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March of 2018

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Situation in Sri Lanka monitored: Foreign Secretary

Bhutan-Sri Lanka

Mar 07, 2018 1 mins read
Harshest penalty will be levied on graffiti case: PM

Graffiti

Mar 07, 2018 1 mins read
Provident fund scheme mandatory for private firms: MoLHR

Provident fund (PF)

Mar 07, 2018 2 mins read
Int'l women's day

International Women's day

Mar 07, 2018 0 mins read
Voters can cast vote with expired CID

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Mar 06, 2018 1 mins read
Yangtse DT revives traditional dining

Trashiyangtse dzongkhag tshogdu (DT)

Mar 06, 2018 2 mins read
Motorable road to connect Geling gewog office

Road

Mar 06, 2018 1 mins read
How are we inspiring our young?

Letter to the editor

Mar 06, 2018 1 mins read
The ills of poor planning

Editorial

Mar 06, 2018 2 mins read
Samtse throm chooses Ngawang Nidup for NC seat

National Council

Mar 06, 2018 0 mins read
Five gewogs in Dagana nominate their NC candidate

National Council

Mar 06, 2018 3 mins read
DCT is legally not a political party: ECB

Politics

Mar 06, 2018 3 mins read
Media arbitrator and media agencies meet

Media

Mar 06, 2018 0 mins read
Four gewogs in Tsirang nominate their NC candidates

National Council

Mar 05, 2018 1 mins read
Barp gewog nominates its NC candidate

National Council

Mar 05, 2018 1 mins read
Two found dead in Phuentsholing

Accident

Mar 05, 2018 1 mins read
Ngatshang gewog nominates incumbent member

National Council

Mar 05, 2018 1 mins read
Vegetable shed underused in Tsimalakha

Vegetable shed

Mar 05, 2018 1 mins read
No abandoned baby brought to JDWNRH

Crime

Mar 05, 2018 1 mins read
All NC aspirants nominated in Lhuentse

National Council

Mar 05, 2018 1 mins read
Samtse gewog nominates businessman as NC candidate

National Council

Mar 05, 2018 1 mins read
Forest fire: solutions can be found

Letter to the editor

Mar 05, 2018 0 mins read
How's there shortage?

Editorial

Mar 05, 2018 2 mins read
Thimphu begins its Dhamngoi Zomdu

National Council

Mar 05, 2018 2 mins read
Gasa's Khatoed gewog chooses its candidate

National Council

Mar 05, 2018 1 mins read
Due process followed to relieve executives: RICBL board

Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan (RICBL)

Mar 05, 2018 3 mins read
MHPA deadline extended by three months

Hydropower

Mar 05, 2018 2 mins read
Indo-Bhutan Car Rally flags off

Car Rally

Mar 04, 2018 0 mins read
Japanese wins 5th Bhutan International Marathon

Marathon

Mar 04, 2018 1 mins read
PM leaves for Brussels and Switzerland

PM visits

Mar 04, 2018 1 mins read
Health ministries of Bhutan and Thailand sign MoU

Memorandum of understanding (MoU)

Mar 04, 2018 1 mins read
Three NC candidates nominated from four gewogs in T/yangtse

National Council

Mar 04, 2018 2 mins read
Labour minister to stay on leave until ACC says so: PM

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC )

Mar 04, 2018 1 mins read
RCSC awaits Cabinet response on LGCF

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Mar 04, 2018 2 mins read
On Kuensel's March 3 editorial

Letter to the editor

Mar 04, 2018 1 mins read
Award or payment?

Editorial

Mar 04, 2018 2 mins read
Idea of corporatising JDWNRH dropped: PM

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH)

Mar 04, 2018 2 mins read
Former RICBL ED moves court; CEO appeals to labour ministry

Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan (RICBL)

Mar 04, 2018 3 mins read
Women's day workshop

Workshop

Mar 04, 2018 0 mins read
We will now play like champions: BCCB

Cricket

Mar 02, 2018 2 mins read
Drapham dzong archaeological monograph released

Drapham Dzong

Mar 02, 2018 2 mins read
Paro completes four of 11 dhamngoi zomdu

National Council

Mar 02, 2018 2 mins read
Wangdue completes 10 of 16 gewog zomdu

National Council

Mar 02, 2018 1 mins read
Chukha approves two PSL projects

Hydropower

Mar 02, 2018 2 mins read
Blasting works claim life in Trashiyangtse

Accident

Mar 02, 2018 1 mins read
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Our forests have long stood as icons of our environmental philosophy and guardians of our national identity. With nearly 70 percent of the country under forest cover, we have earned international praise for our conservation record. But this strength is not mirrored in our economy. The forestry sector contributes only 2.48 percent to the national gross domestic product (GDP)—a figure shockingly low

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MaX(imum) Pressure?

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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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Complacency is a luxury we cannot afford

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Recents

Operationalising GNH: From village wisdom to global solutions

Her Majesty Gyalyum Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck, Patron of the Tarayana Foundation, graced the opening of a two-day international conference on “Operationalising Gross National Happiness (GNH) in Bhutan and Beyond: Catalysing Mindsets and Technologies for Well-Being-Centred, Village-Led Development” at Dungkar Dzong in Paro yesterday.

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Govt. to lose Nu 5.57 billion in revenue under proposed Tax Bill

The tax reform proposed in the Income Tax Bill 2025 is expected to cost the government up to Nu 5.57 billion in lost revenue. Finance Minister Lekey Dorji acknowledged the significant revenue impact while introducing the Bill to the National Council (NC) yesterday, attributing roughly 95 percent of the projected loss to state-owned enterprises (SOEs).

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The sacred and the soiled

Two spiritual events. Two vastly different outcomes. What separates the squalor left behind at the recent oral transmission from the orderly conclusion of the menlam chenmo gathering is not money, not manpower, but planning.

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A bond beyond words: The heartwarming tale of Karma Raygye

Jomotsangkha — In the quiet corners of Jomotsangkha Wildlife Sanctuary (JWS), a touching story of companionship and care unfolds every night. Four and half month-old Karma Raygye, a young elephant calf, has captured the hearts of many with his endearing habits and unwavering trust in his caretaker, Namgay Dorji.

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