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Perry admits defeat in playful boot battle with Bhutan’s prince - Houston Chronicle
WASHINGTON — Gov. Rick Perry had to admit “de-feet” Wednesday when his cowboy boots went toe-to-toe with the vivid footwear of the prince of Bhutan. “I told his highness backstage that there are very few times in my life that I have ever been …

Ask AP: Car buying incentives, European gas prices - Houston Chronicle
— Gas prices have long been sky-high in Europe. So given what’s happened to prices at the pump in America recently, has a gallon of gas in Paris or Rome gone from expensive to ridiculous? Curiosity about European gas prices inspired one of three …

State funeral for Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw - Times of India
WELLINGTON (TN): The Centre has decided to accord a state funeral to Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, the Defence Ministry said. An earlier announcement on Friday morning by the Defence Ministry said Manekshaw, the hero of 1971 Indo-Pak war, would be …

AP answers your questions on the news, from a $2.99-a-gallon gas deal … - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Poll: Math, yes; standardized tests, maybe Tropical depression forms in Pacific Ocean LA gas station gets hydrogen fuel pump Gun ban ruling has Chicago thinking it’s next High court affirms gun rights in historic decision Gas prices have long been …

Festival Highlights Bhutan’s Philatelic Exploits - Washington Post
The essence of Bhutan is its absolute isolation. A constitutional monarchy in the clouds, it’s tucked between the lush Himalayas like a child in his parents’ bed. But Bhutan, where many live a two-day trip from the nearest road, has led the world in …

Perry admits defeat in playful boot battle with Bhutan’s prince - Houston Chronicle
WASHINGTON — Gov. Rick Perry had to admit “de-feet” Wednesday when his cowboy boots went toe-to-toe with the vivid footwear of the prince of Bhutan. “I told his highness backstage that there are very few times in my life that I have ever been …

Smithsonian Folklife Festival features food, cultures of NASA, Bhutan … - Minneapolis Star Tribune
WASHINGTON - Hundreds of artists, scientists and visitors from three wildly different cultures — Texas, NASA and the isolated Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan — converged Wednesday at the opening of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National …

Communist Party of Nepal talks with ADB on economic support - Xinhua News Agency
KATHMANDU, June 27 (Xinhua) — Leaders of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (CPN-M) held a talk with the visiting representatives of Asian Development Bank (ADB) here Friday, local media reported. The talk mainly centered on economic support by …

Bhutan builds temple in downtown Washington as centerpiece of festival … - Daily Sentinel
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of artists, scientists and visitors from three wildly different cultures — the state of Texas, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan — converged Wednesday at the …

Smithsonian Folklife Festival opens on Mall - Miami Herald
His Royal Highness Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck, Prince of Bhutan, center, greets visitors to the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington on Wednesday June 25, 2008. Bhutan, NASA, and Texas are being featured at the festival. Hundreds of artists …

Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper

Poultry alternatives on the table

Wangchutaba poultry farm is unable to keep up with ever growing demand

27 June, 2008 - Livestock officials are looking into the possibility of importing day-old chicks (DOCs) from Delhi and Pune in India to meet the scarcity of poultry and poultry products in the country that has been fuelled by the ongoing ban on the import of poultry products from India.

Phongmey’s flooding problem doubles

Yudiri stream in monsoon spate

27 June, 2008 - Every monsoon, people in Phongmey, about 35 km north of Trashigang, have a special reason to worry. Yudiri, a nearby stream, floods the area, washing away the only road link to the gewog and choking traffic.

New Baling bridge is here to stay

27 June, 2008 - Kartigang in Baling is one spot on the Gelephu-Trongsa highway that has tormented travellers every monsoon.
The deep and narrow gorge with its small river has a history of washing away the bridge above it, stranding passengers and posing a threat to students of Baling primary school.

One dead in accident

The wreck of the truck after it went off-road

27 June, 2008 - One person died on the spot and two others were injured when a pick-up truck (DCM Eicher) they were travelling in went off the road at Pam, about five kilometres from Trashigang town.

The incident occurred on June 23 at around 11:40 am.

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Is civil service being compromised?
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It’s not broken, but we still got to ‘fix’ it

Briefly
As part of the celebration of the Centenary of Monarchy, the consecration of the National Memorial Choeten Restoration will take place on June 28.

The Bhutan Narcotic Control Agency observed the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking yesterday at the Yangchenphug HSS.
The Punakha district court has sentenced six men between 19 and 28 years […]

“Bhutan – 100 Years of Wangchuck Vision”
“Bhutan – 100 Years of Wangchuck Vision” by Maj. Gen. (Retd) Shubi Sood was launched at the Royal Bhutanese Embassy, New Delhi on 17 June 2008 by Lyonpo Dago Tshering, Ambassador of Bhutan to India.

Surprise – you got early retirement
When the RCSC issued a press release on BBS on June 19 about the premature retirement of senior civil servants, it’s impact was no different from the ‘shock and awe’ approach taken in Iraq by President George W Bush. That is the complete surprise in which the release was received by the senior civil servants […]

Is civil service being compromised?
The establishment of 14 parliament committees with chairpersons and vice chairpersons has ignited a debate among civil servants that the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa is compromising the independence of the executive from the legislative body.
The big question making the rounds is ‘how can the government maintain the system of checks and balances by having the MPs […]

10 killed in accident
Phuntsholing: In an accident, at around 3 pm on June 25, that circumvented every existing traffic regulation, 10 people were killed and seven injured with severe head injuries and fractures.
A Maruti van jam-packed with 17 passengers went off the road and plunged about 40 ft below in between Pasakha and Paktsina in Phuentsholing because the […]

Special interest in land pooling?
Land pooling is a must for the delivery of necessary services and land owners have reluctantly accepted the relocation of plots away from the Babesa expressway. Some landowners have, however, become skeptical after finding that there are constructions coming up on their earlier plots.
The relocation of land from commercial areas, the clubbing of plots and […]

RSTA declares transportation rates
The MoIC has sanctioned the RSTA proposal for revision of public transportation costs including taxi fares, bus fares and hiring charges for trucks. The revision in fares will be implemented from July 1.
“We included the total operational cost of the vehicles loans and the salary of the drivers and calculated the cost of running the […]

A vegetable market without any vegetables
Villagers from around Trashigang town become almost nocturnal when it comes to selling their vegetables. The set out for the town with their produce as dusk falls and return home when dawn breaks.
They go directly to shops or other crowded places and generally ignore the vegetable sheds in the market. “If I sell my vegetables […]

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