Kokrajhar, April 27: The Datgiri-Hatisar market in Chirang district along the Bhutan town of Gelephu, which normally bustles with activity from across the border, has been wearing a deserted look for the past month. Trading stopped after the recent ban on the use of Bhutan currency by the RBI and the Bank of Bhutan circulating [...]
India, Bhutan to refresh friendship over fine print
Home Calcutta News.NetWednesday 25th April, 2012 A three-day confluence of narratives, ideas, literary expositions and cultural showcases from India and Bhutan will strengthen the growing South Asian cultural solidarity in the Himalayan kingdom next month. The third edition of the Mountain Echoes festival, a literary collaboration between the India-Bhutan Foundation and Siyahi, a non-profit organisation, [...]
South Asia can become energy surplus: Bhutan PM
Paro (Bhutan), April 23 (IANS) Cooperation among countries can help transform South Asia from an energy constraint to an energy surplus region, Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigmi Thinley has said. ‘Shared vision and collaborative efforts at public and the private sector level can mitigate the impact of climate change and cooperation in energy, and can help [...]
Lethbridge becoming magnet for Bhutan refugees
By the end of the year 5,000 refugees from the small South Asian country of Bhutan will call Canada home, with hundreds of them settling in Lethbridge. Dan Bahdur Gurung, his wife and two children landed in Canada seven months ago. So far his daughter is the only one who understands English. The rest of [...]
Rupee crunch boosts Bhutan's agri sector
Thimpu (Kuensel/ANN) – The rupee crunch in Bhutan has given the agriculture sector an “opportunity” to boost its food production, and shift gears towards self-sufficiency, a goal set decades ago. Bhutan today is self sufficient in egg production but spends millions of rupees importing most other food item, agriculture officials said. Last year, Bhutan spent [...]
Bhutan urged to seek crossborder aid to curb drug smuggling
Thimpu (Kuensel/ANN) – The abuse of pharmaceutical drugs in Bhutan cannot be tackled unless measures are in place in the bordering Indian towns, where drugs are sourced from and smuggled in, former abusers said. In South Asia, trafficking in pharmaceutical preparations containing narcotic drugs is on the rise, states the 2010 report of the International [...]
Bangladesh gets juicier share
An orange vendor at Dhubri market in lower Assam. Telegraph picture Dhubri, April 15: Largescale export of Bhutan oranges, known for its sweet taste, to Bangladesh over the past few years has left a sour taste among traders in Assam and neighbouring Bengal, with only inferior variety left in their kitty. The Himalayan kingdom produces [...]
Nashville orthopedic surgeon's work in Bhutan to be honored
When Dr. Robert Stein arrived in the capital city of Bhutan as a volunteer in 1990, he found people with infected bones, children with severe disease — and not a single Bhutanese-trained orthopedic doctor who could help. For two decades, the Nashville orthopedic surgeon returned to the Himalayan nation, staying for a month at a [...]
Nashville doctor's work in Bhutan to be honored
When Dr. Robert Stein arrived in the capital city of Bhutan as a volunteer in 1990, he found people with infected bones, children with severe disease — and not a single Bhutanese-trained orthopedic doctor who could help. For two decades, the Nashville orthopedic surgeon returned to the Himalayan nation, staying for a month at a [...]