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Tourists visiting Taktshang need to pay an entry fee of Nu 500
To provide guided tour and maintain sacredness of Taktshang monastery, Dratshang Lhengtshog along with Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB) introduced an entry fee of Nu 500 per person for tourists,...
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ECB advises people to refrain from activities involving public gathering
The third parliamentary election for National Council is likely to take place between February and May and the National Assembly between August and October, next year. Therefore, to ensure free and...
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Bjoka GC road blacktopping shelved
The roads department with the works and human settlement ministry has shelved the blacktopping of gewog centre (GC) road in Bjoka Gewog, Zhemgang in the 11th Five Year Plan. The Department of Roads...
View ArticleSon allegedly murders his mother in Samtse
A 24-year-old man is suspected to have stabbed his mother at Dophuchen Gewog in Samtse, yesterday. The suspect’s father told gewog officials that the incident took place when the mother went to...
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People in Lhuentse acquire skills to handle explosives
Some 31 local government officials, engineers, construction workers, and farmers attended week-long blaster training at Khoma Gewog in Lhuentse, which ended yesterday. Over the past one week,...
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Fire damage hotel in Chamkhar
The main building of Hotel Home, a 2-star hotel in Chamkhar town in Bumthang has been destroyed by a fire, which broke around midnight, yesterday. No casualties were reported as the hotel was vacant...
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Thrimshingla opens to traffic
Workers toiled late into night, yesterday, and at mid-night the Thrimshingla pass finally opened to traffic. The Department of Roads worked for four straight days, after the March 11 snowfall blocked...
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ACC calls for standard forms, procedures to seek court orders
The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) says there is a lack of standard forms or a procedure for application of court orders such as warrants for arrests, remand and search. Raising the issue at the...
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RTC bags silver at Mekong Business Challenge
A business model named “Gladden Gulli” by a student team from the Royal Thimphu College (RTC) has won silver medal at the Mekong Business Challenge 2017 held in Yangon, Myanmar. This is RTC’s second...
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CSO in Trongsa feeds Chendebjee school students
Menjong Foundation, a Civil Society Organisation (CSO) founded in 2011, provides mid-day meal to 334 students of Chendenbji Primary School in Trongsa every day. Led by Khenpo Phub Yeshi from...
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PM calls for continued international support for LDC graduation
Bhutan will be able to graduate from the status of the Least Developed Countries (LDC) soon but only if the country receives continued support from its development partners, says Prime Minister...
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Student detained for alleged involuntary manslaughter
A 13-year-old boy of Thrimshing Central School in Trashigang is under police custody for alleged involuntary manslaughter of another student. According to the Police, a fight broke out between the two...
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Use of commercial gas cylinder mandatory in Trashigang
Hoteliers and restaurateurs in Trashigang will now have to use the commercial gas cylinder. Known as Bhutan Industrial Gas, the commercial gas was officially launched in Trashigang early this week....
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Gelegphu Thromde staff under ACC scanner
Twenty Four Gelegphu Thromde supporting staff are under the Anti-Corruption Commission’s scanner. The staff went for study tour to Bangkok last year in two different groups. But they are alleged that...
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Amochhu bridge to complete by August
The much awaited construction of Amochhu Bridge between Samtse-Phuentshogling highway is expected to complete by August this year. The bridge, supposed to be complete by September 2011 has been delayed...
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BT to revise validity of 99 internet package
The Bhutan Telecom (BT) Limited will soon revise the validity of 99 prepaid internet package. The decision comes following customers’ complaint that its validity reduced to one week is not worthwhile....
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Gasa DT to propose for altitude allowance
The Gasa Dzongkhag Tshogdu (DT) decided to propose for altitude allowance for the civil servants working in the dzongkhag. For this, a letter will be submitted to the Home Ministry. The issue was...
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Yoeseltse farmers not so interested in spring paddy cultivation
The launch of spring paddy cultivation by the agriculture ministry at Yoeseltse Gewog in Samtse received bleak response from the locals. Except for a few, majority of the farmers are not interested...
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Gyadrung’s job status questioned again in Chhukha DT
The discussion about the post of Gyadrung once again dominated the Dzongkhag Tshogdu (DT) meeting in Chhukha. Like in earlier tshogdu meetings, local leaders reaffirmed that Gyadrung plays a key role...
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Painter’s attempt to use organic paints
Bhutanese paintings whether they are traditional or contemporary are usually painted with imported colours. However, trying to break this norm is a 32-year-old professional mural (thangka) painter,...
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