July of 2017

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Bhutan Telecom board decides not to suspend CEO

Bhutan Telecom

Jul 10, 2017 3 mins read 160 views
19 years on, a physically challenged employee awaits regularisation

Personalities

Jul 10, 2017 2 mins read 151 views
Roadblocks close six highways

Roads

Jul 10, 2017 2 mins read 0 views
Roadblocks close six highways

Roads

Jul 10, 2017 2 mins read 139 views
Golden Youth

Golden Youth

Jul 10, 2017 0 mins read 0 views
Athletics break five national records

National school athletics

Jul 09, 2017 2 mins read 165 views
Thimphu prepares for star-studded Lit Fest

Festival

Jul 09, 2017 1 mins read 132 views
Point of sales machines unpopular at fuel stations

Fuel

Jul 09, 2017 1 mins read 139 views
Dumseygang to get drinking water supply

Water

Jul 09, 2017 2 mins read 145 views
Landslides block roads across the country

Disaster

Jul 09, 2017 1 mins read 139 views
Switched Off - the story of how technology impacts lives

Book

Jul 09, 2017 1 mins read 166 views
Teach children values of farming: PM

PM visits

Jul 09, 2017 1 mins read 135 views
Fix the drainage problem

Letter to the editor

Jul 09, 2017 1 mins read 155 views
The agriculture crisis

Editorial

Jul 09, 2017 2 mins read 176 views
Gelephu-Zhemgang road to open by today afternoon

Roads

Jul 09, 2017 1 mins read 142 views
Heavy rains trigger flood alert

Disaster

Jul 09, 2017 1 mins read 141 views
Drying water thwarts rice self-sufficiency dream

Water

Jul 09, 2017 3 mins read 149 views
Delayed DNA reports prolong judgement for 14 cases

Crime

Jul 09, 2017 3 mins read 137 views
Travel Advisory

Travel Advisory

Jul 09, 2017 0 mins read 0 views
Being a good human being is more important than having money

k2

Jul 07, 2017 2 mins read 151 views
Making of a drug- and alcohol free society

k2

Jul 07, 2017 3 mins read 148 views
First batch of sports instructors graduate

Sports

Jul 07, 2017 1 mins read 143 views
A 15-year-old wins gold in the national athletic meet

National school athletics

Jul 07, 2017 1 mins read 140 views
Former tshogpa detained for alleged choeten vandalism

Crime

Jul 07, 2017 0 mins read 156 views
Dumseygang farmers try lychee farming

Agriculture

Jul 07, 2017 1 mins read 156 views
Merak highlanders return for the annual kurim

Religion

Jul 07, 2017 2 mins read 144 views
Patshaling: The gewog that produces organic vegetables in Tsirang

Organic

Jul 07, 2017 2 mins read 147 views
Dengue fever outbreak in Samtse

Health disease

Jul 07, 2017 1 mins read 140 views
PCAL to procure second hand gearbox

Penden Cement Authority Limited (PCAL)

Jul 07, 2017 2 mins read 143 views
Flash floods: Bhutan's biggest dilemma

Perspective

Jul 07, 2017 5 mins read 159 views
300-year old mani choeten washed away

Disaster

Jul 07, 2017 0 mins read 175 views
FabLab Bhutan to foster innovative minds

Inauguration

Jul 07, 2017 2 mins read 181 views
What could have gone wrong with LFSR?

Letter to the editor

Jul 07, 2017 1 mins read 155 views
Teacher attrition a national concern

Editorial

Jul 07, 2017 2 mins read 154 views
High Court dismisses Penjore's constitutional case against BNBL

Judiciary

Jul 07, 2017 1 mins read 158 views
Drug incinerator needed to dispose expired medicines

Drug Regulatory Authority (DRA)

Jul 07, 2017 2 mins read 141 views
120 teachers resign in five months

Education

Jul 07, 2017 2 mins read 198 views
ACC suspends top RICBL executives

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Jul 07, 2017 3 mins read 158 views
Heavy rainfall in Southern and Eastern dzongkhags

Rainfall

Jul 07, 2017 0 mins read 148 views
Drukpol FC appeals to BFF's decision

Football

Jul 06, 2017 1 mins read 159 views
Cooperative chairman accused of alleged embezzlement

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Jul 06, 2017 1 mins read 146 views
Why can't we conduct statutory audit locally

Letter to the editor

Jul 06, 2017 2 mins read 167 views
Employ caution this season

Editorial

Jul 06, 2017 1 mins read 155 views
Bhutan to participate in world music conference

International Council for Traditional Music (ICTM)

Jul 06, 2017 1 mins read 141 views
10th Golden Youth Award camp begins

Award

Jul 06, 2017 1 mins read 141 views
Heaters and carpets warm Merak ECCD centre

Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD)

Jul 06, 2017 1 mins read 141 views
Local rice scheme to continue despite poor price

Food Corporation of Bhutan Ltd. (FCBL)

Jul 06, 2017 2 mins read 148 views
BDBL official faces 211 charges worth Nu 576 million

Office of the Attorney General (OAG)

Jul 06, 2017 6 mins read 224 views
Women's league under way

Football

Jul 06, 2017 0 mins read 188 views
National school athletics meet begins in Thimphu

National school athletics

Jul 05, 2017 1 mins read 127 views
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Recents

Gelephu’s Tabab Choeten nears completion

Gelephu—The Tabab Choeten, a spiritual landmark within the ambitious Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC), is nearing completion, with artisans currently crafting sacred clay statues for its relic chambers following the completion of the main structure.

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