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India will help Bhutanâs democracy cause - Hindu
FIRST VISIT: Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk being welcomed by President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during the ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Tuesday. NEW DELHI: Describing Bhutan as … [read more]
PM bats for success of democracy in Bhutan - Tribune
India pulled out all stops to accord a warm welcome to Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk on his first overseas visit since his coronation in November last year, signing as many as a dozen agreements in hydropower, civil aviation, health and … [read more]
Bhutan King arrives on 6-day State visit - New Kerala
New Delhi, Dec 21 : India and Bhutan will sign four agreements and Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) for strengthening cooperation in hydel projects, information and communication technology, health and civil aviation during the six-day visit of … [read more]
Pact with Bhutan for 4 hydel projects - Hindu Business Line
India and Bhutan stepped up their engagement in the power sector by signing new pacts, including a memorandum of understanding for four new hydel projects and for initiating consultancy services aimed at the preparation of a transmission grid master … [read more]
Three Sibilings Hurt In High Point House Fire - digtriad.com
… siblings are originally from Bhutan and have spent the past 17 or 18 years living in primitive refugee camps in Nepal to escape persecution in their home country, according to World Relief, the non-profit agency contracted by the US State … [read more]
India-Bhutan ink 12 agreements, four in hydropower (Second Lead) - Thaindian.com
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) India and Bhutan Tuesday inked a dozen agreements, including four on hydropower generation, after Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck held extensive talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The other agreements … [read more]
India-Bhutan ink 12 agreements, four in hydropower - New Kerala
New Delhi, Dec 22 : India and Bhutan Tuesday inked a dozen agreements, including four on hydropower generation, after Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck held extensive talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The other agreements were in … [read more]
3 Refugees Hospitalized After High Point House Fire - My Fox 8
HIGH POINT, N.C. - Three Bhutanese refugees were hospitalized after their Asheboro St. home burned early Tuesday morning, according to Assistant Fire Marshall Don Hinshaw. The fire started at a rental home at 1200 Asheboro St. where three siblings … [read more]
Bhutan King Wangchuck meets PM, signs several agreements - Newstrack India
New Delhi, Dec. 22 (ANI): Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Tuesday signed agreements in various sectors, including water resources to civil aviation. The 29-year-old Bhutanese sovereign is on his … [read more]
India and Bhutan ink key pacts, MoUs - IndiaTimes
… agreements and as many MoUs in fields ranging from hydro power to health to IT to civil aviation were signed between India and Bhutan today in the presence of visiting Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar … New Delhi will help Thimphu to achieve a … [read more]
Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper
The jury is out as MoE mulls over the issue
Lower Primary Exams 22 December, 2009 -
The education ministry will soon deliberate on whether Bhutanese schools should do away with year end written examinations in the first four years of primary education, i.e., classes PP to III.
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A compendium of private sector concerns across the board
Economic Development Policy 22 December, 2009 -
The Bhutan chambers of commerce and industry (BCCI), representing various business organisations, submitted a list of grievances to the government last week, mainly revolving around the economic development policy (EDP).
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22 December, 2009 - Although no new cases have been reported, veterinary officials have confirmed a rabies outbreak in Thakurgoan village, Samste, after the death of two calves and two suspected cases that were reported early this month.
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| PROFIT FROM PIETY Fly-by-night ventures like this make it possible for pilgrims to reach their destination |
22 December, 2009 - They get conned. They get robbed. They fall sick and some have even died. But the annual peace prayer in Bodh Gaya in Bihar draws Bhutanese like a magnet to the place where Lord Buddha attained enlightenment.
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22 December, 2009 - Two Bhutanese men, on their way to Phuentsholing from Samtse, were attacked by five Indian men, one armed with a khukuri, on the evening of December 19 on the Indian highway.
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22 December, 2009 - Three people were killed on the spot on December 20 when the Alto car, they were travelling in, veered off the road and fell about 90 feet below the road, about two kilometres from the Taktikoti canteen on the Thimphu-Phuentsholing highway.
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Trashigang Archery Tournament 22 December, 2009 -
The presence of Druk Phuensum Tshogpa, the ruling party, in Trashigang will remembered for a long time, at least for archery enthusiasts. [read more]
Traditional Archery Tournament 22 December, 2009 -
Archers of Zshongar XI call for a karey in the finals of the Druk Wangyel traditional archery tournament that was played at the Changlimithang archery range in Thimphu on December 18.
22 December, 2009 - Whichever part of the globe it may be, salaries and perks of parliamentarians have never failed to draw a lot of flak. [read more]
21 December, 2009 - His Majesty the King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck has arrived in New Delhi on a five-day State Visit to India.
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Bhutan Observer
Bhutanese band performs in bands festival
Whoâs Your Daddy, a Bhutanese rock band, performed for the second time in the South Asian Bands Festival on December 13 in Delhi.
The third South Asian Bands Festival took place between December 11 and 13 at the Purana Qila in Delhi.
Organized by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations in Collaboration with Indiaâs Ministry of External […] [read more]
Lyonchhenâs address at Educating for Gross National Happiness conference
Below is the closing remarks by Lyonchhen Jigmi Y Thinley at the Educating for Gross National Happiness conference
“Honourable Ministers, Dashos, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Kudos to our facilitator, Ivy Ang, who somehow magically and graciously opened up the space to allow that expression within an atmosphere of complete respect, safety, and warmth, while at the same time moving […] [read more]
His Majesty arrives in New Delhi
His Majesty the King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck arrived in New Delhi for a five-day State Visit to India. On his arrival at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, His Majesty the King was received by the Indian minister of state for commerce & industry – Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia, the foreign secretary – Nirupama Rao and […] [read more]
Amo Chhu project eyes foreign investment
After two years of delay, the cabinet secretariat has directed the Ministry of Works and Human Settlements to explore possibilities of foreign investments to implement the Ammo Chhu land reclamation project in Phuentsholing.
Phuentsholing Thrompon Kunzang Norbu said the project implementation was delayed due to lack of funds and the parliamentary elections.
âWe presented the project to […] [read more]
Singing show controversy
Druk Star, the organizer of a similar show, Bhutan Star, which started a year earlier, says it is not fair that someone starts the same programme without informing him.
Nguldrub Dorjiks, the organiser of Bhutan Star, said that when he first brought in the concept of the show, he had a lot of hindrances but someone […] [read more]
Bhutanâs first industrial design certificate
The Secretary of the Ministry of Economic Affairs handed over the first industrial design certificate to the creator on December 14 in Thimphu.
Kinzang Wangdi was the first person to receive the industrial design certificate after the Industrial Designs Registry became operational on May 1, 2009. Two of his designs were approved and registered, which means […] [read more]
Ngultrum- rupee peg prudent, RMA
Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan (RMA) says the existing peg exchange rate arrangement with India is prudent for Bhutanâs economy.
According to Managing Director of RMA, Daw Tenzin, because of the close economic ties with India and low level of integration with the international financial market, the RMAâs choice on peg arrangement is appropriate. In addition, […] [read more]
Prank callers misuse toll-free numbers
Toll-free numbers like 113 and 112 have become a pain for police stations and hospitals in the eastern dzongkhags with increasing number of prank calls.
113 is a toll-free service in police stations to report crime, fire and road accidents. 112 is a toll-free service in hospitals to report accidents and other medical emergencies.
According to police […] [read more]
Druk Star audition begins
The first round of audition for Druk Star, a singing show, was held in Thimphu on December 15.
Thirty-three eager contestants, most of them students, turned up for the audition at Norbuling Drayang.
Thirty-year-old Nim Dorji, a traffic policeman, was the first to be auditioned. He was participating in a singing competition for the first time. He […] [read more]
Bhutan and carbon trading â The neo comparative advantage?
That Bhutan is at the forefront of preservation and conservation is well known worldwide. Now is the time for Bhutan to use the advantage that accrues from its policies on environmental conservation for bargaining in the global carbon bazaar.
Bhutanâs story on environmental conservation and abatement of climate change has been one of consistency and sustainability. […] [read more]
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