August of 2001

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International Organisations

Aug 24, 2001 0 mins read 289 views
Sports

Sport

Aug 24, 2001 1 mins read 0 views
India celebrates Independence Day

Bhutan- India

Aug 17, 2001 1 mins read 296 views
Flood protection works completed in Phuentsholing

Landslides and Floods

Aug 17, 2001 1 mins read 293 views
Emission standards? No easy splution

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Aug 17, 2001 2 mins read 313 views
Strengthening Gomphu Kora's spiritual image

Festival (A-Z)

Aug 17, 2001 2 mins read 282 views
Centre for Bhutan Studies

Centre For Bhutan Studies (CBS)

Aug 17, 2001 4 mins read 0 views
World prepares to listen to children

Education- Student

Aug 17, 2001 2 mins read 289 views
Sight lost, sight regained

Health/Doctors/Patients

Aug 17, 2001 2 mins read 281 views
Shopkeepers at Clock Tower Square object to park development

BCCI (Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

Aug 17, 2001 2 mins read 288 views
Two low cost buildings completed and occupied

City Corporation

Aug 17, 2001 2 mins read 302 views
A zoological park to be created under Bhutan's biodiversity plan

National Park

Aug 17, 2001 2 mins read 275 views
Farmers optimistic of good earning as prices in auction yards rise

Food Corporation of Bhutan (FCB)

Aug 17, 2001 2 mins read 315 views
Express way : the bumps ahead

Roads

Aug 17, 2001 2 mins read 301 views
Telecom services

Letters to the Editor

Aug 17, 2001 1 mins read 322 views
A choice

Editorial

Aug 17, 2001 2 mins read 435 views
Comments from www.kuenselonline.com

Kuensel

Aug 17, 2001 3 mins read 0 views
No service quality

Letters to the Editor

Aug 17, 2001 1 mins read 279 views
Kurichu power connected to the Indian grid

Hydro Project

Aug 17, 2001 2 mins read 312 views
Bhutan Agro-Industries Ltd. awaits "rescue"

Bhuatn Agro-Industries

Aug 17, 2001 3 mins read 365 views
TV viewers to be taxed

Revenue and Custom

Aug 17, 2001 4 mins read 253 views
Act lays foundation for Bhutan's industrial growth

Act

Aug 17, 2001 4 mins read 304 views
Crown Prince to leave for India visit

Royalties

Aug 17, 2001 1 mins read 274 views
Virus around

Computer/Internet

Aug 17, 2001 0 mins read 257 views
Saplings seized

Crime

Aug 17, 2001 0 mins read 268 views
Bhutan-Nepal talks

Bhutan - Nepal Refugee Issue

Aug 17, 2001 1 mins read 0 views
Accident raises safety issue at CBS park

Accident

Aug 10, 2001 1 mins read 271 views
No apple "floor price" now on

BCCI (Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

Aug 10, 2001 2 mins read 307 views
Sakteng's first PCO already popular

Telecommunication Department

Aug 10, 2001 1 mins read 316 views
Annual Drametse festival concludes

Festival (A-Z)

Aug 10, 2001 2 mins read 300 views
Centre for Bhutan Studies : Media Coverage and Consumption

Centre For Bhutan Studies (CBS)

Aug 10, 2001 3 mins read 380 views
One plane back, another under "inspection"

Druk Air

Aug 10, 2001 2 mins read 274 views
Board gets tough with film makers

Feature Film

Aug 10, 2001 2 mins read 292 views
"Champions are not born"

Sport

Aug 10, 2001 3 mins read 259 views
Man leaves job to work in Bhutan

Volunteers

Aug 10, 2001 1 mins read 305 views
A fund for rural electrification

Power

Aug 10, 2001 2 mins read 294 views
PIT: "Yes, we would like to pay"

Revenue and Custom

Aug 10, 2001 3 mins read 270 views
Cable TV : hard times?

Television (TV)

Aug 10, 2001 3 mins read 299 views
Technological Change and Exclusion

Letters to the Editor

Aug 10, 2001 5 mins read 277 views
Are we ready ?

Editorial

Aug 10, 2001 3 mins read 288 views
License forgery : five arrested

Crime

Aug 10, 2001 2 mins read 268 views
The Bhutanese system continues to evolve

Lhengye Zhungtsho

Aug 10, 2001 4 mins read 294 views
Bhutan supports creation of LDC Fund within Kyoto Protocol

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Aug 10, 2001 3 mins read 293 views
Livestock Act revised and passed

It is legally wrong and, therefore, punishable if animal slaughter and sale of meat take place during the auspicious days and months of the Bhutanese calendar under the revised Livestock Act, 2001,...

Aug 11, 2001 3 mins read 276 views
Super league kick off

Sport

Aug 10, 2001 0 mins read 336 views
No skills

Private Sector

Aug 10, 2001 0 mins read 293 views
Highway clear

Roads

Aug 10, 2001 0 mins read 316 views
Students suspended

Education- Student

Aug 10, 2001 0 mins read 265 views
"Green" scouts?

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Aug 10, 2001 0 mins read 292 views
Scout movement picking up in Bhutan

Associations

Aug 03, 2001 2 mins read 323 views
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DRC crackdowns on arbitrary price hikes

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Making ESP education loan more accessible

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A teacher’s gift to the nation

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Walking for those who cannot walk

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Are we hoarding alcohol and cigarettes?

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Oct 25, 2025 2 mins read 1,071 views
A responsibility we cannot leave to the police alone

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Oct 24, 2025 2 mins read 1,333 views
Understanding the importance of the festival itself

In the far north, where the wind hums against snowy cliffs and yaks graze under a blue, unbroken sky, the Royal Highland...

Oct 23, 2025 2 mins read 748 views
Adding colours to life

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Oct 20, 2025 2 mins read 1,081 views
The world needs a peace prayer

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Why our highland festivals matter

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Oct 17, 2025 2 mins read 2,113 views
The recent floods are not of our making

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Oct 16, 2025 2 mins read 5,879 views
Celebrating sovereignty in colours and songs

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When care itself becomes a national challenge: Time to face the future, not the past

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Oct 14, 2025 2 mins read 1,666 views
The unfinished dream of food self-sufficiency

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Recents

Biren Kafley’s death: Custodial death or negligence?

The death of 33-year-old Biren Kumar Kafley after he allegedly fell from a police van while trying to escape during a drug investigation has raised serious questions about police procedures, custodial safety, and whether the incident constitutes negligence or a custodial death.

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