July of 2017

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Five-year-old dies in accident

Accident

Jul 31, 2017 0 mins read 497 views
Transport Utd and Thimphu City grab last minute win

Football

Jul 31, 2017 3 mins read 495 views
Accident kills one, injures another

Accident

Jul 31, 2017 0 mins read 0 views
Narphung landslide washes away a hut

Disaster

Jul 31, 2017 1 mins read 452 views
Agriculture sector commits to meet APA targets

Annual Performance Agreement (APA)

Jul 31, 2017 2 mins read 496 views
DAHE clarifies on alleged mistreatment of students overseas

Letter to the editor

Jul 31, 2017 1 mins read 586 views
It's been wait a little too long

Editorial

Jul 31, 2017 2 mins read 502 views
About 180 fined for non-compliance to trade and tobacco law

Tobacco

Jul 31, 2017 2 mins read 570 views
Amochu bridge to miss another deadline

Bridge

Jul 31, 2017 2 mins read 513 views
Bhutan at moderate risk of debt distress: WB

Debt sustainability analysis (DSA)

Jul 31, 2017 3 mins read 480 views
World Ranger Day honours fallen heroes

World Ranger Day

Jul 31, 2017 4 mins read 484 views
Supporting Gasa's organic farmers

Organic

Jul 31, 2017 0 mins read 435 views
Sertog - Turret

k2

Jul 28, 2017 2 mins read 495 views
Trust that saves animals from abattoirs

k2

Jul 28, 2017 4 mins read 479 views
Third hearing of the Damphu CS principal and cook case held

Crime

Jul 30, 2017 1 mins read 498 views
Except for six students, classes for other still on hold

Schools

Jul 30, 2017 2 mins read 482 views
Nursing students not mistreated

Letter to the editor

Jul 30, 2017 1 mins read 432 views
Blame game must stop

Editorial

Jul 30, 2017 2 mins read 444 views
Celebrating Bhutan's frontline foresters

Forest

Jul 30, 2017 2 mins read 383 views
Tiger day focuses on prey base preservation

Global Tiger Day

Jul 30, 2017 1 mins read 389 views
Cabinet yet to respond on specialist retention strategy

Cabinet

Jul 30, 2017 2 mins read 450 views
ECB denies registration to Druk Kuenphen Tshogpa

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Jul 30, 2017 4 mins read 423 views
School reopens on August 1

Schools

Jul 30, 2017 0 mins read 472 views
Education and agriculture ministries sign APA

Annual Performance Agreement (APA)

Jul 28, 2017 2 mins read 419 views
Widening work on Trashigang-Kanglung to complete by March 2018

Roads

Jul 28, 2017 2 mins read 450 views
Time for a closer look at universal human values

Perspective

Jul 28, 2017 7 mins read 458 views
Youth propose eight projects to help communities

Youth

Jul 28, 2017 2 mins read 425 views
Gewog leaders say GDG is important

Gewog Development Grant (GDG)

Jul 28, 2017 2 mins read 421 views
Four detained for a man's death

Crime

Jul 28, 2017 1 mins read 393 views
Mountain Echoes prepares to roll on

Mountain Echoes

Jul 28, 2017 1 mins read 405 views
Grievances trigger House Committee's dissolution

National Assembly

Jul 28, 2017 3 mins read 374 views
Addressing the SP+ issue

Letter to the editor

Jul 28, 2017 1 mins read 482 views
Some thoughts as we head back to school

Editorial

Jul 28, 2017 2 mins read 462 views
BNCA extends TAP services to four regions

Bhutan Narcotics Control Authority (BNCA)

Jul 28, 2017 1 mins read 379 views
Ten years on, another attempt made to establish forensic services

Forensic services

Jul 28, 2017 2 mins read 416 views
Boy united with mother

Missing

Jul 28, 2017 1 mins read 426 views
Royal Bengal Tiger spotted above 11,000 ft

Tiger

Jul 28, 2017 1 mins read 415 views
Fiscal Incentives policy becomes an Act

Fiscal Incentives

Jul 28, 2017 4 mins read 408 views
Withdrawal of cases may set poor precedent

Office of the Attorney General (OAG)

Jul 28, 2017 3 mins read 380 views
Fifth Global Tiger Day today

Global Tiger Day

Jul 28, 2017 0 mins read 390 views
Trashigang thromde gets its first open-air gym

Trashigang

Jul 27, 2017 2 mins read 462 views
Blood donation campaign collects 84 units

Blood donation

Jul 27, 2017 1 mins read 417 views
Empowering women through recycled waste

Waste

Jul 27, 2017 2 mins read 452 views
Making drayangs safe

Letter to the editor

Jul 27, 2017 1 mins read 436 views
Ruling a change

Editorial

Jul 27, 2017 2 mins read 450 views
Bus service for students a success

Transport

Jul 27, 2017 1 mins read 392 views
Approach road and a bridge to connect between Taba and Pamtsho

Bridge

Jul 27, 2017 1 mins read 411 views
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