Bhutan Telecom plans to expand its 3G network to at least 40 new locations by the end of the year, with work scheduled to commence next month.

India has exempted essential commodities to Bhutan from export ban, according to a Commerce and Industry Ministry statement on Friday.

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Bhutan Telecom is expanding its 3G network in the small Himalayan country and expects to add 40 more towns by the end of this year.

New Delhi (The Statesman/ANN) - Bhutan welcomed the acceptance of its request of exemption from application of any export bans on essential commodities. India has exempted Bhutan from the application of ban on export milk powder, wheat, edible oil, pulses and non-Basmati rice.

[THIMPHU] Bhutan has, over the last 17 years, dramatically reduced malaria cases, recording just one death in 2011, according to a government report.

Remote Bhutan may not be a bargain holiday destination but it offers Himalayan experiences to thrill the soul while testing the body.

New Delhi, Feb 3: Bhutan today expressed satisfaction over acceptance of their request of exemption from application of any export bans on essential commodities.