June of 2018

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Winter chilli production encouraging despite hiccups

Chilies

Jun 08, 2018 4 mins read 297 views
Parties raise concerns over politicisation of civil service

Politics

Jun 08, 2018 4 mins read 337 views
Annual Dzongdags' Conference

Conference

Jun 08, 2018 0 mins read 370 views
Art exhibition held to celebrate Bhutan - India relations

Art exhibition

Jun 07, 2018 1 mins read 371 views
Bangladesh bound trucks complain of problems along the highway

Truckers

Jun 07, 2018 2 mins read 354 views
New parking in Babesa to accommodate about 100 trucks

Parking

Jun 07, 2018 1 mins read 387 views
Bhutan partners with sanitation and water for all

Sanitation and Water for All (SWA)

Jun 07, 2018 1 mins read 328 views
A monk turned entrepreneur manufactures egg trays in Sarpang

Eentrepreneurs

Jun 07, 2018 2 mins read 335 views
Roof urban buildings with solar panel

Letter to the editor

Jun 07, 2018 1 mins read 310 views
Encourage self-employment among youth

Editorial

Jun 07, 2018 1 mins read 355 views
Two vocational institutes recognised with quality in excellence

Institutes

Jun 07, 2018 2 mins read 338 views
Darla windstorm affects 214 households

Department of Disaster Management (DDM)

Jun 07, 2018 1 mins read 324 views
MoH allows private diagnostic clinics to conduct HIV tests

Health

Jun 07, 2018 2 mins read 346 views
44 farm machinery centres to open this month

Farm Machinery Corporation Ltd (FMCL)

Jun 07, 2018 3 mins read 372 views
Thuendrel

Thuendrel

Jun 07, 2018 0 mins read 344 views
Archer from Sikkim overwhelms Bhutanese archers

Archery

Jun 06, 2018 1 mins read 318 views
Sarpang police to forward minor rape case to OAG today

Office of the attorney general (OAG)

Jun 06, 2018 1 mins read 287 views
Recycled plastic waste exhibited in S/jongkhar throm

Waste

Jun 06, 2018 1 mins read 313 views
Fuel prices hiked

Fuel

Jun 06, 2018 1 mins read 0 views
PDP replaces three serving MPs

Politics

Jun 06, 2018 1 mins read 371 views
Rising dog bite cases in Thimphu city calls for a solution

Letter to the editor

Jun 06, 2018 2 mins read 314 views
Students and alcohol

Editorial

Jun 06, 2018 2 mins read 380 views
Chukha court sends businessman to prison for five years for SP+

Crime

Jun 06, 2018 2 mins read 394 views
Former BKK Chancery head appeals to HC

Judiciary

Jun 06, 2018 1 mins read 325 views
Dungsam Polymers suffer sixth consecutive loss

Dungsam Polymers Limited (DPL)

Jun 06, 2018 3 mins read 319 views
PM cautions replaced MPs not to compromise party interests

Politics

Jun 06, 2018 3 mins read 316 views
Quality Excellence Award

Award

Jun 06, 2018 0 mins read 326 views
BCCB T20 Cricket tournament into super four play-off

Cricket

Jun 05, 2018 2 mins read 315 views
Tsirang to plant 40,000 trees in two years

Tree saplings

Jun 05, 2018 1 mins read 340 views
DPT declares two candidates, appoints new secretary general

Politics

Jun 05, 2018 2 mins read 358 views
JDWNRH rules out negligence in patient death

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH)

Jun 05, 2018 3 mins read 340 views
Need consistency in spellings for dzongkhags

Letter to the editor

Jun 05, 2018 1 mins read 298 views
Weaning ourselves off plastic bags

Editorial

Jun 05, 2018 1 mins read 303 views
Man gets five years for trafficking 241 SP+ capsules

Crime

Jun 05, 2018 2 mins read 362 views
OAG charges eight in Goshing gup's corruption issue

Office of the attorney general (OAG)

Jun 05, 2018 2 mins read 345 views
World Bank supports DMG to reform the mining sector

World Bank

Jun 05, 2018 2 mins read 343 views
Waste recovery center opens in Ngabiphu

Waste

Jun 05, 2018 1 mins read 313 views
Cordycep collectors return to Wangdue from Lunana

Cordyceps

Jun 05, 2018 2 mins read 307 views
Legacy of the Monarchy Lecture Series

Judiciary

Jun 05, 2018 0 mins read 314 views
Stray dogs - whose responsibility?

Editorial

Jun 04, 2018 2 mins read 328 views
BAFRA fines vendor for importing banned chillies in Trashigang

Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory Authority (BAFRA)

Jun 04, 2018 2 mins read 308 views
Samdrupjongkhar plans to become the first plastic-free town

Samdrupjongkhar

Jun 04, 2018 1 mins read 327 views
BKP declares 14 candidates

Politics

Jun 04, 2018 2 mins read 320 views
School in Gelephu initiates sexual abuse awareness programmes

Schools

Jun 04, 2018 2 mins read 420 views
Defendants refute false insurance claim case

Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan (RICBL)

Jun 04, 2018 3 mins read 344 views
Increased vehicle numbers and adverse effects

Vehicles

Jun 04, 2018 3 mins read 285 views
Three vaccines introduced

Health

Jun 04, 2018 4 mins read 375 views
Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen

Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen

Jun 04, 2018 0 mins read 316 views
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