Inter-Collegiate programming competition will now be an annual event among undergraduates of various colleges under the Royal University of Bhutan. With the success of the first Inter-collegiate programming competition in College of Science and Technology recently, the college faculty are saying that the competition will be an annual event. The college has been organizing the […]
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The Highway Restroom comprising two units of toilet at Wangsisina in Thimphu was inaugurated and handed over to the five vegetable vendors operating in the area on Thursday. The five vegetable vendors will take turns to run the facility here on. The two units of toilet at Wangsisina is one among the many programs the […]
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A farmer, Tashi Dorji from Tongling Pam in Trashigang wears a big smile on his face as he readies his field for the annual paddy transplantation. Though he slogs in the mid-day scorching heat, he expects a bountiful harvest this year with his field solar fenced last year. He said he harvested some 700 chagdhi […]
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Samphelling gewog and Pasakha, which falls under extended Phuentsholing Thromde is reported to have been hit hard by hailstone last week. The hailstone which hit the area in May 12 has destroyed both houses and crops. Around 125 households and more than 15 acres of maize fields were reportedly destroyed by the disaster. Ahalley village […]
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The villagers of Sadumadu are discontent without a farm road connecting to their village. The village, under Phuentsholing gewog, which is around two hours’ walk from the main town currently uses the gewog connectivity road and it takes around half an hour walk to reach the village. The villagers had hoped their village would get […]
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The vegetable season has begun but farmers who sold their first produce – peas – at the Food Corporation Limited (FCBL) auction yard in Phuentsholing were disappointed at the throwaway prices. A sack containing up to 40 kilogram of peas was auctioned at Nu 500 which comes to over Nu 12 per kilo. Farmers regretted […]
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Bhutan presented its third national report to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHCR) under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism on Wednesday in Geneva, Switzerland. The Bhutanese delegation was led by foreign affairs minister Dr. Tandi Dorji and included senior officials from various agencies of the government, including a representative of the Civil Society Organization. […]
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Ambassador of Bhutan to Kuwait Tshering Gyaltshen Penjor reaffirmed Bhutan’s commitment to the shared goals and aspirations of Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) during his statement in the 16th Ministerial Meeting of the ACD held in Doha, Qatar on Wednesday. The ACD Ministerial Meeting was preceded by the Senior Officials Meeting on April 30 and a […]
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The people of three chiwogs of Phongmey gewog in Trashigang are looking forward to the construction of a bridge over the river Gamri in Trashigang. Over the past decades, about 360 households of the three chiwogs of Yabrang, Phimsong and Thongrong were separated from the gewog center by the river Gamri. While the villages are […]
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Two private public transport companies will start luxurious bus service to and from Phuentsholing to Thimphu Within this month, commuters along the Phuentsholing-Thimphu National Highway will have better choice to travel as premium buses are expected to hit the road. Two private public transport companies will start luxurious bus service unlike the normal bus service […]
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