March of 2018

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Heavy rain contains a forest fire in Mongar

Forest fire

Mar 22, 2018 0 mins read 285 views
Two sentenced in Gelephu visa scam

Crime

Mar 22, 2018 3 mins read 480 views
BEA to hold talks with banks in Bangladesh

Bhutan Exporters Association (BEA)

Mar 22, 2018 1 mins read 321 views
NIPP 2018 launch

National Intellectual Property Policy (NIPP)

Mar 22, 2018 0 mins read 315 views
Bhutan and Australia looks forward to strengthening collaboration

Bhutan-Australia

Mar 21, 2018 3 mins read 371 views
Two Bhutanese win South Asia Procurement Innovations Award 2017

Award

Mar 21, 2018 2 mins read 301 views
Haa DT endorses fine system to address waste issue

Dzongkhag tshogdu (DT)

Mar 21, 2018 2 mins read 294 views
Know Your NC Candidate: Dagana

National Council

Mar 21, 2018 1 mins read 0 views
Know Your NC Candidate: Dagana

National Council

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Know Your NC Candidate: Dagana

National Council

Mar 21, 2018 1 mins read 0 views
Know Your NC Candidate: Dagana

National Council

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Know Your NC Candidate: Dagana

National Council

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Know Your NC Candidate: Dagana

National Council

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Know Your NC Candidate: Dagana

National Council

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Know Your NC Candidate: Dagana

National Council

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Know Your NC Candidate: Dagana

National Council

Mar 21, 2018 1 mins read 0 views
Know Your NC Candidate: Dagana

National Council

Mar 21, 2018 1 mins read 368 views
Clarification: College of Rigney in Tashiyangtse renamed as College of Zorig Chusum

Letter to the editor

Mar 21, 2018 1 mins read 309 views
What does tigers walking urban roads tell us?

Editorial

Mar 21, 2018 1 mins read 323 views
NBC launches Wild River BioBlitz

National Biodiversity Centre (NBC)

Mar 21, 2018 1 mins read 340 views
DT endorses gewog bus service improvement

Dzongkhag tshogdu (DT)

Mar 21, 2018 2 mins read 302 views
Tiger spotted in Kabesa

Tigers

Mar 21, 2018 1 mins read 338 views
MoE cancels transfer order of education officials

Education

Mar 21, 2018 2 mins read 354 views
Three nominees out of NC race

National Council

Mar 21, 2018 2 mins read 315 views
Police sends woman home

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Mar 21, 2018 0 mins read 340 views
BFF Academy FC undefeated in Thimphu B-League

Football

Mar 20, 2018 2 mins read 330 views
Five Samdrupjongkhar NC candidates start campaigning

National Council

Mar 20, 2018 1 mins read 313 views
Enhancing opportunities for persons with disability

Projects

Mar 20, 2018 2 mins read 316 views
Bhutan observes International Day of Happiness

International Day of Happiness

Mar 20, 2018 1 mins read 305 views
Know Your NC Candidate: Chukha

National Council

Mar 20, 2018 0 mins read 0 views
Know Your NC Candidate: Chukha

National Council

Mar 20, 2018 0 mins read 0 views
Know Your NC Candidate: Chukha

National Council

Mar 20, 2018 1 mins read 0 views
Know Your NC Candidate: Chukha

National Council

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Know Your NC Candidate: Chukha

National Council

Mar 20, 2018 1 mins read 0 views
Know Your NC Candidate: Chukha

National Council

Mar 20, 2018 0 mins read 363 views
Know Your NC Candidate: Bumthang

National Council

Mar 20, 2018 1 mins read 0 views
Know Your NC Candidate: Bumthang

National Council

Mar 20, 2018 1 mins read 0 views
Know Your NC Candidate: Bumthang

National Council

Mar 20, 2018 1 mins read 371 views
Time to resolve the water crisis

Letter to the editor

Mar 20, 2018 1 mins read 380 views
Support entrepreneurship

Editorial

Mar 20, 2018 2 mins read 357 views
Bhutan Airlines cancels flight due to technical glitch

Bhutan Airlines

Mar 20, 2018 1 mins read 354 views
Country's first satellite builders attend the BHUTAN-1 workshop

Technology

Mar 20, 2018 3 mins read 315 views
Campaign begins for NC election

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Mar 20, 2018 2 mins read 325 views
Photo exhibition

Photo exhibition

Mar 20, 2018 0 mins read 0 views
RMA pilots YE-Banking to instill values and make youth financial literate

Royal Monetary Authority (RMA)

Mar 19, 2018 2 mins read 374 views
Samdrupjongkhar nominates six NC candidates

National Council

Mar 19, 2018 2 mins read 311 views
STCBL to build toilets for Chimuna PS

State Trading Corporation of Bhutan Limited (STCBL)

Mar 19, 2018 1 mins read 343 views
Trashigang has eight NC candidates

National Council

Mar 19, 2018 1 mins read 383 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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