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Dismiss case, pleads AG
home Warns of danger of judicial interference in legislative affairs

Constitutional Case (2nd Hearing) 7 September, 2010 - The attorney general (AG), Phuntsho Wangdi, yesterday pleaded to the full bench of the high court to dismiss the opposition�s case against the government.

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"Hold elections within set conditions"
home Govt. in effect advises CEC not to question parliament

7 September, 2010 - In a letter sent yesterday to the election commission of Bhutan (ECB), the government has requested that it conduct the local government elections within the conditions set by parliament.

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New network creates a nest of problems
home Fixed Wireless Terminal 7 September, 2010 - Civil servants and residents in Wamrong are contemplating reinstallation of the ordinary fixed line telephone connection, as the new system proved problematic and unreliable.
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Contract with consortium
home Health Help Centre 7 September, 2010 - The health ministry has signed a contractual agreement with a consortium of Bhutanese and Indian technology companies to improve healthcare service delivery by setting up a health help centre (HHC).
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Downhill hold-up
home 7 September, 2010 - It appears like the remote community of Merak will have to wait a bit longer before they are connected to the rest of the district.
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Assam strike hits ginger prices
home Due to a lack of buyers from across the border, prices halve in a week

Buyers� Market: Dawka Tshering weighs his ginger at the yard

Gelephu FCB Auction Yard 7 September, 2010 - His face is flushed, shiny with perspiration and marked with a hint of worry.

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Need to standardise spellings
home Public-private committee set up to address issue

Spell check: Govt. and media representatives will come up with a uniform usage of the national language

7 September, 2010 - With several print and broadcast media catering to Dzongkha news today, a need to standardise the spellings and pronunciation of the national language has emerged.

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Beauty and the burning questions
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Not Just Pretty Faces: Miss Bhutan contestants get to face some ugly issues

Miss Bhutan 7 September, 2010 - Of the many social issues that Miss Bhutan contestants have to be familiar with, those relating to their own kind are not to be missed.

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Picture story:
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Members of the Lalitpur chamber of commerce and industry interact with the Bhutan chamber officials yesterday in Thimphu

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First Women's Rehab
home A place with the environment and support to kick a habit

A Kind Of A Lhakhang: The centre in Serbithang

Signs of success 6 September, 2010 - The nation's only rehabilitation centre for women, which started with eight women less than a month ago, is beginning to show signs of improvements among its inmates.

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Cabinet gives all clear
home After months of delay, still no date given though

Special clinic service will give people the choice to avail health care services after regular hours File photo

Special Clinic Services 6 September, 2010 - Following months of delays, objection from the royal civil service commission and despite doctors� tepid responses, the cabinet finally approved the �special clinic services�.

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Revenue from expats welcome
home Mandatory health check up for foreign workers accounted for Nu 6M in 2009

Health Care Services 6 September, 2010 - While health officials in Phuentsholing claim not to remember when the system of charging expatriates for health-care services began, they nevertheless welcome the revenue increase from it in recent years.

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Ugyen Yoeser wins
home Completes 260 km in 13 hours

Tour of the dragon 6 September, 2010 - Ugyen Yoeser, 31, pedalled 260 km from Bumthang to Thimphu in 13 hours to win the �tour of the dragon� cycling competition.

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A thaw in the freeze
home After a two-year hiatus,

Street view : Many of these structures came up decades ago

Gelephu Town 6 September, 2010 - The core area of the border town of Gelephu could see some construction activity in the coming days with the construction freeze, enforced two years ago, now lifted.

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Sixth Convocation Ceremony
home 100 Bhutanese monks receive their graduation certificates

His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the convocation

6 September, 2010 - About 100 monks from Bhutan who graduated from he Namdroling Monastery in Mysore, India, received their graduation certificate from His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama during the sixth convocation ceremony of the Ngagyur Nyingma Institute, on September 3.

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