Rethinking Education? Boarding facilities in school?
As per the education ministry’s executive order all schools will be allowed to start boarding facilities in both rural and urban areas by next academic year. The post Rethinking Education? Boarding...
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Bhutanese Karate Team leaves for South Asian Championship
The Bhutanese Karate Team left for India’s capital New Delhi today to compete in the 3rd South Asian Karate Championship. The six players, who are all male, will compete in individual kata, kumite and...
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Award-winning ecologist’s mantra for success
An award-winning ecologist, Rebecca Pradhan, 63, believes people living in harmony with nature are the richest than those who have material wealth. Rebecca gets her love for plant and different species...
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Judicial Integrity Scan Report launched
The Judiciary along with Anti-Corruption Commission and Bhutan National Legal Institute has come up with a Judicial Integrity Scan Report. The report will serve as a reference document for the judicial...
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Two farmers apprehended for allegedly possessing Hashish
Two farmers, aged 23 and 27 from Punakha are in Thimphu police custody for allegedly possessing 18 sticks of Hashish. Khasadrapchu police arrested the duo after they were found rubbing Marijuana plant...
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OAG appeals to High Court against Chhukha District Court’s verdict
The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) appealed to the High Court against Chhukha District Court’s verdict on the recent gold smuggling case, today. OAG said the Lower Court changed the charges....
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World Bank to help Bhutan strengthen aviation meteorology service
The World Bank will support Bhutan strengthen aviation meteorology service delivery to enhance weather and flood forecast. It will also help establish critical emergency infrastructure. This is as part...
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Exhibition on Zhabdrung opens
Her Majesty the Queen Mother, Sangay Choden Wangchuk graced the opening of the exhibition on “Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel- The Founding Father” at the Royal Textile Academy, yesterday. The exhibition,...
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RMA releases commemorative banknotes
The Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) released commemorative banknotes of Nu 1000 denomination to celebrate the Birth of His Royal Highness The Gyalsey Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck. Prime Minister, Tshering...
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Wangsel Institute organises special sign language classes
This week marks the International week of the hearing impaired. It is observed on the last week of September every year since it was first launched in 1958 in Italy. To observe the week in the...
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Two Gomchens to battle it out for LG elections
(Left-Right): Kulung, 58 & Pema Tenzin, 33 Two former Gomchens will battle it out for the post of Radhi Gup in Trashigang, next week. The two candidates are among the eight former Gomchens aspiring...
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His Majesty grants land kidu to Trong’s residents
The residents of Trong village in Zhemgang, which has been preserved as a heritage village due to its unusual traditional architecture, received Khimsa land as Kidu from His Majesty The King. A press...
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Bhutanese Karate Team wins seven Bronze
The Bhutanese karate team won bronze in seven different categories at the Third South Asian Karate Championships. Tshering Dorji won one bronze medal, Dewan Monger won two, Sherab Wangchuk one and...
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US declares Her Majesty Gyalyum Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck Day
The state of Colorado in the US declares September 24 as Her Majesty Gyalyum Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck Day in honour of Her Majesty’s visit to Boulder in Colorado. Her Majesty is in Boulder to participate...
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BFF grooms women footballers
Bhutan could see competent women football players for the National Women’s football Team in 10 years from now. Bhutan Football Federation (BFF) is coaching over 200 girls at Gyalpoizhing Central School...
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Bhutan to elect local leaders tomorrow
Bhutan will go to polls to elect the grassroots leaders, tomorrow. A total of 616 Gup candidates and 654 Mangmi candidates will be contesting in the second Local Government Elections. The voting will...
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Karma Sherab Thobgyal is the SJ Thrompon-elect
Going by this evening’s provisional vote count of Thromde Election in Samdrup Jongkhar, Karma Sherab Thobgyal secured majority votes. Of the 320 voters who went to the polls today, 234 voted in favour...
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Gup-elects of the second LG elections
Bhutan went to the polls today to elect the local leaders. We have the provisional name list of the gup-elects. Sl No Dzongkhag Gewog Gup Elect 1 Bumthang 1 Chhoekhor Pema Doengyel 2 Chhumig Jampel 3...
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Monk plants thousands of trees
A 51-year-old monk of Phongmed in Trashigang has planted more than 5,500 trees, transforming the entire landscape in his community. Tashi Dorji acquired the love for nature at an early age. After...
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Man under custody for allegedly forging documents
A 31-year-old man from Thimphu is under Gelegphu police custody for allegedly forging bank documents for two construction companies. The police said the man confessed to the crime. According to them,...
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