January of 1993

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The Nabji : re-enacting history

Monasteries

Jan 15, 1993 1 mins read 607 views
His Majesty returns from private visit to Calcutta

The West Bengal Chief Minister, Mr. Jyoti Basu, and several state officials held discussions with His Majesty the King who was in Calcutta for...

Jan 29, 1993 3 mins read 577 views
DYT member absconds

Anti-National (Ngolops)

Jan 15, 1993 0 mins read 0 views
Potential road block areas identified along highway

Roads

Jan 26, 1993 1 mins read 583 views
Child hurt in hit & run

Accident

Jan 29, 1993 0 mins read 691 views
Women learn from country tour

Visitors

Jan 29, 1993 1 mins read 689 views
GYTs begin in Dagana

Home Affairs

Jan 29, 1993 0 mins read 614 views
Annual DOR conference

Roads

Jan 29, 1993 1 mins read 649 views
Health meeting

Health- Conference/Workshop/Meeting

Jan 29, 1993 0 mins read 672 views
Medical inspection in Dorokha

Animal Husbandry Disease

Jan 29, 1993 0 mins read 632 views
Prayers & butter lamps for the dead

Dratshang

Jan 29, 1993 0 mins read 646 views
Two Kudrungs resign

Dratshang

Jan 29, 1993 0 mins read 725 views
New archery range

Archery

Jan 29, 1993 0 mins read 739 views
DWH conference highlights rural needs

Housing

Jan 29, 1993 1 mins read 605 views
WFP and Agriculture sign agreements

WFP (World Food Program)

Jan 29, 1993 1 mins read 640 views
Winter Tennis Championship

Tennis

Jan 29, 1993 1 mins read 609 views
Scout camp concludes

Education-Scout

Jan 29, 1993 1 mins read 0 views
Tragic accident brings home old realities

Accident

Jan 29, 1993 3 mins read 599 views
Ngolop victim loses life's saving

Anti-National (Ngolops)

Jan 29, 1993 2 mins read 591 views
Terrorists torture and hack man to death

Anti-National (Ngolops)

Jan 29, 1993 3 mins read 545 views
India celebrates Republic Day

Indian National Day Celebration

Jan 29, 1993 2 mins read 0 views
ICRC delegation concludes 10-day visit

International Committee Of Red Cross (ICRC)

Jan 29, 1993 2 mins read 590 views
Football camp

Sport

Jan 29, 1993 0 mins read 581 views
Driver caught

Accident

Jan 29, 1993 0 mins read 573 views
Suicide

Accident

Jan 29, 1993 0 mins read 0 views
Boy run over

Accident

Jan 29, 1993 0 mins read 563 views
Sal plantation plundered

Forest Damages

Jan 29, 1993 0 mins read 602 views
Electricity supply resumes

Power

Jan 22, 1993 0 mins read 612 views
Holy cave consecrated

Consecration

Jan 22, 1993 0 mins read 587 views
Health review meeting

Health- Conference/Workshop/Meeting

Jan 22, 1993 0 mins read 591 views
New irrigation channel

Agriculture Irrigation

Jan 22, 1993 0 mins read 627 views
Films and festivals

Festival (A-Z)

Jan 22, 1993 0 mins read 582 views
New Drubdey at Talo

Monasteries

Jan 22, 1993 0 mins read 638 views
Health meet in Bumthang

Health- Conference/Workshop/Meeting

Jan 22, 1993 0 mins read 586 views
Conservation of soil fertility

Agriculture Activities

Jan 22, 1993 0 mins read 664 views
Dratshang examinations

Dratshang

Jan 22, 1993 0 mins read 569 views
Making Sombekha accessible

Dzongkhags

Jan 22, 1993 0 mins read 590 views
Abreast with 'changing' technology<br>

Institutions

Jan 22, 1993 1 mins read 559 views
Countering AID/STD threat

Health Disease

Jan 22, 1993 1 mins read 584 views
General Hospital counters rumours

Health-Hospital/JDWNRH

Jan 22, 1993 1 mins read 655 views
Annual Revenue & Customs Meeting

Revenue and Custom

Jan 22, 1993 2 mins read 564 views
New check post opened

Immigration/Census

Jan 22, 1993 1 mins read 680 views
Can traditional healers promote mainstream medicine?

Indigenous Hospital

Jan 22, 1993 2 mins read 586 views
Dramatic improvement in examination results

Education-BBE

Jan 22, 1993 2 mins read 593 views
Sarbhang orchards raided

Anti-National (Ngolops)

Jan 22, 1993 1 mins read 508 views
Anti nationals continue lootings and intimidation in the south <br>

Anti-National (Ngolops)

Jan 22, 1993 2 mins read 523 views
Armed Forces officers promoted

Royal Bhutan Army (RBA)

Jan 22, 1993 3 mins read 572 views
Plantation teak felled by ngolops

Anti-National (Ngolops)

Jan 22, 1993 0 mins read 614 views
Phase II telecom network agreement signed

Telecommunication Department

Jan 22, 1993 1 mins read 541 views
17 die in bus accident, 53 injured

Accident

Jan 22, 1993 2 mins read 555 views
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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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What solutions for Amochu project?

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RCSC faces growing ‘missing middle’ amid exodus

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Reform or stay shut

The closure of drayangs (entertainment centres) is an issue that most sensible Bhutanese, except perhaps the operators, have supported. While the current government may have pledged during the campaign to review the previous government’s decision to shut them down, any sane government should not back down from that closure.

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