Worker from Kerala dies in Bhutan accident
webindia123.com : IN : An Indian worker employed with Jaiprakash Associates at Punatsangchhu Hydro Power Project in Bhutan died after a falling boulder hit him, media reports said Tuesday.
View ArticleBhutan journalists' body says there's no free press
Sify : IN : In a damaging report, the Journalists' Association of Bhutan has claimed that there is no freedom of the press in the Himalyan kingdom.According to Kuensel, in the report, at least 50...
View ArticleBhutan King calls on students to be nation builders
Sify : IN : Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk has called on students to strive to become nation builders.Addressing a group of 2,315 graduates before the closing ceremony of the national...
View ArticleâIndia positive on land transitâ
BDNews24 : BD : Bangladesh has received a âpositive responseâ from India regarding transit passage to Nepal and Bhutan through its territory, a special adviser to the bilateral chamber has said.
View ArticleNepal's share in Indian imports from South Asia down
Sify : IN : Nepal's share in India's imports from South Asian countries has declined massively over the last decade, according to a Nepal Rastra Bank study.The Indian import share dropped to 20 percent...
View ArticleSuspecting her to be police informer, NDFB militants shoot a 16-year-old 9...
Daily Bhaskar : IN : New Delhi: A 16 year old was shot at a point blank range nine times, suspecting her of being a police informer by the militants of the outlawed National Democratic Front of...
View ArticlePM Narendra Modi wants to take Japan ties to new level
The Asian Age : IN : Setting the tone for his upcoming Japan visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that he sees in it an opportunity to take bilateral ties to a new level. The PM's sentiments,...
View ArticleThe winds of change: A special on climate change in Asia
The Straits Times : SG : August 30, 2014 7:15 AMTorrential rains recently left scores dead in Japan. Rising sea levels are destroying precious farmland in Vietnam and Bangladesh while in Bhutan,...
View ArticleClimate change: Bhutan farms face growing dangers
The Straits Times : SG : August 30, 2014 7:05 AMTHIMPHU - One of the most picturesque scenes from Bhutan is that of the snow-fed Phochu and Mochu merging to form the Punatsangchu.
View ArticleA Home-Grown Campaign in Bhutan Is Giving Refurbished Shoes to Thousands Who...
Global Voices : US : Bhutanese entrepreneur Dawa Drakpa cleans and recycles old footwear and distributes them to those who can't afford a decent pair. Nearly 1 percent of the country's population have...
View ArticleAlstom T&D India to Supply Power Transformers in Bhutan
NDTV : IN : Alstom will design, engineer, manufacture, supply, transport, erect, test and commission the generator transformer, shunt reactor and associated equipment for the project.
View ArticleA statistical analysis of violence against children
ReliefWeb : INT : Source: UN Children's Fund Country: Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia , Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, China, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic,...
View ArticleNatwar Singh hails Modi government
TwoCircles.net : IN : Kolkata : Former Congress leader K. Natwar Singh Friday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his foreign policies and said he was yet to make a mistake. "Three months is to...
View ArticleModi has a penchant for a pro-active foreign policy
TwoCircles.net : IN : By Ashok Tandon, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's penchant for a pro-active foreign policy has been on display from day one. His positive initiatives of inviting SAARC leaders at...
View ArticleSushma to visit Kabul tomorrow
Deccan Herald : IN : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will travel to Kabul on Wednesday and meet the rival presidential candidates Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani. Swaraj, who earlier visited...
View Article50-member FICCI Ladies Organisation to visit Bhutan
Yahoo! News : US : New Delhi, Sep 9 With the objective to explore and discuss how business women can engage and expand their businesses, the FICCI Ladies Organisation is taking a 50-member women's...
View ArticleCrusade against kala-azar
BDNews24 : BD : Bhutan and Thailand have joined Bangladesh, India, and Nepal to fight kala-azar, a debilitating tropical disease that affects the poorest of the poor in the WHOâs Southeast Asia region.
View ArticleIndia-Bhutan development talks to be held on Thursday, 50 projects to be...
in.com : IN : Thimphu: Bhutan and India will hold the third round of Development Cooperation Talks in Thimpu on Thursday for Bhutan's 11th Five Year Plan during which Indian aid of Rs 45 billion would...
View ArticleIndia, Bhutan to hold 3rd round of development talks on Thursday
Zee News : IN : Bhutan and India will hold the third round of Development Cooperation Talks here tomorrow for Bhutan's 11th Five Year Plan during which Indian aid of Rs 45 billion would be discussed...
View ArticleWelcoming the 2014 Echidna Global Scholars, Rolling Up Sleeves, and Tackling...
Brookings : US : Since 2012, we at Brookings Center for Universal Education have hosted visiting fellows from around the world under the Echidna Global Scholars Program, in an effort to harness the...
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