December of 1995

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Orange floor prices-optimistic expectations

Bhutan - Trade

Dec 01, 1995 1 mins read 345 views
Wrong engine oil

Bhutan Oil Distributor (BOD)

Dec 15, 1995 2 mins read 0 views
A shanty town bustles in orange season

Agriculture Activities

Dec 15, 1995 2 mins read 0 views
Rush for firewood

Forest Timber/ Firewood

Dec 15, 1995 1 mins read 0 views
Fuel, reserves for eastern Bhutan

DANTAK/IMTRAT/BRTF

Dec 15, 1995 1 mins read 0 views
Fuel reserves

Bhutan Oil Distributor (BOD)

Dec 15, 1995 1 mins read 0 views
Bear attack

Accident

Dec 15, 1995 1 mins read 0 views
National Environment strategy

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Dec 15, 1995 1 mins read 0 views
Workshop stresses water users' association

Dzongkhags

Dec 15, 1995 1 mins read 0 views
Forestry officials draws up new strategy

Forest Planning/Policy Conference/Meeting

Dec 15, 1995 1 mins read 405 views
Fire destroys vegetation

Forest Fire

Dec 15, 1995 1 mins read 0 views
Rural credit important for growth

Bhutan Development Finance Corporation (BDFC)

Dec 15, 1995 2 mins read 0 views
National vision

Editorial

Dec 15, 1995 3 mins read 0 views
Heritage is important

Letters to the Editor

Dec 15, 1995 2 mins read 0 views
Alcohol: most popular drug

Letters to the Editor

Dec 15, 1995 3 mins read 384 views
Bhutanese, will always come back and discover their religion

Buddhism

Dec 15, 1995 7 mins read 345 views
No pork in Thimphu

Bhutan - Trade

Dec 15, 1995 1 mins read 0 views
Gedu plywood factory closed down

Factories A-Z

Dec 15, 1995 2 mins read 0 views
Examination confusion

Education-BBE

Dec 15, 1995 1 mins read 0 views
Forestry

Forest Planning/Policy Conference/Meeting

Dec 15, 1995 0 mins read 0 views
Archery

Archery

Dec 15, 1995 0 mins read 0 views
Rangjung trial

Hydro Project

Dec 15, 1995 0 mins read 0 views
Conference

Conferences

Dec 15, 1995 0 mins read 0 views
SAF games

South Asian Federation Games (SAFG)

Dec 15, 1995 0 mins read 0 views
Royal visit

Royalties

Dec 15, 1995 0 mins read 0 views
Haa Junior High School to be upgraded

Education- Schools

Dec 08, 1995 2 mins read 343 views
SAPTA under way

SAARC Activities

Dec 08, 1995 1 mins read 343 views
Bhutan commemorates SAARC decade

SAARC Activities

Dec 08, 1995 2 mins read 336 views
Police arrest terrorist

Terrorist

Dec 08, 1995 1 mins read 308 views
Preventive measures against flash flood

Landslides and Floods

Dec 08, 1995 1 mins read 352 views
BOB wins volleyball

Sport

Dec 08, 1995 1 mins read 352 views
Scooter and motor part thefts on the rise

Crime

Dec 08, 1995 1 mins read 363 views
Trashigang: large batch for Common Examination

Education-BBE

Dec 08, 1995 1 mins read 306 views
Parops told not to waste water

Dzongkhags

Dec 08, 1995 1 mins read 332 views
International Volunteers Day

International Day

Dec 08, 1995 1 mins read 322 views
Ravi Nair wins golf tournament

Golf

Dec 08, 1995 1 mins read 372 views
Phuentsholing archery tournament

Archery

Dec 08, 1995 1 mins read 305 views
Losing aestheticism

Editorial

Dec 08, 1995 3 mins read 344 views
All about AIDS

Viewpoints

Dec 08, 1995 5 mins read 349 views
Lemon grass oil business picks up in eastern Bhutan

Private Sector

Dec 08, 1995 4 mins read 374 views
Switzerland: biggest donor to BTF

Bhutan Trust Fund (BTF)

Dec 08, 1995 1 mins read 335 views
His Majesty chairs Seventh Plan review meeting in Haa

Chairing the review meeting of the Seventh Five Year Plan for Haa dzongkhag, His Majesty the King expressed his concern over the slow...

Dec 09, 1995 7 mins read 352 views
Exhibition

Exhibition

Dec 08, 1995 0 mins read 0 views
Donation

Special Commission For Cultural Affairs/ Bhutan Music/ RAPA

Dec 08, 1995 0 mins read 0 views
Robbed

Terrorist

Dec 08, 1995 0 mins read 0 views
RCSC

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Dec 08, 1995 0 mins read 0 views
School exams

Education-BBE

Dec 08, 1995 0 mins read 353 views
Ministerial meet adopts "sound" environmental policy

Conferences

Dec 01, 1995 2 mins read 331 views
Haa family "poisoned " by dried fish

Poisoned File

Dec 01, 1995 1 mins read 380 views
Bhutan hosts SAARC Meet on essential drugs

Health- Conference/Workshop/Meeting

Dec 01, 1995 2 mins read 340 views
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A gift to farmers

If the past week was one of festivals and celebrations, Bhutan's farmers received a precious gift with the launch of the National Crop and Livestock Insurance Scheme on November 11. The launch coincided with the 70th Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo.

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