP) announced seven more candidates yesterday. With this, BKP has now confirmed about 90 per cent of its candidates. Jigmi Rinzin, a former National Council member, will...
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Windstorm rattles Darla Gewog, damages crops and properties
The strong windstorm on Monday, May 28, damaged 12 houses in Darla Gewog under Chhukha Dzongkhag. Among the 12 damaged houses, one belongs to Pema Drukpa. He said the windstorm this time was...
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Breaking stigma around menstruation in nunneries
Stigma and taboos around menstruation remain largely untouched even to this day. The situation is grimmer in nunneries where period is widely believed to be dirty, impure and something to be...
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Menstrual hygiene challenges force nuns and girls to skip class
Ruby Song from Malaysia runs a charity that helps women and girls in education and hygiene areas Lack of access to sanitation remains a challenge to menstrual hygiene management, more so in nunneries...
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BTI opens ‘Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre’ in Gelegphu Thromde
The Bhutan Transparency Initiative (BTI) opened an ‘Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre’ on May 28 at Rabdeyling constituency under Gelegphu Thromde, Sarpang. The centre will educate citizens about...
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Man arrested for raping a minor
A man is in Sarpang police custody for an alleged rape of a nine-year-old girl. The incident took place on May 12 in Dekiling. The accused, a RBA personnel, is the In charge of the army base camp in...
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Bhutan Cancer Society takes women health services to nunneries
Believing the nunneries do not have easy access to awareness programmes and services related to women’s health, the Bhutan Cancer Society began a health project for the nunneries. Called Women’s...
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Bhutan gets Excise Duty Refund claim of Nu 4bn for 2016
Bhutan received Excise Duty Refund claim of Nu 4bn for 2016, an increase of Nu 1bn compared to 2015, from the Government of India (GoI). The rise in the Excise Duty Refund claim is attributed to...
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Bhutan declared as SAARC Cultural Capital for 2018
Bhutan has been pronounced as the SAARC Cultural Capital for this year. The inauguration ceremony for the second series of SAARC Cultural Capital and handicraft exhibition was held in Thimphu today....
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PCAL Queen’s Cup golf tournament gets underway
More than 170 golfers, including 40 junior participants, are taking part in the PCAL Queen’s Cup golf tournament. The tournament, which is being played in Thimphu, began today. It is organized to...
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Rural communities and government come together for dialogue on UN SDG
To strengthen relationship and understanding between rural communities and the government, the first ever national dialogue was held in Thimphu. The one day event saw 16 community members from Dagana,...
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BKP announces five more candidates
Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party (BKP) has announced Ten Gyamtsho, a former Engineer, as its candidate from Radhi_Sagteng Constituency in Trashigang yesterday. Ten Gyamtsho brings with him 23 years of...
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PDP announces seven more candidates
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) announced seven more candidates today. With this, the party has now declared 21 new candidates. Dorji Norbu, former Director General of the National Library and...
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DNT reveals 46 candidates
Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) formally gave party tickets to 46 candidates from various constituencies today. The party’s Dokar_Sharpa candidate from Paro is processing his resignation and his candidature...
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Trashigang Dzong conservation works to complete this month
After more than four years of conservation works, the Trashigang Dzong has been restored to its former glory. The conservation works on the four-century-old Dzong began in 2014. As the deadline of the...
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Bhutan to overcome shortage of medical specialists
Henceforth, shortage of health specialists in the country will be solved. This is because the first batch of specialists trained at Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan (KGUMSB) in...
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Final session of second parliament to finalise interim budget for FY 2018-19
The final session of the second parliament will be held from June 15 until June 29. During the session, parliamentarians will deliberate on the Interim Budget for Financial Year (FY) 2018-19. “The...
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Curtain will fall on India-Bhutan Tennis Tournament tomorrow
The fourth India-Bhutan Tennis Tournament is concluding tomorrow. The finals of women’s singles, veteran singles, and lucky mixed doubles were played today at the National Tennis Centre in...
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High Court shifts to Supreme Court Complex in Hejo
The High Court has been officially shifted to Supreme Court Complex in Hejo. The inaugural of the new court building was held today to commemorate the golden jubilee of the establishment of bilateral...
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