April of 2021

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Phobji farmers wait for weedicide

Agriculture

Apr 30, 2021 1 mins read 603 views
RICBL and MoAF agree on tariff for a crop insurance scheme

Agriculture

Apr 30, 2021 1 mins read 667 views
ADB projects 3.7 percent GDP growth in FY 2022

Banks

Apr 30, 2021 2 mins read 579 views
Empowering mountain women farmers through agricultural mechanisation

Perspective

Apr 30, 2021 5 mins read 585 views
ADB recommends restructuring loan schemes

Banks

Apr 30, 2021 2 mins read 616 views
TCB to regulate non-certified hotels

Tourism

Apr 30, 2021 3 mins read 584 views
Rabtey farmers want separate farm road

Agriculture

Apr 30, 2021 2 mins read 577 views
New irrigation canal to resolve water issue in Tangsibji

Water

Apr 30, 2021 2 mins read 596 views
Scrap dealers opt to sell scraps waste within the country

City

Apr 30, 2021 2 mins read 568 views
A museum in a school

Feature Story

Apr 30, 2021 2 mins read 671 views
Uttar Kumar Rai won on more roads, bigger plans

Election

Apr 30, 2021 3 mins read 574 views
A biggest win for Tshering Norbu in Gelephu

Election

Apr 30, 2021 2 mins read 568 views
Public agencies must not get away negligently causing serious injury to any person

Letter to the editor

Apr 30, 2021 2 mins read 613 views
The Reality of Kidu

Editorial

Apr 30, 2021 3 mins read 612 views
Positive cases from community in Phuentsholing

Health

Apr 30, 2021 2 mins read 570 views
Was it change what Thimphu voters wanted?

Election

Apr 30, 2021 3 mins read 539 views
More than 25,000 apply for relief kidu in a week

Kidu

Apr 30, 2021 1 mins read 605 views
India assured support for second dose of vaccine: Foreign Minister

Health

Apr 30, 2021 3 mins read 527 views
Druk Lhayul to play 2021 BPL qualifiers

Sports

Apr 29, 2021 2 mins read 535 views
Tsirang local leaders worried about meeting recurrent expenditure

Local Government

Apr 29, 2021 2 mins read 581 views
Water project benefits 57 households in Dangdung

Desuup

Apr 29, 2021 2 mins read 533 views
Drying Tsangkha Tsho worries residents

Culture

Apr 29, 2021 3 mins read 507 views
RSTA needs to reconsider its order on vehicle ownership transfer

Letter to the editor

Apr 29, 2021 1 mins read 606 views
Credible information crucial in times of disaster

Editorial

Apr 29, 2021 2 mins read 573 views
Three detained for looting police OC's home

Crime

Apr 29, 2021 1 mins read 563 views
Bhutanese engineers build prototype of second satellite

Technology

Apr 29, 2021 2 mins read 581 views
Windstorm rips apart 60 structures in Zhemgang

Disaster

Apr 29, 2021 1 mins read 513 views
Photo exhibition opens at RTA today

Festival

Apr 29, 2021 1 mins read 594 views
Former Lyonpo Dago Tshering is first Bhutanese honoured by Japan

Foreign Affairs

Apr 29, 2021 1 mins read 678 views
Mass testing to decide fate of lockdown in Phuentsholing

Health

Apr 29, 2021 2 mins read 538 views
Bhutan evacuates Covid-19 patients from Delhi

Health

Apr 29, 2021 1 mins read 499 views
Thrompons have mandates

Letter to the editor

Apr 28, 2021 1 mins read 481 views
After the thromde elections

Editorial

Apr 28, 2021 2 mins read 560 views
Zhung Dratshang's auditors hone skills to detect shortfalls

ACC-RAA-OAG

Apr 28, 2021 2 mins read 567 views
Sarpang dzongkhag to promote Guru ney in Retey

Religious

Apr 28, 2021 2 mins read 636 views
Mendrelgang PHC in need of a female nurse

Health

Apr 28, 2021 2 mins read 523 views
Performance of senior civil servants to be assessed

RCSC

Apr 28, 2021 2 mins read 547 views
Earthquake causes structural damage

Disaster

Apr 28, 2021 3 mins read 485 views
Tshering Norbu sweeps all demkhongs in Gelephu

Election

Apr 28, 2021 2 mins read 548 views
P/ling goes for former thrompon

Election

Apr 28, 2021 2 mins read 542 views
Thromde elections

Election

Apr 28, 2021 2 mins read 0 views
Snowman Race, more than mere run

Feature Story

Apr 27, 2021 3 mins read 518 views
Details on the kidu needed

Letter to the editor

Apr 27, 2021 1 mins read 544 views
No, we don't need more bars

Editorial

Apr 27, 2021 2 mins read 628 views
TCB should be consulted for any tourism activities: DG

Tourism

Apr 27, 2021 2 mins read 544 views
NEC should collaborate with MoWHS and DGM: PM

Environment

Apr 27, 2021 2 mins read 530 views
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The environmental toll of wars

The deafening sounds of missiles and gunfire in the Middle East have briefly faded under a ceasefire, offering a much-needed respite that eases global anxieties over spiraling economic and geopolitical crises. However, as we pause to seek solutions, a far greater threat to humanity remains largely unspoken. What would be the environmental cost of the wars?

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With the recent appointment of Drangpon Ramjams, our judiciary stands fully constituted from the Drungkhag Courts to the Supreme Court. Senior Drangpons rise to higher benches. Younger judges step into their first posts in the lowest courts, an alignment and a constitutional moment.

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