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New entry, exit point along Indo-Bhutan border - Hindu
Thimpu: A new entry and exit point in Phuentsholing along the India-Bhutan frontier will soon come up to ease traffic at the border town. The place for the gate has been tentatively identified near the State Trading Corporation of Bhutan office in …    [read more]

Bhutanese Star – More about money than music? - Kuensel Online
29 September, 2008 - The contest for the Bhutanese Star has intensified with more than 200,000 votes, worth one million ngultrums, already cast. But a chunk of the votes could have come from the contestants themselves, with some reportedly casting …    [read more]

Paro real estate is at a premium today - Kuensel Online
29 September, 2008 - Real estate value in Paro has increased substantially over the past years with land prices going up by almost 60-80 percent overall and by as much as 300 percent in selected areas this year. In the main Paro town, it was about Nu …    [read more]

Satluj Jal Vidyut gets hydroelectric projects in Bhutan - Newstrack India
Shimla, Sep 29 (IANS) The government-run hydroelectric major Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN), which operates the 1,500 MW Nathpa Jhakri hydropower project in Himachal Pradesh, will set up two power projects in Bhutan, the company’s top official said …    [read more]

India Backs Maldives Security Council Bid - Minivan News
The Indian prime minister has confirmed his country’s support for the Maldives’ candidature for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations (UN) Security Council for the 2019-2020 term. Indian prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh announced the country …    [read more]

Macedonia: Name Dispute and Google Weather - Global Voices Online.org
Regions and Countries » Americas » Central Asia & Caucasus » East Asia » Eastern & Central Europe » Middle East & North Africa » Oceania » South Asia » Sub-Saharan Africa » Western Europe Countries » Afghanistan » Albania » Algeria …    [read more]

Terrorism and SAARC - Nation
Despite poor progress pertaining to burning issues, the SAARC Conferences can boast of indiscriminate use of hyperbolic expressions, generally, by all and sundry. The final declarations tend to be well-worded but bathetic. More often a wish list …    [read more]

Ecuador: The Concern for Citizen Safety - Global Voices Online.org
Regions and Countries » Americas » Central Asia & Caucasus » East Asia » Eastern & Central Europe » Middle East & North Africa » Oceania » South Asia » Sub-Saharan Africa » Western Europe Countries » Afghanistan » Albania » Algeria …    [read more]

Gunbattle erupts in Assam, 7 militants dead - Reuters India
GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - Troops killed at least seven heavily armed militants in a fierce gun battle in Assam on Friday, a military spokesman said. India’s military said they had not identified the guerrilla group involved in the clashes in Dhubri …    [read more]

Bhutan goes to the polls - Financial Times
Bhutanese began voting on Monday to elect members to a new upper house of parliament for the first time, a step towards democracy after a century of absolute monarchy. The tiny Himalayan kingdom has been preparing for democracy since former monarch …    [read more]

Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper

Bhutan Observer

Youth Development and Rehabilitation Centre’s annual concert on September 23 was attended by officials from various sectors. The YDRC was established in 1999 to impart rehabilitative and reformative training programmes to children in conflict with the law who have been committed to the centre by the courts.
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Prime Minister Lyonchen Jigmi Y. Thinley met Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, in New York on Wednesday evening, the first time the Prime Ministers of the two countries have met.
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The Coronation Cup archery tournament began yesterday in Changbangdu, Thimphu. Some 38 teams are participating in the tournament, which is being played according to a schedule where two matches are played simultaneously.
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The centenary park near Changlimithang in Thimphu was inaugurated by Her Royal Highness Ashi Chimi Yangzom Wangchuck, yesterday. The park is now open to the public.
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The 15-day-long Lhamoi Drubchen ceremony conducted by His Holiness the Je Khenpo and the monks of the central monastic body is underway in the Dhukhang of Tashichodzong.
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Girls tend to drop higher education
There have always been fewer girls than boys studying in the higher secondary level but the ratio between the two has tended to increase steadily over the past six years, according to Education officials.
From about 400 students in the early 1960’s, total enrolment has increased in all levels of formal education and non-formal education centres […]    [read more]

Verdict on TCC vs TCC passed
The verdict on the long-drawn-out case between Thimphu City Corporation and Tashi Commercial Corporation was passed in favour of the latter on August 8.
The verdict of the High Court is in sync with the verdict of the Thimphu district court and High Court Bench III which stated that the city corporation was unable to produce […]    [read more]

Blessed Rainy Day blues
Unlike the previous years, Thrue, the Blessed Rainy Day, was a completely different affair for Sonam, a corporate employee and a keen practitioner of Thrue.
She was in a holiday mood but she had to drag herself to work because it was no longer declared a government holiday.
She did not feel the pinch last year and […]    [read more]

The doctor of many hues
Unending queues and the strong heat stroke of summer daylights is an enduring trial for most patients in Phuentsholing. Looking for relief, patients can now flock to Dr Ritulal’s Lotus Clinic in Jaigaon after office hours in cooler climes.
With two examination rooms, a medical store and a doctor’s chamber, Dr Ritulal Sharma has set up […]    [read more]

Babu, business and the bygone days
Balaji Babulal still owns the same garment shop he opened four decades ago. However, it makes him proud today that he has more friends than money. Sangay Wangchuk reports.
Balaji Babulal, popularly known as Babu, first came to Phuentsholing in 1970 when he was 18 years old. The magnificent mountains and beautiful landscape of Phuentsholing fascinated […]    [read more]

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