| Another tusker calf found dead The Statesman, India - 11 hours ago The latest that was detected today had died inside the Makrapara Tea Estate adjacent to the Bhutan foothills. According to forest officials, the calf was a … Chamurchi on brink of change The Statesman all 2 news articles |
| TCA Diary, Day Whatever: When things open and when they close National Post, Canada - 15 hours ago Darkness is so enveloping is feels as if surely it must be this dark everywhere else on the planet, middle of the night from Beverly Hills to Bhutan and in … How to win fans and influence TV critics National Post all 2 news articles |
| Sikkim can play a major role in energy market: Saran Economic Times, India - Jul 23, 2007 23 Jul, 2007, 2048 hrs IST, PTI GANGTOK: Sikkim can play a major role in cross border energy trading with neighbouring countries like Nepal, Bhutan and … Sikkim can play a major role in energy market: Saran Hindu all 3 news articles |
| Pan American Games Results International Herald Tribune, France - Jul 22, 2007 3, Brazil (Andre Paro, Renan Guerreiro, Fabricio Salgado and Carlos Paro). 48kg_1, Yanet Bermoy, Cuba. 2, Daniela Polzin, Brazil. 3 (tie), Paula Pareto, … |
| Sudhir Mishra to make Devdas NDTV.com, India - Jul 23, 2007 Reportedly, Shiney Ahuja is being finalized to play this contemporary version of Devdas. The casting of Paro and Chandramukhi is yet to be done. |
| Bhutan to hold first elections in Feb-March 2008 Reuters India, India - Jul 2, 2007 By Biswajyoti Das GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) – The reclusive Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan will hold its first national polls in February and March next year, … |
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| A happy country fears democracy Times of India, India - Jul 7, 2007 This April and May, Bhutan took its first nervous steps towards something called elections. Two mock polls were held. People were encouraged to choose from … |
| Domestic liquor industry unduly protected Business Standard, India - Jul 8, 2007 The government also decided to deepen the duty cuts on import of select items from Bangladesh , Bhutan , Maldives and Nepal. On both the issues, … |
| Assam flood situation grim Hindu, India - Jul 23, 2007 Kokrajhar district in upper Assam is threatened by flash flood as the Sankosh river fed by the rivers of neighbouring south Bhutan have swollen alarmingly. … |
Druk Phuensum Tshogpa, the new party in town
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| The leaders of DPT (Lyonpo Jigmi Y Thinley not in the picture) preparing to enter the Pangrizampa Lhakhang |
25 July, 2007 – The members of the All
PeopleÂ’s Party, the
Bhutan PeopleÂ’s United Party and five cabinet ministers who will be resigning at the end of this month to join politics have come to a consensus to call themselves the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) party.
Kidu for the needy
25 July, 2007 – A total of 111 people from
the most vulnerable
sections of Bhutanese society received an audience with His Majesty the King at Tashichhodzong on July 24. His Majesty granted kidu to the people who came from different parts of the country including the Lhop community of Samtse, Chuzagang in Sarpang, Radhi and Buli in Zhemgang, the Moenpa community in Trongsa, Udzorong village in Trashigang, and Khoma village in Lhuentse.
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| Pranab Mukherjee |
25 July, 2007 – The agreement on the
construction of the 1095
MW Punatshangchu I hydro-electric project is expected to be signed by the External Affairs Minister of India, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, who is scheduled to visit Bhutan from July 27 to 29.
Student hit by a speeding car
25 July, 2007 – A seven-year-old student of
Changbangdu primary
school is recovering at the National Referral hospital in Thimphu after he was hit by a speeding Alto car on the new Thimphu-Babesa road link.
66-year old widow kills 68-year old widow
25 July, 2007 – A 66-year old widow was
arrested by the Trashiyangtse
police in connection with the murder of her 68-year old cousin, also a widow, in Khamdang, Trashiyangtse.
RCSC revokes grade six promotions of 15 engineers
Engineers used up governmentÂ’s foreign vehicle quota; seeks justification from RCSC
25 July, 2007 – For the last few weeks, 15
engineers of the Ministry
of Works and Human Settlement have been knocking on the doors of the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) trying to find out why their promotions which their ministry had given them on July 2006 was revoked by the RCSC a year later on July 2007.
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| The RIHS goalie looks on as the ball hit the back of the net |
Sports 25 July, 2007 – The Yeedzin players look almost bored as they kick the ball to one another, almost in jest. The RIHS players, their faces red, go after the ball almost half-heartedly, as if chasing a fast fading dream.
Yangphel Open Archery begins
Sports 25 July, 2007 – An unprecedented 112 teams from across the country are taking part in the annual Yangphel Open Archery Tournament, which started on July 21.
Values intact
25 July, 2007 – The massive crowd that thronged for blessings from His Holiness the Je Khenpo on the RBP grounds in Thimphu on Sunday, with estimates ranging up to 30,000 people, said much about our society. As the country and the people, undergo unprecedented change, it is reassuring that the basic tenets of our traditional values are intact.
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BBS and United Cable Television fight for dominance in the market. Who will win?
24 July, 2007 – When Star Movies went off air from June 27, many cable subscribers were livid. But like all the best plot twists, there was more to it than met the ordinary eye.
BhutanÂ’s two Multi Service Operator, the Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS) and the United Cable Television (UCTV), were locked in a combat, fists clenched, teeth gnashed, bumps here and there.
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