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Boy dies in hit-and-run
A 16-year-old boy died yesterday at 11 PM in Trashigang Hospital after he was hit by a Bolero in Rongthoong in Kanglung. Police said the Bolero, plying on wrong side of the road, had hit the victim in...
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Two injured after lightning strikes a house in Tsirang
A 22-year-old woman is in the National Referral Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit in Thimphu after lightning struck her house. The incident took place in Rangthangling Gewog under Tsirang, yesterday. The...
View ArticleSon allegedly stabs mother
A 26-year-old man is under Thimphu police custody for allegedly stabbing his mother, last night. According to a witness, the suspect stabbed his mother twice and hit her with a cup on the head. The...
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Indian man arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle gold
An Indian man, in his fifties, is in police custody for attempting to smuggle gold. Customs officials from Paro International Airport apprehended the man Wednesday, last week. The suspect is said to...
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Cordyceps collection increases by almost two-fold
Collection of Cordyceps increases by almost two-fold this year compared to last year. Over 458 kilograms of Cordyceps were collected as compared to 271 kilograms, last year. From more than 458...
View ArticleSharing benefits of energy cooperation favours India more, report says
A report, ‘India-Bhutan Energy Cooperation Agreements’, says Bhutan’s local businesses and communities have benefitted only marginally from the Hydropower Projects. “The sharing of benefits within the...
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Speaker accepts MP Kinga Tshering’s resignation
The National Assembly Speaker accepted the member of Opposition Kinga Tshering’s resignation. The resignation was accepted after the North Thimphu MP came in person and stood by his original...
View ArticleMan under custody for allegedly trafficking narcotics
A 27-year-old man from Dogar Gewog in Paro is under police custody for alleged trafficking of narcotics. The man, believed to be a drug dealer, was arrested from his home near Chhudzom. The police are...
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Samdrup Jongkhar’s Thrompon candidate files petition
The Thrompon candidate of Samdrup Jongkhar, Sangay Tenzin, who failed to get nominated, submitted a petition to the Dzongkhag election dispute settlement committee, yesterday. Sangay Tenzin failed to...
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Education ministry launches Sherig Endowment Fund
Ministry of Education officially launched Education Endowment Fund or Sherig Endowment Fund worth Nu 10 M, today. The fund will be used to promote research amongst schools to enhance the quality of...
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Not appropriate for the government to build old-age homes, PM says
The Prime Minister, Tshering Tobgay, said it is not appropriate for the government to build old-age homes. Building old-age homes was one of the pledges the government made during its campaign in 2013....
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Drug to treat stomach ache most abused
A pharmaceutical drug, for treating severe stomach ache, is most abused controlled substance in the country. The drug, available in the form of capsule, is commonly known as “SP” among the abusers. The...
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Many facing difficult registering their children for census
Many people are facing difficulty registering their children for census owing to the lack of awareness. The civil registration rules require a child to be registered within a year after birth. In...
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Increase of 26 percent in BCSE’s preliminary examination
The pass percentage for this year’s BCSE Preliminary Examination increased by 26 percent as compared to, last year. Of more than 3,500 graduates who sat for the examination over 2,600 qualified for the...
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Efforts underway to develop Bhutanese Sign Language
A research team at the Wangsel Institute under Drugyel Central School is documenting and analyzing the existing Bhutanese sign language. There are 2,800 words being used as Bhutanese sign language. The...
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Opposition apologises for not being able to retain MP Kinga Tshering
The Opposition, Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) says they would like to apologise to the voters for not being able to retain North Thimphu MP, Kinga Tshering. DPT also says the resignation will not affect...
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ACC investigating alleged misappropriation of public money
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is investigating the alleged misappropriation of public money from the Bhutan National Bank’s Paro branch by one of its employee. BNBL internal auditors found the...
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Bhutan and Thailand hold first committee meeting
To initiate the implementation of Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement signed between two countries in November 2013, the first committee meeting between Bhutan and Thailand was held in the...
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10,000 Bhutanese suffer from ear infection every year
More than 10,000 Bhutanese suffer from ear drum infection known as Otitis Media, ever year. Otitis Media is among the most communicable diseases in the country. Last year, more than 13,000 cases were...
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Rules forbid civil servants from operating taxis, RCSC says
The Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) said civil servants are not allowed to drive taxis. The commission said the Constitution and the Civil Service Act 2010 specify that civil servants are not...
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