July of 2005

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Khotokha airport shelved

Civil Aviation

Jul 19, 2005 2 mins read 426 views
Transport Utd wins with a lone score

Sport

Jul 01, 2005 1 mins read 392 views
Bank of Bhutan reduces interest rates

Bank of Bhutan (BOB)

Jul 01, 2005 1 mins read 457 views
New rule disappoints cabbies

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Jul 29, 2005 2 mins read 458 views
Graduates

National Technical Training Authority (NTTA)

Jul 29, 2005 0 mins read 0 views
Chorten consecration

Consecration

Jul 29, 2005 0 mins read 441 views
49th day Tshogkor of late Nyizer Trulku

Religion

Jul 29, 2005 0 mins read 447 views
Credentials

Bhutan-Thailand

Jul 29, 2005 0 mins read 0 views
Police detain man on assault charges

Crime

Jul 29, 2005 1 mins read 418 views
Chamber launches first Business Directory

BCCI (Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

Jul 29, 2005 1 mins read 456 views
Untimely rains prompt early potato harvest in Khaling

Agriculture/Crops/Mushroom

Jul 29, 2005 2 mins read 413 views
Understanding the symbolism of Thuenpa Puen Zhi

Astrological College

Jul 29, 2005 6 mins read 541 views
The person in me

Personalities

Jul 29, 2005 2 mins read 0 views
Monsoon film festival on

Feature Film

Jul 29, 2005 1 mins read 390 views
A management guide in Dzongkha

Books

Jul 29, 2005 1 mins read 476 views
Narcotics Act being drafted

Act

Jul 29, 2005 1 mins read 386 views
Kawang elects Sangchu

Dzongkhags

Jul 29, 2005 0 mins read 414 views
People should take Piles seriously, say doctors

Health Disease

Jul 29, 2005 4 mins read 413 views
Voting should be fair

Letters to the Editor

Jul 29, 2005 1 mins read 414 views
DNP clarification

Letters to the Editor

Jul 29, 2005 1 mins read 449 views
Shortage of doctors

Kuensel

Jul 29, 2005 1 mins read 389 views
The license dilemma

Editorial

Jul 29, 2005 2 mins read 384 views
Truck driver sentenced to 5 years

Judiciary

Jul 29, 2005 1 mins read 490 views
Handling e-waste

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Jul 29, 2005 2 mins read 425 views
His Majesty to visit India

His Majesty - Foreign Tour

Jul 29, 2005 0 mins read 0 views
Realignment to shorten highway

Roads

Jul 29, 2005 2 mins read 440 views
Government increases sales tax

Revenue and Custom

Jul 29, 2005 1 mins read 422 views
Capacity building through infrastructure development

JICA

Jul 26, 2005 2 mins read 431 views
No substitute for beef and pork

Animal Husbandry Livestock

Jul 26, 2005 2 mins read 407 views
Potholes on electronic highway

Roads

Jul 26, 2005 3 mins read 357 views
Nu. 4.3 million grant for foreign ministry

Foreign Affairs

Jul 26, 2005 1 mins read 412 views
Inflation on the rise

Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)

Jul 26, 2005 1 mins read 0 views
Reference book to tackle Dzongkha

Books

Jul 26, 2005 2 mins read 404 views
Lack of equipment hinders material testing

Construction Development Board (CDB)

Jul 26, 2005 2 mins read 430 views
An inspector calls

Drama

Jul 26, 2005 2 mins read 495 views
NPPF housing scheme not fair

Kuensel

Jul 26, 2005 1 mins read 433 views
Criteria for assessing academic records

Kuensel

Jul 26, 2005 1 mins read 388 views
The vulnerability of disorder

Editorial

Jul 26, 2005 2 mins read 428 views
Liberal licensing prompts fronting

Bhutan - Trade

Jul 26, 2005 2 mins read 391 views
Power tariff revised

Power

Jul 26, 2005 2 mins read 507 views
Most heavy pool vehicles will be retained

National Properties Division

Jul 26, 2005 2 mins read 401 views
Corporate conflicts might slow double laning

Roads

Jul 26, 2005 3 mins read 395 views
More effort needed to promote intra-regional trade

SAARC Countries

Jul 26, 2005 2 mins read 409 views
Lam for Dagapela lhakhang

Dratshang

Jul 22, 2005 0 mins read 419 views
SAARC Secretary General

SAARC Activities

Jul 22, 2005 0 mins read 444 views
Schools contribute for health

Health Trust Fund

Jul 22, 2005 0 mins read 415 views
Transport Utd whips Rigzung FC

Sport

Jul 22, 2005 1 mins read 346 views
Vegetables expensive

Sunday market/Vegetable market

Jul 22, 2005 2 mins read 377 views
Agro fortunes rests on bottled water

Agro Industry

Jul 22, 2005 2 mins read 391 views
Electronic games catches Bhutanese imagination

Computer/Internet

Jul 22, 2005 5 mins read 398 views
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