Low intensity earthquake hits Bhutan's capital Thimphu
India | Oct 02, 2020, 10:18 PM ISTA low-intensity earthquake hit Bhutan's capital Thimphu on Friday night.
A low-intensity earthquake hit Bhutan's capital Thimphu on Friday night.
Bhutanese Prime Minister Lotay Tshering announced on Friday that one positive coronavirus case has been confirmed in the country and the patient is a US tourist who arrived here via Guwahati, Assam.
Bhutan's lower house on Monday passed legislation that makes it mandatory for visitors from India, Bangladesh, and the Maldives to pay a fee of Rs 1200 per day for its "sustainable development" from July this year.
Bhutan is planning on a new policy that will levy charges on tourists from neighbouring countries like India, Bangladesh and Maldives.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday left for home after concluding his two-day state visit to Bhutan during which he held talks with the country's leaders to further deepen the bilateral ties.
PM Modi received a red-carpet welcome at the Paro airport on Saturday where he was received by the Bhutanese prime minister himself. Waving the Indian tricolour and the Bhutanese flags, people lined up along the route from Paro to the capital city Thimphu to welcome Prime Minister Modi, who is in Bhutan on a two-day visit.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a wide-ranging dialogue with his Bhutanese counterpart Dr Lotay Tshering on Saturday. He discussed steps to further expand the bilateral partnership across several sectors. This is PM Modi's second visit to the Himalayan nation and first in his second term as Prime Minister of India.
Deputy Secretary of State John J Sullivan made a trip to Bhutan this week, during which the US underscored the importance of protecting and enhancing a rule-based order in the Indo-Pacific region.
Modi, during his second visit to the country after his 2014 trip, will call on Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and hold delegation-level talks with his counterpart Lotay Tshering.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Bhutan on August 17 for a two-day visit during which the two strategic allies will explore ways to further strengthen and diversify bilateral partnership, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday.
For the first time, an Indian cargo ship carrying 1,000 tonnes of stone aggregates from Bhutan has arrived in Bangladesh through India via the Brahmaputra river, significantly reducing travel time and transportation cost.
Gokhale, who was in Bhutan on July 4-5, had an audience with King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, and called on Prime Minister Lotay Tshering. Later, the Bhutanese Foreign Minister Tandi Dorji hosted Foreign Secretary Gokhale for dinner. The visit of the Foreign Secretary was in keeping with the tradition of regular high-level exchanges between the two countries.
"His visit is in keeping with the tradition that India attaches with bilateral relationship with Bhutan, a close friend and a neighbour," the MEA said in a statement.
Kamboj, a 1987-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, is presently India's High Commissioner to South Africa.
Indians other than those in the two age brackets will not be able to use Aadhaar to travel to the two neighbouring countries, for which no visas are needed, clarified the communique issued recently.
Tshering, who arrived here Thursday for his first foreign visit after taking charge last month, met Modi at the Hyderabad House in the morning and the two leaders held delegation-level talks.
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The BIMSTEC armies, showcased tactical drills like hostage rescue by insertion of troops from helicopters, room intervention as well as house clearing drills.
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