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Barshong Gewog in Tsirang will soon get a Hindu temple. The construction is in full swing. And it is the locals who are constructing the temple themselves.

Bhutan received 152 power tillers worth around Nu. 52.4 million from the Japanese government today under the KR II grant. The Japanese Ambassador to Bhutan, Takeshi Yagi, officially handed over the machinery to the Agriculture and Forests Minister.

A special Sarpang Dzongkhag Tshogdu in March this year decided to construct the Dzong at Sarpang Tar. The location is where the present Dzongkhag administration is located. Since some Gewogs were not happy with the decision then, an application was put up to the Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs. So, the issue was once again discussed in the Dzongkhag Tshogdu held last week.

Tshering Pemo, 29, a private employee, begins her day at 9 o’ clock like everyone else. She works for more than 48 hours in a week. But, she doesn’t mind the long working hours as she is paid for her overtime working hours.

The 22nd round of boundary talks between Bhutan and China will be held in China from July 24-25. The seven member Bhutanese delegation, led by Foreign Minister Rinzin Dorje, will leave for China tomorrow.

Twenty-three households of Poengar and Yulling villages in Trongsa were formerly under Nubi Gewog. They were made part of Trongsa town later during the delimitation carried out for elections. Poengar and Yulling are now seeking to detach themselves from the Thromde and instead be part of Nubi Gewog, where they belonged.

(Picture Story): The UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia, Karin Hulshof, paid a courtesy call on Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay this afternoon at the Gyalyong Tshogkhang.

For the first time, a Himalayan vulture or Himalayan griffon vulture is seen in Monggar. The bird, which was never sighted before in the Dzongkhag, according to the villagers, has been living in a village for about two weeks now.

The Ministry of Economic Affairs formally lifted the ban on the import of vehicles with effect from yesterday.

Bars and shops selling alcohol located within 100 metres from schools and other educational institutions across Trongsa will have to be relocated. This was decided by the Dzongkhag Tshogdu on Wednesday.