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Cricket Stadium in the offing for Bhutan

Puran Gurung A sprawling six-acre cricket stadium in Gelephu, the first of its kind, is in the offing for the country. Located in Sarpang, the yet-to-be-completed new International Cricket Stadium will house six pitches and will be able to host 300 spectators at any given time. Of the six acres, about four and a half acres will consist of the …

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DCSI invites applications from Cottage and Small Industries in Production and Manufacturing and IT-enabled service sectors for launching new products under the CSI Development Flagship Program. Last date for application: April 15, 2022 To download the application, please visit the link: https://www.dcsi.gov.bt/…/03/new-CSI-product-launch.pdf www.dcsi.gov.bt

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Incubation period of two years less at startup centre, say entrepreneurs

Puran Gurung Self-employment is a relatively new career path in the country โ€“ the government is facilitating necessary linkages congenial for their survival and growth through the countryโ€™s only startup centre, many say two yearsโ€™ incubation period is too less to do something substantial. According to the entrepreneurs, the incubation period of two years is less for them because it …

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Asia Economic Dialogue: Resilient Global Growth in a Post-Pandemic World

Puran Gurung Talking at the Asia Economic Dialogue (2022) on February 23, Finance Minister Namgay Tshering spoke on governmentโ€™s response at public health and economy aspects during the COVID-19 crisis. For this year, the Asia Economic Dialogue 2022 was hosted around the theme โ€œResilient Global Growth in a Post-Pandemic Worldโ€. As a landlocked country, Bhutan did not experience a full-blown …

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His Majestyโ€™s loud and clear message, โ€˜save livesโ€™: PM

… Prime Minister retraces His Majestyโ€™s directions on His Majestyโ€™s Birth Anniversary Puran Gurung Underscoring the messages from His Majesty The Kingโ€™s Royal Tour in the South and areas most affected by the COVID-19 outbreak, Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering conveyed that His Majestyโ€™s loud and clear message was to โ€˜save livesโ€™ during the pandemic. At all times, His Majesty …

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Difficult times, difficult decisions

Many are on a constant seeking business โ€“ when does this thing happen, what is next, who is responsible, how will we do it, so on and so forth. Sometimes, the answer is within. If not, we need to practice waiting for it. This is a difficult time and difficult times always call for difficult decisions and those decisions must …

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About 80 infants contract the virus, all are doing well: TAG member

โ€ฆunvaccinated children are the main concern Puran Gurung Amid the surging cases โ€“ and the caution by the Ministry of Health on the higher transmissibility rate for the infants, and children, the country registered about 74 one-year-old and 13 less than one-month-old infants contracting the virus, and altogether, there are about 500 children below the age of 12 contracting the …

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Bhutan Pavilion at World Expo 2021 – โ€˜meaningful, unique, extraordinary and insightfulโ€™

Puran Gurung At the World Expo 2021 in Dubai that is set to end by April, Bhutanโ€™s pavilion โ€˜Land of Happiness and Opportunitiesโ€™ at the Opportunity District, the international community of 192 countries are phrasing it as โ€˜meaningful, unique, extraordinary and insightfulโ€™, says Tourism Council of Bhutanโ€™s Director General, Dorji Dhradhul.Bhutan Pavilion at Opportunity District showcases Architecture, Arts and Culture, …

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Essential supply transporters face problems in Sorchen

…even business operators appealed to the taskforce Puran Gurung The transporters of essential supplies and restaurant operators at Sorchen are in a difficult situation, and the relevant authorities are yet to give them a definite solution to the problem raised by concerned parties. More than 100 transporters ferrying essential supplies to the rest of the country from Phuentsholing particularly Sorchen …

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Bharat-Bhutan Brotherhood

CONNECTING NATIONS, a monthly magazine publication registered by Government of India clarifies Indo-Bhutan issues: Construction of border walls at Jaigaon-Phuentsholing demarcation: Fact check: On 9th & 10th of September 2021, a โ€œ Joint Technical Level meeting between India & Bhutan on Indo- Bhutan boundary task was held at Chalsa-Malbazaar, Hotel Sinclairs.โ€ During this meeting, representatives from GoI & RGoB were …

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