February of 2013

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A new machine to save more lives

Health

Feb 07, 2013 1 mins read 307 views
Not much activity with health trust fund

Health Trust Fund

Feb 07, 2013 2 mins read 258 views
What happens to the two incumbent parties

Letter to the editor

Feb 07, 2013 1 mins read 277 views
A timely raise

Editorial

Feb 07, 2013 1 mins read 269 views
Truck runs over nine-year old boy

Accident

Feb 07, 2013 1 mins read 297 views
Bhutan makes it to top three

Tourism

Feb 07, 2013 1 mins read 292 views
Gelephu: Lack of timing rule causes inconvenience

Hot Spring

Feb 07, 2013 2 mins read 316 views
Man drowns in Maokhola

Accident

Feb 07, 2013 0 mins read 274 views
Gyalpoizhing Land Case: Same exchange, save for ambiance

Land

Feb 07, 2013 3 mins read 259 views
State Visit: Lyonchhoen in New Delhi to thank India

PM State Visit

Feb 07, 2013 1 mins read 278 views
Ensuring an error free electoral roll

Election

Feb 06, 2013 1 mins read 295 views
It's a load a year a child in Denchukha school

Education

Feb 06, 2013 2 mins read 314 views
Fire guts an attic in Mongar

Fire

Feb 06, 2013 1 mins read 285 views
RICBL to be rated

RICBL

Feb 06, 2013 1 mins read 295 views
Electro mechanical works awarded to BHEL

Hydropower

Feb 06, 2013 1 mins read 333 views
Open up GNH discussions

Letter to the editor

Feb 06, 2013 1 mins read 313 views
Fishing around for candidates

Editorial

Feb 06, 2013 2 mins read 302 views
How to lodge election related complaints?

Parliament

Feb 06, 2013 2 mins read 314 views
Last session of first Parliament begins tomorrow

Parliament

Feb 06, 2013 1 mins read 254 views
Man detained for alleged rape of minor

Crime

Feb 06, 2013 1 mins read 268 views
Allowance up for LG Members

Local government

Feb 06, 2013 2 mins read 313 views
Election 2013: It's time for familiarisation

Election

Feb 06, 2013 2 mins read 330 views
HM meets gups, dzongdas

HM the King

Feb 05, 2013 1 mins read 300 views
Open Futsal Championship:Terton FC, first team to score 17 goals

Futsal

Feb 05, 2013 1 mins read 326 views
Sergi Jatongpa: Of 10 arrested caretaker was released

Crime

Feb 05, 2013 2 mins read 328 views
A village with a town's problems

Water

Feb 05, 2013 2 mins read 322 views
Four more for BKP

Politics

Feb 05, 2013 3 mins read 319 views
Response to observations from an outsider

Letter to the editor

Feb 05, 2013 2 mins read 298 views
Barred

Editorial

Feb 05, 2013 2 mins read 319 views
Daytime black out in east and central region

Power

Feb 05, 2013 2 mins read 348 views
11 cars vandalised in Olakha

Crime

Feb 05, 2013 0 mins read 283 views
Japan grants 164.9M Yen

Bhutan-Japan

Feb 05, 2013 1 mins read 281 views
Political Parties : Goings-on behind "candidate launch"

Politics

Feb 05, 2013 2 mins read 272 views
Requests for charted flights to Japan and Korea

Drukair

Feb 04, 2013 2 mins read 266 views
Druk Air: No drop in fares despite increase in traffic

Drukair

Feb 04, 2013 1 mins read 275 views
A shop for astrology in Zangtopelri

Astrology

Feb 04, 2013 2 mins read 258 views
Gewog development budget to be raised

Funding

Feb 04, 2013 2 mins read 288 views
It sure is a hell of a move of courage

Kuensel

Feb 04, 2013 4 mins read 299 views
Not just a gimmick

Letter to the editor

Feb 04, 2013 1 mins read 324 views
Of moral compass

Editorial

Feb 04, 2013 2 mins read 295 views
Gearing for elections 2013

Election

Feb 04, 2013 0 mins read 268 views
Cancer- did you know?

Health

Feb 04, 2013 2 mins read 324 views
Two vandals caught

Crime

Feb 04, 2013 1 mins read 325 views
Sarpang kidnaps : Security strengthened but questions remain

Sarpang

Feb 04, 2013 2 mins read 294 views
DHI Infra: Construction of education city to begin

DHI

Feb 04, 2013 2 mins read 313 views
Thromde, LG Acts should go along

Dzongdas

Feb 04, 2013 1 mins read 323 views
Dzongda conference: Not our job to provide jobs

Dzongdas

Feb 04, 2013 2 mins read 290 views
Yoezer Events: Futsal championship kicks off

Futsal

Feb 01, 2013 1 mins read 325 views
We are indispensable to each other

Bhutan-India

Feb 01, 2013 3 mins read 292 views
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Dec 24, 2025 2 mins read 1,368 views
Building inclusive sports

For 15-year-old Nima Dema, a student from Tendruk Central School in Samtse, the opportunity to take part in the ongoing...

Dec 23, 2025 2 mins read 1,581 views
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