May of 1990

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Lightning kills man in Mongar

Accident

May 04, 1990 0 mins read 607 views
National open football league

Sport

May 25, 1990 2 mins read 545 views
Dzongkha course in Tashigang

Dzongkhags

May 25, 1990 0 mins read 564 views
Contact farmers on study tour

Agriculture Activities

May 25, 1990 0 mins read 537 views
Land available for resettlement

Survey

May 25, 1990 0 mins read 507 views
Punakha school's Foundation Day

Education- Schools

May 25, 1990 1 mins read 515 views
Construction of Prototype houses

Dzongkhags

May 25, 1990 1 mins read 563 views
Lost items recovered

Lost and Found

May 25, 1990 1 mins read 572 views
Thief caught in Tashigang

Crime

May 25, 1990 0 mins read 503 views
Postal runner missing

Bhutan-Post

May 25, 1990 0 mins read 531 views
Bridge over the Sunkosh

Bridges

May 25, 1990 0 mins read 574 views
Orange seedlings distributed

Agriculture/Horticulture

May 25, 1990 0 mins read 532 views
Bhutan ahead in health care

Health Activities

May 25, 1990 1 mins read 449 views
Power supplied to Mongar villages

Power

May 25, 1990 0 mins read 557 views
Telecom staff begin cable joining course

Telecommunication Department

May 25, 1990 1 mins read 487 views
Monk accidentally stabbed in Trashigang

Accident

May 25, 1990 1 mins read 442 views
Disease outbreak in Punakha

Animal Husbandry Disease

May 25, 1990 1 mins read 471 views
Bridge over Bhaley chhu

Bridges

May 25, 1990 0 mins read 482 views
Dzongkha course

Dzongkhags

May 25, 1990 0 mins read 0 views
Farmers take up mushroom cultivation

Agriculture/Crops/Mushroom

May 25, 1990 1 mins read 476 views
Dagana dzongkhag begins Dzongkha language course

Dzongkhags

May 25, 1990 0 mins read 460 views
Mr. Ogata on holiday

Visitors

May 25, 1990 1 mins read 501 views
Accident in town centre

Accident

May 25, 1990 2 mins read 486 views
Bhutan Day launched at Expo '90 in Osaka

Exhibition

May 25, 1990 1 mins read 568 views
Communication and Extension training for forestry staff

Training/Workshop/Seminar/Country

May 25, 1990 1 mins read 479 views
Tourist group buys textiles

Tourism

May 25, 1990 0 mins read 484 views
Woman escape's murder attempt

Crematorium

May 25, 1990 0 mins read 460 views
Judiciary Conference begins

Judiciary

May 25, 1990 1 mins read 468 views
Communications down

Telecommunication Department

May 25, 1990 0 mins read 659 views
SAARC meet in Thimphu

SAARC Activities

May 25, 1990 1 mins read 462 views
Potato struck by disease

Agriculture/Insecticide/Disease

May 25, 1990 0 mins read 500 views
Blessing

Wang

May 25, 1990 0 mins read 0 views
India House tennis finals

Sport

May 18, 1990 1 mins read 755 views
National soccer tournament

Sport

May 18, 1990 2 mins read 499 views
Wasting others time

Letters to the Editor

May 18, 1990 1 mins read 464 views
Some fares not reasonable

Letters to the Editor

May 18, 1990 1 mins read 489 views
Water shortage'<br>

Letters to the Editor

May 18, 1990 0 mins read 473 views
Post Box needed

Letters to the Editor

May 18, 1990 1 mins read 498 views
WFP food' for students

Letters to the Editor

May 18, 1990 0 mins read 481 views
Prices almost double'

Letters to the Editor

May 18, 1990 0 mins read 454 views
Schumacher m rediscovered in Bhutan<br>

Viewpoints

May 18, 1990 4 mins read 453 views
Meeting discusses field problems

Agriculture

May 18, 1990 1 mins read 471 views
Crops destroyed by insects

Agriculture/Insecticide/Disease

May 18, 1990 0 mins read 480 views
Workshop to improve health care<br>

Health- Conference/Workshop/Meeting

May 18, 1990 1 mins read 437 views
Bear caught in trap

Forest Poaching

May 18, 1990 1 mins read 501 views
Man injured in accident

Accident

May 18, 1990 1 mins read 524 views
Gups elected<br>

Dzongkhags

May 18, 1990 0 mins read 459 views
Horse show <br>

Animal Husbandry Activities

May 18, 1990 0 mins read 458 views
Vice President of ADB vis its

Visitors

May 18, 1990 1 mins read 458 views
Agriculture Ministry begins trial of quality lemon grass oil

Agriculture

May 18, 1990 2 mins read 467 views
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