Hindi films, TV soap operas a ‘must’ among Bhutanese (New Kerala)
Zafri Mudasser Nofil, Thimphu: Bhutan’s capital may have just one cinema that screens only Bhutanese language films all year round but Bollywood has been able to make its presence in the country, through VCDs and DVDs of its movies that are easily available.

Riverside becomes model for Bhutan school (The Times of India)
Bhutan is planning a lab school modelled on the city-based Riverside school, by the year 2010.

Bad new road (Kuensel)
16 April, 2008 - The recently completed eight kilometre Chunzom to Isuna highway in Paro, built by Bhutanese contractors, has now become a safety hazard with increasing instances of shooting rocks and debris falling on the main road.

Thursday, April 17, 2008 (Deccan Herald)
Bhutan will adopt its Constitution when the new Parliament session begins in May. ” The first sitting of the Bhutanese Parliament, scheduled to begin in early May, will adopt the Constitution,” a Cabinet office release said.

Miss Bhutan: Ambassador of GNH (Kuensel)
14 April, 2008 - To provide young Bhutanese women the same kind of opportunities as women in other parts of the world, in terms of cross-cultural experiences, Bhutan will organise a Miss Bhutan beauty pageant contest.

Forests falling fast (Kuensel)
16 April, 2008 - Thimphu dzongkhag felled about 29,000 trees last year, or about 80 trees daily, to meet timber and firewood demand, a consumption rate that could leave Bhutan bald by deforestation in two decades.

First steps of the government (Kuensel)
16 April, 2008 - The first sitting of the Bhutanese parliament, scheduled to begin in early May, will adopt the Constitution of the Kingdom of Bhutan. The parliament will enact the Election Bill and the Parliamentary Entitlements bill.

Sri Lanka: Himalayan Dawn: people take over Nepal, Bhutan (TamilNet)
With the epoch-making electoral verdict for the Constituent Assembly of Nepal, ultra-Marxists have captured the reins of a country, that too in a democratic process, for the first time in the history of South Asia. The Maoists, who were waging an armed struggle for structural changes in Nepal were self reliant, antagonists of the Indian orbit of manoeuvring and have been listed as ‘terrorists’ …

A decade of crime in Bhutan (Kuensel)
12 April, 2008 - It can only mean two things: Bhutanese society is changing and more Bhutanese are approaching the law for justice.

Badminton players do Bhutan proud (Kuensel)
16 April, 2008 - The Bhutan Badminton Federation (BBF) team came home yesterday with trophies in the singles and doubles events of the 2nd Himalayan Badminton Open held from May 10-13 at Namchi, South Sikkim.

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