April of 2019

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Tax breaks for waste management firms

Letter to the editor

Apr 03, 2019 1 mins read 427 views
Running out of gas

Editorial

Apr 03, 2019 2 mins read 434 views
MHPA plans to commission between May 10 and June 25

Hydropower

Apr 03, 2019 1 mins read 420 views
Entertainment centres reluctant to relocate to urban core

Entertainment centres

Apr 03, 2019 3 mins read 404 views
Plastic ban creates tension between thromde and shopkeepers

Ban

Apr 03, 2019 2 mins read 464 views
Hailstorm destroys crops in Trongsa and Yangtse

Department of Disaster Management (DDM)

Apr 03, 2019 3 mins read 437 views
World health day

World health day

Apr 03, 2019 0 mins read 0 views
AM with PM: A dialogue with the Prime Minister

Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering

Apr 02, 2019 1 mins read 413 views
Bhutan home to 25 white-bellied herons

White-bellied herons

Apr 02, 2019 3 mins read 406 views
Windstorm damages 93 houses in S/jongkhar and P/gatshel

Department of Disaster Management (DDM)

Apr 02, 2019 2 mins read 410 views
Empathy crucial for those living with autism

Tshering Chezom had two daughters and wanted a son. When Chimi Namgay Penjore was born in 2010, she was the happiest woman on earth.

Apr 03, 2019 2 mins read 419 views
Are people following the plastic ban rule?

Letter to the editor

Apr 02, 2019 1 mins read 446 views
AM with PM

Editorial

Apr 02, 2019 2 mins read 449 views
High Court acquits two, convicts three in DeSuung case

Crime

Apr 02, 2019 2 mins read 512 views
Gelephu's gas problem leaves customers fuming

Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)

Apr 02, 2019 2 mins read 455 views
Who spent what on hospitality and entertainment?

Royal Audit Authority (RAA)

Apr 02, 2019 3 mins read 469 views
Dog sterilisation campaign

Dogs

Apr 02, 2019 0 mins read 0 views
Tournament to foster cross-border friendship

Badminton

Apr 01, 2019 2 mins read 459 views
HPE as important as academics

Festival

Apr 01, 2019 2 mins read 497 views
A sad prospect after 19 years with NFE

Non-formal education (NFE)

Apr 01, 2019 2 mins read 453 views
Sipa Chidhoe, Lui and Dhoe

Perspective

Apr 01, 2019 3 mins read 409 views
LPG shortage continues in Gelephu

Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)

Apr 01, 2019 3 mins read 423 views
Home minister says new tourist entry points and foreign maids entail security risks

Government pledges

Apr 01, 2019 1 mins read 487 views
Puna I slide control measures

Letter to the editor

Apr 01, 2019 1 mins read 454 views
What are our children learning?

Editorial

Apr 01, 2019 2 mins read 396 views
Sherubtse FC beats S/Jongkhar FC in replayed final

Football

Apr 01, 2019 1 mins read 436 views
Villagers hope for permanent bridge in Chhuthana

Bridge

Apr 01, 2019 1 mins read 432 views
Man gets life sentence for setting ex-wife alight

Crime

Apr 01, 2019 1 mins read 489 views
Waste entrepreneurs and their challenges

Waste

Apr 01, 2019 2 mins read 437 views
Windstorm causes havoc in eastern Bhutan

Department of Disaster Management (DDM)

Apr 01, 2019 2 mins read 483 views
World Autism Day

World Autism Day

Apr 01, 2019 0 mins read 435 views
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