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AP engineer abducted in Assam
Thimphu :: Bhutan | 4 months ago
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Rangiya (Assam), February 17, 2013 An engineer of Power Grid Corporation was on Saturday abducted by unidentified gunmen from Baksa district of lower Assam. The engineer, Santhala Taidy Raju, was abducted by a group of four armed men from the Power
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Trekking in Bhutan
Thimphu :: Bhutan | 4 months ago
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Four nights later, I wake up at 2am, shivering hard and aware of something scratching my face. After a bit of semi-conscious fumbling, I find my torch, which reveals the inside of the tent walls are sparkling with frost. The moisture from my breath
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Tiger census begins in Buxa reserve
Thimphu :: Bhutan | 4 months ago
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The annual wildlife monitoring exercise today began at Buxa Tiger Reserve (BTR) in north Bengal with the forest department hoping to collect photographic evidence about the presence of the big cats. The exercise involves around 600 people, including
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Bhutan power prodn may become concern for India
Thimphu :: Bhutan | 4 months ago
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Increasing hydropower need of Bhutan during dry winter season and overall diminishing annual power production of this hydropower giant may become a concern for India in the long run as it is gradually getting more and more dependent on Bhutan's
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Bhutan set to plough lone furrow as world's first wholly organic country
Thimphu :: Bhutan | 4 months ago
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Stooping to conquer Already an overwhelmingly agrarian state, Bhutan is aiming to become the world's first completely organic country. Photograph: Alamy Bhutan plans to become the first country in the world to turn its agriculture completely organic,
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Honeymoon holidays: Where in the world to go and celebrate a match made in heaven
Thimphu :: Bhutan | 4 months ago
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The mating dance of the Blue-footed Booby bird should enhance the mood on this animal-tastic trip. Couples spend eight days cruising around the islands made famous by Charles Darwin, some 600 miles off Ecuador. From the white sandy beaches on Santa
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Cash, not China, tops Thinley?s agenda
Thimphu :: Bhutan | 4 months ago
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February 8, 2013 The Hindu Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai calling on Bhutan Prime Minister Jigmi Y...Moorthy With elections nearing, Bhutan doesn't want India to slow down its assistance Cash, than China, tops the agenda of Bhutan Prime Minister
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Indian birds under threat from climate change: Study
Thimphu :: Bhutan | 4 months ago
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Climate change is threatening the survival of a number of Asian bird species, including those in India, a new study warns. The research conducted by Durham University and BirdLife International says that many avian species from the region are likely
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Booming Bhutan
Thimphu :: Bhutan | 5 months ago
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This article is the second installment of a five-part series examining the fastest-growing economies of 2012, according to the IMF World Economic Outlook . Buddhist monks walk past a power station in Thimphu. (Adnan Abidi / Courtesy Reuters) The
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Bhutanese refugees find a new home in Saskatoon
Thimphu :: Bhutan | 5 months ago
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Some 80 refugees from a minority community in the Himalayan nation of Bhutan have resettled in Saskatoon since 2009 and have quickly settled into life in Canada. These refugees are from the Lhotshampa ethnic group, which has faced severe repression
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