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Para-military women to counter anti-India propaganda – Daily News and Analysis
Apart from the Pakistan and China borders, the women personnel will be posted along the Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan borders. Home minister P Chidambaram, while taking the salute of the first ITBP women contingent on Friday, had said, “they (women … [read more]
Bangladesh steal the show – E Kantipur
The Maldives had defeated Bhutan 1-0 in the first match of the day. The home team are, however, ahead having three goals to their credit. Bhutan and Nepal linger at the bottom with no points at all. Nepal had themselves to blame for the loss going … [read more]
Minister brings home pledges to save tiger – Himalayan Times
KATHMANDU: The first ministerial-level meeting of tiger range countries, held in Bangkok from 27 to 30 January, with the view of saving the endangered big cat decided to hold another meeting in June in Bali of Indonesia. “A few issues raised in … [read more]
Football adds pain to Nepals woes – Himalayan Times
Earlier in another Group A match, Maldives beat Bhutan 1-0. Nepal will play Maldives on Monday before rounding up their league against Bhutan on Wednesday. Two teams from each of the two groups will qualify for the semi-finals. The Group B includes … [read more]
Dams’ construction bulldozes reserve forest rules – Tribune
Illegal construction within the reserve forest at Khol Hai Rattan near here has threatened wildlife in the area. In a blatant violation of rules under the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, the Forest Department, Haryana, which should have been … [read more]
Sheikh Hasina’s India visit – Frontline
With India now agreeing to allow Nepal and Bhutan to ship their goods through its territory to the Bangladeshi ports of Chittagong and Mongla, Bangladesh may be better disposed towards the pipeline project. There are many contentious issues that are … [read more]
Child Soldiers – Vision Insights and New Horizons
“Most evidence suggests that ordinary children, faced with the extraordinary circumstances of combat, are capable of learning to kill and to kill repeatedly.†—Michael Wessells, Child Soldiers: From Violence to Protection “Child soldiers … [read more]
Booters blank Nepal 3-0 – Bangladesh News 24 hours
The booters play Sri Lanka on Sunday. In the first match, Maldives required an 84th minute goal from Ashfaq Ali to edge Bhutan 1-0. Hockey Bangladesh got off to a winning start in the hockey competition when they beat Sri Lanka 3-1 at the Maulana … [read more]
Zoran’s boys win big – The Daily Star
Bangladesh made a perfect start in the football event of the 11th South Asian Games when the hosts handed an emphatic 3-0 defeat to two-time champions Nepal at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday. Midfielder Mamunul Islam gave Bangladesh a … [read more]
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Recruitment Notification for Media … – PRLog (free press release)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) invites applications for post of Media Relation Director and Media Manager from Indian citizens for Bhutan, Nepal, Tibetan refugees and Persons of Indian Origin who have traveled from Myanmar and Sri Lanka with the purpose … [read more]
Kuensel – Bhutan’s National Newspaper
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30 January, 2010 – Civil servants often say that bumping into a health personnel from Bhutan is very likely when traveling out of the country.
At least 30 health officials travel out of the country in a month, which is one health official going out everyday. [read more]
Presentation also proposes opening up east, south and central Bhutan to tourism
30 January, 2010 – The McKinsey and Co’s presentation on tourism made to the cabinet in October 2009 proposed tariff liberalisation in phases and opening up the eastern, southern and central regions to tourism.
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30 January, 2010 – The government’s policy to set free the tourism tariff of the minimum USD 200 a day is facing resistance from players in the tourism industry. [read more]
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A rare white yak in Longthe Wangdue, near Pelela. Herders consider them special [read more]
29 January, 2010 – Pilgrims returning from Bodhgaya take refuge at the bus terminal in Phuentsholing
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Poor performance in English and Economics
2009 Class XII examinations 29 January, 2010 – Science students have taken the top three positions of the 2009 class XII Bhutan Higher Secondary Education Certificate (BHSEC) examinations, the results of which will be formally out on the education and druknet website this afternoon.
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29 January, 2010 – His Majesty the fourth Druk Gyalpo has left Thimphu yesterday for the earthquake affected areas in the eastern dzongkhags.
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29 January, 2010 – Ten people, including a minor and a woman, were sentenced to prison terms ranging between three months and more than nine years for illegal transaction, possession and consumption of hashish in Bael village under Kazhi gewog.
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99 landowners near Tashichhodzong to get Nu 78,500 per decimal but 92 still say no
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Thimphu Green Zone Area 29 January, 2010 – The government is willing to shell out Nu 334.653 million to acquire 42.61 acres of land behind the Tashichhodzong that will form the green zone area of the city where no construction will be allowed.
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29 January, 2010 – Of late, Thimphu district court has been inundated with crowds of people queued in front of the judges’ offices, pushing and nudging each other to grab a marriage certificate form. [read more]
Bhutan Observer
Justice denied?
Sir, Pelzang Tshering and I got married after he divorced his wife in December 2005. We lived in my rented house. He had acquired a 30 decimal land and a few workshop equipment from his ex-wife when they separated. Later, we bought a 20 decimal land and a taxi jointly. On the 30 decimal land, [...] [read more]
30 students picked for under-16 football team
The under-16 football coaching camp at Sarpang, which started from January 8, ends today. The camp was organized to select players for under-16 football team.
Organized by Bhutan Football Federation (BFF) with the assistance from Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and Asian Football Confederation (AFC), about 220 students from around the country attended the camp.
The [...] [read more]
Bhutan 40th on environmental index
Bhutan was ranked 40th out of 163 countries in the 2010 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) produced by a team of environmental experts at Yale University and Columbia University in the US. Released yesterday at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Bhutan scored 68 on the EPI scores.
The EPI ranked countries on their performance across 25 [...] [read more]
PCAL meet Team 2010 today
The annual Penden Cement Authority Limited Archery Foundation Cup, which started on January 18 in Gomtu with 15 teams from Thimphu, Paro, Samtse, Sibsoo, Pasakha and Phuntsholing, is in full swing.
PCAL team will play against Team 2010 from Sibsoo today. On January 26, Earthquake from Phuntsholing took on Lhaki Cement. The first game saw Earthquake [...] [read more]
Class XII results out
The results of the 2009 BhuÂÂtan Higher Secondary EduÂÂcation Certificate ExaminaÂÂtions (BHSEC) show a slight improvement. The aggregate pass percentage has risen by 0.82 points, from 85.60 perÂÂcent in 2008 to 87.35 percent in 2009.
Out of 6,530 students who sat the examinations last DeÂÂcember, 603 students – 313 males and 290 females – failed.
Science students [...] [read more]
Sunkosh promises economic boom
The detailed project report (DPR) for the 4,060 MW Sunkosh reservoir power project is expected to be comÂÂpleted by mid 2010. The conÂÂstruction of the project, which is the first of its kind in the country, will start sometime in 2011.
Once the construction starts, Lhamoizingkha, one of the least developed dungÂÂkhags in the country, will [...] [read more]
Fourth Druk Gyalpo visits quake-affected areas
His Majesty the fourth Druk Gyalpo left for the earthquake affected areas in the eastern dzongkhags yesterday.
According to the office of the Gyalpoi Zimpoen, His Majesty will tour the dzongÂÂkhags to meet the people affected by last year’s earthÂÂquakes. His Majesty is accomÂÂpanied by their Majesties the Queen Mothers and the memÂÂbers of the royal [...] [read more]
Now, that’s a tricky product! Where’s the label?
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Saf Games starts today
The 11th South Asian Federation Games (SAF Games), a major multi-sport event of the region, starts today in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka.
This is the third time that the Dhaka is hosting the games thus becoming the 4th city after Colombo, Kathmandu and Islamabad to host the games multiple times. It is expected to be the largest [...] [read more]
Druk Star in elimination phase
Druk Star, a singing competition show telecast live from Thimphu every weekend, has reached the elimination phase. Two contestants from the top 20 singers in the competition will be eliminated tomorrow and the day after.
The elimination will be based on the number of votes received by the contestants and marks obtained from the judges. Every [...] [read more]
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