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Itanagar, Feb 22 (PTI): Arunachal Pradesh and Bhutan have agreed to boost tourism through mutual cooperation. A five-member Poverty Reduction Committee of BhutanÂ's National Assembly, led by its chairman Dupthop, who visited the state recently, discussed
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Blessed with lush yet rugged mountain scenery and ancient dzongs, or fortress monasteries, Bhutan has comfortably courted a niche tourism market since 1974. In 2011 it had 37,481 tourists, 2,795 of them from Britain. "High-value, low-volume" is the offic
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Visitors are silhouetted as they arrive to visit the Druk Amitabh Mountain monastery, locally known as White Monastery, in the outskirts of Kathmandu February 11, 2011. Most of the 300 nuns in the monastery come from remote places in Tibet, Ladakh,... View Photo »
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The people of Indian origin living in Bhutan for more than fifty years, doing petty business and trade there should not be uprooted and His majesty, the King of Bhutan, should take cognizance of the protest of the Bharatiya Janata Party
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ONE of the best known things about Bhutan, a landlocked kingdom in the Himalayas, is that they use happiness as a gauge on national health. Gross national happiness is not the only unique thing about Bhutan. It was an absolute monarchy until 2008 when th
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Feb. 20: Defence minister A.K. Antony today said India was strengthening its border with China in Arunachal Pradesh by building infrastructure and providing social security to those living there. Talking briefly to reporters on the sidelines of a functio
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Nuns bask in the sun in front of the Druk Amitabh Mountain monastery, locally known as White Monastery, in the outskirts of Kathmandu February 11, 2011. Most of the 300 nuns in the monastery come from remote places in Tibet, Ladakh, Lahaul, Bhutan and... View Photo »
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Unicode is an international encoding standard that is used with different languages and scripts, by which each letter, digit or symbol is assigned a unique numeric value that applies across different platforms and programs. Speaking to Business Standard
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Over the years, Microsoft has localised Windows and Office (providing localised user interface as well as user assistance) in 12 Indian languages that include Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil
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The Kingdom of Bhutan (IPA: [buː'tɑːn] Listen (help·info)) is a landlocked South Asian nation situated between India and China. The entire country is mountainous except for a small strip of subtropical plains in the extreme south which is intersected by valleys known as the Duars. The elevation gain from the subtropical plains to the... Full Article
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Bhutan Queen mother Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck, right, congratulates Singapore based Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka, for winning The DSC Prize for south Asia literature 2012, at the Jaipur Literature Festival, in Jaipur, in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, Saturday, Jan....
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Queen Mother of Bhutan Ashi Sangay Choden Wangchuck (R) congratulates Sri Lankan debut Novelist Shehan Karunatilaka (L) after presenting the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2012 for his book 'Chinaman' during the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) in Jaipur on January 21, 2012. Sri...
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Bhutan's Queen Jetsun Pema poses for a photo at the Taj Mahal in Agra on December 10, 2011. Queen Pema is in India touring the country.
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The Queen Mother of Bhutan Ashi Sangay Choden spins cotton on a wheel during her visit to Gandhi Ashram in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad December 5, 2011.
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The Queen Mother of Bhutan Ashi Sangay Choden looks at a cotton thread after spinning it on a wheel during her visit to Gandhi Ashram in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad December 5, 2011.
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Nuns bask in the sun in front of the Druk Amitabh Mountain monastery, locally known as White Monastery, in the outskirts of Kathmandu February 11, 2011. Most of the 300 nuns in the monastery come from remote places in Tibet, Ladakh, Lahaul, Bhutan and Sikkim. The monastery is open to...
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A boy sells cotton candy in front of the Druk Amitabh Mountain monastery, locally known as White Monastery, in the outskirts of Kathmandu February 11, 2011. Most of the 300 nuns in the monastery come from remote places in Tibet, Ladakh, Lahaul, Bhutan and Sikkim. The monastery is open...
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Nuns blow a conch from the balcony of the Druk Amitabh Mountain monastery, locally known as White Monastery, in the outskirts of Kathmandu February 11, 2011. Most of the 300 nuns in the monastery come from remote places in Tibet, Ladakh, Lahaul, Bhutan and Sikkim. The monastery is open...
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Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, left, and Queen Jetsun Pema use a wood hammer and chisel to carve part of right knee of a Buddha statue during their visit to the Gallery of Kyoto Traditional Arts and Crafts in Kyoto, western Japan, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011. The statue was...
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Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (center L) and Queen Jetsun Pema (center R) visit Kinkakuji temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on November 19, 2011. Bhutan's royal couple is on a six-day state visit to Japan.
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Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (L) and Queen Jetsun Pema (R) share a light moment with Chief Priest Raitei Arima (C) during the couple's visit to Kinkakuji temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on November 19, 2011. Bhutan's royal couple is on a six-day state visit to Japan.
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Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (L), Queen Jetsun Pema (R) and Chief Priest Raitei Arima (C) pose for a photograph during the couple's visit to Kinkakuji temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on November 19, 2011. Bhutan's royal couple is on a six-day state visit to Japan.
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Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (centre L) and Queen Jetsun Pema Bhutan (centre R) smile as they pose with elementary schoolchildren during a visit to the school at the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster site in the city of Soma, Fukushima prefecture on November 18,...
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Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (L) and Queen Jetsun Pema meet Japan's Empress Michiko (R) at the Akasaka guest house in Tokyo November 18, 2011. Bhutan's royal couple are now in Tokyo for their six-day visit to Japan as state guests.
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Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (C) speaks to Japan's Empress Michiko as Queen Jetsun Pema follow in Tokyo November 18, 2011. Bhutan's royal couple are now in Tokyo for their six-day visit to Japan as state guests.
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Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema greet Japan's Empress Michiko (R) at the Akasaka guest house in Tokyo November 18, 2011. Bhutan's royal couple are now in Tokyo as part of their six-day visit to Japan as state guests.
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Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangehuk (L) walks with with Japanese Empress Michiko (R) after her farewell call at the Akasaka guesthouse in Tokyo on November 18, 2011, while Bhutan's Queen Jetsun Pema (C) follows. King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, a hugely popular 31-year-old...
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Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito (R) shakes hands with Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck during a visit to their guest house in Tokyo on November 18, 2011. King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, a hugely popular 31-year-old Oxford University graduate, and his newly crowned queen...
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Japan's Empress Michiko (R) is seen off by Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (C) and Queen Jetsun Pema (2nd L-behind) during a visit to their guest house in Tokyo on November 18, 2011. King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, a hugely popular 31-year-old Oxford University...
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Japan's Empress Michiko (C) is welcomed by Bhutan ministers as she arrives to meet with Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and newly crowned queen Jetsun Pema during a visit to their guest house in Tokyo on November 18, 2011. King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, a hugely...
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Japan's Empress Michiko, center, is greeted by Bhutan's officials at the Akasaka guesthouse in Tokyo Friday, Nov. 18, 2011.
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Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, center, watches as Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito shakes hands with Queen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck at the Akasaka guesthouse in Tokyo Friday, Nov. 18, 2011.
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Bhutan's queen mother Ashi Sangay Choden Wangchuck (center L) looks on during a visit to the Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya, Gaya district on February 8, 2012.
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