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A mega Gazal mela in Damak

March 14, 2010: It was a rare even and organizers claim it as the first of its kind yet it was an extremely enjoyable, blissful and memorable one for all those attending the function. The transport strike called in eastern Nepal did not obstruct littérateurs from three countries — Bhutan, Nepal and India to share feelings [...]

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» India approves pay hike for Bhutanese security forces
» Bhutan consul meets Assam chief minister
» UK as well lends hands to take exiled Bhutanese
» Separation of love birds culminates into suicide
Media Monitor

Bhutan media foundation established through royal kasho

21 February 2010 - Coinciding with His Majesty’s 30th birthday anniversary, His Majesty the King issued a royal kasho (charter) formally establishing the Bhutan media foundation. The media foundation is being established to support the development of mass media, so that it can carry out its roles and responsibilities in the [...]

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» Papers with ‘rubbish’ news to lose ads
» Chapter 4 of the Civil Service Bill contradicts Article 7 of the Constitution: Journalists
» Regulating media content
» Media wars…
News Analysis

Keiji Nishioka: A bridge between two nations

At a time when Japan’s economy was in a bubble stage, when the Japanese people were considering TV, washing machine, refrigerator as necessities at their homes, a Japanese youth, an agriculture expert was writing development plans in a remote village in Bhutan under a lamp-light lit from pine extract. The agricultural development in Bhutan and [...]

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» Bhutanese monarch Vs free press
» Eastern Bhutan closed to conserve happiness
» Children sacrifice for Bio-medical research
» Delhi Calls Bhutan King for an Orientation
Commentary

The politics of religion

Bhutan long cherished the mission of culture preservation, the energy primarily injected by the Kagyupa priesthood, the national cult declared officially in 2008 when constitution was adopted. The attempts to end the isolation were long shattered by the leaders of Drukpa Buddhism in the past. Though efforts are still on hold, they are gradually becoming fragile, [...]

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» India’s Role in the Bhutanese Democratic Movement
» Revival of the oppressed literature
» The greatest photo opportunity that never was!
» Bhutan panic in Darjeeling hills
Opinion

US Census: An opportunity for recognition

Come March 15, and all the households living in the USA will receive a special packet along with a stamped envelope from the US Census Bureau asking everyone to fill up a questionnaire about the people living in the household. This is a census exercise that US Bureau has been conducting since 1790 after the American [...]

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» Himalayan kingdoms and India’s foreign policy
» Indo-Bhutan relations
» A village within a camp
» An Open letter to the Bhutanese parliamentarians
Human Rights Monitor

Bhutan’s human rights record poor: Report

March 12, 2010: The US state department’s annual human rights report documents a number of human rights violation incidents in Bhutan in the year 2009 despite liberalization of political and religious freedom. According to the report released on Thursday, there were five cases of disappearance in February 2009 from Samchi reported to UN Working Group on [...]

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» Domestic workers arrested, flushed out
» Fatherless children remain unregistered
» Three injured in capital’s road accident
» Right to education at risk