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Gearing towards chilli self-sufficiency
A mass commercial chilli plantation was carried out at Chimipang Royal Project in Lobeysa in Punakha, yesterday. The team, led by Agriculture and Forests Minister Yeshey Dorji and volunteers carried...
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Korphu GC road blacktopping progress will be investigated: PM
Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay during his recent visit to Korphu Gewog in Trongsa assured that he will personally investigate the poor work progress of the Korphu Gewog Centre road blacktopping. Prime...
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HH Je Khenpo consecrates Tali Shedra’s Goen-khang
His Holiness the Je Khenpo consecrated the newly built Goen-khang or inner temple of Tali Kinzang Chokhorling Shedra in Zhemgang, today. His Holiness also awarded certificates and Tashi Khadar to the...
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Fashion for a green cause
Draped in gorgeous dresses made from waste materials, 24 models walked the ramp for Nazhoen-ista, a fashion design contest organised by a youth group called Youth Social Cooperative. This is the third...
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Khamaedthang farmers plant spring paddy after two decades
Farmers in Khamaedthang Chiwog under Phuentshogthang Gewog, Samdrup Jongkhar are taking up spring paddy cultivation, after nearly 20 years. They are rejuvenated to revive such agricultural practice...
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Haa’s growing sawdust problem
Managing sawdust, the powdery participles of wood produced by sawing is emerging to be an issue in Haa. Although saw millers give sawdust to farmers for use in poultry and agricultural farms, huge...
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Community forest not benefitting Wangkha Chiwog
While villagers in most parts of the country are reaping benefits from community forests, there are some who aren’t. One such case is in Wangkha Chiwog under Bjagchhog Gewog, Chhukha. During the...
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Thimphu drivers improve in respecting zebra crossing rule
The behaviour of Thimphu drivers at zebra crossings has improved significantly with most of them now slowing down to give way to pedestrians, according to city’s traffic police. This comes almost a...
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Lunaps seek cut in helicopter fare
Following concerns over increase in the helicopter fare despite the rise in the demand for trips to Lunana, the recent Gasa Dzongkhag Tshogdu decided to write to the Royal Bhutan Helicopter Services...
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MHPA’s headrace tunnel nearing completion
The construction of the headrace tunnel of Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Project Authority (MHPA) in Trongsa will be complete this June. Currently two phases of the construction have been complete, and the...
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His Majesty in Tshenkari, Nganglam where fire gutted shops and houses
His Majesty The King has arrived in Tshenkari, Nganglam in Pema Gatshel where a fire disaster this morning has destroyed nine shops and five houses. The fire, which broke out in the early hours of...
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Film ‘Prophecy’ bags best narrative feature award
Zuri Rinpoche’s feature film, ‘Prophecy’ won the best narrative feature award in “SR Socially Relevant Film Festival New York”. The film was screened on March 19, in New York. ‘Prophecy’ is a story of...
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Students of Wangsel Institute learn to frame a shot
Some 40 students with hearing impairment, studying in Wangsel Institute in Paro have now been exposed to the world of photography. Thanks to the four day training under the Young Photographer Project...
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12 detained for alleged chorten vandalism
Monggar Police have apprehended 12 men for their alleged involvement in vandalizing some 100 chortens in Lhuentse, Zhemgang, and Monggar. Of that, highest number of chortens was vandalised in Monggar....
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Haa Dzongkhag hospital construction on track
The day is not far off when the people of Haa will have their own Dzongkhag hospital. About fifty percent of the construction of 20 bedded hospital is complete, so far. It is being constructed at...
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Gasa’s civil servants want rent reduction of NHDCL’s quarters
Civil servants in Gasa, residing in the government quarters said it is unfair of the National Housing and Development Corporation Limited (NHDCL) to charge house rents, as per the rules of thromde B....
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Bjemina Industrial Estate face skilled worker shortage
Local manufactures of Bjemina Industrial Estate in Thimphu face a shortage of skilled labourers. There are 32 industries registered with the economic affairs ministry, which are small and medium...
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Rebuilding Chamkhar town begins
Works to rebuild the houses destroyed by last December’s fire incident in Chamkhar town have now begun. New foundations are laid, masonry and carpentry works are in full swing, most house owners have...
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Je Khenpo grants Semso to affected Tshenkari shopkeepers
His Holiness the Je Khenpo granted Semso to the shopkeepers affected by the fire disaster at Tshenkari, Nganglam in Pema Gatshel, this morning. Nine shopkeepers lost their businesses to the fire...
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Cabbies cry foul over Lungtenzampa parking demarcation
The demarcation of parking bays in Lungtenzampa has left the taxi drivers in Thimphu unhappy. Earlier, there were no parking bays demarcated and vehicles, mostly taxis, parked randomly. Thimphu Thromde...
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