March of 2018

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Horses and vehicles replace yaks for Layaps

Yaks

Mar 11, 2018 1 mins read 182 views
Drivers need to follow basic traffic rules

Letter to the editor

Mar 11, 2018 1 mins read 181 views
Monitoring private money lending

Editorial

Mar 11, 2018 2 mins read 150 views
Combating teenage pregnancy calls for sectoral collaboration

Health

Mar 11, 2018 1 mins read 159 views
Dagana has 10 NC candidates

National Council

Mar 11, 2018 2 mins read 183 views
Former ministers required security arrangement: Opposition

Politics

Mar 11, 2018 4 mins read 167 views
Healthcare spending to GDP declines

Health

Mar 11, 2018 3 mins read 148 views
Bhutan to play Thailand today

Cricket

Mar 11, 2018 0 mins read 155 views
Langthil gewog nominates incumbent member

National Council

Mar 09, 2018 0 mins read 181 views
Nangyi-Aum opens in Thimphu

Restaurant

Mar 09, 2018 2 mins read 183 views
Laya and Khamed gewogs in Gasa nominate candidates

National Council

Mar 09, 2018 1 mins read 192 views
Bhutanese Journal of Agriculture launched

Launched

Mar 09, 2018 1 mins read 183 views
Justice sector strategic plan developed

Judiciary

Mar 09, 2018 2 mins read 149 views
Dagapela-Dalbari road to complete next January

Road

Mar 09, 2018 1 mins read 161 views
CDCL to construct Bhalujhora Bridge in Pasakha

Construction Development Corporation Limited (CDCL)

Mar 09, 2018 2 mins read 172 views
The dragon returns to space from whence it came

Perspective

Mar 09, 2018 5 mins read 164 views
Punsari, a `Smart Neighborhood' of Community Solutions

Perspective

Mar 09, 2018 3 mins read 194 views
Gewog zomdu completes for Lhuentse

National Council

Mar 09, 2018 1 mins read 168 views
Plans on to revive the drying lakes of Darachu

Lakes

Mar 09, 2018 2 mins read 181 views
Punakha's Toedwang gewog nominates its NC candidate

National Council

Mar 09, 2018 1 mins read 194 views
Tang gewog nominates incumbent

National Council

Mar 09, 2018 1 mins read 197 views
Reflecting Change

Letter to the editor

Mar 09, 2018 2 mins read 167 views
Where is the debate leading us?

Editorial

Mar 09, 2018 1 mins read 177 views
PM meets EU leaders

PM visits

Mar 09, 2018 2 mins read 156 views
BCSR fixes term for officer on special assignment to three years

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Mar 09, 2018 2 mins read 163 views
Spring paddy cultivation on amid hiccups

Agriculture

Mar 09, 2018 2 mins read 180 views
BDBL official accused of siphoning Nu 11.764M

Bhutan Development Bank Limited (BDBL)

Mar 09, 2018 4 mins read 143 views
Indo-Bhutan Car rally

Car Rally

Mar 09, 2018 0 mins read 146 views
Women's cricket team loses to Indonesia

Cricket

Mar 08, 2018 1 mins read 197 views
RBHSL hands over Nu 6.1 M dividend

Royal Bhutan Helicopter Services Limited (RBHSL)

Mar 08, 2018 1 mins read 181 views
Haa nominates its NC candidates

National Council

Mar 08, 2018 1 mins read 171 views
Court defers evidence hearing on ACC vs Lhab Dorji case

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC )

Mar 08, 2018 2 mins read 168 views
City bus needed for Gelephu

Letter to the editor

Mar 08, 2018 0 mins read 169 views
The nomination process

Editorial

Mar 08, 2018 2 mins read 164 views
Three candidates nominated for NC seat in Thimphu so far

National Council

Mar 08, 2018 3 mins read 178 views
Guidelines to direct laws on women & children launched

International Women's day

Mar 08, 2018 2 mins read 183 views
Bhutan wins Earth Award

Award

Mar 08, 2018 1 mins read 159 views
36 hours strike in Assam

Strike

Mar 08, 2018 0 mins read 164 views
Pemagatshel nominates six NC candidates

National Council

Mar 07, 2018 1 mins read 182 views
Deconstructing the gender gap

Perspective

Mar 07, 2018 3 mins read 148 views
Trongsa yet to nominate its candidates

National Council

Mar 07, 2018 1 mins read 191 views
Dzomi and Toepaisa gewogs nominate their candidate

National Council

Mar 07, 2018 1 mins read 181 views
Lack of knowledge limits reach of reproductive health services

Health

Mar 07, 2018 2 mins read 160 views
The rising issue of substance abuse among youth

Letter to the editor

Mar 07, 2018 1 mins read 168 views
Losing time?

Editorial

Mar 07, 2018 2 mins read 160 views
Woman commits suicide in Dagana

Crime

Mar 07, 2018 0 mins read 151 views
Five gewogs complete Dhamghoi Zomdu in T/yangste

National Council

Mar 07, 2018 1 mins read 184 views
Six gewog zomdus, Sarpang has two nominees

National Council

Mar 07, 2018 2 mins read 171 views
Nine candidates to vie for Council from Samtse

National Council

Mar 07, 2018 2 mins read 179 views
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Nu 7 million project to transform urban sanitation infrastructure

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Let the forests grow our economy

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Outmigration: Bhutan’s existential dilemma

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Our human development rank deserves a closer look

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A bold tax reform

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A bold decision

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Pioneering organic glass noodles

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Don't let consultancy firms exploit our youth

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A silent emergency—Media gasping for air

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Recents

Learning from the Tading experience

While much of the country debates taxes on fixed deposit interests, GST, and the legality of certain parliamentary decisions, something more quietly transformational is happening in Tading, Samtse. There, residents are reaping the benefits, modest it may be,of smart infrastructure planning and decisive execution.

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