Oct 15, 2002
As the lhotsham community in Bhutan celebrated the Dasain festival, prime minister, Lyonpo Kinzang Dorji, cabinet ministers and senior officials of the royal government attended the conclusion of the Durga Puja on October 14.
The prime minister and senior government officials attend Durga Puja with the lhotsham community in Thimphu
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Hindu pundits performed the Durga Puja at [... Read More]
As the lhotsham community in Bhutan celebrated the Dasain festival, prime minister, Lyonpo Kinzang Dorji, cabinet ministers and senior officials of the royal government attended the conclusion of the Durga Puja on October 14.
The prime minister and senior government officials attend Durga Puja with the lhotsham community in Thimphu
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Hindu pundits performed the Durga Puja at [... Read More]
Oct 15, 2002
The Kobe-Bhutan Friendship Association contributed US $ 10,000.00 towards the Health Trust Fund on October 14.
A member of the Friendship Association presents the contribution to the health and education minister, Lyonpo Sangay Ngedup
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Uga Yoshiki, a priest of the Jotokuji temple in Japan also made a personal contribution of US $ 2,000.00 to the Fund.
Oct 15, 2002
Road safety and transport authorities say that eight passengers and not five were traveling in the ill-fated taxi which went off the road between Chamkhar and Tang in Bumthang on Sunday afternoon.Rescue workers have so far managed to recover three bodies from the accident site. The search is still on for five more bodies that may have been washed away by the river.
According to the RSTA, three children, their mother, brother in law and [... Read More]
Oct 14, 2002
In reference to story "Japan: an active partner." H.E. Mr. Hiroshi Hirabayashi, the former ambassador of Japan to Bhutan has been transferred as Ambassador of Japan to "France and concurrently to Andorra" and not to Italy.
In reference to story "Japan: an active partner." H.E. Mr. Hiroshi Hirabayashi, the former ambassador of Japan to Bhutan has been transferred as Ambassador of Japan to "France and concurrently to Andorra" and not to Italy.
Oct 14, 2002
Bhutanese high school graduates should be able to speak and write clearly in English, with a sound foundation in grammar and a rich vocabulary. They should have developed critical thinking skills and should be well read in both fiction and non-fiction.
Bhutanese students need to be encouraged to read widely and to read more
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Oct 14, 2002
A year ago, when some Thimphu entrepreneurs began setting up retail shops selling a variety of imported goods, including garments, food items and cosmetics, it became a popular trend. Today, however, the scenario is that of confusion, apprehension, and frustration for those in the business.
Waiting for customers
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Oct 14, 2002
The sacred Thri (admonition) ceremony blessings, which every Bhutanese aspires to receive once in a lifetime, concluded on Saturday in Paro with the Goenpoi Tongtshog (offering to the countrys guardian deities).
His Holiness the Je Khenpo blesses devotees in Paro
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Devotees who spoke to Kuensel said that attending the sacred ceremony had enriched [... Read More]
The sacred Thri (admonition) ceremony blessings, which every Bhutanese aspires to receive once in a lifetime, concluded on Saturday in Paro with the Goenpoi Tongtshog (offering to the countrys guardian deities).
His Holiness the Je Khenpo blesses devotees in Paro
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Devotees who spoke to Kuensel said that attending the sacred ceremony had enriched [... Read More]
Oct 14, 2002
Carbon or emission trading has the possibility to help reinforce Bhutans conservation policies in the Ninth Plan. But more research was needed to explore this potential which may be only modest.This was one of the several recommendations of the three-day workshop on greenhouse gas emission reduction: opportunties for Bhutan organised by the national environment commission and the department of energy this week.
Some of the key opportunities for Bhutan for reduction of green house [... Read More]
Oct 14, 2002
Scratch, snook, pot…are quickly becoming part of the bar vocabulary with Pool and Snooker becoming a popular past time in Thimphu.
The HQ Pool room
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In the last few months at least five pool and snooker rooms have opened up in various parts of city and several more are expected to start soon.
HQ, in [... Read More]
Oct 14, 2002
Potato farmers in Bumthang say that wild boars not only destroy one third of their crop annually but have also made life in the village exhausting.
A poor harvest this season
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Potato farming has definitely raised our income but our life has also become very difficult, Sangay Wangmo of Ura told Kuensel. We spend almost seven [... Read More]
Potato farmers in Bumthang say that wild boars not only destroy one third of their crop annually but have also made life in the village exhausting.
A poor harvest this season
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Potato farming has definitely raised our income but our life has also become very difficult, Sangay Wangmo of Ura told Kuensel. We spend almost seven [... Read More]
