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Kuenjung FC wins Nazhoen Futsal Cup
Team Kuenjung FC won the Nazhoen Cup Futsal tournament by beating team Vink FC by 3 to 2 in the final today. Nine teams took part in the week-long tournament in Thimphu, today. The Futsal tournament...
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Athletes to compete for scholarship to attend sports academy in Japan
Of the 50 athletes undergoing coaching at the Olympic Ground in Thimphu, five will be selected to attend some sports academy in Japan. Bhutan Amateur Athletic Federation will hold the selection from...
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One Stop Shop opens for city bus commuters
To facilitate travelling procedures for daily commuters of city buses, a One Stop Shop was inaugurated in Thimphu on Monday. It is located at the city bus terminal in Changlam. The service centre will...
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Pangbang lacks proper waste disposal place
Following the nationwide cleanup campaign on December 9, last year, rural areas in Zhemgang has become noticeably clean but efficient management of trashes is still a issue. In a bid to keep Panbang...
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Education ministry to recruit 200 matrons and wardens
Ministry of Education will very soon recruit 200 matrons and wardens to be sent to boarding schools across the country. This is being done to reduce the work load of teachers. The announcement was made...
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Drink driving the leading cause of road fatalities
Drink driving continues to top the list of offences leading to road fatalities in the country. According to the records of Thimphu Police, last year alone, around 140 accidents were occurred due to...
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RMA to double rupee ceiling to 10,000 from next week
The Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) will increase the rupee exchange ceiling to Rs 10,000 from next week. The Central Bank is receiving Rs 100 M, every week from the Reserve Bank of India. And this has...
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Thimphu Thromde to submit opening statement on diplomatic enclave case
Thimphu Thromde will be submitting an opening statement on the diplomatic enclave area case, to the Thimphu District Court. More than 60 landowners had filed a lawsuit against the municipality in...
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Tennis coaching ends in Phuentshogling
Over 130 students attended a two-week tennis coaching and tournament in Phuentshogling. Phuentshogling Sports Association with support from Bhutan Olympic Committee organised the event. The event ended...
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Feasibility survey to begin for Chhimoong to Gyalpoizhing-Nganglam highway
Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay told the villagers of Chhimoong Gewog, Pema Gatshel, that a feasibility survey will be conducted to connect the gewog road with Gyalpoizhing-Nganglam highway. He said...
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Bhutan loses first round of the international tennis tournament
Bhutan lost its first round of the ongoing tennis tournament against Sri Lanka, Laos, and Macau. Six players under 14 are competing in the tournament held in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok. Bhutanese...
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Students attend teaching on Buddhism
Over 100 students from across the country are attending a 15-day long teaching on Buddhism in Punakha. The Central Monastic Body is conducting the teaching. It starts from 6 in the morning and goes on...
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First Bhutanese Paralympian-aspirant takes on Archery
Pema Rigsel, 30, who is partially paralysed, is aspiring to become the first Bhutanese Paralympian. “If you are physically challenged, your dream of becoming a sportsman is far from being over,” Pema,...
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First Mewang Gyalsey Archery Tournament begins
The first Mewang Gyalsey Archery Tournament’s league round began in 11 dzongkhags, today. The dzongkhags are: Sarpang, Chhukha, Dagana, Paro, Monggra, Punakha, Thimphu, Trashigang, Samdrup Jongkhar,...
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OAG discusses children’s rights in justice system
Over 30 prosecutors, legal advisors, and other officials from the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) discussed protecting children’s rights in criminal justice system. They were discussing child...
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CIB launches new system to ease information sharing
The Credit Information Bureau (CIB) has come up with a new system, Blade 2.0, through which they will provide information on utility bills of a borrower to lending financial institutions. The utility...
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Dechhenling’s youth to be trained in paddy cultivation
The number of youth quitting schools in Dechhenling Gewog in Pema Gatshel is increasing annually. To keep themselves productively engaged, a group of youth took up paddy cultivation, last year....
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Freezing of Rupee takes toll on Bhutanese farmers
Almost 200 farmers from western and central Bhutan who auctioned the potatoes in Phuentshogling haven’t gotten their money yet. Farmers have auctioned the potatoes at the Sersang Auction Yard, a...
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Bhutan signs PISA-D
The Prime Minister, Tshering Tobgay witnessed the signing of Bhutan’s participation in Programme for International Student Assessment Development (PISA-D). The signing took place during the closing...
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Usage of mask in Hema Hema culturally inappropriate: BICMA
Bhutanese movie Hema Hema: Sing me a Song while I wait will not be allowed to screen in the country. The decision comes after the National Film Review Board and the Department of Culture under home...
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