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Paro (Bhutan)

Type: City

Name: Paro (Bhutan)

Country: Bhutan

Latitude: 27.440001

Longitude: 89.419998

population: 4,536

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Motorcycle diaries

For IT professionals and colleagues Vinod Kumar Menon and Rajaneesh Shanmugham, who work at a multinational company in Technopark, the thrill is in the ride. The duo is just back from a two-week motorcycling odyssey across Bhutan, travelling roughly 1,500 ... [Published The Hindu - May 15 2013]

Entities: Bhutan, Phuntsholing (Bhutan), Punakha (Bhutan)

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Drukair profit drops despite improved performance

Corporation officials attribute this to change in accounting policy that factors only revenue from actual services rendered and not on salesDespite improvements in operational performance, prescribed indicators of effectiveness, efficiency and productivity ... [Published Kuensel Online - May 14 2013]

Entities: Paro (Bhutan), Thailand, Nepal, Taxes

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Teenage pregnancy more prevalent in rural Bhutan

The rate is almost four times that found in urban areasEvery week, 11 women, who became mothers last year in Bhutan, were teenagers, with Haa and Paro dzongkhags reporting the highest number of teenagers between 15-19 years giving birth.According to ... [Published Kuensel Online - May 10 2013]

Entities: Teenage Pregnancy, Bhutan, Contraceptive

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

ATR-72 Turboprop

Drukair to Start Kolkata – Dhaka Service from mid-May 2013

Update at 0720GMT 07MAY13 Drukair Royal Bhutan Airlines starting 16MAY13 begins Paro – Kolkata – Dhaka service, where it’ll operate 3 weekly flights on board ATR72 turboprop aircraft. Schedule as follow. KB310 PBH0720 – 0820CCU0920 – 1005DAC AT7 146 KB311 ... [Published Routes Online - May 07 2013]

Entities: Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), Paro (Bhutan), ATR-72 Turboprop, Turboprop, Bhutan

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

Nyamrup’s last six

Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa declared its last five candidates yesterday with one replacing the candidate in Trongsa.That completed the party’s set of 47 candidates to contest in the upcoming elections.The new candidates comprise the country’s only urological ... [Published Kuensel Online - May 06 2013]

Entities: Bhutan, Paro (Bhutan), Interned, Democracy

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Parties induct candidates who lost NC election

The political parties headhunting candidates for the upcoming National Assembly (NA) elections have inducted into their parties the candidates who contested the recently concluded National Council (NC) election but failed to make it to the house.Seven ... [Published Bhutan Observer - May 03 2013]

Entities: Elections, Paro (Bhutan), Ugyen Tshering, Gasa (Bhutan), Punakha (Bhutan)

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Six day Druk Path Trek is the most popular trek in Bhutan

Whether you are looking for a day hike or a gruelling 31 day adventure, Bhutan has it all. Pristine mountain lakes, imposing glaciers and some of the world’s most endangered species await you in the mountainous amphitheatre of the Himalayas.The six day ... [Published Travel News - May 01 2013]

Entities: Bhutan, Altitude, Rhododendron, Paro (Bhutan), Yak

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Where I stay: Thomas Hamel, interior designer/ director, Thomas Hamel & Associates

Amankora Paro, Thimphu, Bhutan.“For me, inspiration comes from very unexpected places. Who’d think a visit to Bhutan would lead to the concept for a new house we’re building in Telluride, Colorado? International mountain design, with no animal antlers ... [Published Qantas Travel Insider - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Qantas Airways Ltd, Paro (Bhutan), Bhutan

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Bhutan is 'Destination Happiness'

For an Indian tourist seeking a summer holiday escape, the neighboring landlocked kingdom of Bhutan -- nestled in the southern slopes of the eastern Himalayas -- assures easy accessibility to happiness.And it's not just because of the lack of a need for ... [Published Indiatimes - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Bhutan, Paro (Bhutan), Punakha (Bhutan), Guru Rinpoche, Mahayana

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 1 reports

5 more candidates for BKP

The Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party (BKP) revealed five more candidates, and two Vice–Presidents, today. The party now has 44 confirmed candidates.Karma Gyeltshen, 44, is BKP’s candidate from Khamdang-Ramjar constituency in Trashiyangtse.Tshering Yangki, 28, will ... [Published Bhutan Broadcasting Service - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: Bhutan, Gasa (Bhutan), Paro (Bhutan)

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

50 people in Paro receives free surgery

More than 50 people from across the country received free surgery at a week-long surgery camp in Paro. The camp was organised by the Tarayana Foundation, last week, to correct cleft lips and injuries caused by burns and wild animal attacks. The foundation ... [Published Bhutan Broadcasting Service - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Paro (Bhutan), Bhutan, Patient

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

Jomolhari

Himalayan Mount -- or Chomolhari -- seen from the Chilela pass situated between the Bhutanese valleys of Paro and Haa. Straddling the border between the Yadong county of Tibet and the Paro district of Bhutan, Mount Jomolhari stands around 7,350 metres ... [Published Arab News - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Paro (Bhutan), Bhutan, Tibet Autonomous Region, Buddhism

Quotes

...While Vinod rode his trusty Honda Unicorn, Rajaneesh was on a Bajaj Avenger (both bikes were shipped via road to Jalpaiguri near Siliguri). "We were one of the few bikers to have got the privilege to travel the Trongsa - Galephu route, for which tourists rarely get permission" says Vinod, who can't stop gushing about the unspoiled terrain that is Bhutan

Motorcycle diaries [Published The Hindu - May 15 2013]

The Union Government has acclaimed him as ` "The Best Librarian in India’. He has also been chosen as one of the top ten librarians of the world. The International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, has honoured him as one of the noblest of the world, while the United Nations Organisation adjudged him as one of the Outstanding People of the 20th Century’. An American organisation has also selected him as the `Man of the Millennium."

What we can learn from an Indian librarian [Published Bhutan Observer - May 01 2013]

...One Indian tourist, part of Doe's Eco Tours, inquired into the seemingly Indian designs on the Bhutanese Kira (national dress). "Bharat se bahut kuch lete hain... Indian beer aur Indian TV serial, dono bahut acche hain..." said the shop owner taking a small break from the Ekta Kapoor fare on his small screen...

Bhutan is 'Destination Happiness' [Published Indiatimes - Apr 29 2013]

Givel believes that Kitzhaber could readily use the knowledge. "It's already been done in Maryland, in fact," Givel said. "The governor there has implemented this approach, primarily through an executive order. Vermont has been talking about this as well."

Bhutan, "happiness" quotient, spell trip for Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber [Published Oregonian - Apr 19 2013]

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