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Thimphu Thromde’s water crunch to solve by end of 2018
Thimphu Thromde expects to end the water shortage problem in the city by end of next year. It started working on laying of pipelines for the Center Water Supply Scheme since yesterday. The ground...
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Her Majesty the Queen Mother inaugurates girls’ hostel of Wangsel Institute
Her Majesty the Queen Mother Tshering Pem Wangchuck graced the inaugural ceremony of a girls’ hostel of Wangsel Institute for hearing impaired children in Paro, this morning. The hostel was...
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Research proposals under Sherig Endowment Fund selected
The education ministry selected its first batch of 36 action research proposals under the Sherig Endowment Fund. The Fund was launched last year to enhance the quality of teaching and learning through...
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Bhutan well on its way to develop REDD+
Bhutan is well on its way to developing a National Strategy for Reducing of Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation or REDD+. It is a mechanism to mitigate the adverse effects of climate...
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First ever open 10-meter air rifle championship ends
The first ever open 10-meter air rifle championship concluded in the capital, today. A total of 16 participants, aged between 11 and 16 years participated in it. A future Olympian in the making-Karma...
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House owner fined for violating Tenancy Act
The Dispute Settlement Committee of Samdrup Jongkhar Thromde fined a house owner for violating the Tenancy Act of Bhutan 2015, on Friday. The Committee received an unlawful eviction complaint from one...
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Detailed research must to identify more non-wood forest products
Forest products such as Cordyceps and Shiitake mushrooms have become a popular source of income. But there seems to be many other non-wood forest products fetching almost equally good money. However,...
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Artisans in Pema Gatshel upgrade their skills
Villagers of Dungmin and Chimoong Gewogs in Pema Gatshel now know how to improve their bamboo products and also generate income from it. Villagers owe this to Tarayana Foundation, a civil society...
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Astrologers caution people to be careful of fire
Astrologers of Pangrizampa, in Thimphu are cautioning people to be extra careful with the increase in the number of fire incidences in the country. This year is fire female bird year and according to...
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Bhutan in dearth of nature guides
Bhutan is regarded as one of the exclusive travel destinations in the world today. Despite its small landmass, Bhutan has incredible abundance of flora and fauna. But the country lacks professional...
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Haa will get new vegetable market shed in May
Haa Dzongkhag Administration is constructing new vegetable market shed which will allow farmers and vegetable vendors to sell their produce conveniently. The market will have four sheds and will have...
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Three juveniles arrested
Police in Thimphu arrested three juveniles for allegedly snatching a mobile phone from a girl student, on Wednesday. The incident took place at Changjalu when the victim was on her way home from...
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Farm shop in Korphu benefits villagers
The recently opened farm shop in Korphu Gewog in Trongsa is fulfilling shopping binges of villagers and civil servants in the gewog. Now, they no longer have to travel further from their gewog to buy...
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Bangladeshi Community marks Independence and National Day
Bangladeshi Community celebrated its 46th Independence and National Day at the Bangladesh Embassy in the capital, today. Senior government officials were in attendance at the celebration. The function...
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Rabid dog bites woman in Trashigang
A woman has been bitten by a rabid dog in Trashigang, the second case of a rabid dog attacking human in the dzongkhag this month. A cow was also bitten by another rabid dog earlier in the month....
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Community initiative to clean water sources
On the recent World Water Day, Ritsangdoong community in Kanglung, Trashigang cleaned their water sources. The initiative was far from being an activity carried out only to mark World Water Day....
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Proper waste disposal encouraged in Lamgong
Lamgong Gewog in Paro now has a proper waste segregation pit. The pit was inaugurated today to encourage proper and safe disposal of rubbish. Until now, segregating waste and recycling was a challenge...
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Rural-urban migration leaves Khoma with 26 empty houses
Houses are lying empty and fields fallow in Khoma Gewog in Lhuentse as people migrate to urban areas in a hope to find a better life. The gewog office has recorded 26 empty households over the years in...
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Queen Mother interacts with students of Phuentshogling
Her Majesty the Queen Mother Sangay Choden Wangchuck met with over a thousand students in Phuentshogling, today. During the meeting, Her Majesty highlighted the issues of suicide in the country. Her...
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JICA grants Nu 319 M for medical project
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is providing a grant aid of Nu 319 million to Bhutan for improvement of medical equipment at the national referral hospital and regional referral...
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