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Climate change heads the agenda
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Nobel laureate Dr R K Pachauri is on a two-day visit to Bhutan
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| His Majesty the King with Nobel laureate Dr R K Pachauri at the Lingkana palace ground |
16th SAARC Summit 13 March, 2010 - The 16th SAARC summit, scheduled to be held in Bhutan in April, will provide an opportunity where politics, hopefully, will not come in the way of cooperation, according to Nobel laureate and chairman of the intergovernmental panel on climate change (IPCC), Dr Rajendra Kumar Pachauri.
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Putting a lid on talc mines
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Proposal to discontinue smaller mines and auction bigger ones
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| Talc mines in Samtse under the scanner |
13 March, 2010 - All small-scale mining of talc should be discontinued, according to the draft mineral development policy. The policy also says that all future talc mines should be openly auctioned and that too only after geological reserves are proven.
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Focus on economic growth and equity
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| Rishore Coal Mine: Currently there are 89 mining leases are in operation with 150 new applications. |
Draft Mineral Development Policy 12 March, 2010 - To ensure equitable distribution of wealth, the draft mineral development policy has proposed a “One mining lease to an individual or to a company.”
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Controversy over ownership between ABTO and TCB
Tourism Development Fund 12 March, 2010 - The government’s decision to use Nu 26 million from the tourism development fund (TDF) as funding to market Bhutan as a tourism destination under the McKinsey plan has led to differences between the association of Bhutanese tour operators (ABTO) and the tourism council of Bhutan (TCB) over the fund’s control and ownership.
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Appointment under process
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The High Court appointments await a new incumbent
Attorney General 12 March, 2010 - The appointment of the new attorney general, who will complete the formation of the national judicial commission, is now going through various selection processes, said a government spokesperson.
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Druknet Broadband 12 March, 2010 - In a move that would further make internet access cheaper, Druknet, the country’s largest and oldest internet service provider is considering slashing the price of its cheapest personal broadband package.
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Sarpang’s absentee plot-owner problem
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| Under lock and key: An empty house on an undeveloped plot in Umling, Sarpang |
12 March, 2010 - Many people, resettled through provision of kidu land in Sarpang dzongkhag, do not live on or cultivate their land, which officials and farmers say is causing inconveniences.
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Work to resume (on date of completion)
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| Bypass Setback: Prime land was sacrificed for this unfinished project |
Chamkhar-Dekiling Bypass 12 March, 2010 - Shopkeepers have sacrificed some of the best locations they had occupied and farmers, some of their fertile lands, for construction of a bypass between Chamkhar and Dekiling towns in Bumthang.
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Subsidies only for outgoing and round trips
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The national airline bases fares on ‘best market practice’
Drukair Fares 12 March, 2010 - Bhutanese travelling abroad were privileged to fly in and out of the country in the national airline at a subsidised rate compared with tourists visiting the country.
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Keeping parties alive is pivotal to democracy
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| Prime Minister is greeted by dzongdags at their conference in Thimphu |
11 March, 2010 - Prime Minister Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y Thinley asked dzongdas from 20 dzongkhags yesterday to take party coordinators on board in the development process at the local level to strengthen democracy.
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Foreign ministry vies with tourism industry for limited hotel space
SAARC Summit 11 March, 2010 - With just over a month remaining for Bhutan to host the SAARC Summit, the government is stuck in its process of ticking off the list of preparations lined for the national event.
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Trashigang Fire Update 11 March, 2010 - The Trashigang fire, which wreaked havoc in the dzongkhag within hours, was brought under control by late yesterday evening, according to Trashigang dzongrab, Dorji Sangay.
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11 March, 2010 - In what could be a rare case, a 31-year old man from Samtse died of rabies at the Thimphu referral hospital, without any obvious history of animal bite, both wild and domestic, in the last year.
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| The prime minister with the Indian ambassador Pavan K Varma and co-organiser Malvika Singh at the opening ceremony |
11 March, 2010 - In an engagement that goes beyond the usual bilateral relations between the two countries, an academic delegation from India will meet with Bhutanese counterparts for a two-day seminar on GNH, which begins today in Thimphu. “We’re here to learn from Bhutan,” said India’s ambassador to Bhutan, Pavan K Varma, at an opening ceremony last night. The ambassador pointed out that this is the first such kind of engagement between the two countries. It went beyond the mechanics of bilateral relations by engaging in the realm of ideas, he said.
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Kuensel’s Tashi Dema spent a night with villagers in Tashiling, Sarpang, in her quest to find out how living on the edge is
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| Living On The Edge:Tashiling, Sarpang, fell prey to cross-border banditry this year |
11 March, 2010 - It’s 10 pm and the night is calm and still except for the shrill chirping of the crickets outside.
Astamaya Rai, 54, lies awake in her one-storey hut in Tashiling, Sarpang. Her husband is half asleep in the other corner. A rattle alarms the couple. The husband gets up to check, but Astamaya stops him. Even a slight disturbance around her house is a matter of concern for the mother of nine. The couple has already been robbed and traumatised once last year. Since then, they never had a peaceful sleep.
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