News Archive -2008

News Archives

July 2008

DATE	HEADLINES

July 31	PDP is not on the verge of collapsing, says Opposition Leader
July 31	Cordyceps price falls

July 30	Parliament session concludes
July 30	Dutch government commits 10 million euros

July 29	HRH Ashi Sonam Dechan Wangchuck to attend the coronation ceremony of His Majesty the King of Tonga
	MPs to get driver's allowance but no sitting fee
	SAARC summit to be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from August 2-3
	Marauding crows attack crops
	Hoteliers attend hotel management training

July 28	44-year-old woman drowned in Samtse
	Sarpang farmers point out rampaging and monsoon rains as their biggest problem
	New college raises hope of better business prospects in Gedu
	Passion fruit from Trongsa hits Thimphu market

July 26	No funds for local government elections
July 26	Landslide leaves Tala Hydropower Plant cut off

July 25	Proper harvesting practices necessary for cordyceps sustainability

July 24	His Majesty grants audience to Lt. General Deepak Raj of Indian Army
July 24	Landslide disrupt road communications in Sarpang

July 23	Consecration of Jangchub chorten in Lhuentse concludes
	Coronation ceremony to be held on November 6
	Agriculture Ministry employ CNR graduates

July 22	Should Cabinet Minister's entitlement be reflected in the Parliament Entitlement Bill?
	NC decides to grant campaign funds for local government elections
	College of Business Studies in Gedu opens
	Laboratory Information System launched

July 21	His Holiness the Je Khenpo consecrates chorten
	Hejo residents suffer from drinking water shortage
	Cordyceps auction begins

July 19	Bhutan's transition to democracy is now complete with the adoption of the Constitution
	Hundreds witness history unfold in the Tashichhodzong
	Flash flood in Haa washes away cattle
	Man arrested for allegedly murdering wife
	NC divided on the issue of driver's allowance
	Truckers fined for overloading

July 17	Constitution to be signed on Friday, July 18
	PM meets senior leaders in India
	National Council say YES to sitting fees
	Nanong geog in Pemagatshel to soon have a farm road

July 16	Five killed in accident
	His Holiness appoints Lams
	B-Mobile launches new scheme, Tashi Cell complains
	RIM holds 12th convocation
	BBS launches Dzongkha website
	Farmers spend sleepless nights as elephants rampage through crops

July 15	HRH Dasho Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck arrives in the Kingdom
	PM Jigmi Y. Thinley leave for India
	What happens if the opposition party is dissolved?
	27 animal traps found

July 14	Nation observes birth anniversary of Guru Rinpoche
	Golden Youth Camp ends
	Agriculture Minister visits storm ravaged villages in Monggar
	Rain disrupts road communication in Gelephu
	DTS wins 2008 Coronation Archery tournament
	77 women register for Miss Bhutan Beauty contest

July 12	PM to leave for state visit to India
	World population day observed
	Scanty rainfall affects paddy transplantation
	On campus recruitment

July 11	145 students compete for Golden Youth title
	New movie hall in the capital
	Samdrup Jongkhar reel under sweltering heat

July 10	His Holiness the Je Khenpo award certificates to Dzongkha lecturers
	State of the World’s Children Report 2008 launched
	8 years and 3 months imprisonment for impersonating and cheating
	BICMA puts B-Mobile plans to slash tariff on hold

July 9	No sitting fees for MPs
	Druk on Net Call Centre employees approach Labour Minister
	Life imprisonment for vandalism
	Boy washed away by Darachu river

July 8	NC decides to provide state funding for local government elections
	National Assembly completes discussion on Public Election Fund Bill
	Health experts from SAARC discuss the need for a strategy on communicable diseases
	Efforts to prevent flashflood in Trashiyangtse

July 7	Golden Youth Camp opens
	Works and Human Settlement Minister elected as DPT vice president
	Number of Indian tourist dwindles
	Hundreds of thousands of visitors continue to visit Smithsonian Folklife Festival

July 5	New Attorney General and Dzongda appointed
July 5	Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary carries out a study on snakes

July 4	Government to give funds to political parties
	RICBL sees increasing claims for vehicle insurance
	Cardamom yield on the decline in Bara geog, Samtse
	Coronation archery draws less crowd

July 3	Windstorm damages 80 acres of maize field in Monggar
July 3	A meaningful summer break for the students

July 2	NC rejects funds for political parties
	Danish government to give 50 million Danish Kroner
	Two men die in an accident

July 1	His Majesty grants audience to Sri Lankan Foreign Minister
July 1	No campaigning for local government election

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