February of 2017

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Important to safeguard and protect takins

Letter to the editor

Feb 02, 2017 1 mins read 349 views
Need for better precautions

Editorial

Feb 02, 2017 2 mins read 397 views
Khitsang plot owners want full housing loans

Thromde

Feb 02, 2017 2 mins read 373 views
All-time low inflation rate in 2016

Inflation

Feb 02, 2017 2 mins read 400 views
Missing Bhutanese man in Bangkok found

Missing

Feb 02, 2017 2 mins read 373 views
Finance ministry to order DNP to auction private property

Update

Feb 02, 2017 2 mins read 351 views
Zhemgang to dedicate golden butter lamp to HRH The Gyalsey

Dedication

Feb 01, 2017 2 mins read 350 views
Tiger spotted in Lamaigonpa in Bumthang

Wildlife

Feb 01, 2017 1 mins read 384 views
17 takins dead at Motithang takin preserve

Wildlife

Feb 01, 2017 1 mins read 349 views
Les Amis du Bhoutan celebrates 30th anniversary

Association

Feb 01, 2017 1 mins read 358 views
Man arrested for impersonation

Crime

Feb 01, 2017 1 mins read 384 views
Woman arrested for alleged possession of illegal drugs

Crime

Feb 01, 2017 1 mins read 351 views
Uniform recruitment process needed

Letter to the editor

Feb 01, 2017 1 mins read 370 views
What's happening to our roads?

Editorial

Feb 01, 2017 1 mins read 359 views
Pam petitions for exclusion from thromde

Thromde

Feb 01, 2017 3 mins read 385 views
ECB calls for by-election in Dangchu gewog

LG

Feb 01, 2017 2 mins read 393 views
EU to provide Euro 20M for LG development

Assistance

Feb 01, 2017 2 mins read 360 views
DCCL resumes cement supply after temporary halt

Dungsam Cement Corporation Ltd (DCCL)

Feb 01, 2017 2 mins read 387 views
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Recents

Sniffing out crime

Bella, a 10-year-old explosive detection dog of the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP), continues to serve with precision and discipline alongside her handler, Tendel Jamtsho.

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