April of 2000

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A bridge too far ?

Editorial

Apr 28, 2000 1 mins read 585 views
Snow leopard to be surveyed

The endangered snow leopard may have enshrouded itself with its elusive behaviour but when the 15-member team of the Jigme Dorji National Park (JDNP), led by Dr. Rodney Jackson of the International Snow Leopard T...

Apr 01, 2000 1 mins read 436 views
Voluntary blood donors hard to get: hospital

Volunteers

Apr 07, 2000 2 mins read 640 views
Man encashes twice by forging signature

Crime

Apr 07, 2000 1 mins read 555 views
Dutch assistance for feeder roads

Roads

Apr 07, 2000 1 mins read 495 views
RSTA brings out driving manual

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Apr 07, 2000 1 mins read 575 views
School sees brighter times ahead

Education- Schools

Apr 07, 2000 2 mins read 584 views
Man donates blood with a sense of mission

Health-Hospital/JDWNRH

Apr 07, 2000 2 mins read 573 views
122 KM of feeder roads to be constructed in next five years

Roads

Apr 07, 2000 2 mins read 610 views
Bhutanese textiles exhibited

Handicraft

Apr 07, 2000 2 mins read 527 views
A help for the dogs

Animal Husbandry Activities

Apr 07, 2000 2 mins read 534 views
Farm businesses to aid food security, provide employment

Agriculture Institutions

Apr 07, 2000 2 mins read 549 views
Strategy proposed for childhood care

Health Mother and Child Programme

Apr 07, 2000 2 mins read 557 views
The comic duo: a toothsome twosome

Drama

Apr 07, 2000 4 mins read 540 views
Gene bank to be set up under SDA fund

Bhutan - Netherlands

Apr 07, 2000 2 mins read 561 views
Dantak prepares against monsoon onslaught

DANTAK/IMTRAT/BRTF

Apr 07, 2000 1 mins read 556 views
Car, truck sale brings STCB record business turnover

State Trading Corporation of Bhutan (STCB)

Apr 07, 2000 2 mins read 475 views
BFAL is back on its feet

Bhutan Ferro Alloys Ltd (BFAL)

Apr 07, 2000 2 mins read 603 views
Roads constructed under given specification

Letters to the Editor

Apr 07, 2000 1 mins read 539 views
Debating at a distance - the changing face of postgraduate education

Viewpoints

Apr 07, 2000 4 mins read 489 views
The visual media

Editorial

Apr 07, 2000 3 mins read 523 views
World Health Day: focus on "Safe blood"

WHO (World Health Organisation)

Apr 07, 2000 2 mins read 496 views
Thimphu population survey

City Corporation

Apr 07, 2000 2 mins read 532 views
Nawaz Sharif's lawyers to appeal

Bhutan and other Countries

Apr 07, 2000 1 mins read 534 views
Fire guts four houses in Toeb Loemjakha village

Accident

Apr 07, 2000 1 mins read 541 views
Cyclists

Bhutan-Bangladesh

Apr 07, 2000 0 mins read 511 views
Tennis

Tennis

Apr 07, 2000 0 mins read 715 views
Telegraph services

Telecommunication Department

Apr 07, 2000 0 mins read 564 views
Emission

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Apr 07, 2000 0 mins read 555 views
Taekwondo

Sport

Apr 07, 2000 0 mins read 692 views
Monpas to preserve craft and environment

Handicraft

Apr 14, 2000 1 mins read 483 views
Two caught sniffing dendrite

Narcotics/Drugs

Apr 14, 2000 1 mins read 531 views
Split shares to increase trading: RSEB

Royal Stock Exchange Of Bhutan(RSEB)

Apr 14, 2000 1 mins read 528 views
A visit from Western Australia

Bhutan-Australia

Apr 14, 2000 2 mins read 522 views
Traditional boot-making craft preserved

National Technical Training Authority (NTTA)

Apr 14, 2000 1 mins read 579 views
Livestock farming may be more lucrative

Animal Husbandry Livestock

Apr 14, 2000 1 mins read 519 views
"Mountain Spring Water" back

Bhuatn Agro-Industries

Apr 14, 2000 1 mins read 502 views
Fern and oak leaves cause tumours in cattle: a study finds

Animal Husbandry Disease

Apr 14, 2000 3 mins read 478 views
NRTI introduces computer education

Natural Resources Training Institute (NRTI)

Apr 14, 2000 1 mins read 521 views
Consistent training behind Taekwondo success: coach

Sport

Apr 14, 2000 2 mins read 487 views
Bhutanese textile designs unprotected

Handicraft

Apr 14, 2000 2 mins read 526 views
Chang Jiji housing delayed

Housing

Apr 14, 2000 2 mins read 558 views
Food Summit: Bhutan in comfortable position

Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)

Apr 14, 2000 2 mins read 490 views
Water must be cleaned, but the right way

Letters to the Editor

Apr 14, 2000 0 mins read 511 views
Rash drivers need to be punished

Letters to the Editor

Apr 14, 2000 1 mins read 539 views
Occupational safety is an important requirement in industry

Letters to the Editor

Apr 14, 2000 3 mins read 476 views
Enhancing transparency

Editorial

Apr 14, 2000 3 mins read 496 views
Forgery victim will be compensated : BNB

Bhutan National Bank (BNB)

Apr 14, 2000 1 mins read 485 views
Men arrested for impersonation, deceit

Crime

Apr 14, 2000 1 mins read 510 views
Roads to become eco-friendly

Roads

Apr 14, 2000 2 mins read 477 views
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