February of 2022

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Merak and Sakteng GC roads being blacktopped

Road

Feb 27, 2022 2 mins read 699 views
Movement restriction delays GIN connectivity of remote schools

Education

Feb 27, 2022 3 mins read 555 views
Travel in India for a common man

Letter to the Editor

Feb 27, 2022 1 mins read 602 views
With prayers earnest-all the best!

Editorial

Feb 27, 2022 2 mins read 661 views
A Bhutan bound truck with contrabands seized in Jaigaon

Transport

Feb 27, 2022 2 mins read 560 views
One monk dies, another hospitalised

Grievance

Feb 27, 2022 1 mins read 577 views
Movement restrictions in parts of Dagana and Tsirang

Health

Feb 27, 2022 3 mins read 500 views
Woman's body found in septic tank after three years

Crime

Feb 27, 2022 1 mins read 527 views
CT scan machine at JDWNRH down for a month

Health

Feb 27, 2022 2 mins read 719 views
Around 26,800 students begin board exams today

Education

Feb 27, 2022 3 mins read 553 views
Paro FC to face Club Valencia of the Maldives in AFC Cup

Sports

Feb 25, 2022 2 mins read 560 views
Last-minute call for tests panic students and parents

Education

Feb 25, 2022 3 mins read 590 views
GoI releases Nu 759 million for PTA projects

Grant

Feb 25, 2022 1 mins read 612 views
Long Covid after Covid-19 more dangerous

Health

Feb 25, 2022 3 mins read 555 views
DPR for barrage at PI to be ready by this month

Hydro power

Feb 25, 2022 2 mins read 577 views
On high lending rates

Letter to the Editor

Feb 25, 2022 1 mins read 722 views
Losing it

Editorial

Feb 25, 2022 2 mins read 527 views
MoF's one-time special advance won't help: contractors

Finance

Feb 25, 2022 3 mins read 554 views
Prolonged lockdown halts boulder export from Gelephu

Health

Feb 25, 2022 3 mins read 518 views
SOEs struggle financially, fufill social mandate

SOE

Feb 25, 2022 4 mins read 555 views
Ku-band dishes connect over 11000 homes with TV network

Technology

Feb 28, 2022 3 mins read 546 views
A stretch in time

Letter to the Editor

Feb 28, 2022 1 mins read 570 views
In the interest of the public

Editorial

Feb 28, 2022 2 mins read 0 views
Remittance inflow increases in 2021

Banks

Feb 24, 2022 1 mins read 520 views
Help to dispose of waste

Letter to the Editor

Feb 24, 2022 1 mins read 532 views
In the wake of new restriction

Editorial

Feb 24, 2022 1 mins read 541 views
More positive cases emerge in Samdrupjongkhar

Health

Feb 24, 2022 1 mins read 515 views
Royal Tour Update

Royal

Feb 24, 2022 1 mins read 574 views
Five medical specialists deployed at RIGSS

Health

Feb 24, 2022 1 mins read 566 views
Most residents remain indoor as P/ling opens up

Health

Feb 24, 2022 2 mins read 506 views
Leopards causing menace in Lhamoidzingkha

Wild Life

Feb 24, 2022 1 mins read 533 views
Why contract tracing after a week?

Health

Feb 24, 2022 2 mins read 539 views
Finance Minister asks FIs to reduce interest rates

Finance

Feb 24, 2022 2 mins read 546 views
Lunaps waiting for helicopter service to head home

Transport

Feb 20, 2022 1 mins read 550 views
HR Committee to decide on contract extension for PHPA-I employees

Hydro power

Feb 20, 2022 2 mins read 541 views
Domestic air passengers increase by 37 percent

Transport

Feb 20, 2022 2 mins read 516 views
Bhutan's tiger conservation effort receives global recognition

Wild Life

Feb 20, 2022 3 mins read 642 views
The fight is not over

Letter to the Editor

Feb 20, 2022 1 mins read 567 views
Showing the Way

Editorial

Feb 20, 2022 2 mins read 550 views
Driver tests positive in Khothakpa

Health

Feb 20, 2022 1 mins read 553 views
All covid deaths with underlying health conditions

Health

Feb 20, 2022 2 mins read 564 views
Thank you His Majesty

Health

Feb 20, 2022 8 mins read 661 views
Dagala gewog refuses to give clearance to tap new water source

Water

Feb 18, 2022 2 mins read 604 views
Oldest Covid-19 patient in stable condition

Health

Feb 18, 2022 1 mins read 527 views
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