SSB starts first border outpost training module
Yahoo! News : US : New Delhi, July 11 The Sashastra Seema Bal on Monday started its first on-field Border Outpost training module for its 50,000 personnel guarding the India-Nepal and India-Bhutan...
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Zee News : IN : The Sashastra Seema Bal on Monday started its first on-field Border Outpost training module for its 50,000 personnel guarding the India-Nepal and India-Bhutan borders. The exercise is...
View ArticleMeasures begin to curb GALS outbreak
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Infestation: Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory Authority began containment measures yesterday to stop Giant African Land Snails from spreading out of Gyalpoizhing in...
View ArticleS/J thromde at risk from Dungsamchhu
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : A disaster assessment report says long-term permanent measures are required Disaster: Until Samdrupjongkhar thromde comes up with permanent solutions, the Dungsamchhu will...
View ArticleFire safety still lacking in dzongs: RAA
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Audit: Fire safety measures are still lacking and inadequate in dzongs despite losing historical monuments of paramount significance such as Wangdue Dzong and Paro Taktsang to...
View ArticleEight more central schools in 2017
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Education: In an effort to take the number of central school to 60 by the end of the 11th Plan, the government will open eight more central schools beginning the next academic...
View ArticleA multi-pronged approach to youth problems
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : The youth-for-youth movement will see Golden Youth Award participants mentor at-risk youth in their schools. Such a move should have a positive impact on issues such as youth...
View ArticleNine to contest for Phuentsholing gup
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Incumbent gup to call it quits LG: The incumbent gup of Phuentsholing gewog in Chukha will not re-contest in the upcoming Local Government elections this year.
View ArticleWeather disrupts Paro-Bumthang flights
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Officials dismissed allegations that the airline is not interested in operating domestically Aviation: Drukair has been able to fly only one out of four scheduled flights to...
View ArticleHoney harvest not as sweet as last year
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Honey: Beekeepers in Bumthang did not harvest as much honey as they did last year due to unfavourable weather conditions.
View ArticleOne dead, seven missing after bridge collapses
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Accident: The search for the seven missing non-Bhutanese labourers who fell into the Amochhu and were washed away yesterday will continue today.
View ArticleTwo Bhutanese robbed in Jaigaon
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Suspects still at large Crime: A man in his 60s, who is a resident of Trongsa reported to Phuentsholing police that he had lost his bag containing Nu 400,000, ATM cards, bills...
View ArticleWater sharing still a problem in Wangdue
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : The problem is attributed to traditional practices still being followed Resource: Despite having a Water Act and regulations in place to ensure equal water distribution, some...
View ArticleThe chilli farm of Nubi
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Agriculture: Chilli is one of the main cash crop for the people of Nubi gewog in Trongsa. In Drenzhing village today, farmers are applying manure on their fields, carrying...
View ArticleBiogas: Progress being made to harness future fuel
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Energy: Biogas has returned after the project failed in the 1980s. In the last six years, livestock department's Bhutan Biogas Project has so far installed 3,176 plants in 17...
View ArticleWe love to laugh: Shivraj Singh Chouhan sets up Happiness Ministry in MP
Firstpost : IN : Madhya Pradesh on Friday became the first state in the country to set up 'Happiness Department', with Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan saying it will work to ensure "happiness in...
View ArticleHis Majesty appoints Govt. secretaries
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Appointments: His Majesty The King appointed six government secretaries and the secretary general of the National Council yesterday. The new secretaries who received Dhar from...
View ArticleExternal market factors affect local industries: DoI
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : The department recommends flexibility in electricity pricing Industry: External market factors like economic conditions, change in market demand, change in government policy...
View ArticleFirewood consumption declines
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : But demand for the fuel from institutions continues to rise Fuel: Bhutan burned almost 8,000 truckloads of firewood last year.
View ArticleAn illegal trade
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Although in small scale, marijuana cultivation in Jomotsangkha continues Narcotics: In May, police arrested a man from Serthi, Jomotsangkha for trafficking 17 sacks of dried...
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