| Culling on in Manipur; Bhutan bans Indian poultry Economic Times, India - Jul 30, 2007 Meanwhile, Bhutan has banned import of poultry from India in the wake of bird flu outbreak in Manipur. This could hit West Bengal's poultry trade. … |
| Bhutanese prime minister resigns San Jose Mercury News, USA - Jul 27, 2007 By WASBIR HUSSAIN AP Writer GAUHATI, India?Bhutan's prime minister and six members of his Cabinet have resigned to pave the way for the first parliamentary … |
| Poaching, encroachment threaten India's leopards Reuters - Jul 30, 2007 Since July last year, police have seized dozens of leopard skins and body parts near India's northeastern border with Bhutan. "We have found that leopard … |
| 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 … |
 Javno.hr |
Pranab hopes to finalise nuke deal soon NDTV.com, India - Jul 29, 2007 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 Australia to support India in NSG Economic Times all 38 news articles |
| 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, … |
| Refugees of the Himalayas; France and the world; France and the world International Herald Tribune, France - Jul 22, 2007 Bhutanese refugees were ousted from Bhutan during the 1990s by the government. Since then they have been living in refugee camps located approximately 550 … |
| 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 … |
| Meghalaya faces flood fury Times of India, India - 2 hours ago It depends on rains in Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh." The Brahmaputra was showing a receding trend in Dibrugarh and at Nimatighat in Jorhat on the southern … |
| S.Asia floods leave hundreds of thousands stranded Washington Post, United States - 11 hours ago Incessant rains over the past week have also triggered landslides in the neighboring Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan and bridges have been washed away … |
Questions of Faith
31 July, 2007 - Has anybody really seen God?
Ere I pen down my rather confused thoughts about the presence of God, I wish to make one thing clear. Just as presence of democracy doesnt mean an absence of monarchy, and an absence of dishonesty doesnt mean the whole truth, writing about my doubts about the presence of God doesnt really mean the absence of religiosity in me.
The battle for survival
NCD attempts to draw strategy to mediate conflict
 |
31 July, 2007 - A recent issue that has fret farmers and caught the attention of the policy makers is the increasing incidents of wild animal attack on human and property.
 |
| Travelers take turn to drink the drupchu |
31 July, 2007 - There is no count of people who have passed by or drank the free flowing roadside Penzo Gyem drupchu (holy water) in Thinleygang, Thimphu. But not many know what the drupchu is good for.
Villagers halt farm road construction
 |
| Narang villagers: we were promised a road |
30 July, 2007 - Sixty three year old Karchung, a potato farmer in Mongar, knows the three hour walking trail from his village, Khalong, to Drametse like the back of his hand.
He uses the path almost everyday from May to November to ferry his potato crop to Drametse, which has a road that links to the national highway.
30 July, 2007 - The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT), the two parties that are yet to formally register with the Election Commission of Bhutan appear to be having a difficult time finding the right candidate to contest in the 2008 general election.
BAFRA rapid response team alerted
30 July, 2007 - The Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory Authority (BAFRA) has indefinitely banned the import of poultry and poultry products from India in response to an outbreak of the bird flu (avian influenza) in Chingmeirong, a village near Imphal in Manipur, India, on Wednesday.
Rain disrupts life in southern region
30 July, 2007 - The heavy downpour over the past week disrupted roads and flooded urban centers in several dzongkhags in the southern foothills.
Special Dzongkha language course
30 July, 2007 - A private institute in Changangkha, Thimphu, has started a three-month special language course for anyone interested in improving their command over the national language, Dzongkha.
Punatshangchhu I agreement signed
 |
| 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
 |
| 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.
Tags
- No Tags
Leave a Reply
- Home
- National News (20)
- News Archives (424)
- About
- Discussion Forums
-
Blog of the Moment
