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he Bangladesh Ambassador to Bhutan Jishnu Roy Choudhury has expressed his country’s full support for a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Bhutan, India and Bangladesh that would allow Bangladesh to invest in Bhutan’s hydropower sector. The MoU was drafted by Bhutan and sent two months ago to both Dhaka and …
Read More »Ministry adopts wait and watch approach on WB beef export ban proposal
More than two months ago the top bureaucrat of the West Bengal government in the form of its Chief Secretary informed the Bhutanese Consul General that the West Bengal government does not want to export beef from Jaigaon in West Bengal to Bhutan. If implemented, this move will have a …
Read More »RMA & Jaigaon Merchants Association declare Nu-INR parity fully restored
The RMA Governor, Dasho Penjore and the Jaigaon Merchant’s Association General Secretary, R.S Gupta both said that as a result of the Rupee exchange counters, the informal Ngultrum and Rupee parity had been restored. Not long after the 2012 Rupee crisis, the shortage of rupee and limited means to exchange …
Read More »Awaiting India’s nod for Bangladesh investment in 1,024 MW Dorjilung project in Bhutan
Bhutan is all ready to offer Bangladesh the opportunity to invest in a 1,024 MW run of the river Dorjilung hydropower project. This is once India agrees to a three country memorandum of understanding (MoU) on hydropower development, which has so far been endorsed by both Bhutan and Bangladesh. The …
Read More »India allocates INR 54.90 bn for Bhutan in 2016-17 budget
The Union budget of the Indian government once again allocated the lion’s share of foreign aid and loans to Bhutan, in its 2016-2017 annual budget, presented a few days ago to the Indian Parliament. Under the title of ‘Grants and Loans’ to foreign governments India allocated a total of INR …
Read More »Amochu Township expected to kick off by early 2017
First draft of Integrated Project Development Report to be ready by mid May 2016 as DHI works to get international funding There is good news for both Bhutanese residents residing in Jaigaon and Bhutan’s business community as the Amochu Land Reclamation and Township Project (ALRTP) is expected to take off …
Read More »Congratulations pour in from world leaders and international media covers Royal Birth
This paper counted more than 200 new articles in various prominent international media outlets covering the birth of His Royal Highness The Gyalsey in Bhutan. The news of the birth coupled with a Royal picture became one of the top trending news on the BBC website. Britain’s Prince William and …
Read More »86% of Bhutanese carry a H Pylori strain comparatively more susceptible to Gastric Cancer
A 2012 study by the Jigme Dorji Wangchuk National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) in collaboration with foreign experts found that around 86 percent of Bhutanese carry the Heliobacter Pylori. H Pylori is a bacteria that enters the body and lives in the stomach and digestive system and has a high co-relation …
Read More »MoF: New SOE to sort out fake Indian lotteries
The Finance Minister, Lyonpo Namgay Dorji said that the ministry would let the new State Owned Enterprise (SOE) for Bhutan Lottery handle the issue of 17 Indian lottery companies falsely claiming to be Bhutan Lottery and representing the Bhutan government since 2011 onwards. An investigation by this paper showed that …
Read More »Indian lottery companies posing as RGoB’s ‘Bhutan Lottery’ have been doing billions worth of lottery business since 2011
Responding to The Bhutanese investigation Finance Minister says if proven government will discuss issue at government to government level and also take legal action The government is in the process of forming a State Owned Enterprise (SOE) to start the Bhutan Lottery business, first in Bhutan, and then gradually after …
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