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In Bhutan, teachers, medical staff will now be highest paid civil servants
Explaining the improved pay scale, the report states: "The numbers of teachers involved in the hike are huge as there are 8,679 teachers, followed by the medical staff who number around 4,000".
Bhutan's lower house of parliament votes to decriminalise homosexuality
Scrapping Sections 213 and 214 of the code, criminalising "unnatural sex" — widely read as homosexuality — still needs to be ratified by Bhutan's upper house, the National Council, to become law.
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Ex-Bhutan premier criticises two Indian TV channels for wrongly identifying Prime Minister
"India's media would be up in arms if any other country got the picture of their PM wrong. Yet they continue to embarrass themselves and insult us when it comes to identifying our PM," tweeted Former Bhutan premier Tshering Tobgay.
India to provide Bhutan Rs 4,500-crore assistance
Mentioning it was the 50th year of Indo-Bhutan diplomatic relations, Modi identified hydro-power projects as an “important component in the long history of our cooperation”.
From aid to trade
During PM Lotay Tshering’s India trip, Bhutan’s priority will be to negotiate a fair tariff for hydropower, expand trade ties with New Delhi.
Churn in the Neighbourhood: Bhutan | New PM, new challenges
Dr Lotay Tshering, whose party has won the elections, wants to reduce dependence on hydroelectricity, a sector in which India is heavily invested. With China lurking, an old relationship enters a crucial phase
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Head to the IGNCA complex in Delhi to experience the Bhutanese way of life
The program that started on September 23 will come to an end on September 30. It kicks off every day at 10 am and carries on until 6 pm.
PM Modi meets Bhutan PM, talks development cooperation
In their talks, PM Modi and Tshering Tobgay are also expected to deliberate on the situation at the Doklam tri-junction, the site of the 73-day-long standoff between Indian and Chinese armies last year.
Bhutanese PM to arrive in India on Thursday; will hold talks with PM Modi
This year, India and Bhutan are commemorating the golden jubilee of the establishment of formal diplomatic relations.
Foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale meets Bhutan top brass, discuss bilateral issues
Besides holding deliberations with his Bhutanese counterpart Dasho Sonam Tshong, Gokhale also called on Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay and King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck during the visit which began on Sunday.
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Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit Bhutan
From their vehicle, they were ushered by traditional dancers, flag-bearers, pipers, and Buddhist monks down a 500-meter walkway to meet Bhutan's King Jigme Namgyal Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema.
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Sikkim Impasse Explained: What Is The India-China-Bhutan Border Standoff? Watch video
Doklam standoff: On June 16, Indian soldiers stopped Chinese soldiers from constructing a road through the area in Doklam. This lead to a tense standoff between the two sides.
New India-Bangladesh immigration centre to be opened
Jalpaiguri, Feb 17 (ANI): A new immigration check point between India and Bangladesh is expected to boost trade and ties between the neighbours. The immigration centre would be inaugurated in Siliguri town on February 18. The new check point has been set up after fervent protests by local businessmen. The first immigration centre was opened in 1994 for trade between Bhutan and Bangladesh and in 1997 for trade between Nepal and Bangladesh
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