December of 2016

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Bhutan celebrates International Mountain Day

Event

Dec 11, 2016 2 mins read 379 views
Domestic revenue to double in 12th Plan

Budget

Dec 11, 2016 2 mins read 355 views
Four new butterflies recorded

Biodiversity

Dec 09, 2016 2 mins read 361 views
ICT sector in Bhutan far from being resilient to disasters

ICT (Information and communications technology)

Dec 09, 2016 4 mins read 396 views
A strong economic environment in Bhutan requires healthy choices

Perspective

Dec 09, 2016 4 mins read 349 views
Bhutan through the years: One Nation, One Vision

Perspective

Dec 09, 2016 6 mins read 380 views
Dangchu gup resigns to go abroad

LG

Dec 09, 2016 1 mins read 320 views
Lhamoizingkha MSS to get a hostel

Infrastructures

Dec 09, 2016 1 mins read 359 views
National profile on chemicals management developed

Health

Dec 09, 2016 3 mins read 430 views
Two convicted and one acquitted in drug case

Crime

Dec 09, 2016 2 mins read 388 views
Wrong exam paper, BCSEA under fire

Education

Dec 09, 2016 1 mins read 402 views
Chilli imports to continue

Agriculture

Dec 09, 2016 1 mins read 368 views
Burning trash isn't cleaning

Letter to the editor

Dec 09, 2016 1 mins read 390 views
We can certainly do more

Editorial

Dec 09, 2016 1 mins read 345 views
Exported eggs fetch good prices in India

Poultry

Dec 09, 2016 2 mins read 347 views
Medical camp for Bhutanese pilgrims in Bodhgaya

Medical

Dec 09, 2016 1 mins read 307 views
His Majesty The King grants Nu 10M to ex-armed forces personnel of Thimphu

His Majesty The King

Dec 09, 2016 1 mins read 349 views
Stern enforcement of waste management rules and penalties from today

Cleaning campaign

Dec 09, 2016 3 mins read 392 views
His Majesty The King grants land kidu

His Majesty The King

Dec 09, 2016 1 mins read 326 views
His Majesty The King graces closing ceremony of Parliament

National Assembly

Dec 09, 2016 3 mins read 381 views
Mountain cultures: celebrating diversity and strengthening identity

Perspective

Dec 08, 2016 3 mins read 343 views
The Power of the Royal Vision

Perspective

Dec 08, 2016 4 mins read 378 views
`A tribute to His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej' opens in Thimphu

An exhibition titled `A tribute to His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej' portraying four impo...

Dec 08, 2016 3 mins read 391 views
Police apprehend two for possessing controlled substances

Crime

Dec 08, 2016 1 mins read 369 views
Bhutan observes 32nd SAARC Charter Day

SAARC

Dec 08, 2016 1 mins read 336 views
18th session has been very fruitful: NC Spokesperson

National Council (NC)

Dec 08, 2016 3 mins read 368 views
Let's make our country the cleanest

Letter to the editor

Dec 08, 2016 1 mins read 321 views
A Decade on the Golden Throne

Editorial

Dec 08, 2016 2 mins read 340 views
5th Annual Bhutan-India Development Cooperation talks held

Cooperation

Dec 08, 2016 1 mins read 347 views
Threat from unsafe use of priority industrial chemicals

Health

Dec 08, 2016 4 mins read 363 views
99 Bhutanese children to get heart surgery in Thailand

Medical

Dec 08, 2016 1 mins read 375 views
BDFL terminates employees without prior notice

Employment

Dec 08, 2016 5 mins read 344 views
Bhutan to adopt Conservation Assured Tiger Standards

Wildlife

Dec 07, 2016 2 mins read 410 views
Lekzin: A portrayal of domestic violence and its impact on women

Film review

Dec 07, 2016 1 mins read 415 views
ICT has potential to address country's unemployment

ICT (Information and communications technology)

Dec 07, 2016 2 mins read 355 views
A solution for pilgrims without INR

Letter to the editor

Dec 07, 2016 1 mins read 415 views
Need to make agriculture priority sector

Editorial

Dec 07, 2016 2 mins read 351 views
More chillies on the way

Imports

Dec 07, 2016 2 mins read 325 views
BBIN for economic cooperation

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN)

Dec 07, 2016 4 mins read 319 views
More than Nu 7B of budget underutilised

National Assembly

Dec 07, 2016 2 mins read 343 views
Cleaning campaign

Cleaning campaign

Dec 07, 2016 0 mins read 0 views
NC proposes to identify agriculture as a priority sector

National Council (NC)

Dec 06, 2016 3 mins read 388 views
The three winners of the first Phuensum Dharim draw

Lottery

Dec 06, 2016 3 mins read 305 views
Woman detained for allegedly murdering her husband in Tsirang

Crime

Dec 06, 2016 1 mins read 349 views
We need a stronger safer sex campaign

Editorial

Dec 06, 2016 1 mins read 346 views
BoB launches corporate branch

Bank of Bhutan (BoB)

Dec 06, 2016 0 mins read 354 views
Ripple effects of demonitisation in India

Export

Dec 06, 2016 2 mins read 367 views
Bhutan exports eggs to India

Trade

Dec 06, 2016 2 mins read 367 views
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