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His Majesty Visits Bumthang

Dec 06, 1981 8 mins read

His Majesty the King, accompanied by the Deputy Minister in the Planning Commission, Dasho Lam Penjor, Major General Gongloen Lam Dorji of the Royal Bhutan Army, and the Heads of various Departments, left Thimphu for Bumthang on October 25, 1981, to discuss and finalise the district 5th Plan programmes.

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