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Departmental Football Tournament ends in SJ
2017’s Departmental Football Tournament in Samdrup Jongkhar, ended yesterday. In the final match, team S.D United won the match with 1-0 goal. It took home a cash prize of Nu 40,000 while the runners...
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Orange vendors irked after thromde’s restriction
Orange vendors, selling oranges at the parking area near the Centenary Farmer’s Market in Thimphu had to stop their business abruptly, today. Thromde officials informed them to stop selling oranges at...
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Bhutan Sustainable Loving Youth’s volunteerism act
Volunteerism is the best service one can ever give to the nation. In volunteering, you not only give but also get a lot. This is actually being resonated by a young group of volunteers called Bhutan...
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Teachers update skills to teach children with special need
Some 30 teachers from 12 schools across the country attended a four day workshop on Inclusive Education in Gelegphu, Sarpang. During the workshop, teachers were trained to equip with skills to teach...
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PM skypes with teachers going for study tour
Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay conversed via Skype with some 40 teachers, yesterday. He talked from Thimphu with the teachers who had a stopover in Phuentshogling, yesterday. They left for a...
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Summer and winter break for schools changed
The National Education Conference in Phuentshogling, Chhukha resolved to change the duration of summer and winter vacation, today. The summer break has been extended by two weeks while the winter break...
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Chali farmers cash in from Tengma
Flattened maize or locally termed as tengma is the main source of income for farmers in Chali Gewog. It has been vital in uplifting their livelihoods. One of the farmers who is cashing in on flattened...
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Former education minister receives an award
The Samata Sahitya Academy based in Mumbai, India, recently honoured the former education minister, Thakur Singh Powdyel, the Distinguished Service Award. It is in recognition of former minister’s...
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Norlha Penduen wins the archery tournament in Pema Gatshel
Norlha Penduen bagged the winner’s trophy in the traditional archery tournament played in Pema Gatshel on Sunday. The runners up trophy went to team Yongba Tshenkar and BOC. Organised by Dzongkhag...
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Annual tshechu in SJ begins
Three day annual Samdrup Jongkhar Tshechu began at the courtyard of Samdrup Jongkhar Rabdey, today. Hundreds of people flocked at the courtyard to witness the festival. Various mask dances such as...
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Education ministry launches sanitary napkin machine
The sanitary napkin machine was launched at the education conference in Phuentshogling, yesterday. The machine will produce sanitary napkins to female students in schools across the country. The...
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Education conference endorses nine more central schools
The National Education Conference also endorsed nine additional central schools, yesterday. The schools are: Chhumig Middle Secondary School in Bumthang, Taktse Higher Secondary School in Trongsa,...
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MoWHS manages to blacktop only 215 Km GC roads
The blacktopping of Gewog Centre (GC) roads has been marked as one of the risk indicators in the annual performance agreement for the fiscal year, 2016-17 of the Ministry of Works and Human Settlement...
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Four educational institutes and offices receive UNESCO award
Punakha and Rangjung Central Schools, Royal Education Council and Education Monitoring Division under the Department of School Education were honoured with the certificate of appreciation of the...
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A British-turned-Buddhist nun receives an award
Prime Minister of United Kingdom(UK), Theresa May, honoured a British Nationality-turned-Buddhist nun, Emma Slade aka Anim Pema Deki, the Points of Light Award. On behalf of the UK Prime Minister, the...
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School of Excellence in the offing
The concept of establishing School of Excellence was also approved at the education conference in Phuentshogling, today. The education ministry in consultation with relevant stakeholders will do...
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Dzongkha mandatory for class PP to 12
The ongoing education conference in Phuentshogling endorsed Dzongkha as a compulsory subject for Pre-primary (PP) level to class 12. This means students will now have to score a pass mark in Dzongkha...
View ArticleACC reveals more amount of unauthorised loan enhancement by BDBL official
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) revealed the unauthorised enhancement of loan amount by the alleged Project Officer of Bhutan Development Bank (BDBL) has increased to over Nu 500 M. The figure was...
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His Majesty grants Audience to scouts
His Majesty The King granted an Audience to scouts attending the 7th scout leadership-training in Tencholing in Wangdue Phodrang, yesterday. The scout leadership training has 125 scout participants,...
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Civil servant sentenced for leaking English exam paper in 2014
Paro District Court sentenced a 38-year-old civil servant, yesterday, to two years compoundable imprisonment for leaking class 12 English Paper-II of 2014 Board Examination. The man is affiliated with...
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