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Living Lines: Tracing a Path Between Past and Present in Artistic Creation Across Cultures
Buddhistdoor Global
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Images courtesy of the author The impulse to travel to other cultures is born from a deep desire to see ourselves through different eyes. Environments that do not confirm our worldview surprise us, and in doing so, they offer a new lens: a foreign...
World News | India Hosts 4th BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise for Cyclones, Floods
Latestly
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July 16, 2025
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): India virtually hosted the 4th BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise from July 14-15, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in an official statement on Wednesday. As per the MEA, the Exercise was organised by...
Bank Holiday Alert: Will Banks Remain Open Tomorrow, July 17? Here's What The RBI Calendar Says
ABP Live
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July 16, 2025
As mid-July approaches, bank customers across India are advised to take note of regional closures scheduled under the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) official holiday calendar. According to the latest schedule, banks in Shillong will remain closed...
Bonnie Clarey
Coronado Eagle & Journal - California
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Roberta “Bonnie” Clarey was born in 1941 in Honolulu, three months before the attack on Pearl Harbor. As synchronicity would have it, she was born in the same hospital as her future husband of 62 years, Steve. Both their fathers were naval...
Big; bigger; biggest: IN Groupe CEO plots course with more digital ID tools
Biometric Update
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July 15, 2025
The completed acquisition of Idemia Smart Identity by IN Groupe earlier this month is the latest in a series of transactions that have consolidated the upper echelon of companies developing biometrics and digital identity technologies. Toppan...
Bangladesh vaccinates over 7.1m girls in programme combatting cervical cancer: Unicef
The Business Standard
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July 15, 2025
Bangladesh has vaccinated over 7.1 million girls since starting its programme in 2023 to combat human papillomavirus (HPV), which is a major cause of cervical cancer, according to a Unicef report. According to new data released by WHO and UNICEF...
Africa-Asia Dialogue On Agrifood Systems Transformation To Open In Viet Nam
Scoop
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Monday, 14 July 2025, 1:15 pm Press Release: UNFAO Hanoi - Agriculture ministers and top-level policymakers from 15 African countries will meet with their counterparts from 3 Asian countries here on 15 July 2025 to discuss making agrifood...
Hydropower Sector Generates Over Nu 36 Billion in Export Revenue
Business Bhutan
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July 10, 2025
Bhutan’s hydropower sector continues to demonstrate remarkable resilience and growth, solidifying its position as the backbone of the nation’s renewable energy ambitions and a key driver of regional energy trade. According to recent macroeconomic...
Criminalising copyright violations
Kuensel
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When the global apparel giant Uniqlo recently objected to Bhutanese retailers using its logo without permission, it set off a chain of events that now serves as a rare, and long overdue, wake-up call. protected. Bhutanese in we locked content...
Debt and civil service situation under control: PM
Kuensel
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Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay has informed the National Council (NC) that Bhutan’s national debt remains at a manageable level, despite being classified as a “moderate risk” country by international institutions such as the World Bank and the...
NA passes ADR (Amendment) Bill 2024
Kuensel
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The National Assembly (NA) yesterday unanimously adopted the Alternative Dispute Resolution (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2024 during the ongoing Third Session of the Fourth Parliament. ADR culture NA Centre locked content instructed education...
SDF and Save the Children launch inclusive early childhood development and basic education initiative
Kuensel
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The SAARC Development Fund (SDF), in collaboration with Save the Children’s Nepal and Bhutan Country Offices, officially launched a regional initiative titled “Partnership for Quality Inclusive Early Childhood Development & Basic Education”...
Consumption report highlights sharp urban-rural divide
Kuensel
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Urban households in Bhutan spend nearly 46 percent more each month than their rural counterparts, according to the Household Consumption and Expenditure Survey (HCES) 2025, launched yesterday by the National Statistics Bureau (NSB). though...
Higher prices for tobacco, alcohol, soft drinks, cars to be cheaper
Kuensel
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The National Assembly yesterday deliberated on the 207 sections of the Excise Tax Bill of Bhutan 2025, a proposed law that, if passed, will increase prices for tobacco, alcohol, pan masala, and soft drinks, while making vehicles cheaper. also...
Mother, Daughter and OC Synagogue Lead ‘Mitzvah Missions’ to Cuba
The Jewish Journal - California
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July 10, 2025
Roe Gruber and her adult daughter, Daniella, congregants of Congregation B’nai Israel, a Conservative community in Tustin, CA, run a boutique travel agency, Escapes Unlimited, which specializes in exotic, hard-to-reach destinations, from Bhutan to...
MoAL unveils plans to revive the dying citrus sector
Kuensel
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Once a cornerstone of the country’s rural economy, the citrus industry has seen steep decline since the early 2000s. Devastated by disease, pests, and changing climate conditions, the sector’s collapse has left farmers struggling. of Buddhism...
Singapore Lionesses aim to deliver a strong comeback against Iran in the Asian Cup qualifying match
The Independent Singapore
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July 11, 2025
The Singapore Lionesses are back in the game, only days after a thrilling and hard-fought match against Bhutan. The national team will now battle against the Islamic Republic of Iran squad, who will be competing in their opening Group A qualifier...
Young filmmakers rise through ‘Art for People’
Kuensel
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In a quiet yet powerful culmination, 35 young Bhutanese creatives came together to screen their short films at the closing event of “Art for People” programme, a two-week filmmaking course. intensity Gross National Happiness WangdiIn in locked...
Guru Purnima 2025: Express Your Gratitude With Quotes, Wishes And Messages For The Ones Who Taught You
News24
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July 10, 2025
Guru Purnima 2025: Guru Purnima is a day celebrated to show respect and gratitude to our gurus, or teachers. It is observed in India, Nepal, and Bhutan by people from Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist traditions. The word “Guru” means a teacher or guide...
Jabchor 2.0 connects entrepreneurs with investors
Kuensel
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Bhutan’s entrepreneurial ecosystem is gaining momentum as Jabchor 2.0, the country’s premier equity financing platform, concluded its second edition yesterday with a ceremony celebrating the top 10 emerging businesses selected for their...