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Royal Baby Meets Anchorman Baby! The Dragon Prince Shows Off Impressive Hair...

People.com : US : The young Bhutanese royal charms in his latest portrait

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Nation embarks on massive tree plantation

Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Environment: Bhutanese from all walks of life came together to plant about 169,826 saplings on Social Forestry Day yesterday.

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Tax revision proposed

Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Finance: The government's tax revision proposal confirms that rumours of a vehicle tax revision are untrue.

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Learning from experience

Kuensel Newspaper : BT : The country's budget for the 2016-17 fiscal year has been revealed. One of the highlights of the budget includes the government's proposal for a Dzongkhag Development Grant of...

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100 women beat planting record at Takila

Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Environment: Planting 49,718 blue pine and cypress saplings within an hour, 100 women beat the record set by 100 men last year at Kuenselphodrang, Thimphu.

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Businessman aspires to be Dagana thrompon

Kuensel Newspaper : BT : LG: Dorji Tshering, 27, is the first person to come forward as a candidate for the post of Dagana thrompon.

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Advances made in building local solar fences

Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Science: If all goes according to plan, students from the College of Science and Technology in Phuentsholing could start making low-cost solar fencing' for Tarayana Foundation...

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Bhutan Children's Book Initiative – a project to make children better readers

Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Literature: Despite more children reading books in schools, there is still a deficit of reading resources for children at home and schools.

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Govt. and Opposition lock horns over maternity leave

Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Assembly: The opposition and government were at loggerheads over the issue of extended maternity leave while deliberating the Women, Children and Youth Committee's report on...

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Judo gaining popularity with Bhutanese

Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Judo: After three years of constant practise and dedication, 15-year-old Bikash Tamang is today one of the elite judokas in the country.

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Deliberation on Customs bill begins

Kuensel Newspaper : BT : The bill was introduced in Parliament in November last year NA: The economic affairs committee of the National Assembly yesterday presented the Customs bill to the house. The...

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Initiative to save wetland

Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Environment: Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen inaugurated the Thimphu Eco Park during the World Environment Day celebrations yesterday.

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Investing to better teachers

Kuensel Newspaper : BT : The govt. aims to make 70 percent of teachers happy with their profession by next year  Education: The education ministry is working on developing the skills of teachers and...

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Bhutan among fastest growing economies: IMF

Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Economy: The International Monetary Fund has forecasted Bhutan to be the third fastest growing economy in the world for two consecutive years.

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Vocational skills development centre inaugurated

Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Inauguration: Her Royal Highness Princess Chimi Yangzom Wangchuck inaugurated the Vocational Skills Development Centre for spouses of the Armed Force personnel, at Dechencholing.

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Second flower exhibition draws large numbers of visitors

Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Environment: Against the scenic backdrop of Paro Rinpung Dzong and the iconic Ta Dzong, the second Royal Bhutan Flower exhibition began on June 4.

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Most in favour of conserving wetland in Punakha

Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Development: Conserving wetland was one of the main highlights of the draft structural plan for the dzongkhag's thromde, presented to the people on June 4 at Punakha high school.

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A small but significant shift

Kuensel Newspaper : BT : A youth group will assume the cleaning responsibilities for two neighbourhoods in Thimphu city. The thromde has contracted out the responsibility to the Youth Social Service...

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Thromde outsources waste collection of city's north zone

Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Waste: Bhutan Hospitality and Cleaning Services has been contracted to collect and dispose waste from Thimphu thromde's north zone from this month. The contract for five years...

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Jomotsangkha hopes to benefit with township development

Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Township: The people of Jomotsangkha could not have been happy when the dzongkhag tshogdu endorsed Samdrupcholing as Samdrupjongkhar's yenlag thromde earlier this year. But...

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