Olympics
Results 1 - 20 of 846 in Bhutan
-
Call for a new port for exporters
THIMPHU: Eastern Bhutan exporters will no longer have to come all the way from Samdrupjongkhar to Burimari near Siliguri in India, covering some 200 km, to sell their goods.
Comment?
-
Will the bill work when the ban did not?
Bhutan banned the sale of tobacco in December 2004 and two months later it banned smoking in public places.
Comment?
-
Closer port of call for eastern exporters
Balancing trade - Bhutan and Bangladesh in a give and take relationship 18 August, 2008 - Eastern Bhutan exporters will no longer have to come all the way from Samdrupjongkhar to Burimari near Siliguri in ...
Comment?
-
Indians celebrate I-Day in Bhutan
THIMPHU: "I'm touched by the thoughtful gesture of His Majesty the King," said the Indian Ambassador to Bhutan, Mr Sudhir Vyas, as members of the Royal Family, Prime Minister Lyonchhen Jigmi Y Thinley and the ...
Comment?
-
Austria commits Nu 31m for LG support
... morning. Secretary of GNH Commission said there is a need for capacity development of the local governments in Bhutan. Karma Tshiteem said the Austrian contribution will go a long way in strengthening the capacities at the local level. Resident ...
Comment?
-
Inter-ministerial report objects Bjemina
... complained that quarries were affecting their health, crops and properties. Singye Group of Companies in Bjemina and Bhutan Marble Mining Pvt Limited (BMMPL) in Gidakom own the factories and quarries under investigation. However, the health and ...
Comment?
-
Losing the yeti in forgotten nation
... out there in the forest. Any educated person today knows this." Many traditional beliefs remain deeply ingrained in Bhutan, from astrology to the worship of Buddhist priests. But the monster is now increasingly forgotten, and the link to an ancient ...
Comment?
-
Fragile terrain cause of deaths
... has been so slow that we could not work efficiently," said Dorji, a private media employee. The Area Manager of Bhutan Telecom in Phuentsholing said it was the roadblocks that disrupted their services, adding that the BPC tower, which was also used ...
Comment?
-
Coping with a 1,000-hour strike
... out of stock and the Thursday Market has already shut down. Now Gelephu is serving the people of both towns since Bhutan gets an escort from the Indian Police. The blockade mainly targeted inter-state trucks and tourist buses in the three Assam ...
Comment?
-
Mangdechhu Project to start soon
... of North Bengal, West Bengal, India, in close association with the NEC. In February 2005 an MoU was signed between Bhutan and India for technical assistance for preparation of DPR and subsequently, NHPC was appointed as the consultant. ...
Comment?
-
Green signal for Punatsangchu-I
... that there would be a good and strong operation and maintenance team when the authority hands the project over to Bhutan in early 2009. "One of the problems was the claim by contractors of over Nu 1,500 million. The management has resolved all ...
Comment?
-
... another 10 years. Following the distribution of the plots, people will have to start construction in keeping with the Bhutan building rules of 2001 within three years, failing which the plot would be given to the next eligible person. The present ...
Comment?
-
Losing the yeti in forgotten nation of Bhutan
... out there in the forest. Any educated person today knows this." Many traditional beliefs remain deeply ingrained in Bhutan, from astrology to the worship of Buddhist priests. But the monster is now increasingly forgotten, and the link to an ancient ...
Comment?
-
... another foreign couple. These are some of the views of the 2,013 tourists here in a survey by the Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB) last year. Most complaints were infrastructure related. Frequent ones were on bad public toilets, roads, Internet ...
Comment?
-
Car tax proposal raises public hackles
... preserving our foreign reserves," said the works and human settlement minister, Lyonpo Yeshey Zimba. "If everybody in Bhutan buys a car, then it will negatively affect our foreign reserves, inflation, fuel imports and the environment," said the ...
Comment?
-
Roadblocks trigger fuel shortage
... came to a halt yesterday morning when some fuel stations in the capital ran out of petrol stock by 7:00 am. The Bhutan oil distributors (BoD) at Lungtenzampa was in chaos with long lines of cars waiting for several hours, while some vehicles rushed ...
Comment?
-
Up to 100pc car tax sparks public uproar
... preserving our foreign reserves," said the works and human settlement minister, Lyonpo Yeshey Zimba. "If everybody in Bhutan buys a car, then it will negatively affect our foreign reserves, inflation, fuel imports and the environment," said the ...
Comment?
-
... landslide at Takti has not only disrupted road communication but the Internet services in the Kingdom as well. The Bhutan Telecom is currently providing the service using a back-up radio link, which has limited bandwidth. This means users will ...
Comment?
-
2nd GEF meeting for SA constituency held
THIMPHU: Bhutan is hosting the second Global Environment Facility South Asia Constituency meeting.
Comment?
-
11 oil tankers stranded at Gedu
... He said their supply tankers are stranded at the road block point at Takti. The situation was no different at the Bhutan Oil Distributor in Lungtenzampa. Here too, petrol stock ran out and vehicles lined up for hours waiting for the tanker to bring ...
Comment?
Bhutan Forum
Most Popular