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Bumper apple crop in Paro - Kuensel Online
The boughs of their apple trees are bowed with ripe red apples waiting to be picked. They were though filled with anxiety at the start of the season. Last year a late winter frost destroyed much (70 percent) of their produce, precipitating their …    [read more]

Closer port of call for eastern exporters - Kuensel Online
18 August, 2008 - Eastern Bhutan exporters will no longer have to come all the way from Samdrupjongkhar to Burimari near Siliguri in India, covering some 200 km, to sell their goods. They can now export their merchandise via a new trade route at …    [read more]

Memorable Larry King moments - CNN
What’s your most memorable moment watching or listening to Larry King? As Larry King celebrates 50 years in radio and television, we want to hear from you. Share your thoughts and video responses along with any questions for Larry King. Also, if you …    [read more]

Back from the brink? - Edinburgh News
PAKISTAN’S president shook the hand of India’s leader today after giving a speech at a South Asian summit and offering “a hand of sincere friendship” between the two countries whose armies are on a war footing. General Pervez Musharraf walked …    [read more]

China vence 59-55 a Alemania y le apunta a cuartos - Houston Chronicle
Yao Ming encestó 25 puntos al comandar el sábado a China a un dramático triunfo 59-55 contra la Alemania de Dirk Nowitzki, con lo que el equipo local mantuvo con vida sus esperanzas de avanzar a los cuartos de final. El centro marcó los primeros …    [read more]

Register » - yorkshirepost
Comment on stories on this website and on all other Johnston Press newspaper websites. See a list of our websites here. Set up a personalised homepage featuring content from any Johnston Press newspaper website or from any site with a RSS feed …    [read more]

Relief worker is right at home in Nepal - Baltimore Sun
U nderwear was nobody’s biggest concern in March when fires raced through a refugee camp in Nepal, leaving behind a smoldering expanse of ash and ruin. Food, water, shelter, pants and shirts ranked higher for the 10,000 inhabitants who’d lost …    [read more]

More Evidence on the Importance of Vitamin D - Health and Age.com
In the most recent issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, researchers from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York and their colleagues reported that low levels of vitamin D seem to be linked to an increased risk of death . In a …    [read more]

Closing Bell - Economic Times
The Bombay Stock Exchange’s 30-share Sensex Monday closed at 14,634.20, down 89.98 points or 0.61 per cent from the previous day’s close. The high in the few minutes of trade was 14,824.92, and low 14,600.65. National Stock Exchange’s 50-stock Nifty …    [read more]

PM warns Pakistan over terror, lauds democracy - Hindustan Times
Underlining India’s quest for “a peaceful, stable and prosperous neighbourhood”, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday reminded Pakistan that if support to terrorists did not halt, the peace initiatives between the two countries will suffer. “Our …    [read more]

Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper

The ongoing GAO versus gup wrangle
GYT Act and GNH ToR put respective roles in contention

19 August, 2008 - Long after the government appointed college graduates as gewog administrative officers (GAO), Zhemgang’s gups and the graduates are caught up in a power tussle. Some have even stopped speaking with one other.    [read more]

Brushing up for Miss Bhutan

18 August, 2008 - With an aim to refine their personality, a month long grooming and personality development programme for aspiring Miss Bhutans kicked off on August 14 at the youth development complex.    [read more]

Those Monthly Maternal Cycles

18 August, 2008 - One of the main chemicals released in the uterus during menstruation is called prostaglandin, which causes contraction of the uterus and pain during menstruation.    [read more]

Norbu – The Lucky Volkswagen

18 August, 2008 - Norbu is 46 years old and very much a part of the family. The oldest running car in the country, Norbu arrived in Bhutan with Turi Christian (Tenzin) , of Swiss bakery fame, who drove it from Kolkata.    [read more]

10?

18 August, 2008 - Bal Badhur, 48, from Goseling, Tsirang, is a retired RBA wireless operator. Hear him share his views on alcoholism and hangovers.

1. Do you drink?
Yes, I do, about three times a week.    [read more]

Secretariat set to start construction

The model of the secretariat building at its initial stage

18 August, 2008 - The plan for a government secretariat building, which many thought was shelved, is right on track, according to department of urban development and engineering services (DUDES) officials.
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Bumper apple crop in Paro
A complete turnaround from last year’s record low

Rosy outlook - More apples this year of better size and quality

18 August, 2008 - Paro farmers are all smiles these days and with excellent reasons.    [read more]

Closer port of call for eastern exporters
New trade route in renewed Bangla-Bhutan agreement

Balancing trade – Bhutan and Bangladesh in a give and take relationship

18 August, 2008 - Eastern Bhutan exporters will no longer have to come all the way from Samdrupjongkhar to Burimari near Siliguri in India, covering some 200 km, to sell their goods.    [read more]

Caught between a deadline and rockslides
Fragile terrain not road widening to blame for
spate of accidents

DOUBLE JEOPARDY - Danger both to men at work and vehicular traffic

18 August, 2008 - With more than a score people killed in accidents at the ongoing Phuentsholing-Thimphu road broadening project sites, Dantak officials said that it was not fair to blame their work.
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Bhutan Observer

Biodisc, the latest trend in Pemagatsel
One of the latest trends to hit the imagination of those living in Pemagatsel town is the supposed
heath benefits of Biodisc therapy. This glass disc, which is a little bigger than our palm, is supposed
to do wonders not just for humans but even cars. Gyembo Namgyal reports.
No wonder then, that this could be one universal […]    [read more]

The Dancing Monks of Bhutan
The (chams) sacred dances of Bhutan are spiritual energies manifested through the skill of the monks who perform them. The endurance, acrobatic skills, mindfulness and dedication of these dancing monks makes these dances a form of meditation. But, as one young disciple commented, “If you don’t use your mind to imagine and your heart to […]    [read more]

Why Size Does Not Matter
As Indians, you can label us as the most dishonest and the laziest race of people, but you cannot take away from us that we are also one of the most creative. After all, it takes more than ether and ideology to produce a billion off springs. While browsing through the wikitravel website (see, we […]    [read more]

Football at the fringe
After nine days of soccer bonanza, the school team of Nangkor Higher Secondary School emerged as this year’s Pemagatsel League Champions defeating the Veteran’s Team comprising of school teachers of the dzongkhag with a score margin of 3-2 on a wet day on August 10. Played over a period of nine days, this year 13 […]    [read more]

Promoting Geo-Technology using Information Technology
If the information and techno savvy officials could convince their bosses, loads of information on
Bhutan will be accessible from any part of the world. Rabi C. Dahal reports.
As per the policy of the concerned organizations, the data could be uploaded for viewing or for sale.
Using a software called GeoNetwork, information of spatial data could be […]    [read more]

Bara gewog ’s 600 households make their demands
Sir,
Bara gewog is in need of the following development programmes. Motorable roads: Bara gewog is isolated. A motorable road could link the gewog with Tendu gewog which shall enhance betterment of the concerned community.
Electricity: Electrification of the gewog is one of the most important development programmes that we long for. School: Our children have to […]    [read more]

An Invocation in Time
This is an invocation and not a short broadside to being Bhutanese in the spinning wheel of time. When rapid changes keeps churning out a state of constant flux, how does entrenched thinking reinforced by time, balance itself? Our clergy – the Dratsang is actually lighting the way ahead here. The ban on meat/alcohol consumption […]    [read more]

Construction boon
Boy! are we ahead of the deadline
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Bhutanese archers eliminated
Both Bhutanese archers have been eliminated in the first elimination round at the Beijing Olympics. Dorji Dema was eliminated after securing 10 points less than Georgia’s Khatuna Narima-nizay. Dorji Dema scored 97 points as opposed to the Georgian archer’s 107. In the men’s elimination round, Tashi Peljor fell behind Chinese Taipei’s Cheng Pang Wang. Tashi […]    [read more]

Juley Tso:popular campsite for trekkers
The mountains of Lunana are reflected on a sunny day in the waters of Juley Tso. The poppy laden meadows in the background is a popular campsite for trekkers (Photo: Lhendup)
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