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Latest News : Bhutan keen to strengthen ties with North-East
Bhutan with which the North Eastern states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh share considerable geographical boundary, is keen to have direct flight service between Thimpu and Guwahati, besides improving bilateral economic ties.
Guwahati, Mar 9 (PTI) Bhutan will start flight operations with Assam on the Guwahati-Bhutan-Bangkok sector soon and the service will be subsequently extended to Patna.Latest News : Bhutan to produce hydro power for India
Guwahati, Mar 8 (PTI) Bhutan government will produce 10,000 MW of hydro-power for India by 2020 under a joint venture, its Consul General Dasho Tsering Wangda said today.Latest News : Bhutan to produce hydropower for India
Bhutan government will produce 10,000 Mw of hydropower for India by 2020 under a joint venture, its Consul General Dasho Tsering Wangda said today.Latest News : Bhutan still wary of law and order in Assam
Guwahati, Mar 8 (PTI) Bhutan today said it has not given clearance to its citizens to visit Assam since the crackdown on northeast militants seven years ago as it is still wary of the law-and-order situation in the northeastern state.'Visible minorities' to rise rapidly in Canada
Canada's ethnic makeup will greatly change in the next 20 years as the number of non-Europeans or visible minorities rises to nearly one-third of the population, a government agency said Tuesday.Shrine's dying poplars to be replaced by native gums
In a radical departure from previous policy, the Shrine of Remembrance will for the first time plant native trees en masse.Meet the City Council Candidates
The Malibu Times sent a questionnaire to all 10 Malibu City Council candidates. They were all given the same time frame to respond and were limited to 75 words per answer. Two profiles will be printed, in alphabetical order, each week beginning this issue until the April 1 issue. Election Day is April 13. The full list of candidates profiles will be viewable online at www ...Barun Roy: Laos powers ahead
Later this month, after four years in the making, Laosâ biggest hydropower plant so far, Nam Theun 2, will start producing electricity and selling almost all of it to Thailand. With this will further expand the landlocked countryâs reputation as the âbatteryâ for South-East Asian nations and its novel way of earning money for its development.Whatβs our happiness level? High.
A report about happiness created disbelief â and a plan from a council member to measure happiness itself â after Telluriders read that Boulder was named the happiest city in America.Primitive tribe faces extinction due to their marriage system
By Tarak Sarkar, Totpara (Jalpaiguri), March 10 : The endogamous marriage system practiced by members of Toto tribe in West Bengal may lead to the extinction of their clan since the children are reportedly born with several genetic defects.Nepal districts grapple with food shortage
One-ninth of Nepalâs nearly 27mn population face starvation, the UN warned yesterday. Nearly half of Nepalâs 75 districts, mainly in the west and mountain regions, are grappling with food shortages.India pursuing use of neighbouring countries against it
New Delhi, Mar 10 : India was consistently pursuing with governments of its neigbouring countries the issue of use of its territories by anti-India elements to create trouble in India.India discuss measures to curb terrorism with neighbouring countries
New Delhi, Mar 10 : The Union Government on Wednesday reiterated that it has consistently taken up the issue of use of their territories for terrorist/insurgent activities against India with governments of neighbouring countries at various levels.One ninth of Nepal faces starvation UN
One-ninth of Nepal's nearly 27 million population face starvation, the UN said on Wednesday. Nearly half of Nepal's 75 districts, mainly in the west and mountain regions, are grappling with food shortages. An additional USD 123.5 million is urgently needed to assist more than 3.4 million vulnerable people in Nepal, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said.One-ninth of Nepal faces starvation, UN warns
One-ninth of Nepal's nearly 27 million population face starvation, the UN warned Wednesday.Peter Adams among honourary degree recipients at Trent
Former Peterborough MP and MPP Peter Adams is among those who will receive an honourary degree from Trent University during this year's convocation. Adams is also the founding chairman of the geography department and former Dean of graduate studies at Trent.[...]Model behaviour: St. Maryβs students host fashionable fundraiser tonight
COBOURG â St. Mary's Secondary School students, from left, Joe Schissler, Jimmy Behan, Sarah Patterson, Meaghan Morel, and Zachary Russell are a few of the 100 students that are participating in Wednesday's Fashion Rocks for Haiti and Chile show in the Cobourg school's cafeteria.[...]Bhutan refugee found safe in hospital
A deaf, mute refugee from Bhutan who had been missing since Monday afternoon was found safe tonight, according to Aurora police.Secretary-General Appoints Ameerah Haq of Bangladesh
The Secretary-General has appointed Ameerah Haq of Bangladesh as his Special Representative for Timor-Leste and Head of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT). Ms. Haq succeeds Atul Khare of India.UN political chief arrives in Nepal as appeal for aid is launched
10 March 2010 â The top United Nations political official arrived in Nepal today for a three-day visit to assess the state of the peace process which ended 10 years of fighting between the Government and Maoists.Cobourg man charged with tobacco offences
COBOURG â A Cobourg man faces numerous tobacco-related charges after being stopped by Peterborough Coounty OPP in Asphodel-Norwood Twp. around 90:30 a.m. March 9. A grey Toyota mini van was stopped for a Highway Traffic Act violation on Hwy.[...]City to host international theatre festival
Kolkata, Mar 10 : The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and the West Bengal government are jointly hosting an international theatre festival called South Asian mini theatre festival here from tomorrow.One-ninth of Nepal faces starvation, UN warns
Kathmandu, March 10 : One-ninth of Nepal's nearly 27 million population face starvation, the UN warned Wednesday.Agencies appeal for Rs 9 billion humanitarian aid for Nepal
Humanitarian agencies in Nepal Wednesday appealed for US$ 123.5 million (approximately 9 billion rupees) fund projects to assist more than 3.4 million vulnerable people across the country who are in need of life-saving assistance, including food aid, in 2010.A new look at an old threat
GLOF Assessment Project 10 March, 2010 - There is a new twist in the story of the threats looming large high up in the mountains.Govt. does about turn
Tourism Tariff 10 March, 2010 - The countryâs tour operators are doubly happy about the governmentâs decision to strike down the tariff liberalisation proposal and instead raise it to USD 250 a tourist a day.Jamyang Norbu β yak herder to quality carpenter
10 March, 2010 - Sundays are agonisingly slow days for Jamyang Norbu. He actually dreads the approach of the holiday. He doesnât know what to do with his free time. It bothers him when he canât do what he loves most.130 illegal workers repatriated
Immigration Update 10 March, 2010 - Following a month-long raid on private homes, immigration officials have repatriated more than 130 illegal workers from the country and collected a fine of over Nu 500,000.Welcome to our place
The possibility that international visitors travelling around New Zealand in campervans without facilities may be having a detrimental effect on our environment has led to heated debate. Travel writer Jill Worrall, who is familiar with both the New Zealand and overseas tourism scene, enters the debate.Deaf-mute man from Bhutan missing in Aurora
AURORA - Police are asking the public for help finding a missing man who is a refugee from Bhutan, is a deaf-mute and does not understand English.Burma on radar as New Delhi prepares for talks
The military ruled Burma (Myanmar) emerges as an important actor on the projected peace talks between the Union government of India and the banned militant group, United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA). An active and influential underground outfit of Northeast India, the ULFA is fighting New Delhi for its core demand of sovereignty for Assam (out of India).China and India endorse Copenhagen climate plan
(Reuters) - China and India signed up to the Copenhagen Accord for fighting climate change on Tuesday, joining almost all other major greenhouse gas emitters in endorsing the non-binding pact.Sky marshals demand star treatment, threaten to quit
Sky marshals demand star treatment, threaten to quitSky marshals demand star treatment, threaten to quitThimphu to Paro run against domestic violence
8 March, 2010 - Calling attention to advocate against domestic violence in Bhutan, Ms Robin Martz, an American living in Bhutan will run the 50 km highway between Thimphu and Paro, as Bhutan joins the world to observe International Womenâs day today.Column: Empower, but beyond just the Bill
UNDP has just (International Women's Day) brought out an Asia-Pacific Human Development Report, with a focus on gender equality.Reality check: UN shows shocking gender disparity
India has the maximum number of women dying in the Asia-Pacific region because of discriminatory treatment in access to health and nutrition...Near neighbours
Our Solar System revealed in new BBC TV seriesSSB gets powers of search, arrest and seizure
New Delhi, Mar 7 (PTI) The government has vested powers of search, arrest and seizure to the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) - a para-military force which guards the open Indian borders with Nepal and Bhutan.Women still playing catch-up
Asia-Pacific Human Development Report 2010 9 March, 2010 - Although Bhutanese men and women enjoy equal inheritance rights, men still continue to lead in the political sphere and labour force participation, states the Asia-Pacific human development report 2010, launched yesterday coinciding with the international womenâs day.GNH in action
9 March, 2010 - A few students in the capital, who lived within walking distance from school, but would rather have their parents chauffeur them to school in a car, have now begun walking.Clinical trials come out of closet in India
Clinical trials in India are finally becoming transparent. There has been a dramatic increase in the number of trials that have got officially registered in Clinical Trials Registry-India (CTRI).Wamrong: Well on way to recovery
7 March, 2010 - As royal Bhutan army soldiers put their last finishing touches to the one-storied house, Dorji Wangmoâs eagerness to move into her new home, built free of cost, is evident. The house has CGI roofing and supported by strong stonewalls.Promotions among Tibet military leaders signal Party approval
»continueTibetan government tables budget for 2010/2011 in parliament
Dharamsala, March 8: The ninth session of the 14th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile opened here today with the budget session of the Tibetâs Government in exile.Treacherous Frontier
By Sandipani Dash: Myanamar â one of Indiaâs strategic neighbours on her Northeastern frontier â shares a 1,643 kilometer long border abutting the Indian States of Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram.Treacherous Frontier
By Sandipani Dash/South Asia Intelligence Review: Myanamar - one of India's strategic neighbours on her Northeastern frontier - shares a 1,643 kilometer long border abutting the Indian States of Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram.Reportlinker Adds Global Internet Banking Industry
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:BIMSTEC agrees to set up energy center in India (2)
Consequently, seven members in this Meeting agreed with cooperation to push on establishment of the BIMSTEC Energy Center and probably officially sign the Memorandum of Association (MOA) among the member countries in Myanmar in upcoming three months. The Action Plan on Energy Cooperation of the member countries divided 7 dimensions consisting of (1) Trans Power Exchange and Development Project ...200 million to the good
National Revenue Report 8 March, 2010 - Domestic revenue in the first year of the 10th plan, 2008-09, amounted to Nu 14.049 bn, a Nu 1.7 bn rise from the previous year, and exceeding the revised target by more than Nu 200 mn, according to the national revenue report. 1 2 3
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