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Bhutan to give cash incentives to families for more babiesBhutan is facing a population decline and is introducing financial incentives for families. Starting June 4, 2026, parents will receive mon...
Saturday bank holiday: Are banks open or closed today on May 16, 2026?Banks in only one state will be closed today. For all other states, banks will operate as a regular working day, as they are typically clos...
Foreign secretary Vikram Misri set to visit Nepal in May as US, China engage Balen ShahIndia's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will visit Nepal in mid-May. This marks the first Indian official visit since the Balen Shah governm...
Adani is eyeing a tiny Himalayan kingdom to power his international blueprintBillionaire Gautam Adani is considering investment in Bhutan's Gelephu Mindfulness City, focusing on solar and hydroelectric plants. The pr...
Indian Railways delivers vehicles to BhutanIndian Railways has delivered its first consignment of goods to Bhutan through a multi-modal route, officials said on Saturday. Seventy-fiv...
India-Bhutan border gates to reopen on Sep 23 post pandemicA Bhutanese delegation, led by Tashi Penjore, the Himalayan kingdom's Director (law and order) of the Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs...
India-Bhutan border trade via Bengal suspended due to lockdown in Himalayan kingdomEven though three districts of West Bengal -- Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri and Kalimpong -- share a border with Bhutan, the major chunk of trade ...
Compulsory Mandarin in Nepal's schools to make Himalayan state "China ready" for BRIA Chinese government's proposal of paying salaries of mandarin teachers in Nepal has prompted many private schools in the Himalayan kingdom...
Up to people of Nepal to decide on Hindu Kingdom: Bhagat Singh KoshiyariThe Maoists came to power that year after winning the general election and Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' became the prime minister.
President Pranab Mukherjee returns home after Bhutan visitPresident Pranab Mukherjee arrived here after his state visit to Bhutan during which he held wide-ranging talks with the Bhutanese leadersh...
President Pranab Mukherjee leaves for home after Bhutan visitMukherjee was given a warm send-off at the Paro airport by Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and his wife, as he departed after...
Tshering Tobgay pledges to strengthen Bhutan-India bondThe subsidy cut had come against the backdrop of apparent unhappiness over the meeting between Bhutan PM Jigme Thinley and Chinese leader l...
Bhutan has learnt from failures of its neighbours: BookIt describes how the small Himalayan kingdom has learnt from its neighbours that unhappiness of local people can result in deeper troubles.
- India aid to Bhutan, ties with Russia worrying China
India is intensifying military penetration in Nepal & Bhutan, a Chinese analyst said in a govt-run website. The Himalayan kingdoms have bec...
- Nepal's transition to democracy in NCERT book
The turbulent history of Nepal and the erstwhile Himalayan Kingdom's decision to dump the 240-year-old monarchy and embrace democracy have ...
- Security along Indo-Nepal border beefed up
Security along the porous Indo-Nepal border has been beefed up in view of the ensuing elections in the Himalayan kingdom.
- Series of bomb blasts rock Bhutan, one hurt
Four bomb blasts rocked the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan on Sunday, including one in the capital Thimphu, and a woman was injured, a sp...
- India, Bhutan ink deal on hydel project
India and Bhutan on Saturday crossed another milestone in bilateral economic relations by signing a defining agreement on setting up a new ...
- Indo-Nepal power plan faces blackout
Renewed interest in greenfield Indo-Nepal joint hydropower projects in Nepal has revived the debate on their feasibility.
- India to give Rs 1,984 cr to Bhutan
India will provide a Rs 1,984 crore assistance package to Bhutan, a Himalayan kingdom, for its IXth five year plan ending 2007.