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Nearly 4,000 children receive first Third Child Plus Allowance
Source: BBS
The government began disbursing the 10 thousand monthly cash incentive under the Third Child Plus Programme. Nearly 4,000 beneficiaries received their first…
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Most cordyceps collectors reject auction prices, take harvest home
Source: BBS
Months of trekking through snow-covered mountains to collect cordyceps ended in disappointment for most collectors from Gasa. Dissatisfied with the prices offered…
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Restored irrigation brings relief to Rekhey paddy farmers
Source: BBS
Farmers of Rekhey chiwog in Samdrup Jongkhar’s Dewathang Gewog are looking forward to a better paddy harvest this season. After years of…
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Telemedicine brings specialist care closer to patients
Source: BBS
For years, arthritis patients in Sarpang had to endure long and difficult journeys to Thimphu for specialist care. But now, a video…
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RUB tightens admission rules to reduce student withdrawals
Source: BBS
More than a thousand students have accepted places at colleges and later withdrawn over the past five years, leaving university seats unused…
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Govt. housing allowance lags behind rents, forcing public servants to foot the bill
Source: Kuensel
Government housing allowances have fallen far behind even the cheapest end of a rapidly rising rental market, a gap that shows the…
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Crowdfunded company goes missing, regulators at odds
Source: Kuensel
Seven years after the Royal Securities Exchange of Bhutan Limited’s (RSEBL) first equity crowdfunding platform helped a fruit and vegetable processing start-up…
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His Majesty grants Dhar
Source: The Bhutanese
His Majesty The King granted Dhar to promote 16 officers from the Royal Bhutan Army, Royal Bodyguards, and Royal Bhutan Police from…
