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24-year-old man died of a suspected drug overdose, on 18 March in Phuentsholing. This is the first such death this year according to the Phuentsholing drug officer in-charge. The victim was taken to Phuentsholing General Hospital in an unconscious state by two of his friends from Jaigaon. Doctors confirmed that …
Read More »Last week to appeal for those convicted in the Gyelpozhing case
The 25th of March is the last date for those convicted in the Gyalpoizhing land case to appeal in the high court, 13 committee members along with the National Assembly (NA) Speaker have appealed to the high court while the Home minister is yet to decide whether he will …
Read More »Bhutan establishes diplomatic ties with Oman
A press release from the Foreign Ministry said that the Kingdom of Bhutan and the Sultanate of Oman, wishing to strengthen and develop mutually beneficial relations between their countries and peoples, have established diplomatic relations with effect from 15 March 2013. The Joint Communiqué on the establishment of diplomatic relations …
Read More »Three open heart surgeries to be sponsored by Bangkok heart hospital
This was possible due to the Bangkok hospital offering its services to His Majesty the King Two doctors from Bangkok are currently in the capital to check children suffering from heart diseases. Moreover three major cases that need open-heart surgery will be sponsored by the Bangkok Heart hospital. The cost …
Read More »Forest fires, all BPC’s fault, DoF
The Forest Department (DoF) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF) have conclusively attributed the reason for Forest fires, human and wildlife electrocution reported in various parts of the country till now, to the negligence of Bhutan Power Cooperation (BPC) and its failure for timely maintenance of the transmission …
Read More »The Government’s response to the Opposition’s rebuttal on the State of the Nation Report
“The clarifications on the Opposition Party’s comments on the State of the Nation Report have been compelled by the need to dispel the doubts and clear misunderstandings created by the comments in print as well as on national television. The need also arose from our respect for the civil servants …
Read More »Man arrested with contraband
During a routine checking, Police at the Tanalum check point arrested a man on March 7, after he was found with contrabands. Police had recovered 1,425 capsules of Spasmoproxyvon (SP), two bottles of cough syrup, 199 tablets of Nitrosun 10, and eight packets of cigarettes (Flake) which were concealed in …
Read More »Mazang Phurba, the native of Bumthang
To celebrate the annual incense festival the women in Bumthang venture into the forest in search of a particular herb called Lobelia nubigena of Campanulaceae family. The seventh month of the Bhutanese calendar is celebrated as the incense festival day across the country in dedicated to Mazang Phurba the native …
Read More »New adventures in tourism
The Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB) has plans to promote Bhutan in numerous ways. As of 31 December 2012, 951 travelling agencies are registered with the tourism council out of which only 428 agencies are actively functioning in the market and 528 agencies are inactive. The TCB has undertaken a …
Read More »DNT announces 8 more candidates
With this, the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) has introduced 34 candidates till date although DNT members say the party tentatively has 47 candidates. Dorjee Wangmo Dorjee Wangmo, 25 is a fresh graduate from Sherubtse College with a B.Sc in computer science. She believes that youth should come forward …
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