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India Seeks Region’s Help to Curb Terror After Blasts (Update1) - Bloomberg
Aug. 1 (Bloomberg) — Reeling from a spate of deadly bombings, India is poised to win support from its neighbors for an accord to share intelligence about terrorism. Its main regional rival, Pakistan, likely will sign up to the agreement, though it …

Sri Lanka fighting kills 30 as summit nears - Los Angeles Times
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA — The Sri Lankan army launched a wave of attacks against Tamil separatists in the north, sparking battles that killed 29 rebels and one soldier, the military said today. The new fighting came as officials from eight South Asian …

Bhutanese duo for Beijing Olympics - Kuensel Online
30 July, 2008 - Archers Tashi Peljor and Dorji Dema are the only two participants representing Bhutan at the Beijing Olympics this year. Kuensel spoke to some people on the street regarding Bhutan’s participation in the Olympics. They said that …

I’m single and loving it: Lara Dutta - Hindustan Times
Former beauty queen Lara Dutta says she is enjoying her single status and is no hurry to get into a new relationship as work is keeping her really busy. “I’m blissfully single. There’s no one whom I’m even remotely interested in. And I’m in no hurry …

Humanitas: Images of India by Fredric Roberts - Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles
Roberts pictures various people from India, Myanmar, Cambodia, Bhutan, Thailand, and China as they go about their lives selling water or herding camels. Simultaneously, this exhibition illuminates the quiet corners that often don’t have witnesses …

Total eclipse draws crowds to Siberia - San Diego Union-Tribune
MOSCOW – A rare total solar eclipse will pass just west of Russia’s third-largest city Friday, but crowds of tourists in Novosibirsk to witness the event may find their view of the event obscured by clouds and rain. The eclipse – the moon passing …

Pakistan FM: Ceasefire in the interest of Pakistan, India - Xinhua News Agency
Colombo, July 31 (Xinhua) — Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Thursday that the ceasefire agreement between Pakistan and India was in the interest of both countries. He made the remarks at a news conference held here after the …

South Asian nations agree on anti-terrorism assistance - Earthtimes
Colombo - Eight South Asian nations Thursday agreed on introducing terrorism as one of the subjects in an agreement on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters among the countries, Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama said. The foreign …

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Alumni cement close ties - Kuensel Online
31 July, 2008 - To create a platform for helping aspiring Bhutanese study in the Netherlands and to provide information and additional academic support, the Netherlands alumni association of Bhutan (NAAB) was launched in the capital on July 29. NAAB …

Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper

Alumni cement close ties

FAST FRIENDS - Netherlands ambassador Bob Hiensch at the launch

31 July, 2008 - To create a platform for helping aspiring Bhutanese study in the Netherlands and to provide information and additional academic support, the Netherlands alumni association of Bhutan (NAAB) was launched in the capital on July 29.

New Paro campsite for Dantak

New look dantak - Smaller space but prime location

31 July, 2008 - The Dantak Camp in Paro-Bondey will be shifted to a new location after years of looking for a new site. The present location of the camp will come under Bondey town planning for further expansion. The new location of Dantak is a discreet and pleasant location close to the present site but further off the main road behind Pegyel hotel. The camp, although doing a credible job of road building and maintenance, was an eyesore due to its shabby temporary structures, giving it the look of an overnight imported town.

Homegrown science degree for Sherubtse

Peak of Learning - Heading for academic autonomy

31 July, 2008 - Sherubtse college in Kanglung launched last week its homegrown degree programme in sciences, finally replacing all the courses offered by the university of Delhi (DU), India.

Bumthang swamped by heavy rain

Venice of the hills - One downpour inundated the valley

31 July, 2008 - As in other dzongkhags, Bumthang valley is also beginning to experience flooding after heavy downpours.

Bhutan Observer

The paper chase
The assembly is finally over. It is now time for the government to get down to some serious work. Because the work of pretty much everybody is out on a limbo. We, as a nation, seriously need to be enabled. It is time to refer to that one-stop-shop promise. We are talking paper work here. […]

Beware the Avian nuke

And the matches go on …
Some 900 archers from around the country will be aiming for the bull’s eye in this season’s most awaited and popular archery tournament in the country, the Yangphel Open, which began on July 19 in Thimphu and Paro.
The opening match was played between Team Centenary, Dorjee Phalam and Chuuk Samtsi Rang in Thimphu.
The Paro opener […]

Taking development to Lunana
Taking development all the way - From Nikachu in Wangduephodrang to their village in Lunana, villagers walk for five days carrying their needs on their backs.

In the news
His Majesty the King granted an audience to Lieutenant General Deepak Raj, General Officer Commanding 33 Corps of the Indian army at the Tashichhodzong on July 23. Lieutenant General Deepak Raj is in the kingdom on a five-day visit. He arrived in the country on July 22.
The three-day consecration of the Jangchub chorten at Ngakeythang […]

Private media need support
A system of “asymmetric regulations” such as the one imposed in the mobile telecom sector will, contrary to the hopes of the two private newspapers, not be introduced in the print media, according to the Bhutan Infocom and Media Authority (BICMA).
The asymmetric regulations in the telecom sector has barred B-Mobile, from lowering rates for six […]

DPT has been in action only for 44 days
A cabinet meeting was held yesterday to discuss policies, programs and the impact of the various measures adopted by the Druk Phuentshum Tshogpa (DPT) government. Lyonchen Jigme Y. Thinley said that though the DPT government has now completed 100 days, the party had fewer days to work. “Out of the 100 days, due to the […]

The great Indian political bazaar
India is still reeling from the experience some called the “great Indian political bazaar”, following a confidence vote on July 22. Disagreement between the ruling party and the opposition over an Indo-US nuclear deal came to a head when the latter withdrew its support to the government. The government stood its ground and called for […]

An appeal for Dzongkha
Sir,
Some time ago, almost every Bhutanese newspaper published an article on the Dzongkha teaching pool graduation. For example, ‘first batch of masters in Buddhist philosophy’, ‘His Holiness the Je Khenpo award certificates to Dzongkha lecturers’ and ‘21 gets masters in Buddhist Philosophy’.
Since I am un-workman-likely-going in for comparative and field linguistics which is the only […]

We are the world
The ACC workshop on the ‘Role of Media and Civil Society in building Informed Citizenry to fight Corruption’ was held this Wednesday. This dynamic initiative shone a conscious light on a loose web of concern for social justice and public propriety that constitutes a kind of nascent, invisible force.
It is a fact that we are […]

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