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24 individuals involved in RICBL embezzlement case
In a latest finding by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), 24 individuals, including the main accused, Rinchen Wangdi are involved in the embezzlement case of the Royal Insurance Corporation of...
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Women take up lacquering in Trashi Yangtse
Shazoo or wood craft, many say, is a physically challenging affair. But some women in Trashi Yangtse have worked out ways to earn a living from this craft. They have taken up lacquering, a part of...
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Mask dancers wages revised
The Prime Minister yesterday announced the revised wages for traditional and mask dancers in the country. Lead dancers like Dodam, Chhampoen, Chhamju and Tsipoen are paid around Nu 10,000 every year,...
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Haa prepares for LG elections
With the local government elections just a few months away, preparations are in full swing in Haa. Today, electoral rolls are being verified to ensure all eligible voters are registered to cast their...
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His Majesty grants audience to scholarship recipients
His Majesty the King granted an audience to various students who will study abroad on government scholarships after completing their classes 12. During the audience, His Majesty shared the country’s...
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Separate laws on men for fatherless children?
Many mothers in Trashi Yangtse are today caught in a complex, almost impossible situation of sourcing the identity of their husbands as required by existing laws. Those with kids in school are even...
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Hotels in Bumthang goes meatless on auspicious months
Some 70 hotels and eateries in Bumthang have offered meatless menu since the first month of the Bhutanese calendar. In June last year, members of the Bumthang Hotel Association concurred on the move of...
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The sad saga of Ngultrum One
Many Bhutanese do not value or give importance to lower denomination Ngultrum notes. People say high inflation, over long periods, has eroded the intrinsic value of lower Ngultrum notes, especially one...
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Giving more teeth to waste management
The Thimphu municipal authority is rolling up its sleeve to find a permanent, if not a workable, solution to illegal dumping of waste in the capital. It is recruiting another 30 more inspectors who...
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Dagana Dzongkhag to cut down 20,000 affected orange trees
To prevent further spread of disease, Dagana Dzongkhag will be felling close to 20,000 orange trees suffering from diseases such as citrus fruit drop and trunk borer, common orange tree disease in...
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Queen Mother opens radio stations for Lhops Community
Her Majesty the Queen Mother, Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck, inaugurated a new community radio station in Dophuchen Gewog, in Samtse this week. The Swiss Development Corporation in partnership with the...
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His Majesty grants audience to participants of senior leadership programme
His Majesty the King granted an audience to the participants of the 6th Senior Leadership Programme at the Royal Institute of Governance Studies in Phuentshogling yesterday. The Senior Executive...
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Local steel industries hope to gain from Indian budget
The recent Indian union budget has provided new hopes to the local steel industry, which has so far been experiencing one of the worst slowdown in their business for over a year. The Indian union...
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Fuel price hiked
Reversing an all time decrease in fuel prices, petrol and diesel prices were hiked yesterday in India. While petrol price increased by Rs 2.6 a litre, diesel increased by Rs 1.7 a litre. This is a...
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Capacity development to reduce disaster
The Department of Hydro-Met Services is implementing the capacity development of GLOF (Glacial lake outburst floods) and rainstorm flood forecasting and early warning project. An official from Japan...
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Illegal settlements to be demolished in Phuentshogling
More than 40 illegal temporary huts along the bank of Amochhu in Phuentshogling will be demolished soon. Thromde officials said the residents were given enough time to leave the area. There will be no...
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Paro Airport opens new airport terminal
Paro International Airport opened its new airport terminal today. The new terminal will be able to accommodate around 500 passengers. The new building will be used only for incoming flights. It is...
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Local leaders push for road strengthening
Local leaders of Trashigang are in favour of increasing road blacktopping thickness by 25 millimetres. Many said, if the thickness were not increased, roads would not last long. The issue was raised...
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Currency Swap facility extended
Bhutan will be able to withdraw foreign currency including US dollars, Euro and the Indian rupee from the SAARC Currency Swap arrangement until November 2017. A news release from the Reserve Bank of...
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His Majesty The King in Lhuentse
His Majesty The King graced the Rinchen Terzoed wang at the site of the Guru Nangsi Zilnon Statue in Takila, Lhuentse. The people offered Ku Sung Thukten Mendrel to His Majesty at the Guru Lhakhang...
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