His Majesty The King graced Day 1 of the 7th Royal Highland Festival in Laya. The 7th edition of the festival takes place on 23 and 24 October, 2024. The Royal Highland Festival in Laya, launched in 2016 as a Royal initiative of His Majesty The King, celebrates the rich …
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According to a reliable source the tariff for the 1,020 MW Punatsangchu II project is likely to be Nu 5.25 per unit. A tariff negotiation team was sent from Bhutan to Delhi with discussions under way on Friday. Initially Bhutan wanted Nu 5.85 per unit while India offered Nu 4.80 …
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More details on Taktshang case Recently, the RBP completed its investigation of the monument fees in Chimi Lhakhang against four Desuups of which two are male and two are female. The Chimi Lhakhang did not have its own separate bank account for the collection of monument fees. Instead, the four …
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The Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) on the morning of 23 October 2024 recovered the two antique statues stolen from the Lhading Lhakhang in Paro. The statues, identified as the Dorje Namjom and Dorje Chang, were mysteriously kept near the Tsento Gup’s office. The statues, both dating back to the 13th …
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After the Thimphu District Court sentenced the perpetrator Choten Tshering to life imprisonment for murder along with an additional 14 years for rape of child (digital penetration) above 12 years of age, the victim’s family shared that the sentence brings a sense of justice to the victim, Sumitra Chhetri, and …
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On the first day in office in 29th January 2024 the Prime Minister convened a meeting with the cabinet ministers where five executive orders and ten directives were issued to various ministries for expedited implementation. The Bhutanese over the last one month has been collecting updates from multiple agencies to …
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The Royal Visit to Australia was supposed to be a normal one with His Majesty The King, Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen, Their Royal Highnesses Gyalsey Jigme Namgyel, Gyalsey Ugyen Wangchuck, and Gyalsem Sonam Yangden Wangchuck meeting with Bhutanese there. However, the visit turned out to be an extraordinary one. The …
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More details on economic activities, potential investors and TER As a part of the Royal Visit to Australia, the Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) CEO, Mun Leong Liew, and his team delivered a presentation on the GMC Master Plan, and discussed how the Bhutanese living abroad could contribute to the project. …
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Plans to decongest JDWNRH and reorganize Health Sector also underway The Ministry of Health (MoH) as a part of its retention efforts of medical professionals through the National Medical Services (NMS) is developing an alternative career pathway for medical doctors and specialists in consultation with the Royal Civil Service Commission …
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On 15 October at around 10.30 am in the morning, the Damphu Municipality cut the drinking water supply to a building in Damphu town, Tsirang on the instructions of the Dzongda who is also the Chairperson of the Municipality. The water was cut for two reasons, as detailed out in …
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