According to National center for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM), short spells of rainfall, thunderstorm and gusty wind is expected in isolated parts of Southern, Central and Eastern parts of the country till 15th May, 2019. This is due to isolated convective clouds which has formed over South-West Bhutan on 12th …
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It brings up need of home loan for private sector too and opposes fuel tax and use of domestic help by ministers The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in a 10-point letter addressed to the Cabinet made various comments and alternative suggestions to the Government on the recommendations of the 4th …
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Before the Education City project was cancelled by the PDP government in 2014, due to the National Land Commission pointing out violations of the Land Act 2007, the Education City project had been awarded by the DPT cabinet in April 2012 to a consortium of Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services …
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To delay Commissioning of project by around a month The 720 MW Mangdechu Hydroelectric Project was supposed to spin its first turbine and export power from its first 180 MW turbine on 10th May 2019. The second turbine was supposed to start from 24th May with the third turbine coming …
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The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) will be looking to an extraordinarily high Nu 167.20 mn estimate for a 2.5 km road widening project in Phaling Thromde next to the Lhuentse Dzong. According to a source the ACC had done a review of the issue and it had decided to gather …
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According to the information provided by the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) under Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs (MOHCA), heavy rainfall and windstorm from Cyclone Fani lead to some damages like roadblocks and landslides, damage of crops and Chortens and a bus accident where eight people, four male and …
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A recent piece of advice by the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) party to the cabinet on the pay commission report took the government by surprise. At a time when even the DPT and the PDP had not yet criticized the government, its own party consisting of those outside Parliament sent …
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Be it Thimphu, Paro, Phuentsholing or Bumthang, there is a growing crisis of oversupply of hotels leading to dwindling hotel occupancy rates and along with it rock bottom rates. This is also encouraging cheaper tours and budget tourists to come to Bhutan. So far, it has only been hotels owners …
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In what will be good news Kinley Wangchuck (second from right in the photo), an 18 year old student with hearing loss, and his family will not be deported from Australia. Australian Immigration Minister David Coleman MP has used his discretionary powers to grant permanent residency to Kinley and his family. This …
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Today morning a Bumpa Transport bus going on the Thimphu-Tsirang route was hit by falling boulders which pushed it below the road. The bus, as a result, fell and landed in the Punatsangchu river below. The RBP said that the final death count for the Thimphu-Tsirang Bumpa bus accident is eight …
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