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Fenesta, India’s biggest brand in Doors and Windows, is now in Bhutan with Ugen Trading house as its authorised dealer. Works and Human Settlement minister Dorji Choden and the Vice President of Fenesta inaugurated the showroom in Babesa, Thimphu, yesterday. The 125-year-old brand takes pride in bringing unplasticized polyvinyl chloride …
Read More »Tendu School Principal transferred after investigation
The Prime Minister met with the teachers of Tendu Central School on 1st April 2017 to talk about the recent incident involving alcohol and tobacco during a party that was organized in the school campus. The PM informed the teachers that the principal is being transferred because of this unfortunate …
Read More »PM keynote speaker at GEF fund raising meeting
The Prime Minister delivered the keynote address at the First Meeting of the 7th Replenishment of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Trust Fund this morning in Paris. Lyonchhen appreciated the good work done by GEF and its partners in the past 25 years. He acknowledged that the GEF is a …
Read More »Lyonchhen tours Trongsa, Trashiyangtze and Trashigang
Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay completed the gewog tour for Trongsa Dzongkhag today after visiting Korphu gewog today afternoon. Talking to the people of Korphu gewog, Lyonchhen highlighted about the importance of health and education . Lyonchhen explained that the free health services provided should be efficiently used and urged the people to complete …
Read More »13th RTM sees developmental partners reaffirming support for Bhutan
The 13th Round Table Meeting (RTM) held in Thimphu on 15th and 16th March came to a successful close with development partners reaffirming their commitment and support to Bhutan’s development. Expressing appreciation for the GNH approach and early integration of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into the national planning framework, …
Read More »No evidence leads to ACC dropping case against Foreign Minister
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) recently took a decision to drop its case against the current Foreign Minister Lyonpo Damcho Dorji in his capacity as the Mongar Drangpon in 2002. This was after the ACC investigated the case for six months based on an anonymous letter alleging that the Drangpon …
Read More »25 year old graduate takes up dairy farming to earn double the salary of a CS counterpart
Surjey Dhungyel, 25, is one of the few graduates who has taken up farming after completing college. The 25 year old who has a Bachelors degree in Life Science from Sherubtse College is today a proud owner of a semi commercial dairy farm in Penjorling village in Samtse. After college …
Read More »Nu 15 bn in 12th FYP for ‘Flagship Programs’
A unique feature of the 12th Fine Year Plan (FYP) are Flagship programmes for which Nu 15 bn has been allocated. This is there in the 12 FYP guidelines approved by the Cabinet. Flagship programmes are high priority multi-sector interventions to address national issues. The programmes will undertake end to …
Read More »Sertog installation during HRH The Gyalsey’s Birth anniversary
Coinciding with His Royal Highness The Gyalsey’s first birthday, His Majesty The King on 5th February installed the Sertog on the Drukgyal Dzong’s Utse early in the morning. The reconstruction project for the Drukgyal Dzong was announced last year to commemorate the Royal Birth. His Majesty granted Tokha to the …
Read More »Six Eastern Dzongkhags celebrate the birth anniversary of HRH The Gyalsey
The Office of the Gyaltshab, Gyalpozhing organized a Fair Carnival for six Eastern Dzongkhags from 5th-9th February 2017 at Gyalpozhing, Mongar to commemorate the 1st Birth Anniversary of His Royal Highness Gyalsey Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck. His Royal Highness Gyaltshab Jigme Dorji Wangchuck graced the event on 8th February 2017. HRH …
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