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India, Bhutan sign pact on setting up hydel project Hindu, India - Jul 28, 2007 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 18 news articles |
| Bhutan's prime minister resigns to pave way for country's first … International Herald Tribune, France - Jul 27, 2007 AP GAUHATI, India: Bhutan's prime minister and six members of his Cabinet have resigned to pave the way for the first parliamentary elections in the … |
 Calcutta Telegraph |
Flood fury continues: Assam, Bihar crippled Indian Express, India - 3 hours ago State Water Resource Department officials said incessant rains across the Northeastern region including Bhutan had caused the Brahmaputra and most of its … Brahmaputra crosses danger mark in Guwahati Times of India all 3 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. … |
 NDTV.com |
Pranab hopes to finalise nuke deal soon NDTV.com, India - 14 hours ago He said this on board a special aircraft while returning to Kolkata from Bhutan after a three-day official visit. Mukherjee said the draft agreement … Nuclear deal will not interfere with weaponisation: Pranab Hindu all 16 news articles |
| 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 … |
| Education criteria confuses aspiring politicians in Bhutan Times of India, India - Jul 15, 2007 THIMPHU: With Bhutan's draft constitution saying any citizen willing to contest the country's polls must possess a formal university degree, … |
| 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 … |
| 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 … |
Punatshangchhu I agreement signed
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| Pranab Mukherjee and Khandu Wangchuk sign the agreement |
29 July, 07 - Bhutan and India signed yesterday a landmark agreement on the implementation of the 1095 MW Punatshangchhu-1 hydroelectric project, the largest project ever to be undertaken in Bhutan in partnership with the government of India.
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.
Rigzhungs 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 didnt
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 Commissions 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.
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