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2 February, 2010 - It’s midway through his
annual lochhoe and farmer Wangdi of Bemji, Trongsa, is happy for two
reasons. Apart from successfully conducting his lochhoe, there has not
been a single bite of meat served.
Although lochhoe is a special occasion for Wangdi and his
neighbours, they have been eating veggies right from the morning thub.
Except for the tshogsha (meat offered to the deity), he had served
vegetable curries to the gomcheys, who perform the ritual, and to his
guests. The few kilogrammes of pork his sisters sent from Phuentsholing
are still hanging in his attic.
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Rising trend of tax evading goods |
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P/ling Customs Seizures2 February, 2010 - Doma,
sugar, edible oil, shoes and garments are some of the major items that
were seized for tax evasion at the Phuentsholing checkpoint last year,
apart from tobacco products, the sale of which is banned in the
country, according to custom officials.
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1 February, 2010 - Obtaining a security
clearance certificate (SCC) within 24 hours or sooner will soon become
possible when the procedure goes online next month, according to the
home ministry. SCC, essentially a criminal record check, is required
when applying for citizenship, employment, various licenses, higher
education, promotions and travel documents.
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1 February, 2010 - Thimphu children, 8 years and above, learn the art of self defence at the Youth Harmony Village
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Engineers detained in alleged bribery case |
1 February, 2010 - Two engineers, on
deputation from India, with the Punatsangchhu I project have been
detained by the police for further questioning by the Anti Corruption
Commission for an alleged bribery case.
The engineers were
detained on the evening of January 30. A source told Kuensel that the
engineers are alleged to have accepted more than Nu 106,000 as bribe
from one of the firms engaged with the project.
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Dzongkhag unresponsive to court summons |
Contractor Case Update1 February 2010 -
The court case between K Gangri construction and Samdrupjongkhar
dzongkhag administration has not been able to proceed, with no response
from the dzongkhag administration to any of Diafam dungkhag court’s
summon orders.
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Action against 13 employees |
DCA Loan Fraud1 February, 2010 -
The ministry of information and communications (MoIC) has taken action
against 13 employees of the department of civil aviation (DCA) for
paying bribes, tampering with documents and deceiving the department to
take bank loans they were not entitled to.
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Wife and children missing, father doubts abduction |
31 January, 2010 - What was expected to be
family reunion turned into a nightmare for 40-year-old civil servant
who sans sleep and taste after his wife and three children disappeared
10 days ago.
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Bhutanese students caught in Telengana crisis |
31 January, 2010 - The wave of agitation
in the southern Indian state, Andhra Pradesh for a separate state of
Telengana that began about two months ago, has left Bhutanese students
in a state of dilemma.
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A definite no from guides on tariff liberalisation |
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Lack of information and consultation raise the fears of guides
31 January, 2010 - The Guides Association
of Bhutan (GAB), which represents the country’s almost 1,300 guides
voted against the policy to liberalise the existing US$ 200 tariff that
Tourism Council of Bhutan proposed.
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