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The Royal Govemment of Bhutan and the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh had the first Bilateral Consultation on 2 April, 2013 in Dhaka. The Bhutanese delegation to the Consultation was be led by Foreign Secretary Yeshey Dorji and will include officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During …

A Shigella-like dysentery outbreak has affected some 25 people in Chungkha community under Chhukha Dzongkhag. Shigella is a class or category of bacteria closely related to Salmonella. It causes disease in primates, but not in other mammals and is only naturally found in humans and apes. During infection, it typically causes dysentery. In Chungkha, people started to …

A 28-year old male was killed on the spot when the truck he was travelling in met with an accident at Taksha farm road which is about five kilometers away from the Taksha Baazar in Wangduephodrang on the morning of 25 March. The victim had sustained head injuries and multiple …

A 25-year old man has been detained by the Wangduephodrang police after he was accused of throwing his new born baby on the wall which led to death of the baby on the night of 14 March in Sephu under Wangduephodrang dzongkhag. On the morning of 14 March, the accused …

A 24-year old avid cyclist from Bhutan will be participating in the 3rd National Downhill Championships which is scheduled on the 30 March 2013 in Nepal. The President of Lalitpur Cycling Association, Nepal, had sent an invitation letter to all the Asian Countries to participate in the 3rd National Downhill …

Bhutan will join the rest of the world today in observing the Earth Hour from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm. The day is observed on the last Saturday of March every year because it is about the same time of the spring and fall equinoxes in the northern and southern …

  The present Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) candidate from Dogar-Shaba constituency in Paro and a former Zimpon wogma to His Majesty the King was conferred the award of Young Global Leader 2013 by the World Economic Forum recently. “I am pleasantly surprised and doubly humbled that I have been named …

In a stretch of about 200 meters of road in Babesa, five to six manholes at regular intervals that are almost two-three ft deep and some which are more than eight ft deep and one meter wide have become a cause of huge convenience for people and vehicles alike. Moreover, …

For the National Council Elections this year, the Office of the Media Arbitrator has asked all the media agencies, cable operators and the social media users to observe the rules and regulations of the elections. During the election no media agencies are permitted to broadcast or publish anything that can …

Ten people including one minor sustained several injuries after the power tiller tractor they were in veered off the road in Khaling town under Trashigang dzongkhag. The mishap happened on 13 March at around 6 pm when the group of people from Monangkhola and Chema village under Khaling gewog were …