December of 2016

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As we celebrate our National Day

Editorial

Dec 16, 2016 1 mins read 213 views
A permanent solution to a temporary problem

Imports

Dec 16, 2016 1 mins read 167 views
Trongsaps flock to Trongsa throm to celebrate National Day

National Day

Dec 16, 2016 2 mins read 164 views
The significance of observing National Day in Trongsa

Trongsa Dzong

Dec 16, 2016 3 mins read 161 views
Bare feet trumps boots

Football

Dec 15, 2016 2 mins read 178 views
Dagana: Township development makes headway

Township

Dec 15, 2016 1 mins read 145 views
Police apprehend 7 for possessing controlled substances

Crime

Dec 15, 2016 1 mins read 193 views
ACC looking into BDFL case

Anti Corruption Commission (ACC)

Dec 15, 2016 2 mins read 168 views
As the schools close for vacation

Letter to the editor

Dec 15, 2016 1 mins read 171 views
Going paperless

Editorial

Dec 15, 2016 2 mins read 171 views
Farmers, FCBL agree on new potato prices

Exports

Dec 15, 2016 2 mins read 148 views
RENEW's micro finance project reaches out to rural women

Savings

Dec 15, 2016 2 mins read 195 views
Bhutan slides down gender gap index

Gender

Dec 15, 2016 4 mins read 149 views
Four women among BCSE toppers

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Dec 14, 2016 2 mins read 183 views
Yonphu tshechu ends

Yonphu tshechu

Dec 14, 2016 1 mins read 139 views
Tsendagang wants entire stretch of GC road blacktopped

Road

Dec 14, 2016 1 mins read 153 views
For an efficient sewerage system

Infrastructures

Dec 14, 2016 1 mins read 165 views
Police to work with telcos to curb SIM card misuse

Law

Dec 14, 2016 2 mins read 187 views
DRE's LED bulb lifespan questionable

Letter to the editor

Dec 14, 2016 1 mins read 178 views
We remain ever grateful

Editorial

Dec 14, 2016 1 mins read 185 views
Training to implement paperless initiative commences

ICT (Information and communications technology)

Dec 14, 2016 2 mins read 168 views
Demonitisation hits orange exporters

Trade

Dec 14, 2016 2 mins read 157 views
Reviving the weaving of bamboo products in Sephu

Tradition

Dec 14, 2016 2 mins read 154 views
Potato prices hit new low at P'ling auction yard

Trade

Dec 14, 2016 3 mins read 146 views
The unsung hero

Football

Dec 13, 2016 2 mins read 179 views
Govt. proposes Film Commission

Media

Dec 13, 2016 2 mins read 191 views
Why not buy garbage from households

Letter to the editor

Dec 13, 2016 1 mins read 147 views
A useful winter break

Editorial

Dec 13, 2016 1 mins read 149 views
Skills development for Lunana communities

Training

Dec 13, 2016 1 mins read 192 views
Parties should not delay election dispute complaints: High Court

Judiciary

Dec 13, 2016 2 mins read 169 views
RMA to enhance INR stock next week

Currency

Dec 13, 2016 2 mins read 168 views
Yonphula domestic airport opening deferred to March 2017

Aviation

Dec 12, 2016 1 mins read 149 views
A hotelier turned birder

Hobby

Dec 12, 2016 2 mins read 175 views
Nyerachu stone quarry lease renewed

Quarry

Dec 12, 2016 2 mins read 176 views
BDFL clarifies

Letter to the editor

Dec 12, 2016 1 mins read 183 views
How ought we to process mentally ill offenders?

Editorial

Dec 12, 2016 2 mins read 188 views
The pilgrimage to Bodhgaya begins

Pilgrimage

Dec 12, 2016 2 mins read 179 views
Hearings completed for defamation case

Judiciary

Dec 12, 2016 2 mins read 195 views
2.1 billion Yen grant for Bhutan

Assistance

Dec 12, 2016 1 mins read 176 views
Woman causes scene at court

Crime

Dec 12, 2016 2 mins read 179 views
The young mandarine collectors of Dagana

Employment

Dec 12, 2016 2 mins read 129 views
Austria extends support of Nu 93M to legal sector

Assistance

Dec 12, 2016 2 mins read 166 views
"Hema, Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait"

Film review

Dec 11, 2016 2 mins read 164 views
Takhsa stone quarry-IV approved

Hydropower

Dec 11, 2016 2 mins read 176 views
Lack of bus stops irk commuters

Bus stops

Dec 11, 2016 2 mins read 179 views
The chilli woes

Letter to the editor

Dec 11, 2016 1 mins read 149 views
Promoting the local film industry

Editorial

Dec 11, 2016 1 mins read 158 views
Thromde yet to decide on diplomatic enclave

Land

Dec 11, 2016 2 mins read 183 views
Regional Desuung office opens in Mongar

Desuung

Dec 11, 2016 1 mins read 165 views
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