June of 2012

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New initiative too restrictive

RMA

Jun 20, 2012 3 mins read 333 views
KNOW YOUR CANDIDATE

Zhemgang

Jun 14, 2012 7 mins read 0 views
Why can't post ballot registration be extended?

My Say

Jun 14, 2012 1 mins read 294 views
Green Tea: Long-term horticultural plan pays off at last

Samcholing, Trongsa Green Tea

Jun 29, 2012 2 mins read 293 views
Vehicle Imports: Plunging Rupee equals costlier cars

Trade

Jun 29, 2012 2 mins read 260 views
Food Safety: Using street theatre to get the message across

BAFRA

Jun 29, 2012 1 mins read 265 views
Chengkhar, Nganglam: Sleepless nights over a raging Korongchu

Dungsam Cement

Jun 29, 2012 2 mins read 252 views
Major fires to national monuments in the last century

Monument Fire

Jun 29, 2012 1 mins read 260 views
City Bus Services: Private operators lay bare their conditions

City Bus Service

Jun 29, 2012 2 mins read 250 views
Pedestrian Day: A step in the right direction

Padestrian Day

Jun 29, 2012 3 mins read 266 views
Right of Way: Dungkhag to demolish houses

Jigmecholing House Demolish

Jun 29, 2012 4 mins read 272 views
Bhutan Standards Bureau: Streamlining the wholesale business

Trade

Jun 29, 2012 2 mins read 277 views
Regional Revenue And Customs Office: To shift the jam-causing weighbridge .

RRCO Phuentsholing

Jun 29, 2012 2 mins read 283 views
Qualified Gases Private Limited: Making money out of thin air

Pasakha Factory

Jun 29, 2012 4 mins read 239 views
Domestic Air Services: A Nu 48M runway resurfacing bill

Civil Aviation

Jun 29, 2012 2 mins read 190 views
Veterinary Hospital: Up gradation held up

Thimphu Vetenary Hospital

Jun 29, 2012 2 mins read 201 views
Putting Wangduephodrang before Pemagatshel dzong

My Say

Jun 29, 2012 2 mins read 238 views
Debt-ridden democracy

Editorial

Jun 29, 2012 2 mins read 217 views
Petrol price drops by Nu 2.60 starting last night

Petrol Price

Jun 29, 2012 1 mins read 196 views
Financial Liabilities: Deadline over!

Party Politics

Jun 29, 2012 3 mins read 204 views
Wangduephodrang dzong fire: What happened that Sunday afternoon?

Wangduephodrang dzong fire

Jun 29, 2012 4 mins read 221 views
Happiness Day

UN

Jun 29, 2012 0 mins read 259 views
heavy landslides on the Phuentsholing-Thimphu highway

Road block

Jun 28, 2012 0 mins read 229 views
Wangduephodrang Dzong: New `fortress' to be blueprint for future

Wangduephodrang Dzong

Jun 28, 2012 2 mins read 203 views
Guru Rinpoche's Birthday: Nation Marks an Auspicious Occassion

Religion

Jun 28, 2012 2 mins read 214 views
Medical Equipment: Chemistry analyser down for a month

Health - Medical Equipment

Jun 28, 2012 2 mins read 248 views
Suicide Update: Police find no case against principal

Suicide Kamji School

Jun 28, 2012 2 mins read 253 views
Disaster Management Bill: Joint sitting to see it through

Parliament - Joint sitting

Jun 28, 2012 1 mins read 202 views
Incorrect content

My Say

Jun 27, 2012 3 mins read 183 views
Religion and politics

Editorial

Jun 28, 2012 2 mins read 211 views
Education City finally gets its Act

Education City Act

Jun 28, 2012 2 mins read 220 views
RENEW withdraws paternity suits

RENEW

Jun 28, 2012 3 mins read 236 views
Yeshey Dorji appointed foreign secretary

Appointment - Foreign Secretary

Jun 28, 2012 0 mins read 200 views
Special Land Committee: Assembly decides to leave it out

Assembly - Land act

Jun 28, 2012 2 mins read 205 views
Tax Bill: The escape of alcohol .

Tax bill - Assembly

Jun 28, 2012 2 mins read 203 views
Keeping the religion out of politics

ECB and Dratshang

Jun 27, 2012 2 mins read 223 views
Outcome although criticised, resolution's a success: PM

Rio+ 20

Jun 27, 2012 1 mins read 190 views
Khorongchu River: Part of Nganglam-Gyalpoizhing highway washed away

Road Block

Jun 27, 2012 2 mins read 259 views
Income Tax: Raising PIT ceiling

Council - PIT

Jun 27, 2012 1 mins read 230 views
Wangduephodrang Fire Update: To start from scratch

Wangduephodrang Dzong

Jun 27, 2012 2 mins read 211 views
Less happy, more hype

Perspective

Jun 27, 2012 2 mins read 212 views
Tax proposals unceremoniously dropped

Editorial

Jun 27, 2012 2 mins read 271 views
Parent-Teacher Meet: Delinquent students risk being blacklisted

Education

Jun 27, 2012 2 mins read 262 views
Right To Information: Council dithers over its introduction

RTI Bill

Jun 27, 2012 2 mins read 206 views
Tax Bill: Green tax slashed to 20% by NA

Tax - Assembly

Jun 27, 2012 3 mins read 224 views
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Recents

New national energy policy charts bold path to 2040

The new National Energy Policy (NEP) 2025 marks a strategic shift in how the country will manage its energy future. While continuing to honour hydropower, the policy moves decisively toward renewable diversification, energy security, climate resilience, and economic transformation to meet Bhutan’s energy goals for 2040.

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