July of 2004

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State of environment presented to Assembly

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Jul 16, 2004 3 mins read 470 views
Eastern highways open

Roads

Jul 30, 2004 2 mins read 424 views
Bhutan expands economic cooperation with EU

Bhutan-European Countries

Jul 30, 2004 2 mins read 493 views
Retirement benefits for lams and lopons to be studied

National Assembly

Jul 30, 2004 5 mins read 604 views
New geogs proposed

National Assembly

Jul 30, 2004 1 mins read 632 views
Committee to maintain and renovate religious monuments

National Assembly

Jul 30, 2004 2 mins read 514 views
Youth need more job opportunities

National Assembly

Jul 30, 2004 3 mins read 449 views
New dungkhag for Silambi and Gongdue geogs

National Assembly

Jul 30, 2004 1 mins read 448 views
Exploring new markets for cash crops

National Assembly

Jul 30, 2004 3 mins read 392 views
Leopards kill domestic animals in Trashigang

Accident

Jul 30, 2004 1 mins read 396 views
Excess land in Chang and Kawang, Thimphu

National Assembly

Jul 30, 2004 4 mins read 431 views
Inflation 1.2 percent in first half of 2004

Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)

Jul 30, 2004 1 mins read 447 views
Land Act to be amended

National Assembly

Jul 30, 2004 3 mins read 432 views
Bhutan Telecom revises tariffs

Telecommunication Department

Jul 30, 2004 1 mins read 0 views
Dengue on the decline

Health Disease

Jul 30, 2004 2 mins read 517 views
Wife stabs husband

Crime

Jul 30, 2004 1 mins read 371 views
Bhutanese vegetables identified for export to Bangladesh

Exports

Jul 30, 2004 1 mins read 368 views
Allowances for rural leaders

National Assembly

Jul 30, 2004 3 mins read 399 views
From treatment to prevention

WHO (World Health Organisation)

Jul 30, 2004 2 mins read 390 views
Watching TV : what happens to you

Letters to the Editor

Jul 30, 2004 2 mins read 552 views
The problem with our roads

Letters to the Editor

Jul 30, 2004 2 mins read 426 views
Discussing land

Editorial

Jul 30, 2004 3 mins read 382 views
HIV mostly spread through sex workers

Health-HIV/AIDS

Jul 30, 2004 2 mins read 374 views
RICBL reprimanded

Judiciary

Jul 30, 2004 2 mins read 425 views
Acquisition of land

National Assembly

Jul 30, 2004 5 mins read 412 views
No revision in land compensation rates

National Assembly

Jul 30, 2004 2 mins read 527 views
Steps needed to check misuse of power

National Assembly

Jul 30, 2004 2 mins read 399 views
Dantak has played an important role

DANTAK/IMTRAT/BRTF

Jul 30, 2004 2 mins read 431 views
Dzongkha is vital, English has an important role

National Assembly

Jul 23, 2004 8 mins read 411 views
Check and balance needed at the geog level

National Assembly

Jul 23, 2004 2 mins read 401 views
Wai Chharo breaks new ground

Feature Film

Jul 23, 2004 1 mins read 378 views
Amo chhu changes course, worries residents

Landslides and Floods

Jul 23, 2004 2 mins read 415 views
Helping Bhutanese unemployed to make the right choice

Education-Youth/Counselling/Deliquesce

Jul 23, 2004 3 mins read 397 views
Ashi Tshering Pem Wangchuck visits U.S., Switzerland: 100,000 SF for YDF

International Convention

Jul 23, 2004 2 mins read 447 views
Timber approval to remain with ministry

National Assembly

Jul 23, 2004 2 mins read 432 views
Assembly discusses driglam namzha

National Assembly

Jul 23, 2004 3 mins read 409 views
Shifting of dzongkhag headquarters to be studied

National Assembly

Jul 23, 2004 1 mins read 368 views
SAARC ministers in Islamabad

SAARC Countries

Jul 23, 2004 1 mins read 396 views
Admissions in Delhi

Education- Student

Jul 23, 2004 2 mins read 396 views
Cooperation to extend beyond health

Bhutan-Thailand

Jul 23, 2004 2 mins read 393 views
Removing barriers to effective auditing

Royal Audit Authority (RAA)

Jul 23, 2004 2 mins read 380 views
Acts should be publicised

Kuensel

Jul 23, 2004 1 mins read 377 views
Control Dengue

Letters to the Editor

Jul 23, 2004 1 mins read 410 views
New images bring new values to Bhutan

Letters to the Editor

Jul 23, 2004 2 mins read 414 views
Wronged ?

Editorial

Jul 23, 2004 3 mins read 385 views
National Assembly to meet twice a year

National Assembly

Jul 23, 2004 2 mins read 451 views
Bhutan at BIMST-EC

Bhutan-Thailand

Jul 23, 2004 1 mins read 464 views
Resettlement to remain a priority

National Assembly

Jul 23, 2004 2 mins read 410 views
Does the law discriminate against fathers?

National Assembly

Jul 23, 2004 3 mins read 433 views
Necessities running out

Landslides and Floods

Jul 23, 2004 3 mins read 390 views
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