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Youth unemployment rate increases
The youth unemployment rate has increased to 10.7 percent from 9.4 percent in 2014, the latest National Labour Force Survey Report, says. The labour ministry conducted the survey five months ago. The...
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Thailand’s Princess completes her visit to Bhutan
Thailand’s Princess, Her Royal Highness, Maha Chakri Sirindhorn left the country, today. The Princess was on a four-day visit to Bhutan. Before departing, Her Highness visited the Royal Botanical...
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His Majesty graces the parliament’s opening
His Majesty the King graced the opening of the seventh session of the second parliament, today. Upon arrival at the courtyard, His Majesty was received in traditional Chipdrel ceremony by the Prime...
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Couple goes missing
A couple from Khotokha village in Bjena Gewog in Wangdue Phodrang has been missing since May 11. The husband, 75, and wife, 60, had gone to collect wild potatoes from a nearby forest and never...
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Multi-sports hall, worth US$ 600,000 to be constructed in Thimphu
By 2018, sports enthusiasts will have better facilities to play various games and sports. The construction of a multi-sports hall at Jungsina in Thimphu will begin tomorrow. The ground breaking...
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Man arrested for alleged drug trafficking
Thimphu Police arrested a 26-year-old man from Olakha, in Thimphu for alleged drug trafficking, yesterday. A huge amount of contraband drugs were seized from the suspect’s residence, according to the...
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NC to deliberate delay of acts’ implementation
The National Council will be deliberating on the issue of delay in the implementation of acts, among others, in the summer session of the Parliament. National Council’s Deputy Chairperson sat with the...
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World Bank proposes radical change in Bhutanese financial sector
The World Bank is proposing around 200 recommendations to bring about radical changes in the country’s financial sector. Among others, it recommends allowing banks to compete for government deposits....
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Two die in two separate accidents
A 47-year-old taxi driver died after his car went off the road in the capital, yesterday. The taxi fell more than 68 feet below the road at Taba. Of the two passengers in the car, a 43-year-old woman...
View ArticleMan critical after being hit in the head with stone
A 25-year-old man is in a critical condition, after a 23-year-old man allegedly hit him on the head with a stone. The incident, which took place in Gelegphu early Friday appears to be the result of a...
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Terminated judges should be allowed to practice, say some MPs
Some parliamentarians say judges, terminated from their service, should be allowed to appear as lawyers before courts. The joint sitting of the parliament endorsed the Jabmi Amendment Bill, 2016,...
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State Reserve forests severely polluted
Over 626 acres of state reserve forests in Wangdue Phodrang and Punakha are severely polluted with solid wastes, reveals a survey Wangdue Forest Division had carried out. The wastes, according to...
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PM attends swearing-in ceremony of West Bengal’s Chief Minister
The Prime Minister, Tshering Tobgay attended the swearing-in ceremony of the Chief Minister of West Bengal state in India, Mamata Banerjee, yesterday. The ceremony was held in the state’s capital,...
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His Majesty grants Dhar to appoint ambassadors and Dzongdags
Ambassadors: Sonam Tobden Rabgye (L) and Tshewang C. Dorji (R) His Majesty The King granted Dhar to appoint Bhutan’s Ambassadors to Bangladesh and Thailand, as well as the Dzongdags for Dagana,...
View ArticleEU meets SAARC countries to discuss impact of climate change
Bhutan, along with other SAARC countries, dwelt on climate-change-trigged common challenges; the region faces during a conference in Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, last week. A press release from the...
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His Majesty graces ground-breaking ceremony
His Majesty The King graced the ground-breaking ceremony for Jigme Singye Wangchuck School of Law at Pangbisa, Paro, yesterday. Members of the Royal Family, the Prime Minister, officials from the Royal...
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RBA’s boxing instructor wins the Himalayan Marathon
A boxing instructor with the Royal Bhutan Army, Nima Dorji, 29, finished the Himalayan Marathon in three hours and 36 minutes, coming in first place. He was among the 120 runners, including 17...
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Search continues for a driver feared drowned
Punakha Police are still looking for the driver, 62, of an Alto, feared to have drowned, after the car plunged into Mochhu River, at around 1 PM, yesterday. The man is a Registrar with Gasa District...
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Three bridges to be constructed along the Eastern Highway
Three new bridges, worth Nu 1 B, will be constructed, through grant aid from Japan, along the Eastern Highway by 2018. The 47.5-metre long and seven-metre wide Chuzomsa Bridge will be constructed 12...
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His Majesty grants audience to India’s border road DG
His Majesty The King granted an Audience to the director general of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) of India, Lt. General, Suresh Sharma. He is a recipient of Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, a military...
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