April of 2017

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Norzin Lam community opposes 15-minute parking rule

Parking space

Apr 25, 2017 2 mins read 650 views
BBIN agreement is back

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN)

Apr 25, 2017 3 mins read 693 views
Eutok monastic school upgraded to a college

Monastic school

Apr 25, 2017 1 mins read 617 views
Tashi Tagye

k2

Apr 21, 2017 4 mins read 686 views
Achieving well-developed legs

k2

Apr 21, 2017 1 mins read 546 views
Inspiring change through public engagement

k2

Apr 21, 2017 4 mins read 610 views
Three-day kurim for Chamkhar town's wellbeing

Religion

Apr 24, 2017 1 mins read 639 views
Fire victims begin reconstruction

Fire accident

Apr 24, 2017 1 mins read 656 views
Local area plan for Haa town in final stage

Haa

Apr 24, 2017 1 mins read 755 views
Council to introduce audit bill

National Council (NC)

Apr 24, 2017 2 mins read 636 views
Youth not leaving Bunakha

Letter to the editor

Apr 24, 2017 1 mins read 574 views
Agriculture must receive priority

Editorial

Apr 24, 2017 2 mins read 569 views
Mongar court dismisses election dispute case

Election

Apr 24, 2017 1 mins read 655 views
Bunakha in need of electric fencing

Electric fencing

Apr 24, 2017 1 mins read 542 views
BNCA to verify SP+ drug content

Drug

Apr 24, 2017 2 mins read 630 views
Use of biogas in Trashigang growing, albeit slowly

Biogas

Apr 24, 2017 3 mins read 592 views
Kuenga Norbu, Anne Philips win 7th DANTAK Open Mountain Bike Race

Bike Race

Apr 23, 2017 1 mins read 537 views
Yoga master awarded gold

Award

Apr 23, 2017 2 mins read 625 views
Man dies in car accident

Accident

Apr 23, 2017 0 mins read 620 views
JICA provides technical assistance to maintain bridges

Bridge

Apr 23, 2017 2 mins read 551 views
We can work fast when we want to

Letter to the editor

Apr 23, 2017 0 mins read 628 views
BBIN binned

Editorial

Apr 23, 2017 2 mins read 579 views
Bhutan, Bangladesh to deepen cooperation in all sectors

Q&A

Apr 23, 2017 4 mins read 592 views
Employing the differently-abled, a challenge

Employment

Apr 23, 2017 2 mins read 632 views
A village abandoned by its young

Tshechu

Apr 23, 2017 2 mins read 543 views
World Intellectual Property Day

World Intellectual Property Day

Apr 23, 2017 0 mins read 552 views
Bhutan participates in Sanitation and Water for All meet

Ministers' Meeting

Apr 21, 2017 2 mins read 571 views
Japanese company to build mini-dry port in P/ling

Mini-dry port

Apr 21, 2017 1 mins read 578 views
If I can, anyone can quit drugs

Profile

Apr 21, 2017 3 mins read 610 views
Sikkim and Bhutan: A report

Perspective

Apr 21, 2017 4 mins read 607 views
1.8MT of chillies seized in Gelephu

Chillies

Apr 21, 2017 1 mins read 504 views
Dispute stalls cement supply to hydropower projects

Cement

Apr 21, 2017 3 mins read 644 views
RUB's double promotion system is flawed

Letter to the editor

Apr 21, 2017 1 mins read 783 views
Special attention for special children

Editorial

Apr 21, 2017 1 mins read 588 views
Yonphula domestic airport to reopen next month

Aviation

Apr 21, 2017 1 mins read 555 views
Thimphu Declaration calls for mindset change

International autism conference

Apr 21, 2017 3 mins read 595 views
Judgements on SP+ drug cases in abeyance

Drug

Apr 21, 2017 2 mins read 654 views
Govt. drops BBIN agreement

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN)

Apr 21, 2017 3 mins read 581 views
Driver rescued from burning truck

Accident

Apr 20, 2017 1 mins read 569 views
YiAP going strong

Agriculture

Apr 20, 2017 1 mins read 526 views
Vehicle accident kills one and injures another in Trongsa

Accident

Apr 20, 2017 1 mins read 614 views
Trashigang to have its first recreational park

Trashigang

Apr 20, 2017 2 mins read 561 views
Addressing the perception of widespread pre-selection

Letter to the editor

Apr 20, 2017 1 mins read 673 views
A special connection

Editorial

Apr 20, 2017 2 mins read 0 views
Punakha dzongkhag court inaugurated

Judiciary

Apr 20, 2017 1 mins read 626 views
Experts point out gaps in addressing neurodevelopmental disorders

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Apr 20, 2017 2 mins read 591 views
Bhutan-Bangladesh relations strengthened

Bhutan-Bangladesh

Apr 20, 2017 4 mins read 698 views
ACC makes 30 charges against 10 defendants in Trongsa land case

Anti Corruption Commission (ACC)

Apr 20, 2017 2 mins read 730 views
New department

New department

Apr 20, 2017 0 mins read 623 views
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