March of 2017

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Bhutan ranks 132 on Human Development Index

Human Development Index (HDI)

Mar 21, 2017 3 mins read 290 views
Enhancing women's livelihoods through tailoring

Tailoring

Mar 21, 2017 2 mins read 266 views
Frequent power blackouts frustrate Daga gewog

Power

Mar 21, 2017 2 mins read 285 views
Be cautious in choosing colleges and consultants

Letter to the editor

Mar 21, 2017 1 mins read 325 views
Ensuring safety on construction sites

Editorial

Mar 21, 2017 2 mins read 318 views
Doksum plot owners running out of time

Land

Mar 21, 2017 1 mins read 267 views
Nine students detained for alleged burglary

Crime

Mar 21, 2017 1 mins read 280 views
Only 9 lhakhangs install CCTV cameras so far

CCTV cameras

Mar 21, 2017 1 mins read 253 views
OAG charges suspects in fatal gang fight stabbing

Crime

Mar 21, 2017 2 mins read 287 views
Chilblain outbreak in Thimphu, Paro and Wangdue schools

Disease

Mar 21, 2017 3 mins read 306 views
World Water Day

World Water Day

Mar 21, 2017 0 mins read 0 views
WHO Southeast Asian member countries adopt "Call for Action" to end TB

WHO Southeast Asian region (SEAR)

Mar 20, 2017 1 mins read 275 views
Bhutan observes Int. Day of Happiness

International Day of Happiness (IDH)

Mar 20, 2017 1 mins read 268 views
Ongoing sewerage works in upper Thimphu city to be completed by May

Sewerage

Mar 20, 2017 2 mins read 275 views
Farm shop benefits the people of Nabji Korphu

Farm shop

Mar 20, 2017 2 mins read 307 views
Taxi drivers unhappy with new parking design at Lungtenzampa

Taxi drives

Mar 20, 2017 2 mins read 294 views
Tigers migrating to the alpine zone is not "awesome"

Letter to the editor

Mar 20, 2017 1 mins read 235 views
Killing wild boars: Need for a long-term solution

Editorial

Mar 20, 2017 2 mins read 254 views
Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay

PM visits

Mar 20, 2017 1 mins read 0 views
Construction workers ignore safety requirements

Construction

Mar 20, 2017 2 mins read 244 views
Fire razes 14 temporary sheds in Nganglam

Fire accident

Mar 20, 2017 1 mins read 300 views
First basketball All-Star game sees high turnout

Basketball

Mar 19, 2017 2 mins read 268 views
World renowned mathematician speaks on the universe's language

RIGGS Friday Forum

Mar 19, 2017 2 mins read 303 views
Thromde to relocate rubber bumpers

Rubber bumpers

Mar 19, 2017 1 mins read 287 views
Mass chilli plantation in Chimipang

Chillies

Mar 19, 2017 2 mins read 252 views
Preparing for sustainable graduation

Editorial

Mar 19, 2017 2 mins read 285 views
CrÙ¹ches yet to pick up

ECCD centre

Mar 19, 2017 2 mins read 318 views
Agriculture minister encourages farmers to kill wild boars

Agriculture

Mar 19, 2017 2 mins read 286 views
Tarphel village in need of a road

Road

Mar 19, 2017 1 mins read 293 views
Ambiguity over land tax

Land

Mar 19, 2017 2 mins read 302 views
His Majesty The King grants Audience to scholarship students

His Majesty The King

Mar 19, 2017 1 mins read 312 views
Paving the road to recovery

Drug

Mar 17, 2017 2 mins read 309 views
Carrying heavy school bags adversely impacts students

Perspective

Mar 17, 2017 3 mins read 281 views
The practice of PchiruShelni (Night Hunting): Coercion or courtship?

Perspective

Mar 17, 2017 6 mins read 377 views
30 years later, farmers of Samrang to cultivate paddy again

Irrigation

Mar 17, 2017 1 mins read 268 views
PM to personally investigate Korphu gewog centre road

Road

Mar 17, 2017 2 mins read 317 views
OAG reviews Chang gup's illegal land transactions

Office of the Attorney General (OAG)

Mar 17, 2017 5 mins read 293 views
Let's stop the negativity

Letter to the editor

Mar 17, 2017 1 mins read 305 views
An important message

Editorial

Mar 17, 2017 1 mins read 277 views
12 arrested for suspected choeten vandalism

Crime

Mar 17, 2017 1 mins read 316 views
Education ministry to reinvestigate Tendu Central School party

School

Mar 17, 2017 1 mins read 295 views
Bhutan's national goals aligned with SDGs

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

Mar 17, 2017 2 mins read 335 views
Parties unlikely to accept women reservation for 2018

Politics

Mar 17, 2017 3 mins read 323 views
Public Lecture

Public Lecture

Mar 17, 2017 0 mins read 299 views
Lunaps want helicopter service fare reduced

Helicopter service

Mar 16, 2017 2 mins read 352 views
Youth entrepreneurs plan to produce avocado tea and flour

Students

Mar 16, 2017 3 mins read 295 views
Minor detained for death of student

Crime

Mar 16, 2017 1 mins read 305 views
Call for sensitive social media users

Social media

Mar 16, 2017 2 mins read 292 views
Fire in Mongar razes 200 acres of forest

Forest fire

Mar 16, 2017 1 mins read 308 views
On Kuensel's editorial: No wetland left behind

Letter to the editor

Mar 16, 2017 1 mins read 293 views
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Sir, your advice to the younger generation?

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Restore or lose it altogether

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Zero tolerance for online crimes

This week, Australia enforced the ban on social media access for children under 16. This is unprecedented and bold. While some critics have labelled the ban harsh and even draconian, this new law is anchored in the p...

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Will our education transformation be equitable?

The government’s allocation of Nu 30 billion for education transformation in the 13th Plan, second only to the economic...

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The never-ending tourism debate

The discussion on tourism policy is like Atsara Phentho’s chham. In other words, a lot of motion without progress. On Monday, members of Parliament demanded accountability for the reforms they recommended after re...

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Ready to take off from GMC

The launch of the Gelephu–Kolkata international air route marks far more than the addition of a new flight on the country’s aviation map. It is a statement of intent – a signal of where we are heade...

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Why we must invest in Research & Development

Bhutan is not short of ideas, intellect or institutions. What it lacks is a strong, working bridge between research, pol...

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To eat meat or not!

In passing the Livestock Bill of Bhutan,  2025, National Assembly members engaged in a good debate, a meaty one, even if it missed the core issue. The Bill was not about advocat...

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Disaster preparedness is our best defence

The National Council this week questioned the government on the country’s disaster preparedness. This is a pertinent issue, especially when extreme weather events are frequent and more intense. Preparedness is therefore the most effective stra...

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Equity in education merits discourse

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Deeper than HIV/AIDS

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Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Our global culture has conditioned us to spend the best of ourselves in the pursuit of a “decent living” whatever that m...

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Ask Mr Bhutan

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Solving youth unemployment before it’s too late

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Addressing teacher shortage and quality

In some schools, especially in urban centres, there are more teachers than timetables demand. In others, often remote sc...

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When rising corruption reports tell a deeper story

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Regulatory reforms must be matched with a mindset shift

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The classic egg and chicken situation

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Recents

Restore or lose it altogether

The country’s plan to restore 50,000 hectares of degraded forests, farmlands, and urban lands is not simply an environmental initiative. It is a national ultimatum. We are standing at a point where the land that defines our identity is weakening under our watch.

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Bumthang ready to host historic National Day

Bumthang—Across Bumthang, homes and shops have been draped in national flags, while streets glow with festive lights. Roads have been swept and public spaces prepared. Bumthang is all poised to host the 118th National Day celebrations at the national level for the first time.

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