Bhutan Daily News 07-05-23
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- May 7, 2023
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𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗮 𝗻𝘂𝘁 -𝗦𝗝
Local traders doing areca nut business in Samdrup Jongkhar are fetching good prices this season. They said due to poor production this time, the price has increased. Areca nut is one of the main cash crops for most farmers in Samdrup Jongkhar.
𝗣𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗸𝗵𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱
The Punakha District Court sentenced a 40-year-old man from Dagana to more than one year in prison for endangerment of a child in accordance with section 223 of the Penal Code of Bhutan. The court passed the judgment on Thursday. However, the man can pay Thrimthue in lieu of imprisonment. According to the judgment, the convict had thrown his two-year-old niece from the window of their three-storeyed residence in Punakha in February this year. The child survived with a fractured thigh. The mother of the victim did not claim any compensation from the convict who is her elder brother, saying the incident occurred when he was in a state of mental instability.
His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen attended the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom, in London this morning.
The ceremony was attended by Heads of States and other dignitaries from across the world. A reception was hosted by King Charles at Buckingham Palace on Friday evening for overseas guests. Bhutan and the United Kingdom share exceptionally warm relations, going back to the time of the First Druk Gyalpo, His Majesty King Ugyen Wangchuck.
𝗛𝗥𝗛 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗝𝗶𝗴𝘆𝗲𝗹 𝗨𝗴𝘆𝗲𝗻 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗢𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗸 𝗣𝗦,𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗴
His Royal Highness Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck, the President of the Bhutan Olympic Committee graced the Olympic Day celebrations at Merak Primary School in Trashigang, today. His Royal Highness granted a Tokha to all the participants and the members of the community as well. The BOC observes the Olympic Day every year to promote the values of the Olympic movement in communities. It is also to encourage the people of all ages and abilities to take part in sports. The committee takes the celebrations to different districts each year to fulfill the vision of taking sports to all youth in the country.
𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗮 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀
After more than a year of receiving land ownership certificates for the new Dagapela town, the progress of town development in the area has been slow. The township development planning works, which started in 2016, are dragging on.
𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶 𝗬𝗮𝗿𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗹: 𝗔 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
Nestled beside the police detention center in Thimphu lies a hidden gem. Tashi Yarphel, a small fast-food restaurant, has become a unique tourist attraction in Bhutan’s capital city.
𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗞𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗭𝗮𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲
The construction of the Diana Khenphen Zam in Norbugang, Samtse is progressing well and is expected to be completed seven months ahead of its deadline in November 2024.
𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘂𝗽 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁
Even as the Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) dismissed a complaint against what is known as “loan sharks,” the Royal Bhutan Police implicated two women and four men in similar cases where various levels of courts ruled in favor of lenders and middlemen.
𝗦𝗶𝗯𝗷𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗜𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝟱𝟬 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗮𝘀𝗮
Aum Thujim, 76, of Damji in Gasa observed happily as the DeSuung officials handed over Sibjana irrigation scheme to the Khamaed gewog administration yesterday which will solve the irrigation water deficit for 50 households in the area.
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