March of 2019

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No dung to churn biogas in Trongsa

biogas plants

Mar 13, 2019 2 mins read 366 views
Issue of stray dogs - a never ending story

Letter to the editor

Mar 13, 2019 1 mins read 351 views
Rethinking development

Editorial

Mar 13, 2019 2 mins read 384 views
A way to unlock the full potential

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Mar 13, 2019 2 mins read 368 views
HIV reported highest among productive group

HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)

Mar 13, 2019 2 mins read 382 views
Re-imagining development, post graduation

Round Table Meeting (RTM)

Mar 13, 2019 3 mins read 414 views
HM grants citizenship to 359 people

Kidu

Mar 13, 2019 0 mins read 382 views
UNDP honours His Majesty The King

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Mar 13, 2019 1 mins read 0 views
UNDP honours His Majesty The King

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Mar 13, 2019 1 mins read 387 views
"One has to be self- reliant"

Graduates

Mar 12, 2019 2 mins read 345 views
Suspected rabid dog bites three people in Rongthong

Dogs

Mar 12, 2019 2 mins read 343 views
Study into construction of new office buildings to complete next month

Construction

Mar 12, 2019 2 mins read 364 views
What about the pet dogs?

Letter to the editor

Mar 12, 2019 1 mins read 377 views
Need to build safety-first culture

Editorial

Mar 12, 2019 1 mins read 360 views
In Phobji and Gangtey, farmers compete to use more fertilisers

Agriculture

Mar 12, 2019 2 mins read 459 views
Democracy progresses human development

National Human Development Report (NHDR)

Mar 12, 2019 2 mins read 367 views
Bhutan needs to strategise the last mile ride: PM

Round Table Meeting (RTM)

Mar 12, 2019 3 mins read 355 views
Door-to-door advocacy programme

Ban

Mar 12, 2019 0 mins read 374 views
Feral dogs becoming serious problem in Gangtey and Phobji

Dogs

Mar 11, 2019 1 mins read 384 views
Makers of deshog hopeful with plastic ban

Deshog

Mar 11, 2019 1 mins read 356 views
Mud brick owner seeks DT's approval to lift restriction on its use

Bricks

Mar 11, 2019 2 mins read 421 views
Chali and Tsakaling gewogs won't have a central school

Schools

Mar 11, 2019 1 mins read 331 views
Drukair to get its fourth airbus next year

Drukair

Mar 11, 2019 2 mins read 362 views
Thimphu thromde's growing dust problem

Letter to the editor

Mar 11, 2019 1 mins read 398 views
Will the bark lead to bite?

Editorial

Mar 11, 2019 2 mins read 366 views
Jigmechholing gewog's request for additional health worker denied

Health

Mar 11, 2019 2 mins read 392 views
Investigation into labour ministry's DG case almost complete

Crime

Mar 11, 2019 2 mins read 373 views
Man arrested for breaking into BNB office in Olakha

Crime

Mar 11, 2019 1 mins read 373 views
PM clarifies `wow' factor

Pay Commission

Mar 11, 2019 2 mins read 386 views
No new permits for surface collection and sand dredging

Sand

Mar 11, 2019 2 mins read 463 views
National Human Development Report: 10 Years of Democracy

Launch

Mar 11, 2019 0 mins read 302 views
If only women counted everyday!

Letter to the editor

Mar 10, 2019 1 mins read 358 views
Violence against women

Editorial

Mar 10, 2019 2 mins read 0 views
Singing away for change

Chithuen Pendhey Help Centre (CPHC)

Mar 10, 2019 2 mins read 404 views
Ura-Shinghar farm road not maintained in 20 years

Road

Mar 10, 2019 1 mins read 381 views
Protecting women and girls from violence

National Commission for Women and Children (NCWC)

Mar 10, 2019 3 mins read 348 views
TOP card rule for taxi drivers scrapped

Taxi operating permit (TOP)

Mar 10, 2019 2 mins read 391 views
Nu 20M endowment fund for crop loss

Agriculture

Mar 10, 2019 2 mins read 423 views
ACC detains two

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC )

Mar 10, 2019 1 mins read 397 views
Stray dog problem to be addressed with waste management

Dogs

Mar 10, 2019 1 mins read 395 views
More power to BCCI?

Bhutan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (BCCI)

Mar 10, 2019 3 mins read 404 views
14th RTM begins tomorrow

Round Table Meeting (RTM)

Mar 10, 2019 0 mins read 378 views
Dakpa and Namgang kora losing popularity?

Kora (Circumambulate)

Mar 08, 2019 2 mins read 387 views
Digital Drukyul to provide free internet, intranet and wifi

Internet

Mar 08, 2019 2 mins read 412 views
Up in the clouds with an all-women crew

Drukair

Mar 08, 2019 2 mins read 420 views
The changing landscape of Paro valley

Perspective

Mar 08, 2019 5 mins read 369 views
Health authorities must recognise their role in promoting gender equality

Perspective

Mar 08, 2019 2 mins read 412 views
Balance for Better: Men for Gender Equality in the Hindu Kush Himalaya

Perspective

Mar 08, 2019 3 mins read 377 views
Festival celebrates women artisans

Textile festival

Mar 08, 2019 1 mins read 355 views
Direct employment scheme on hold

Employment

Mar 08, 2019 2 mins read 415 views
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Hailstorm damages crops and property in Sarpang

In what residents are describing as the worst hailstorm of their lifetimes, a violent downpour of hailstones swept across Sarpang dzongkhag on April 7, leaving a trail of destruction that damaged homes, poultry farms, vehicles, and standing crops.

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