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Paro Airport stands transformed

His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen graced the formal inauguration of the A5-JKW Drukair Aircraft at Paro Airport.  The Aircraft, named in honour of His Majesty The King, was purchased in March 2020 before the pandemic began. Their Majesties also toured the airport, where a major facelift …

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His Majesty Grants Dasain Tika

His Majesty granted DasainTika to representatives of the Hindu community of Gelephu at the Shivalaya Mandir in Gelephu ON 15th October. DasainTika granted by elders and parents convey special blessings and protection. Dasain marks the victory of the Dharma King Rama, who was an emanation of Vishnu, over the demon …

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Rising Irregularities due to deficit of ethics & morality: RAA

In a stinging report titled the ‘AG’s Occasional Paper on Agencies Rationalizing Irregularities,’ the Royal Audit Authority (RAA) goes beyond its usual numbers and points to declining ethics and morality of public officials as one of the main causes of rising irregularities. The report says that over the recent years, …

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His Majesty grants Land Kidu to people of Lunana

His Majesty The King visited Lunana on the morning of 6th October, and granted Lagthram to the 191 households who are receiving Land Kidu in Goenshari, Punakha. Traditionally, the people of Lunana migrate south with their animals during the winter months, when it gets too difficult to eke out a living …

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Bhutan’s 2nd Satellite to be launched in December 2021

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Department of Information Technology and Telecom (DITT) are presently collaborating on the joint development of a small satellite for Bhutan which is targeted for launch in December 2021. A Bhutanese team will travel to India in October 2021 for Phase-II of the training …

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Bhutan completes 21 days without any case from the Community

The Ministry of Health in a release said it is pleased to share that Bhutan completed 21 days with no community case on 3 September. More than 500 samples collected on 2nd September from enhanced surveillance areas, flu clinics, communities and quarantine facilities in Phuentsholing also tested negative. “However, with …

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