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DPT, PDP reveals few more candidates
The Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) declared some more candidates for the upcoming parliamentary elections. DPT declared two candidates last Saturday. Ugyen Namgyel,...
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Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen inaugurates Waste Recovery Centre
Coinciding with the World Environment Day, Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen officially inaugurated the Waste Recovery Centre at Ngabiphu in Thimphu, yesterday. Dry wastes collected from the city are brought...
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Three vegetable markets to open in Thimphu this month
The crowd and traffic congestion near the Centenary Farmers’ Market (CFM) in Thimphu is expected to ease soon. The Thimphu Thromde is constructing three additional vegetable markets in Olakha, Hejo and...
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Two students leave for F4F programme in Russia
Two Bhutanese students who will be representing the country at the Football for Friendship (F4F) programme in Russia have left for the international event, today. Rigzin Sonam Tenzin, 12, currently...
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Health ministry sets up surveillance in place for Nipah virus
The health ministry has started mandatory health declaration forms at the entry points to prevent the outbreak of Nipah virus in the country. In Phuentshogling, a team of health workers are now...
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What football enthusiasts in Samdrup Jongkhar want
Football enthusiasts in Samdrup Jongkhar suggest installing lighting facilities at the artificial football turf ground. The district is experiencing peak summer with temperature soaring higher than 25...
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Thimphu City FC tops table
Transport United’s quest to catch the Thimphu League leaders, Thimphu City, was dealt with a huge blow when Thimphu FC handed them a three-nil defeat, yesterday at the Changlimithang. This is Transport...
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Indian runners undergo training in Thimphu ahead of Asian Games
Training for endurance sports such as marathon at a higher altitude is an advantage. For this reason, 17 athletes from India are training for long distance run here in Bhutan to compete in the 18th...
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Decrease in online shopping due to e-commerce transaction suspension
Bhutanese people mostly use VISA international debit cards for doing business and online shopping. However, the temporary suspension of e-commerce transaction by the Bank of Bhutan (BoB) since last...
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13 monkeys electrocuted in Trongsa
Thirteen monkeys were electrocuted by electric line in the Head Race Tunnel of Nikahchhu Hydroelectric Project in Trongsa on Monday. While monkeys were quarrelling among themselves over food near the...
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Six defendants involved in false insurance claim case request court to...
The six defendants involved in false vehicle insurance claim case requested the district court to dismiss the charges. Their lawyers said, the insurance was claimed as per the RICBL rules. The accused...
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Traditional healing remedy getting popular
Seeking holistic healing against chronic pain resulting from migraine, arthritis and neurological problems, a lot of people are visiting the National Traditional Medicine Hospital in Thimphu. In a day...
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CTTI & JWPTI are top 2 technical training providers
Chumey Technical Training Institute (CTTI) and Jigme Wangchuck Power Training Institute (JWPTI) are this year’s top two technical training providers in the country. This was declared today as both...
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Watermelon farm picks up in Autsho
Apart from growing vegetables, villagers in Autsho also grow watermelon. At this time of the year, farmers are busy working with watermelon at their kitchen gardens. A 53-year-old Tshewang Chenzom is...
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Locals in Yalang Gewog ask for a Central School
Locals in Yalang Gewog, Trashi Yangtse, want their school to be upgraded into central school. In absence of a central school, after completing eighth standard from Thragom Lower Secondary School,...
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Heavy downpour causes road block
Heavy rainfall last night caused major road damage near Kuri-Gongri confluence on the Gyalpoizhing-Nanglam highway, which is nearly 42-kilometres away from Gyalpoizhing town in Monggar. Department of...
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Initiative to discourage use of polythene bags fails
In Samdrup Jongkhar, the initiative to discourage use of polythene carry bags is failing as vendors prefer giving out plastic bags to shoppers to keep their business afloat. The initiative was...
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Farmers resurrect paddy cultivation, receive electric fencing
About 15 households in Chhubhurthang Village under Umling Gewog in Sarpang will grow paddy once again. It has been few years now since the village stopped growing paddy. The reasons- frequent...
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Hazelnut Entrepreneurship Training Programme attracts youth
Twenty three young people, mostly unemployed, from Monggar and Lhuentse had undergone a four-day training in Lingmethang. The training is a part of series of trainings that Mountain Hazelnuts company...
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Alcohol Liver Disease: a top killer in Bhutan
With 15 deaths every month, alcohol liver disease continues to be a top killer in the country. As per the Annual Health Bulletin 2017, from 140 deaths in 2012, the number increased to 190 in 2016....
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