April of 2018

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Rinchen HSS opens cradle room for breastfeeding babies

Schools

Apr 18, 2018 3 mins read 438 views
Thunderstorm likely in south, central and eastern Bhutan

National Center for Hydrology and Meteorology forecasts

Apr 18, 2018 0 mins read 374 views
Lhuentse all set for poll day

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Apr 17, 2018 2 mins read 385 views
Trongsa prepared for NC elections

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Apr 17, 2018 1 mins read 408 views
420 officials leave for 47 polling stations in Wangdue

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Apr 17, 2018 1 mins read 448 views
Thimphu, all set for poll day

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Apr 17, 2018 2 mins read 458 views
Vote wisely

Letter to the editor

Apr 17, 2018 1 mins read 417 views
How have our safest places become dangerously unsafe?

Editorial

Apr 17, 2018 2 mins read 488 views
Stage set for NC poll day in Samtse

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Apr 17, 2018 1 mins read 463 views
P/ling police detains three for throwing a newborn

Crime

Apr 17, 2018 1 mins read 423 views
Paro fields 277 officials to 32 polling stations

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Apr 17, 2018 1 mins read 402 views
Windstorm affected homes receive compensation in Sarpang

Department of Disaster Management (DDM)

Apr 17, 2018 2 mins read 452 views
ECB fields 5,619 officials for NC poll day

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Apr 17, 2018 2 mins read 406 views
No campaign period

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Apr 17, 2018 0 mins read 473 views
DTC terminates contractors for failing to complete work

Dzongkhag Tender Committee (DTC)

Apr 16, 2018 3 mins read 481 views
TMBC wins the first Asian Enduro series medal in Nepal

Sports

Apr 16, 2018 1 mins read 470 views
Election is here again!

Perspective

Apr 16, 2018 3 mins read 408 views
South Asia promises safe sanitation and hygiene to its people

Sanitation

Apr 16, 2018 2 mins read 379 views
Fine the Jindas

Letter to the editor

Apr 16, 2018 1 mins read 458 views
Fight against drugs must not lose momentum

Editorial

Apr 16, 2018 2 mins read 427 views
Teaching World History without textbook yet to pick up

Education

Apr 16, 2018 2 mins read 506 views
Global Money Week observed in Trashigang

Global Money Week

Apr 16, 2018 2 mins read 392 views
Health ministry condemns anaesthetic technician's conduct

Health

Apr 16, 2018 3 mins read 478 views
Limited time for door-to-door campaigning, say NC candidates

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Apr 16, 2018 2 mins read 395 views
Telephonic common forum held for Lunana gewog

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Apr 15, 2018 2 mins read 408 views
Forestry can be the bigger growth driver than hydropower

Perspective

Apr 15, 2018 2 mins read 437 views
S/jongkhar sees 73 percent voter turnout at postal ballot facilitation booths

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Apr 15, 2018 1 mins read 460 views
Three men charged for alleged smuggling of SP+

Crime

Apr 15, 2018 2 mins read 449 views
MoE to prioritise housing for teachers in 12th Plan

Education

Apr 15, 2018 2 mins read 415 views
Robbery at JDWNRH

Letter to the editor

Apr 15, 2018 1 mins read 408 views
Resource waste must be stopped

Editorial

Apr 15, 2018 1 mins read 412 views
HC dismisses NC injunction request

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Apr 15, 2018 3 mins read 417 views
34 arrested for abuse and illicit trafficking of drugs

Crime

Apr 15, 2018 0 mins read 481 views
BNCA challenged with non-compliant clients

Bhutan Narcotic Control Authority (BNCA)

Apr 15, 2018 3 mins read 448 views
Tourist arrivals increased by 21.5 percent in 2017

Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB)

Apr 15, 2018 2 mins read 365 views
Dagachu project employee drowns in Dagachu

Accident

Apr 15, 2018 0 mins read 392 views
Father seeks social media's help to find missing son

Missing

Apr 13, 2018 2 mins read 417 views
Special needs voters in Trashigang cast their ballots

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Apr 13, 2018 2 mins read 389 views
Three men sentenced for trafficking controlled substances

Crime

Apr 13, 2018 2 mins read 517 views
Financial institutions fuel Nu 103B domestic loan

Loan

Apr 13, 2018 2 mins read 423 views
Management of BPH and cancer prostate

Perspective

Apr 13, 2018 6 mins read 473 views
How best to assess Bhutan fintech? Put people first

Perspective

Apr 13, 2018 3 mins read 405 views
Underground cables and pipes delay bypass construction

Construction

Apr 13, 2018 2 mins read 404 views
Guidelines identify strategies to improve heritage sites' resilience

Workshop

Apr 13, 2018 2 mins read 380 views
Demand for honey encourages farmers to take up beekeeping

Beekeeping

Apr 13, 2018 2 mins read 428 views
Two security guards in custody for alleged theft

Crime

Apr 13, 2018 1 mins read 434 views
NRDCL deploys additional sand dredging machines

Natural Resources Development Corporation Limited (NRDCL)

Apr 13, 2018 1 mins read 405 views
MoE initiates counselling to students in Bjemina

Crime

Apr 13, 2018 2 mins read 412 views
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Recents

Dungkar Dzong-an icon of Bhutan’s transformation

The Dungkar Dzong in Pangbisa, Paro, is a vivid living monument to the era of transformation in Bhutan. The structure represents Bhutan’s architectural splendour at its best. In function, it is an icon of change, an expression of times to come. The concept is an ingenuous demonstration of how a proud past welcomes an exciting future.

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