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Africa And Middle East Asia Australia And South Pacific Central America And Caribbean Europe South America North America United States View All Alphabetically —– Afghanistan Albania American Samoa Anguilla Argentina Armenia Aruba …    [read more]

Bhutan holds special prayers for PM’s recovery - Hindustan Times
Bhutanese on Saturday held special prayers in many parts of the country for the speedy recovery of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who underwent a complex heart bypass surgery in New Delhi. As a gesture of goodwill and concern, the Central …    [read more]

Bhutan Maoists aiding Gorkha stir? - Times of India
JALPAIGURI: Intelligence agencies are worried over reports that Bhutan Maoists have extended support to the Gorkhaland movement in the Darjeeling Hills, spearheaded by Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM). Under the circumstances, it is being feared that the …    [read more]

Maytas may bag Bhutan hydropower project - Financial Express
Maytas may bag Bhutan hydropower project Maytas may bag Bhutan hydropower project Maytas may bag Bhutan hydropower project Satyam stake to expand L&T Infotech: L&T Thimphu: Infrastructure and construction firm Maytas Infra, promoted by the family of …    [read more]

Leaders of UK, Pak, Bhutan send get well soon messages to PM - New Kerala
New Delhi, Jan 25: Leaders of UK, Pakistan and Bhutan sent good wishes for a speedy recovery to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, recuperating from a bypass surgery. An official press release today said Dr Singh has received a bouquet and good wishes …    [read more]

World leaders wish Manmohan Singh a speedy recovery - Newstrack India
New Delhi, Jan.25 (ANI): Leaders from across the world have sent their good wishes to the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, who is recuperating in the All India Medical Sciences (AIIMS) undergoing a coronary by-pass surgery to overcome multiple …    [read more]

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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]

New citizens proudly show off their sense of freedom - Age
The Sharma Luital family dressed in Bhutanese costume for a citizenship ceremony at Station Pier. Photo: Rebecca Hallas PARSURAM Sharma-Luital was once arrested for not wearing the compulsory Bhutanese national dress while wading across a river in …    [read more]

Time to prepare for the crisis - Kuensel Online
26 January,2009 - There are dark clouds in the horizon for Bhutanese tour operators and hoteliers, whose businesses were hurt by the global financial crisis. More than 1,500 tourists have cancelled their trip to Bhutan in 2009 following the …    [read more]

Kuensel - Bhutan’s National Newspaper

same name, a coincidence?
Bhutanese today are opting for more unique names

31 January, 2009 - What is it that you own but others use it more than you do? The answer is a name. But in the Bhutanese scenario, its just not owned by you alone but by many others.    [read more]

Land Commission in dilemma
1,000 backlog cases
and counting

31 January, 2009 - The National Land Commission, established in 2007 to expedite land transactions and improve service delivery, is yet to make an impact in sorting out people’s long-standing land problems.
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Brekha boys weave bamboo mats to compensate loss
Students toil on vacation to supplement farm income

31 January,2009Like last year and many past years, farmers in Brekha, Trashigang have lost portions of their crops to wild animal. Officials estimate that wild animal damaged 18 acres of maize crops this year alone in Brekha.    [read more]

Bhutan Observer

Political parties still in financial quagmire
The ruling party has now decided to extend the Nu 15 million overdraft period for another year.
“Our overdraft period ended on December 31 last year and, within this month, we will have to renew the overdraft period till the end of December 31 this year,” said Tshewang Rinzin, the head of Administration and Finance Division […]    [read more]

Denchi town plan takes shape
Pemagatshel will have a new well-planned model town at Denchi. Many features of the proposed town will be designed to set an example for future town plans in the country, said Lyonchhen Jigmi Y Thinley in a meeting between senior government officials and the people’s representatives on January 26 at Denchi.
“Not only should the new […]    [read more]

Ministers’ allowance increased without debate, opposition
The Prime Minister and ministers are not getting a salary raise but there has been a raise in their discretionary allowance.
“The proposal to increase discretionary allowance was approved with no debate at all,” said the Opposition Leader.
According to the pay commission report on the pay hike, the only additional benefit given to the Prime Minister […]    [read more]

Lovelorn youth commits suicide
Madan Kumar Rai, 21, hanged himself from a suspension bridge at Namseyling at 6.00 pm on January 26.
On that day, Madan went to Namseyling to meet his girlfriend, 17-year-old Dil Maya Subba. They had been seeing each other for the last six months.
According to Dil Maya, Madan had asked her if she would marry him […]    [read more]

Four babies in 30 months
If children are a gift from heaven, a couple in Lhuentse have it all. In just 30 months, 46- year-old Dendup and his 43-year-old wife Tshomo from Tsongthormi in Metsho Gewog begot two pairs of twins. For a well-off couple, the birth of the double twins would have been a double blessing. But not for […]    [read more]

Lyonchhen losars in Pemagatshel
Lyonchhen Jigmi Y Thinley kept his promise of spending every Traditional Day of Offering, widely celebrated in the east as Chunyipa Losar with the people of his constituency. As soon as the second session of the first parliament drew to a close, Lyonchen made his second visit to his constituency after assuming the helm of […]    [read more]

We
Our deepest fear is not that we are not enough.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond reason.
It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, “Who am I to be light, attractive, talented and good?
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of god.
Your playing small doesn’t […]    [read more]

Where is happiness?
Happiness is a small nine-letter word but worth more than a million dollars. It is not bought and sold. Only rich people would have been happy had it been sold. The common men would have been completely deprived their share of happiness.
The rich people get pleasure but not necessarily happiness. But too much of any […]    [read more]

Gomtu archery to begin
The annual Penden Foundation Archery Cup organised by Penden Cement Authority will start from February 5, 2009, in Gomtu, Samtse. It is a compound bow tournament with teams participating from all over the country.
The first match will be played between Lhaki Group of Companies and Penden Cement Authority.
The participants from the winning team will take […]    [read more]

Basketball final today
The final of a six-day under- 17 basketball training and tournament held at the swimming pool complex in Thimphu is underway today.
Students, including some studying in India have been undergoing the training and tournament since January 25. Of 58 participants, 15 are girls. The participants formed 9 teams. Four matches have been played everyday.
“This training […]    [read more]

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