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Capacity Building Training for youth concludes in Phuentshogling
The five-day training, which ended yesterday, saw about 30 youths taking part in learning the life skills, communication and networking skills, and overcoming youth issues in the community. They were...
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THUENDREL: inter-faith chanting held
Thuendrel is a part of the year-long celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the establishment of formal diplomatic relations between Bhutan and India. Thuendrel: Inter-Faith Chanting was held at...
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Zhemgang-Thimphu bus service resumes
The bus service between Zhemgang and Thimphu resumed on Thursday with a 22-seater eicher bus. The service was discontinued and surrendered the route to RSTA in February last year by a previous bus...
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JDWNRH ruled out negligence in patient death
The brother of a man who died in the hospital has now filed a case with the Bhutan Medical and Health Council after an investigation report on Tuesday from Hospital ruled out negligence by health...
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Annual Dzongdag’s conference starts
Dzongdags from all 20 districts have congregated for the Dzongdags’ conference in Thimphu, which began this morning. The theme of the conference is: “Role of Dzongdag in Local Governance and...
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Dorjitse village under Tareythang Gewog to be relocated
Much to the relief of the people of Dorjitse in Sarpang, the village will be relocated to another place. This is expected to help boost the socio-economic conditions of the villagers. With seven...
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RENEW’s awareness programme strikes a chord with Phuentshogling residents
The RENEW’s awareness programme on issues related to domestic violence has been well received by the residents of Phuentshogling under Chhukha District. A team from RENEW carried out a day-long...
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Bhutan hosts ‘World Dendro Conference’ for the first time
Finding solutions from tree rings on the impacts of climate change in mountain environments, the 10th World Dendro Conference began in Thimphu yesterday. Bhutan is the first developing country to host...
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JICA Chief teaches Kendo, a Japanese martial art
The Chief Representative of JICA Bhutan Office, Koji Yamada, also holds the rank or dan of fifth grade in Kendo, a Japanese sword fighting martial art. He has been hosting Kendo practice for interested...
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Efforts to revive Tang Wobthang dairy farm fraught with challenges
After becoming almost defunct a decade ago, efforts to revive the Tang Community Welfare Association Dairy Farm, or the Wobthang Dairy Farm of Tang Gewog in Bumthang, are now on track. Agriculture...
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Lhoongtshog, Yoeselpang residents request for a police outpost
The People of Lhoongtsho and Yoeselpang of Chang Gewog in Thimphu say crime is growing in their community and that a police outpost would be of great help. Lhoongtsho and Yoeselpang used to be peaceful...
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Thrimshing Dungkhag gets new office
After being housed in a single-storey office space for over 40 years, Thrimshing Dungkhag finally has moved into a new office building. The new space is not only spacious but also equipped with modern...
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Pema Gatshel DT bans mobile phone use during meetings
The recent Dzongkhag Tshogdu of Pema Gatshel has passed a resolution banning the use of mobile phones during meetings. The Chairperson, Pema Dorji, says the ban applies to all official meetings. Mobile...
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Tsirang to prohibit use of plastics
The use and sale of plastics is banned in the country, but like most other bans, it has proved to be an ineffective one. Tsirang is seeking to change this. It wants to first limit and then gradually...
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Women learn how to turn waste into arts and crafts
More than 20 women, all of them wives of police personnel, are being taught how to convert plastic wastes into colorful, useful products at a training in Thimphu. The ten-day training, which began...
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Bailey bridge over Sukreti river in Samtse to be launched soon
About a hundred people are working to launch a bailey bridge over Sukreti River in Samtse. The team comprising of DeSuups, armed force personnel, civil servants and engineers from the Department of...
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Concerns emerge over road damage by trucks transporting wet sand
The Punakha Dzongkhag Tshogdu (DT) has asked the Department of Roads (DoR) in Lobesa and the Natural Resources Development Corporation Limited (NRDCL) in Wangdue to address concerns over trucks...
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Their Majesties visit Gaselo in Wangdue Phodrang
His Majesty The King along with Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen and His Royal Highness The Gyalsey visited Gaselo in Wangdue Phodrang on Monday. Around this time of the year, farmers across the country are...
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Concerns over agricultural land lying fallow in Trongsa
About 500 acres of arable wetland and 1,200 acres of dry land are no longer farmed and lie fallow in Trongsa, according to records maintained with the dzongkhag’s agriculture sector. Trongsa has a...
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Thimphu Thromde’s muster roll employees seek regularisation
Some of the muster roll employees have worked with Thimphu Thromde for more than 20 years, but they are yet to be regularised. What it means to be muster roll employees is that they are generally...
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