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Duke and Duchess of Cambridge hike to Taktshang
On their second day of the visit, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge hiked up to Taktshang Monastery, today. Prince William’s father Prince Charles has also visited Taktshang in 1998. Paro Dzongda had...
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Punakha all set to celebrate 400 years of Zhabdrung’s arrival
Punakha is all set to celebrate Zhabdrung Kuchoe, tomorrow. The celebration is to mark the 400 years of Zhabdrung’s arrival to Bhutan. The celebrations will be held at Punthang Dewachenpoi Phodrang or...
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Duke and Duchess depart from Bhutan
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge left the country today. Prince William and Kate boarded their chartered flight to India earlier this morning. The Royal Couple were on a two-day visit to Bhutan on the...
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UK announces new Visa Application Centre in Bhutan
Bhutanese will be able to process British Visas in the country from mid May onward. At the moment, Bhutanese have to travel to Indian cities like New Delhi and Kolkata to apply for Visas. The...
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Three granted the Red Scarf
On the occasion of Zhabdrung Kuchoe coinciding with the Naming Ceremony of His Royal Highness The Gyalsey, His Majesty The King granted the Red Scarf to three individuals in recognition for their...
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HRH The Gyalsey named Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck
Thousands gathered at the courtyard of Punakha Dzong welcomed the news with thunderous applause as His Majesty The King announced His Royal Highness The Gyalsey will be called Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck....
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Man dies while on the way to fix water problem
A 26-year-old man died on the spot while on his way to fix water problem at Brongphu in Monggar, last Wednesday. He had fallen down a cliff, about 300 metres and into a motor road. Members of the...
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Man dies in accident
A 38-year-old LNT constructions’ employee of died after the truck he was travelling in went off the road in Wangdue Phodrang at 5 AM, today. The deceased, from Uttarakhand in India was a dam...
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More than just bark
Stray dogs are not just nuisance to the tourists and are bothering locals but causing a significant dent in the government’s coffer. The JDWNR Hospital has treated more than 700 people, amounting to Nu...
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Is our law criminalising youth?
Many youth say the amended Narcotic Drugs, Psychotic Substance and Substance Abuse Act, instead of helping, is criminalising them. Of the 119 drug related cases recorded last year in Phuentshogling,...
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Two apprehended for allegedly possessing 3,000 pharmaceutical drugs
Two men are under Gaeddu Police Custody for allegedly possessing more than 3,000 pieces of pharmaceutical drugs. Police apprehended the suspects at Gaeddu after a tip-off. The suspects, a driver and...
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Two detained for allegedly possessing a kilogram of hashish
Royal Bhutan Police have detained suspects for allegedly possessing a kilogram of hashish. The suspects, a Bhutanese, 44, and Indian, 29, were arrested Thursday at Namseling in Thimphu. The police said...
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Police personnel detained for allegedly involved in drug delivery
Thimphu police is said to have detained two police personnel for delivering 38 pieces of contraband tablets to an inmate, sources say. Lock-up security personnel managed to pass on the substance to the...
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His Majesty plants trees in Punakha
His Majesty The King, along with the Zhung Dratshang led by His Holiness the Je Khenpo, planted 400 trees around the Thangzona in Punakha, yesterday. The nine species of trees of religious and...
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Girl dies of mushroom poisoning
A 12-year-old girl died of mushroom poisoning in Samdrup Jongkhar, this morning. She was brought to the hospital Monday, along with her mother. Both of them had headache and were vomiting. The mother...
View ArticleAutism- Not a Disability but a different Ability
Anchor Dawa sits face to face with news-makers, movers and the shakers. The guest includes presidents and prime ministers to business executives and community leaders. Every Wednesday @ 9.30 pm The...
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Website for cyber security launched
To enhance cyber security in the country, Department of Information Technology and Telecom launched a website called Bhutan Computer Incident Response Team (BtCIRT). Five employees of the department...
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Private sector needs more support: BCCI’s new president
The new President of the Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), Phub Zam wants the government to provide more support to the private sector. She said private sector is the engine of growth and...
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Former Head of Chancery of Bhutanese Embassy in Bangkok denies allegations
During the second rebuttal statement submitted to Thimphu District court, the Former Head of Chancery of Bhutanese Embassy in Bangkok denied the allegations of misusing government fund. He said he...
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His Majesty graces consecration ceremony of Wangdue Dzong’s Kuenrey
His Majesty the King, Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen and His Royal Highness the Gyalsey graced the consecration ceremony of the new Kuenrey of Wangdue Phodrang Dzong, yesterday. The Prime Minister,...
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