January of 2016

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OAG forwards former RMA deputy governor's case to court

Investigation

Jan 25, 2016 2 mins read 479 views
Man files complaint related to caste system

Complaint

Jan 25, 2016 1 mins read 647 views
Golden Arrows appeals to High Court

Verdict

Jan 17, 2016 2 mins read 440 views
Nyingma Gyubum

k2

Jan 29, 2016 2 mins read 465 views
The growing caf‚ culture in urban Bhutan

k2

Jan 29, 2016 4 mins read 490 views
Involving CSOs paramount in drafting policies

Course

Jan 31, 2016 1 mins read 462 views
Gaur runs riot in Samtse

Wildlife

Jan 31, 2016 1 mins read 424 views
Low production forces orange depots to close early

Export

Jan 31, 2016 2 mins read 588 views
How safe is the referral hospital?

Letter to the editor

Jan 31, 2016 1 mins read 506 views
The black elephant

Editorial

Jan 31, 2016 2 mins read 577 views
Students at a crossroads without identity card

Citizenship identity card (CID)

Jan 31, 2016 1 mins read 488 views
Patient airlifted from Tsirang

Airlifted

Jan 31, 2016 1 mins read 440 views
Investments like BFF's in Zimdra Food is legal

Shares

Jan 31, 2016 2 mins read 469 views
Disturbing trend among media houses: Auditor

Inflating number of sold copies of newspapers, maintaining fictitious receipts, depositing money into the bank from personal accounts and reflecting it as money...

Jan 31, 2016 2 mins read 503 views
Pemagatshel could miss thromde election

LG

Jan 29, 2016 2 mins read 424 views
Inflation last year halved from 2014 level

Economy

Jan 29, 2016 2 mins read 440 views
Currency trade still rampant in Gelephu

Currency

Jan 29, 2016 1 mins read 410 views
Private schools and inequality in education

Perspective

Jan 29, 2016 3 mins read 516 views
A Review of Sikkim, Requiem for a Himalayan Kingdom

Book

Jan 29, 2016 4 mins read 475 views
Bumthang step up GLOF mitigation works

Flood

Jan 29, 2016 3 mins read 445 views
South Thimphu roads set for major fix

Roads

Jan 29, 2016 2 mins read 532 views
Drug related cases drop in 2015

Crime

Jan 29, 2016 3 mins read 440 views
346 inmates released from open-air prisons

Prisons

Jan 29, 2016 2 mins read 497 views
Your waste is another's gold

Letter to the editor

Jan 29, 2016 1 mins read 483 views
Containing crime is every bit our responsibility

Editorial

Jan 29, 2016 1 mins read 475 views
Manitar-Lhamoizingkha highway to cut travel time

Highway

Jan 29, 2016 2 mins read 436 views
Two patients robbed, suspect caught on CCTV camera

Crime

Jan 29, 2016 2 mins read 501 views
IT park running out of space

IT park

Jan 29, 2016 4 mins read 440 views
Sacred kurims conducted for The Gyalsey's birth

Royal Birth

Jan 29, 2016 1 mins read 464 views
Nutrition survey

Nutrition survey

Jan 29, 2016 0 mins read 528 views
Use of mobile phone at fuel stations will not be allowed

Safety

Jan 28, 2016 2 mins read 460 views
Indo-Bhutan friendship mela, more than a fair

Indo-Bhutan friendship

Jan 28, 2016 2 mins read 476 views
Former regional director's hearing next week

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Jan 28, 2016 2 mins read 457 views
First youth summit in Punakha

Youth

Jan 28, 2016 1 mins read 537 views
Crime drops by 13 percent in 2015

Crime

Jan 28, 2016 3 mins read 461 views
Consensual sex clause to victimize men?

Letter to the editor

Jan 28, 2016 1 mins read 501 views
Saving the government coffer

Editorial

Jan 28, 2016 2 mins read 482 views
Strictly no meat please!

Meat

Jan 28, 2016 2 mins read 474 views
Villagers of lower Khaling want separate gewog

Gewog

Jan 28, 2016 1 mins read 427 views
Low usage of online public grievance system

G2C

Jan 28, 2016 1 mins read 494 views
Indian traders to avail INR

INR (Indian Rupee)

Jan 28, 2016 1 mins read 456 views
Hydropower sales earn Nu 12.5B last year

Electricity

Jan 28, 2016 2 mins read 454 views
Brand Bhutan

Trade

Jan 28, 2016 0 mins read 539 views
Act as you'd around any other human being

k2

Jan 22, 2016 2 mins read 513 views
Putting media apps to good use

k2

Jan 22, 2016 4 mins read 433 views
Tengyur

k2

Jan 15, 2016 2 mins read 0 views
Benefits of skipping

k2

Jan 15, 2016 1 mins read 507 views
Craze among urbanites to stay fit and healthy

k2

Jan 15, 2016 4 mins read 411 views
Drop in areca nut price disappoints farmers

Export

Jan 27, 2016 2 mins read 448 views
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