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Dalai Lama to visit Orissa in January - New Kerala
Bhubaneswar, Nov 9 : Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama will arrive in Orissa on a four-day visit in January next. Official sources here said Dalai Lama would be in the state from January 11 to 14. During his visit, he is scheduled to inaugurate a … [read more]
Another trip? - BusinessWorld Online
My dear chum Loly was rather thrilled that I had managed to somehow disentangle myself AGAIN from Manila responsibilities and just plainly taken off. Not too long ago I flew to Davao, then revisited Bacolod, and during Ondoy was in Sorsogon. How did … [read more]
Transit deal on cards, Teesta on back burner - Bangladesh News 24 hours
She will operationalise deals with India to get transit facilities to Bhutan and Nepal,” she said. The foreign minister said Dhaka and Delhi would also “operationalise” the agreement on allowing India to use Ashuganj as a transit point under an … [read more]
Will Bhutan green policy bear fruit? - Kuensel Online
Climate Change Convention 13 November, 2009 - Bhutan will join 192 countries with three key negotiation points when they sit at the 15th session of the United Nations framework convention on climate change (UNFCCC), also called COP15, which will take … [read more]
US company eyes Bhutanese water - Kuensel Online
The company has been holding talks with Druk holdings investment (DHI) as a potential foreign direct investment (FDI) partner. This has already raised opposition from those involved in the water sector, like Bhutan agro industries, saying that it … [read more]
Release Arroyo lands, - Visayan Daily Star
Angeles also criticized the PARO for continuing to give the farmer-beneficiaries the run-around, claiming that in a meeting last October 9, they were told to wait for the response of DAR national office on the ROD’s request for including the name of … [read more]
Sheikh Hasina to visit India in December - Webindia 123
A mutual transit pact, which would be high on the agenda, would also permit Bangladesh access to Bhutan and possibly Nepal, media reports have said. “She will operationalise deals with India to get transit facilities to Bhutan and Nepal,” Moni was … [read more]
Some refugees set to leave Australian ship: Indonesia - Zimbio
A group of about 20 Sri Lankan asylum seekers holed up on board an Australian customs ship in Indonesia have agreed to come ashore, the foreign ministry said Friday. The group, part of 78 ethnic Tamils on the Oceanic Viking anchored off Bintan island … [read more]
Dalai’s Arunachal visit reopens old wounds - IndiaTimes
TEZPUR (ASSAM): Much water has flown down the Brahmaputra â or Tsangpo (the purifier) in Tibetan â since the Dalai Lama first set foot in Tezpur as a fugitive head-of-state 50 years ago. Although the foothill town has grown into a prosperous … [read more]
India limits media on contentious Dalai Lama trip - WTVF
The area was packed with pilgrims from across India, hundreds who had trekked for days from neighboring Bhutan and a handful of Westerners. “I feel absolutely honored to be here,” said Belize Lane, a 20-year-old student from San Francisco, California … [read more]
Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper
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| From here to where: Substitute lands do not match original holdings |
Punatsangchhu Project Update 13 November, 2009 -
Substitute land for about 70 of the 90 families, who will be displaced by the 1,200 MW Punatsangchhu dam, has been identified, surveyed and verification is ongoing, say dzongkhag officials.
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Most affected have opted for small one-storied structures
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| Rebuilding in Yangneer |
September 21 Quake Update 13 November, 2009 -
Even as dzongkhag officials wait for instructions on the restoration process of homes damaged by the two earthquakes in eastern Bhutan, many farmers have started rebuilding their homes, some even before the insurance claims reached them. [read more]
The government will present its case in Geneva on December 4
Human Rights Report 13 November, 2009 -
BhutanÂs experience of democracy, Gross National Happiness, women and childÂs rights, an independent judiciary and the issue of the people in the camps in Nepal form the core of the report on the human rights (HR) situation in the country, which will be presented to the human rights council (HRC) in Geneva on December 4. [read more]
Natural resources attracts second  the first was for minerals ÂAmerican investor
13 November, 2009 - An American real estate and construction company ÂCarpenter and company inc wants to invest in BhutanÂs mineral water resources, albeit with a clause that it be given exclusive rights to sell the water outside the India and Bhutan region.
13 November, 2009 - The cabinet on November 10 approved an additional one-day holiday for the Paro tsechu.
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Private sector bound by labour regulations to pay 2 monthÂs minimum maternity leave
13 November, 2009 - Women employees, who have been working for more than a year in any private enterprise or public corporation, are now entitled to a minimum of two months of paid maternity leave for three deliveries, according to the labour actÂs regulation on leave.
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| GONE BY 2035? The range of global warming threats: From GLOFs in Lunana to no longer perennial rivers |
Climate Change Convention 13 November, 2009 -
Bhutan will join 192 countries with three key negotiation points when they sit at the 15th session of the United Nations framework convention on climate change (UNFCCC), also called COP15, which will take place in the Danish capital, Copenhagen, next month. [read more]
Silvicultural Expert Group 13 November, 2009 -
To promote active and sustainable management of the countryÂs forests, the department of forest (DoF) this morning launched the ÂSilvicultural Expert Group in Tsirang.
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13 November, 2009 - Is shrinking political party membership something to be concerned about?
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12 November, 2009 -
Gasa dzongkhagÂs health officials together with SNV and the health ministry initiated a five-day health campaign in Laya. The team is sensitizing the Laya people on sexually transmitted infections, HIV/AIDS, PAP smear and IUD insertion, and the use of condoms to prevent STIs
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Bhutan Observer
Land of ours
Wai! This land of ours, this jewel set in the Himalayas, is increasingly reeling from some of our much vaunted development.
Even as rural schools are going through an agonizing time with teacher shortage, the capital city is blissfully enjoying the excess mania.
Even as cattle farming is declining in rural areas, an increasing number of cattle […] [read more]
Bangladesh to explore trade areas in Bhutan
A Bangladeshi business delegation will soon arrive in the country to explore potential areas of bilateral trade. This was disclosed during the visit of Bangladeshi Prime Minister to Bhutan on November 6. During her three-day visit, Prime Minister Sheika Hasina said her government would provide necessary support to Bhutan for its socio-economic and infrastructure development […] [read more]
India House Golf final tomorrow
The last qualifying round of India House Golf tournament will be played today, and the two-day final round will start from tomorrow at the India House Golf course in Thimphu.
With 154 golfers, this yearâs tournament saw the highest number of participants. Out of 154 golfers, 151 are male and three female. The participants are from […] [read more]
Bhutan marks Fourth Druk Gyalpoâs Birth Anniversary
Children playing the roles of Bhutan’s monarchs: Changangkha Lower Secondary School in Thimphu celebrated the fourth Druk Gyalpo’s birth anniversary and children’s day on November 11. Education Minister Thakur S Powdyel took part in the celebration.
Children playing the roles of Bhutan’s monarchs: Changangkha
Lower Secondary School in Thimphu celebrated the fourth Druk Gyalpo’s birth anniversary and […] [read more]
Teach us Dzongkha more
Sir,
On behalf of the youth, I would like to ask the concerned
authorities about the Dzongkha Literature in schools. Infact, I am really concerned about Dzongkha not being one of the main subjects. Everyone knows that Dzongkha is the National Language of Bhutan and it should be both well written and spoken but nowadays the youth […] [read more]
But I hope my 80% degree marks will help me through
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Thimphuâs teacher glut
It seems it will take the education ministry a lot of guts to get over with Thimphuâs teacher glut. So far, only five out of 746 teachers in Thimphu town have volunteered to teach outside the capital after the ministry’s appeal last month. And only 34 teachers have been listed for transfer. The rest have […] [read more]
The bovine intrusion
The bovine intrusion: Cattle are frequently seen claiming the right of way on the periphery
of Thimphu municipal area despite the city corporation’s repeated notices and penalties on the owners
Cattle are frequently seen claiming the right of way on the periphery of Thimphu municipal area despite the city corporation’s repeated notices and penalties on the owners
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Three to be charged today
Two IT personnel and a tour operator, who were earlier arrested by Thimphu police for leaking a pornographic clip of a Bhutanese couple, will be charge sheeted today at the Thimphu Dzongkhag court.
The clip was leaked when the computer belonging to the couple was taken for repair.
The case was taken up by the police after […] [read more]
Graduates dissent exam criteria
Graduates appearing for the civil service common examinations (CSCE) in the general category say the 20 percent weighting given to their degree marks is not fair.
They contend that this practice does not give a level playing field for graduates of different disciplines of study. For example, Geography and Dzongkha students, they say, usually score much […] [read more]
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