January of 2006

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Milking cow made easy

Animal Husbandry Livestock

Jan 24, 2006 1 mins read 276 views
BAFRA grapples with shortage of trained manpower

Agriculture

Jan 24, 2006 2 mins read 261 views
Unsafe ground

Kuensel

Jan 24, 2006 0 mins read 286 views
Mass sterilisation campaign important

Letters to the Editor

Jan 24, 2006 0 mins read 387 views
Know the facts

Letters to the Editor

Jan 24, 2006 1 mins read 372 views
Having faith

Editorial

Jan 24, 2006 2 mins read 255 views
Waiting for snow

Astrological College

Jan 24, 2006 2 mins read 283 views
126 being treated for rabies

Health Disease

Jan 24, 2006 2 mins read 258 views
New passports to be issued in February

Foreign Affairs

Jan 24, 2006 2 mins read 259 views
Family loses house, property in fire

Accident

Jan 24, 2006 1 mins read 341 views
Five judges appointed to the High Court

Judiciary

Jan 24, 2006 1 mins read 251 views
Road safety conference

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Jan 20, 2006 0 mins read 265 views
Health Trust Fund contributions

Health Trust Fund

Jan 20, 2006 0 mins read 253 views
BAFRA conference

Agriculture

Jan 20, 2006 0 mins read 270 views
Credentials

Bhutan- Pakistan

Jan 20, 2006 0 mins read 0 views
National school games conclude

Sport

Jan 20, 2006 2 mins read 253 views
US$ 50,000 to set up information data base

UNDP

Jan 20, 2006 2 mins read 214 views
Making use of export reject mandarin

Dzongkhags

Jan 20, 2006 3 mins read 240 views
"Enjoy Gardening!"

National Park

Jan 20, 2006 2 mins read 0 views
Live call-in show recaptures radio audience

BBS (Bhutan Broadcasting Service)

Jan 20, 2006 2 mins read 281 views
A Perspective of Construction Site Safety Management in Bhutan

Ministry of Work & Housing

Jan 20, 2006 3 mins read 251 views
PM Office will not be a separate entity

Lhengye Zhungtsho

Jan 20, 2006 2 mins read 260 views
RCSC streamlines civil service positions

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Jan 20, 2006 1 mins read 290 views
Burglars caught

Crime

Jan 20, 2006 1 mins read 0 views
Why only teachers?

Letters to the Editor

Jan 20, 2006 1 mins read 268 views
REWA, hope for alcoholics and drug addicts alike

Kuensel

Jan 20, 2006 1 mins read 260 views
Save life not energy

Letters to the Editor

Jan 20, 2006 1 mins read 270 views
The electorate

Editorial

Jan 20, 2006 2 mins read 291 views
28 Khamdang households fined for defamation

Judiciary

Jan 20, 2006 1 mins read 241 views
51 gewogs most vulnerable to food security

Agriculture

Jan 20, 2006 3 mins read 256 views
SAFTA stalled

SAARC Activities

Jan 20, 2006 2 mins read 229 views
107 infected with rabies

Animal Husbandry Disease

Jan 20, 2006 1 mins read 254 views
Fighting corruption should be top national agenda

Anti-corruption

Jan 20, 2006 3 mins read 273 views
WHO meeting

WHO (World Health Organisation)

Jan 17, 2006 0 mins read 0 views
Youth programme

Education-Youth/Counselling/Deliquesce

Jan 17, 2006 0 mins read 261 views
RCSC promotes 14 senior civil servants

Promotion

Jan 17, 2006 1 mins read 277 views
Teachers upgrade their qualification

Education-Teacher

Jan 17, 2006 2 mins read 289 views
Bhutan reinforces measures to check the bird flu

Health Disease

Jan 17, 2006 4 mins read 276 views
Chelela forest needs proper management to regenerate

Forest Social/Project/ Afforestation

Jan 17, 2006 2 mins read 236 views
Bhutanese movies dominate screenings at Lugar

Feature Film

Jan 17, 2006 2 mins read 256 views
More focal agriculture teachers for schools

Education-Teacher

Jan 17, 2006 1 mins read 265 views
Skills important for private sector growth

Labour and Human Resource

Jan 17, 2006 2 mins read 320 views
Domestic helicopter service picks up

Druk Air

Jan 17, 2006 2 mins read 277 views
House gutted in Dechenchholing

Accident

Jan 17, 2006 1 mins read 261 views
Druk Air: baseless allegation

Letters to the Editor

Jan 17, 2006 3 mins read 321 views
Alcohol Anonymous

Letters to the Editor

Jan 17, 2006 1 mins read 269 views
Equal pay for equal work

Editorial

Jan 17, 2006 2 mins read 321 views
Bhutan-India development cooperation talks

Bhutan- India

Jan 17, 2006 1 mins read 251 views
Health to start rubella vaccination

Health Activities

Jan 17, 2006 3 mins read 306 views
Thimphu Plan moves ahead

Universal Postal Union

Jan 17, 2006 1 mins read 286 views
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Recents

The true measure of public service

The civil service is the backbone of our nation’s development. From remote gewogs to the capital, civil servants have played a key role in keeping the government running and serving citizens every day. The Royal Civil Service Award has been instituted to honour the long and faithful service of civil servants, not only in terms of longevity but also quality and impact upon the lives of citizens.

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When the yaks died in Merak

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