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Man convicted for drug trafficking
Samdrup Jongkhar District Court convicted a 28-year-old man to non-compoundable prison term of four years and 10 months for trafficking narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. Samdrup Jongkhar...
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Adversity in absence of a bridge
Villagers of Rama under Chang Gewog in Thimphu are facing numerous problems in absence of a bridge. The 50-year-old bridge, which connected the village to the rest of the gewog, collapsed last month....
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Exclusion in decision making displeases local leaders
The Local Leaders of Bumthang said they were never consulted before the forestry sector was de-linked from dzongkhag administration. It has been a month since the sector started functioning under...
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Two Bhutanese to compete at Olympic Games Rio 2016
Lenchu Kunzang will be the team Bhutan flag bearer tomorrow at Olympic Games Rio 2016 opening ceremony in Brazil. He will compete in the 10 m Air Rifle event, this Saturday. One of the two athletes,...
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Pool vehicle drivers will not lose their jobs: Lyonpo Namgay Dorji
Finance Minister, Namgay Dorji said the drivers of 289 government’s pool vehicles will not lose their jobs. The ministry is in the process of withdrawing pool vehicles the government have disbursed to...
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High Court upholds district court’s verdict on Gidawom mining case
In the judgment passed today, the High Court upheld Thimphu District Court’s verdict on Gidawom mining case. The verdict says three mining companies; Taktshang Stone Quarry, RSA and Riverview Mining...
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Tentative overview of disaster caused by monsoon out
The Department of Disaster Management under Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs has come out with a tentative overview of the disaster caused by the recent flood. Bhutan experienced one of the worst...
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Patients miss routine check-up in absence of photometer
Damphu Hospital in Tsirang has not been able to provide certain blood test services, after one of its machine, called photometer, broke down since May, this year. Photometer is a machine that carries...
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Bhutan Telecom unlikely to decongest network by August end
Bhutan Telecom will not be able to decongest network by the end of this month. The government, during Meet the Press session in May, had said they would allow a third service operator if Bhutan Telecom...
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Acute Respiratory Infection outbreak reported in Dagana
Around 30 students of Phensumgang Primary School under Dagana Dzongkhag suffered from Acute Respiratory Infection, earlier this week. The outbreak, according to Largyab Basic Health Unit, was due to...
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No more ‘sage on the stage’, teachers say
The classrooms are transforming from a quiet learning place, with teachers doing most of the talking, to nosier space with students taking active part in the learning process. Most of the teachers are...
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ACC has flexibility to recruit new employees
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) now has the flexibility to recruit new employees. ACC signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Royal Civil Service Commission, today, which will allow the ACC...
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His Holiness launches Central Monastic Body’s website
His Holiness the Je Khenpo launched a Website for Dratsang Lhengtshog at Tashichhodzong in the capital today. The website is to inform public about the Lhentshog’s activities across the country. It...
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RBA’s Wing 7 wins inter-wing boxing championship
The Wing-7 of the Royal Bhutan Army, in Lungtenphu, Thimphu won the inter-wing boxing championship held in the capital. The Army’s Wing-8 in Samtse came second. The final matches were played...
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Women can do well in any post, the first female dzongda says
Given the chance and necessary support, women can do well in any post, the first female Dzongda of the country, Ngawang Pem said. His Majesty The King appointed her as Tsirang Dzongda four years ago....
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Could a tradition hold women back from contesting LG elections?
Some women, intending to contest for the post of gup from Thimphu and Punakha, fear a tradition called Pazap could hold them back from contesting. Pazap is a practice performed during Punakha Dromche,...
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Bhutan receives Nu 1.4 B for central school reform
The government received more than Nu 1.4 B from the Indian government for the central school reform programme, today. The Ambassador of India to Bhutan, Jaideep Sarkar, handed over the cheque to the...
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Kuenga Lhaden to compete for Miss Asia 2016 title
Kuenga Lhaden, 22, will be amongst the 35 contestants competing for the Miss Asia 2016 title. She left for Cochin in Kerala under India where the pageant will be held Thursday. “I am hopeful of...
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House in Paro burgled
A man allegdly stole Nu 3.7 M cash and many valuable items from a house in Paro, last week. After the police received the complaint, a Canine dog led them to the jungle where they recovered some...
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Outbreak of ARI reported in Zhemgang
More than 100 students from Sonamthang Central School under Zhemgang Dzongkhag are down with Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI). The outbreak was first reported to the Panbang Basic Health Unit,...
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