June of 2018

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Exporters to negotiate floor price of boulders

Boulder business

Jun 06, 2018 2 mins read 522 views
Chudzom farmers replace cardamoms with paddy

Agriculture

Jun 29, 2018 2 mins read 530 views
Urban Bhutan? Embrace the old in building the new

Perspective

Jun 29, 2018 4 mins read 529 views
Man convicted for impersonation and larceny

Crime

Jun 29, 2018 2 mins read 645 views
Japanese government grants medical equipment worth USD 4.5M

Bhutan-Japan

Jun 29, 2018 3 mins read 657 views
Bhutanese delegation attends 6th GEF Assembly

Global Environment Facility (GEF)

Jun 29, 2018 1 mins read 481 views
Central schools are sustainable, says education minister

Education

Jun 29, 2018 2 mins read 558 views
Private sector development was prioritised, says govt

Private sector

Jun 29, 2018 2 mins read 509 views
BICMA hands over licensing of entertainment centres to MoEA

Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority (BICMA)

Jun 29, 2018 2 mins read 508 views
21st NC session concludes

National Council

Jun 29, 2018 2 mins read 507 views
The last Parliament session before election concludes

Parliament

Jun 29, 2018 3 mins read 519 views
IWP for teachers

Letter to the editor

Jun 29, 2018 1 mins read 463 views
State of the nation

Editorial

Jun 29, 2018 2 mins read 538 views
Overflowing drain irks NPPF residents in P'ling

National Pension and Provident Fund (NPPF)

Jun 29, 2018 1 mins read 534 views
Four detained for alleged bullying

Crime

Jun 29, 2018 2 mins read 554 views
Man drowns

Accident

Jun 29, 2018 1 mins read 0 views
Heavy rain in southern and eastern Bhutan

National Centre for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM)

Jun 29, 2018 0 mins read 504 views
PM blames PHPA I delay on Opposition

Hydropower

Jun 29, 2018 2 mins read 597 views
BHUTAN-1 leaves for space

Satellite

Jun 29, 2018 2 mins read 540 views
Bhutan loses to the Maldives

Basketball

Jun 28, 2018 1 mins read 500 views
31 shopkeepers receive land kidu in Samdrupcholing

Land Kidu

Jun 28, 2018 2 mins read 462 views
Dophuchen residents await Amochhu bridge launch

Bridge

Jun 28, 2018 1 mins read 455 views
Australian volunteers to provide technical assistance

Volunteers

Jun 28, 2018 2 mins read 461 views
Bridging Japan - Bhutan relations

Perspective

Jun 28, 2018 4 mins read 569 views
ABTO and HRAB to strengthen cooperation

Association of Bhutanese Tour Operators (ABTO)

Jun 28, 2018 2 mins read 441 views
Nikachhu project works dry up Tsheringma drubchu in Trongsa

Hydropower

Jun 28, 2018 2 mins read 482 views
Welcome as many teams from other dzongkhags at the national leagues

Letter to the editor

Jun 28, 2018 1 mins read 473 views
More needs to be done to fight HIV/AIDS

Editorial

Jun 28, 2018 1 mins read 456 views
Man gets two life sentences for double murder in Kuengarabten

Crime

Jun 28, 2018 2 mins read 760 views
Chuzomsa bridge opens to traffic

Bridge

Jun 28, 2018 2 mins read 446 views
The state of the nation

Parliament

Jun 28, 2018 10 mins read 0 views
Japan provides medical equipment

Bhutan-Japan

Jun 28, 2018 0 mins read 642 views
Gyalpoizhing-Nganglam road opens to traffic

Road

Jun 27, 2018 1 mins read 524 views
Dophuchen farmers return to maize farming

Agriculture

Jun 27, 2018 1 mins read 488 views
Traditional medicine facility opens in Tsirang

Traditional medicine

Jun 27, 2018 1 mins read 524 views
Mapping the Future

Perspective

Jun 27, 2018 4 mins read 493 views
OL questions REDCL loan and Samrang mega farm situation

Loan

Jun 27, 2018 2 mins read 619 views
Disability prevalence higher in rural Bhutan

Disabilities

Jun 27, 2018 2 mins read 494 views
Response to "Olakha's Discotheque - Operating beyond time, again!"

Letter to the editor

Jun 27, 2018 1 mins read 499 views
Changes

Editorial

Jun 27, 2018 2 mins read 462 views
Blacktopping Khibisa-Daga road in 12th Plan

Road

Jun 27, 2018 2 mins read 514 views
Power generation drops by 4 percent last year

Hydropower

Jun 27, 2018 2 mins read 556 views
Time for govt. to accept countless failures: Opposition

Government

Jun 27, 2018 3 mins read 479 views
27 new HIV+ cases detected

Health diseases

Jun 27, 2018 2 mins read 734 views
State of the Nation Report

Parliament

Jun 27, 2018 0 mins read 516 views
ECCD coverage to reach 55 percent in 12th Plan, says minister

Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD)

Jun 26, 2018 1 mins read 483 views
Education ministry to propose taking over IWP for teachers from RCSC

Education

Jun 26, 2018 2 mins read 661 views
Shingkhar-Gorgan road awaits environment clearance

Road

Jun 26, 2018 1 mins read 479 views
Five arrested with controlled substances

Drugs

Jun 26, 2018 1 mins read 524 views
Tsirang hospital built as per approved design: MoH

Hospitals

Jun 26, 2018 2 mins read 538 views
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Recents

Best Class 10 results of the past three years

The Class 10 results declared today are the best of the past five years. This is the first time in five years that the pass percentage of the Bhutan Council for School Examination and Assessment (BCSEA) has increased drastically compared to the previous year.

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