The Purjang of late Yab Dasho Ugyen Dorji, was held on the 3rd of October, corresponding to the 5th day of the Eighth Bhutanese month, at Wolakha, in Punakha. The Purjang was attended by His Majesty The King, His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, and the entire Royal Family. Representatives …
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Himalayan Food is a business venture registered with equity crowd funding, and it has been able to raise its fund before deadline. The other venture to do so earlier was Bhutan Alternatives. Himalayan Food raised Nu 4.5 million (mn) from crowd funding. The founders of Himalayan Food are Bikash Gurung …
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The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) investigation of the Buddha Dordenma project has found that Lam Tshering Wangdi and Anim Damcho could not account or explain the utilization of Nu 340.399 mn from the Buddha Dordenma Image Foundation (BDIF) fund. The ACC said that this amount has been misappropriated. The investigation …
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His Majesty The King granted dhar to appoint the new Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Communications, Gasa Dzongda, and a Zimpon Wogma to the Office of the Gyalpoi Zimpon. Phuntsho Tobgay, who was formerly serving as the Director General of the Department of Geology and Mines of the …
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The Prime minister during the weekly Friday meet congratulated the media for the formation of the Media Council along with the Ministry of Information and Communication (MoIC) and the Media Council Members. Lyonchhen said now that every possible legal support is in place the time is to take things forward …
Read More »iMerit is an exclusive for-profit social enterprise to build the digital livelihoods for the future while affecting positive social and economic change. TechPark launched iMerit in Bhutan to provides tech-enabled data services for applications in areas like machine learning, computer vision, natural language processing, e-commerce and Fintech. iMerit’s global client …
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The Thimphu District Court’s conviction of the current Home Minister Lyonpo Dasho Sherub Gyeltshen today for two months for claiming vehicle insurance worth Nu 226,546 fraudulently means the minister will have to vacate his office, unless he appeals to the High Court. This is because an elected official convicted of …
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His Majesty The King granted an Audience to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at the Throne Room of the Tashichhodzong on 17th August. The Prime Minister of India was on a two-day State Visit to Bhutan. Prime Minister Modi was escorted into the Tashichhdzong in a traditional Chipdrel Ceremony, and …
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His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen granted an Audience to Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince and Crown Princess Akishino and Prince Hisahito of Japan at the Golden Throne Room of the Tashichhodzong on the morning of 19th August. The Imperial Family were escorted in a ceremonial Chipdrel …
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The tenth edition of Mountain Echoes – Bhutan Festival of Arts, Literature and Culture was formally inaugurated today by Her Majesty the Royal Queen Mother Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck, the royal patron of the festival. Ruchira Kamboj, Ambassador of India to Bhutan, welcomed the guests for the inaugural evening at India House, Thimphu. The formal opening of …
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