Heavy rainfall in the upper catchment areas of North Bengal, Sikkim and adjoining Bhutan has triggered a flood-like situation in parts of Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar districts, prompting authorities to issue alerts and step up precautionary measures.
Amazing as it may sound, a huge swath of Asia, including mo dern India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Yemen, Oman, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait, was once woven together under a single imperial flag, an entity officially known as the "Indian Empire," or more simply as the Raj.
A 40-member delegation of senior civil servants from six countries—Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Palestine, Nigeria, and Niger—visited the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Wednesday to participate in a knowledge-sharing interaction on the theme, “Best Practices in Civic Governance.”
India's emergence as a healthcare destination for South Asia is often measured in numbers: foreign patients treated, hospitals accredited, surgeries performed and revenues earned.
For decades, Bhutan cultivated a reputation unlike any other nation in South Asia. It projected itself as a kingdom that measured happiness over wealth, cultural balance over reckless growth, and environmental preservation over industrial excess.
Bhutan Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay has concluded his two-day official visit to India from February 20-21, during which he participated in the inaugural Leadership Conclave of the School of Ultimate Leadership (SOUL) which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the first edition of the SOUL Leadership Conclave on Friday at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck arrived in Lucknow on Monday. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath received him at the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport with a warm welcome and presented him with a bouquet
During our village school days, while we used to graze our cattle on the vast rice field, we often witnessed a glowing series of hills on the northern horizon illuminated by the evening sunlight; it was the Land of the Thunder Dragon, officially known as the Bhutan Kingdom at the eastern Himalayan foothills.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reiterated India's strong commitment to the economic development in Bhutan, highlighting the doubling of New Delhi's development support to the Himalayan nation for its 13th Five Year Plan period.
