July of 2017

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GST could boost business for Phuentsholing

Goods and services tax (GST)

Jul 23, 2017 2 mins read 163 views

Seven years on, GC road yet to be completed in Naro

Roads

Jul 23, 2017 3 mins read 179 views

GST to reduce excise duty refund

Goods and services tax (GST)

Jul 23, 2017 4 mins read 160 views

Licences for 10 education and placement firms cancelled

Department of Adult and Higher Education (DAHE)

Jul 23, 2017 0 mins read 161 views

Life is more than owning property and trips to Bangkok

k2

Jul 21, 2017 3 mins read 176 views

Helping the disabled stand on their own

k2

Jul 21, 2017 3 mins read 417 views

All that buzz in Patshaling

Beekeeping

Jul 21, 2017 3 mins read 135 views

First dharma camp engages 120 youth

Religion

Jul 21, 2017 1 mins read 146 views

Thromde and volunteers rebuild home for Changzamtok fire victim

Fire accident

Jul 21, 2017 1 mins read 149 views

13 GC roads blacktopped in Trashigang and Trashiyangtse

Roads

Jul 21, 2017 1 mins read 129 views

3,844 graduates to vie for 494 vacancies in the civil service

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Jul 21, 2017 2 mins read 153 views

Bhutan Trust Fund supports four environment conservation projects

Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation (BTFEC)

Jul 21, 2017 3 mins read 156 views

JICA and Thromde extends waste management project

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Jul 21, 2017 1 mins read 143 views

Women entrepreneurs call for a platform to formalise policies

Bhutan Association of Women Entrepreneurs (BAOWE)

Jul 21, 2017 2 mins read 165 views

Tsirang court acquits a minor of rape

Crime

Jul 21, 2017 0 mins read 180 views

Officials complete cleaning Thruepang

Disaster

Jul 21, 2017 0 mins read 149 views

Unclogged drains save Phuentsholing thromde from flooding

Drains

Jul 21, 2017 2 mins read 170 views

Response to Kuensel's story

Letter to the editor

Jul 21, 2017 1 mins read 152 views

Take nutrition advice to parents

Editorial

Jul 21, 2017 2 mins read 151 views

ACC detains three Druk PNB officials, begins probing misuse of visa fees in Paro airport

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Jul 21, 2017 1 mins read 522 views

Drayang employees say they are most vulnerable after work

Drayangs

Jul 21, 2017 3 mins read 173 views

OAG withdraws one tax evader case, ACC to return two seized trucks

Office of the Attorney General (OAG)

Jul 21, 2017 3 mins read 148 views

E.Coli bacteria found in Thimphu and Paro rivers

Rivers

Jul 21, 2017 2 mins read 168 views

Concert raises about Nu 170,000 for BTO

Bhutan Toilet Organisation (BTO)

Jul 20, 2017 1 mins read 166 views

Health ministry organises aerobic training for trainers

Aerobic

Jul 20, 2017 2 mins read 164 views

Woman sentenced to three years for involuntary manslaughter

Crime

Jul 20, 2017 1 mins read 200 views

Small potatoes difficult to sell in Samdrupjongkhar

Potatoes

Jul 20, 2017 2 mins read 150 views

Trade deficit of Nu 10B in the first quarter of 2017

Trade

Jul 20, 2017 2 mins read 157 views

Court orders Lalchand Prasad of JPLP to pay Nu 22.36M

Office of the Attorney General (OAG)

Jul 20, 2017 3 mins read 160 views

Maybe we should have zebra crossing again in some places

Letter to the editor

Jul 20, 2017 0 mins read 159 views

When lawmakers break laws

Editorial

Jul 20, 2017 2 mins read 170 views

Ministry launches e-BMSIS to stream supply

Electronic Bhutan Medical Supplies Inventory System (e-BMSIS)

Jul 20, 2017 3 mins read 182 views

SAP produces record eggs

School Agriculture Programme (SAP)

Jul 20, 2017 2 mins read 166 views

Windstorm damages 225 acres of fields, affects 810 households

Disaster

Jul 20, 2017 1 mins read 144 views

Firm owner allegedly dupes farmers in five dzongkhags

Crime

Jul 20, 2017 2 mins read 169 views

House committee breached NA Act and RoP: Speaker

National Assembly

Jul 20, 2017 3 mins read 154 views

Investigation

Investigation

Jul 20, 2017 0 mins read 141 views

Man gets five years for attempted statutory rape

Crime

Jul 19, 2017 1 mins read 149 views

Tsirang seeks flexibility to implement 12th Plan

Tsirang

Jul 19, 2017 2 mins read 160 views

Rhododendron infestation worries Merak residents

Insect

Jul 19, 2017 2 mins read 152 views

Unavailability of power tiller parts hamper paddy cultivation

Power tiller

Jul 19, 2017 1 mins read 180 views

Landslides close 13 gewog centre roads to traffic

Disaster

Jul 19, 2017 2 mins read 200 views

Almost a climate smart gewog

Farming technologies

Jul 19, 2017 4 mins read 148 views

"People are coming to register with us" DNT's general secretary

Politic

Jul 19, 2017 2 mins read 143 views

Regional tourists: view from the other side

Letter to the editor

Jul 19, 2017 2 mins read 196 views

Lest our dream remains a dream

Editorial

Jul 19, 2017 2 mins read 149 views

Census data entry in full swing

Population and Housing Census of Bhutan (PHCB)

Jul 19, 2017 1 mins read 137 views

Protests in Sri Lanka affect medical students

Students

Jul 19, 2017 2 mins read 211 views

Govt. pilots e-procurement in four agencies

e-procurement

Jul 19, 2017 4 mins read 179 views

Training for Drayang personnel

Training

Jul 19, 2017 0 mins read 169 views

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As temperatures soar this summer, rivers in Punakha have become a popular retreat for residents seeking relief from the heat. However, what begins as a refreshing escape is increasingly ending in tragedy.

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