In Transit: In Brief: Visiting Remote Franz Josef Land; Tours in Bhutan
New York Times : US : The polar cruise specialists Poseidon Expeditions is offering trips to Franz Josef Land and Geringer Global Travel is offering a new trip to Bhutan.
View ArticleUNHCR report sees 2017 resettlement needs at 1.19 million
ReliefWeb : INT : Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Afghanistan, Australia, Bhutan, Burundi, Canada, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia,...
View ArticleTheir Majesties in Lhuentse
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Royal Tour: His Majesty The King graced the ongoing Rinchen Terzoed Wang in Lhuentse, with Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen and His Royal Highness The Gyalsey.
View ArticleBreakthrough achieved on Damchu-Chukha bypass
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Road: The entire length of the 29.2km Damchu-Chukha bypass has finally been connected.
View ArticleLower Salamai gets electric fence
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Agriculture: Abi Maya Koirala, 51, has never felt so relaxed. This is because today, she has an electric fence surrounding her fields and keeping the wild animals at bay.
View ArticleSecuring our systems
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Many are shocked by the recent incident in which two organisations were duped into sending large sums of money to an unauthorised third person or organisation abroad. What has...
View ArticleBhutan most peaceful in region: Global Peace Index
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay highlighted this at the opening of the 20th Desuup training Training: Bhutan was ranked the most peaceful among seven South Asian countries and...
View ArticleECCD opens at the CFM in Thimphu
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Education: Four-year-old Seldon, holding hands with her mother, peeps through the door of a room in Centenary Farmers Market in Thimphu. There are many toys.
View ArticleAssembly approves annual budget and tax reform bill
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : NA: The National Assembly yesterday passed the Revised Taxes and Levies Bill of Bhutan, 2016. One of the noteworthy features of the bill is the raising of the minimum Personal...
View ArticleHeavy rainfall causes multiple landslides in P'ling
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Connectivity: Landslides caused by the continuous rainfall on the night of June 12 has closed the Phuentsholing gewog road.
View ArticleDrone to be used for Thimphu-Wangdue tunnel project
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Tech: Drones could be a possible answer for overcoming the country's challenging terrain for several purposes such as construction and mapping.
View ArticleSurat bikers carry Beti Bachao call to Southeast Asia
Deccan Herald : IN : A four-member, all-female biking team from Surat, on an expedition to spread the message about PM Modi's "Beti Bachao , Beti Padhao" in Southeast Asia, reached Guwahati on Tuesday....
View ArticleGuru Rinpoche's far-reaching impact
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : … will be further explored at a conference in Paro being held to mark the saint's birth anniversary today Anniversary: The birth anniversary of Guru Rinpoche today will be...
View ArticleMinister quizzed on road construction, quality
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Infrastructure: The works and human settlement ministry will be reviewing the rural construction regulations that will also address some of the issues that Parliament members...
View ArticleSecond hearing on Gidawom mining case
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Judiciary: The High Court held the second hearing of the case concerning the four mining companies versus the Gidawom communities on June 13.
View ArticleA bill to develop the civil aviation sector
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : NA: The Civil Aviation bill aims to promote the development of civil aviation in the country through creation of a conducive policy and legal environment.
View ArticleBumthang's Chukhor manis to turn again
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Infrastructure: Five large Chukhor manis located below Wangdicholing Dzong will begin turning soon again.
View ArticleRinchen Terzoe in Takila ends
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Religion: The Rinchen Terzoe wang, lung, and thri that was presided over by Dzongsar Jamyang Khentse Rinpcche at Takila in Lhuentse ended on June 13.
View ArticleNeed to address waste issue seriously
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Waste management is increasingly becoming a problem in the country. If we do not address the issue now, effectively and efficiently so, the problem could become unmanageable...
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