February of 2012

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Farewell to Dr. Riedel

Personalities

Feb 06, 2012 1 mins read 380 views
Extract from Asahi evening news published in Tokyo-August 8, 1968

Bhutan- Japan

Feb 06, 2012 3 mins read 406 views
Tengye Lyonpo leaves for New York

Visitors

Feb 06, 2012 0 mins read 350 views
Royal Bhutan Army News

Royal Bhutan Army (RBA)

Feb 06, 2012 1 mins read 453 views
News about His Holiness the Gyelwa Karmapa

Religion

Feb 06, 2012 0 mins read 351 views
Writing of Holy Scriptures

Religion

Feb 06, 2012 0 mins read 401 views
Royal Family News

His Majesty

Feb 06, 2012 0 mins read 0 views
Teenager's Heroism

Education- Student

Feb 06, 2012 0 mins read 370 views
Passing Out Parade by Police Trainees

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Feb 06, 2012 1 mins read 557 views
Arrival of Swiss Cheese Expert

Visitors

Feb 06, 2012 1 mins read 373 views
Royal Family News

Royalties

Feb 06, 2012 0 mins read 0 views
ARRIVAL OF HIS HOLINESS THE GYELWA KARMAPA

Religion

Feb 06, 2012 1 mins read 0 views
Sports News

Sport

Feb 06, 2012 1 mins read 0 views
Annual Colombo Plan Meeting

Bhutan-Colombo

Feb 06, 2012 0 mins read 346 views
Transfer of Thimphu Hydel Station

Hydro Project

Feb 06, 2012 0 mins read 345 views
Tengye Lyonpo returns from Delhi

Visitors

Feb 06, 2012 1 mins read 365 views
Appointment of Deputy Home Minister

Appointed

Feb 06, 2012 1 mins read 374 views
Full text of Dr. Riedel's speech

Personalities

Feb 06, 2012 2 mins read 384 views
INAUGURATION OF NEW WARD AT GIDA KOM

Health-Hospital/JDWNRH

Feb 06, 2012 0 mins read 377 views
Farewell to Dr. Ramamurti

Personalities

Feb 06, 2012 2 mins read 387 views
Visit of Ornithologist

Visitors

Feb 06, 2012 0 mins read 353 views
Attache Arrives From India

Personalities

Feb 06, 2012 0 mins read 389 views
Formation of Transport Authority Board

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Feb 06, 2012 1 mins read 364 views
Celebration of Indian Independence Day

Indian National Day Celebration

Feb 06, 2012 0 mins read 408 views
Tengye Lyonpo leaves for Delhi

Bhutan- India

Feb 06, 2012 0 mins read 373 views
Visit of His Holiness the Gyelwa Karmapa

Religion

Feb 06, 2012 0 mins read 682 views
Visit of Mr. B. K. Kapur

Visitors

Feb 06, 2012 0 mins read 422 views
Visit of Home Minister to Sikkim

Visitors

Feb 06, 2012 1 mins read 358 views
SIKKIM VISIT OF Mr. DAS

Visitors

Feb 06, 2012 0 mins read 357 views
ROYAL FAMILY NEWS

Royalties

Feb 06, 2012 1 mins read 0 views
Forest news

Forest Planning/Policy Conference/Meeting

Feb 06, 2012 1 mins read 410 views
Finance Minister's visit to Phuntsholing

Visitors

Feb 06, 2012 1 mins read 374 views
Agricultural News

Agriculture Policy

Feb 06, 2012 1 mins read 430 views
RELIGIOUS DISCOURSE BY HIS HOLINESS THE JEY KHEMBO

Religion

Feb 06, 2012 0 mins read 373 views
Motor Accident

Accident

Feb 06, 2012 0 mins read 0 views
Bhutanese Culture

Bhutan - Tradition

Feb 06, 2012 1 mins read 436 views
High Court News

Judiciary

Feb 06, 2012 0 mins read 445 views
Cultivation of Tea

Agriculture Policy

Feb 06, 2012 1 mins read 389 views
State Orchard and Farm

Agriculture/Horticulture

Feb 06, 2012 0 mins read 381 views
Constitutional Monarchy in Bhutan

His Majesty

Feb 06, 2012 1 mins read 422 views
Royal News

Royalties

Feb 06, 2012 0 mins read 0 views
Accident at Thimphu

Accident

Feb 06, 2012 0 mins read 759 views
Transfer of Transport Department and Government Workshops

Government Department

Feb 06, 2012 1 mins read 379 views
Theft at Geylegphug

Crime

Feb 06, 2012 0 mins read 394 views
Storm in Samchi District

Meteorology-Climate/Weather

Feb 06, 2012 0 mins read 377 views
New Designation For Paro Penlop

Promotion

Feb 06, 2012 0 mins read 371 views
Bhutan Delegation For United Nations

Bhutan - UN

Feb 06, 2012 0 mins read 387 views
Royal Family News

Royalties

Feb 06, 2012 0 mins read 0 views
A Short Biographical Sketch of The Finance Minister

Personalities

Feb 06, 2012 1 mins read 376 views
Thimphu Public School Trekking Expedition

Education- Student

Feb 06, 2012 0 mins read 364 views
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Unshackling the state

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Culture under threat?

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Policy versus ground reality

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A costly reality

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Recents

RAA uncovers major procurement lapses in the Nu 610M BITS projects

A Special Audit Report by the Royal Audit Authority (RAA) has identified significant procurement, planning, and governance failures in the Bhutan Integrated Taxation System (BITS 1.0), concluding that the project failed to achieve its intended objectives and resulted in substantial wasteful and avoidable expenditure of public funds.

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