Bhutan
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PM Narendra Modi to visit Bhutan later this month
India | Jun 05, 2014, 10:01 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to neighbouring Bhutan later this month in his first foreign visit after assuming power.Modi will be travelling to Bhutan and will hold talks on key bilateral and
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Border road network with Bhutan-Nepal to improve : Mamata
India | Jun 02, 2014, 08:33 PM ISTSiliguri: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said the state will improve the road network with Nepal and Bhutan.“The roads to Bhutan and Nepal border points will be re-laid centering Siliguri,” the commercial hub
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India to build 4 new hydropower projects in Bhutan
May 28, 2014, 09:50 PM ISTThimphu: India has agreed to build four new joint venture hydropower projects in Bhutan as the two governments agreed to closely coordinate on issues relating to their national security and interests.Prime Minister Narendra Modi met
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India to build 4 new hydropower projects in Bhutan
World | May 28, 2014, 06:45 PM ISTThimphu: India has agreed to build four new joint venture hydropower projects in Bhutan as the two governments agreed to closely coordinate on issues relating to their national security and interests. Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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Bhutan Prime Minister to attend Modi's swearing-in-ceremony
World | May 23, 2014, 05:15 PM ISTThimphu: Bhutan Prime Minister Lyonchen Tshering Tobgay will embark on a four-day visit to India to attend the swearing-in-ceremony of premier-elect Narendra Modi in New Delhi on May 26.Lyonchen will be visiting lndia from May
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Bhutan to hire Indian students for hydel project
Apr 10, 2014, 05:01 PM ISTNew Tehri (Ukhand): Bhutan has decided to hire students of a engineering institute here for a 10,000 megawatt hydel power project being built in the country in collaboration with India.Impressed with the expertise of THDC
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India approves Rs 1,765 crore for hydropower project in Bhutan
World | Mar 05, 2014, 03:58 PM ISTThimpu: India has approved Rs 1,765 crore as the interim cost escalation for Bhutan's Punatshangchu I hydropower project.Prime Minister Manmohan Singh conveyed this to his Bhutanese counterpart Tshering Tobgay when they met yesterday on the
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Nepal to assume BIMSTEC chair
Mar 02, 2014, 08:10 PM ISTKathmandu : The year 2014 will see Nepal assume leadership of two major regional groupings providing the Himalayan nation "an excellent opportunity" to demonstrate its capability in regional cooperation, an official said here Sunday.Nepal is
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Know more about Bhutan's stunning young Queen (watch pics)
World | Aug 05, 2014, 08:31 AM ISTNew Delhi: Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck married his beautiful wife Jetsun Pema on October 13, 2011.Jetsun Pema hd an Indian education. She studied in St Joseph's Convent in Kalimpong, West Bengal from 1999-2000
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Bhutan asks India to expedite development of more hydro power projects
Nov 06, 2013, 10:29 PM ISTNew Delhi: Terming India as a ‘partner', Bhutan today said it should expedite the development of a few more hydro projects in the next couple of years and invited Indian companies to explore the possibility
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Know facts about Bhutan, the world's "happiest" country
World | Oct 19, 2013, 06:50 AM ISTNew Delhi: Bhutan, a landlocked country in the Himalayas, is known as the "Land of the Thunder Dragon".In 2008, Bhutan made the transition from absolute monarchy to constitutional monarchy and held its first general election. Bhutan
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8 Bhutanese soldiers killed in explosion
World | Sep 02, 2013, 04:44 PM ISTThimphu: At least eight Bhutanese soldiers were reportedly killed and about 10 more injured today in an explosion while they were disposing of old ammunition. The incident occurred this morning near the Indian Military Training
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India announces Rs 5,000 crore for Bhutan
World | Aug 31, 2013, 08:43 PM ISTNew Delhi: India today announced an aid of Rs 5,000 crore, including a special package of Rs 500 crore, for Bhutan as part of commitment to its continued socio-economic development, a move that assumes significance
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Rupee shortage, loan crunch hit Bhutan government
World | Jul 30, 2013, 06:52 PM ISTThimphu, Jul 30: Bhutan faces many challenges, including rupee shortage and national loans, King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck has said as he asked the new government to address the key issues while strengthening democracy. “I
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Bhutan opposition wins parliamentary elections
World | Jul 14, 2013, 10:09 AM ISTGuwahati, Jul 14: Bhutan's main opposition party, which campaigned on developing stronger ties with neighbor India, has won a majority of seats in parliamentary elections and will take over power in the tiny Himalayan nation.The
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Bhutan appeals to India to restore subsidies on LPG, kerosene
India | Jul 06, 2013, 07:41 AM ISTNew Delhi, July 6: Bhutan has requested India to restore subsidies on LPG and kerosene immediately. Five days ago, India withdrew all subsidy on cooking gas and kerosene being provided to Bhutan. This has led
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China, Pak, Bhutan to provide inputs on water flow in India
India | Jul 08, 2012, 05:45 PM ISTShillong, Jul 8: China, Pakistan and neighbouring Bhutan have agreed to provide information on water levels of rivers flowing into India, inputs that could help lessen casualty from floods, union Minister of State for Water
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China, Bhutan agree to establish diplomatic ties
World | Jun 22, 2012, 09:12 PM ISTBeijing, Jun 22: Meeting for the first time, Prime Ministers of China and Bhutan have agreed to establish diplomatic relations and resolve their border dispute. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and his Bhutanese counterpart Jigmi Y
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India Seek First Win In SAFF Championships
Football | Dec 04, 2011, 08:32 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 4: After a lacklustre show in their campaign opener, hosts India would need to address their finishing woes if they desire to register their first win in the tournament when they take
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Bhutan King Seals Wedding With Royal Kiss
World | Oct 15, 2011, 01:41 PM ISTThimphu, Oct 15: Bhutan's dashing King walked hand-in-hand with his beautiful bride and turned his romantic self inside out, publicly kissing the Queen not once but thrice, throwing the people at his wedding reception here