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Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness Index witnesses rise of 3.3 pc over past seven years
Thimphu : Bhutan has a reason to celebrate as the Gross National Happiness (GNH) Index of the country has witnessed…
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Classic, timeless love: Ahmed and Azeema’s exceptional marriage
The couple rarely does anything separately. When Ahmed climbs the coconut palms for toddy tapping, Azeema will stay right below.…
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Nepal’s Sherpa guide regains title for most climbs of Mount Everest after 27th trip
KATHMANDU: One of the greatest mountain guides regained his title for the most climbs of Mount Everest after scaling the…
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550 mountaineers climb Mt Dhaulagiri in 63 years
Kathmandu: Sixty-three years have passed until this May 13 since the Mt Dhaulagiri was climbed. A total of 550 climbers have…
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UN urges Afghanistan’s Taliban to end floggings, executions
A UN report on Monday strongly criticized the Taliban for carrying out public executions, lashings and stonings since seizing power…
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Afganistan: Over 300 Media Outlets Closed in Around 2 Years
Kabul: On World Press Freedom Day, some media-supporting organizations said that more than 300 media outlets have shut down in Afghanistan…
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Bhutan Plans a $500 Million Fund for Crypto Mining in the Himalayas
Sidhartha Shukla : Bhutan’s investment arm and Nasdaq-listed company Bitdeer Technologies Group plan to seek investors for a fund worth…
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Bangladesh urges UNSC to take steps to resolve Rohingya issue
New York : Referring to the growing mistrust between people and the global institutions, Bangladesh has urged the United Nations…
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34.5 million women in Bangladesh married before 18: Unicef
In Bangladesh, 51 per cent of young women were married in childhood, according to a new report which used data…
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Bhutan Embraces Bitcoin Mining with Green Energy
Thimpu : Bhutan, the small Himalayan kingdom, has been quietly accumulating and mining Bitcoin since April 2019. The country of less…
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