| India, Bhutan sign pact on setting up hydel project Hindu, India - 20 hours ago Thimpu, July 28 (PTI): India and Bhutan today crossed another milestone in bilateral economic relations by signing a defining agreement on setting up a new … Pranab arrives in Bhutan; hydel projects deal on cards Times of India all 19 news articles |
| Bhutan's PM resigns ahead of first national poll Reuters India, India - Jul 26, 2007 By Biswajyoti Das GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) – Bhutan's prime minister resigned along with six cabinet ministers on Thursday, in order to join political … |
| Asia: Bhutan to open first call center in English Asahi Shimbun, Japan - Jul 25, 2007 Domestic phone calls made in the United States will be forwarded to the country northeast of India, and Bhutanese operators will answer questions. … |
| Govt. approves accord with Bhutan for hydel project Hindu, India - Jul 20, 2007 New Delhi, July 21 (PTI): The government on Friday approved signing of an inter-governmental agreement with Bhutan for setting up 1095 Megawatt … |
| It's Shiney's turn to play Devdas Times of India, India - Jul 26, 2007 "Chandramukhi will be portrayed as a keeper of dark political secrets while Paro will be a part of an opposing political party," said Mishra. … |
| Why India is selling weapons to Burma Daily Times, Pakistan - Jul 23, 2007 India is keen, the Indian official says, that ?Burma be a partner like Bhutan,? the only other nation that has helped India fight insurgents in the … |
| 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, … |
| Another tusker calf found dead The Statesman, India - Jul 24, 2007 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 … |
| 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 … |
| Four die, Assam flood situation grim Hindu, India - 20 hours ago Puthimari river in lower Assam, fed by water from Bhutan rivers following unprecendent heavy rain in the Himalayan kingdom, has overtopped the National … |
Lhengye Zhungtshog: Final session
Seven ministers submit resignation
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| The last Lhengye Zhungtshog in session on 26 July, 2007 |
28 July, 2007 – The works and human
settlement minister,
Lyonpo Kinzang Dorji, will take over the reins of the government as the 10th prime minister of Bhutan from July 31.
RAA to look at performance, not problems
28 July, 2007 – The Royal Audit Authority (RAA)
will audit and report on the
economy, according to the Auditor General Ugyen Chhewang, looking on how the public funds and resources were provided, how they were utilised and how they benefited the people.
RCSC reshuffles executive positions
28 July, 2007 – The Royal Civil Service
Commission (RCSC)
announced on July 27, the appointments and transfers of senior civil servants to executive positions in the government.
No gifts please !
28 July, 2007 Gestures like offering of gifts
(chanjeys), which was once
seen as being customary and an age-old tradition, could now be considered as corruption.
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| Pranab Mukherjee is received by the foreign minister, Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk, at the Kuengacholing guest house in Thimphu |
28 July, 2007 The Indian minister for
External Affairs, Mr. Pranab
Mukherjee, arrived in Thimphu yesterday on a three-day official visit to the kingdom.
Funds embezzled, education ministry again
28 July, 2007 The Royal Audit Authority
has detected an
embezzlement of more than Nu. 13 million within the Education Ministry.
National Judicial Council established
28 July, 2007 The National Judicial
Council, which was
established on July 27, is expected to streamline judicial reforms, strengthen the institution, and to ensure effective and efficient delivery by the justice system, according to chief justice, Lyonpo Sonam Tobgye.
RigzhungÂ’s first victory in the league
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| Watch out: The players speed up as the ball nears the post for another goal |
Sports 28 July, 2007 – An own goal in the first seven
minutes and rain didnÂ’t
dampen the spirit of Rigzhung FC who went on to win their first game in 12 matches.
No gift, thank you
28 July, 2007 – The Anti Corruption CommissionÂ’s rule restricting gifts is no reason for widespread alarm. The issue here is not the exchange of gifts in itself but direct and indirect forms of bribery. Neither is it a new concept because the line between gifts given as expressions of goodwill and gifts intended to influence decisions can sometimes be extremely thin.
A village cooperative smells success
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| Sangay Zangmo displaying the cooperativeÂ’s dairy products |
27 July, 2007 – Thinley Zangpo, 25, a corporate employee in Mongar, was on his way to meet his sister in Trashigang and was negotiating the road down MongarÂ’s long, narrow, and winding road when he, much to his consternation, realised he had forgotten to buy a gift for his sister. He liked to gift people and rarely went anywhere without it. Luckily for him, he remembered a solution.
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