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Earthquake of magnitude 3.5 hits Bhutan
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The quake occurred at a depth of five kilometres, with its epicentre located at latitude 27.14° North and longitude 89.05° East.
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Holy Buddha Relics bid farewell from Thimphu in ceremony attended by Bhuta
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Holy Buddha Relics, enshrined at the Grand Kuenray Hall in Thimphu since November 8, were ceremonially bid farewell on Tuesday morning in a traditional prayer ceremony attended by Bhutan's top leadership, senior officials and revered monks from India and Bhutan.
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"People of Bhutan are touched by the bringing of the sacred Buddha relics,
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said that the sacred relics of Lord Buddha, recently brought to Bhutan, left a deep impression on the people, coinciding with the International Peace Prayer and the birth anniversary of the fourth king of Bhutan.
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Rijiju meets Bhutan PM, granted audience by King; highlights deep India-Bh
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Minister of Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Sunday met with Bhutan's leadership and reflected on the enduring depth of the India-Bhutan partnership, after he held discussions with the country's Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay and was later granted an audience with the King of Bhu
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Exposition of holy relics of Lord Buddha in Bhutan extended by a week foll
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
To facilitate the return of the Holy Relics, a special aircraft will depart for Bhutan on November 24. The sacred relics will be brought back to India on November 25.
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Bhutan begins second historic Bhikkhuni Ordination, over 260 nuns take par
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Bhutan Nuns Foundation (BNF), in partnership with Bhutan's Central Monastic Body, is conducting the five-day ceremony from November 15 to 19 at the BNF Training and Resource Centre in Tshalumaphey, Thimphu. His Holiness the Je Khenpo is conferring the ordination.
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PM Modi meets Bhutan's 4th King, inaugurates Kalachakra ceremony in Thimph
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met Bhutan's fourth King, Druk Gyalpo Jigme Singye Wangchuck, and later jointly inaugurated the Kalachakra Empowerment ceremony in Thimphu, marking a significant moment in the deep spiritual and cultural ties between the two countries.
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"Despite the Delhi blast, PM Modi considered it important to be present he
Updated : 4 months ago IST
India's Ambassador to Bhutan, Sandeep Arya, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to continue his Bhutan visit despite the Delhi blast was deeply moving. He noted that the King of Bhutan led special prayers for India, Modi, and the victims of the Delhi blast.
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India, Bhutan reaffirm strong ties with new energy projects and MoUs to bo
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi received an audience with the King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, in Thimphu on Tuesday. The two leaders exchanged views to further enhance and strengthen bilateral ties and discussed regional and global issues of mutual interest, according to an offi
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PM Modi, Bhutan King hold delegation-level talks in Thimphu
Updated : 4 months ago IST
The meeting came shortly after the Prime Minister announced several major initiatives to strengthen India-Bhutan connectivity and reaffirmed New Delhi's commitment to their long-standing partnership.
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"Let us all come together, pray for India": Bhutan King on Delhi Red Fort
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Addressing a gathering at Thimphu's Changlimethang Stadium, the Bhutan King said, "Let us all come together and pray for India, pray for Prime Minister Modi. May all your aspirations, your vision, and your service to India bear fruit. May you overcome each and every single obstacle. And may
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India to build immigration checkpoint near Gelephu to facilitate visitors,
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced that India will soon construct an integrated immigration checkpoint near the border town of Bhutan's Gelephu to further ease the movement of visitors and investors between the two countries.
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