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May of 1991

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Agriculture machinery centre

Agriculture

May 02, 1991 0 mins read
Tennis finals tomorrow<br>

Sport

May 31, 1991 1 mins read
Football in Samchi<br>

Sport

May 31, 1991 0 mins read
Thank you

Letters to the Editor

May 31, 1991 0 mins read
Opinion on education : A rebuttal

Letters to the Editor

May 31, 1991 3 mins read
Ends never justify the means

Letters to the Editor

May 31, 1991 2 mins read
Nature's inspiration<br><br>

Letters to the Editor

May 31, 1991 3 mins read
Community school<br>

Education- Schools

May 31, 1991 0 mins read
Orange seedlings

Agriculture/Crops/Mushroom

May 31, 1991 0 mins read
Rich harvest of vegetables<br>

Agriculture/Crops/Mushroom

May 31, 1991 0 mins read
Tshechu

Tshechu

May 31, 1991 0 mins read
Best yaks awarded prizes<br>

Animal Husbandry Livestock

May 31, 1991 1 mins read
Chimis appointed<br>

National Assembly

May 31, 1991 0 mins read
Cross-bred cows<br>

Animal Husbandry Livestock

May 31, 1991 0 mins read
Scooter knocked down<br>

Accident

May 31, 1991 0 mins read
Foot and mouth disease<br>

Animal Husbandry Disease

May 31, 1991 0 mins read
Study tour<br>

Agriculture Activities

May 31, 1991 0 mins read
Chorten vandalised

Crime

May 31, 1991 0 mins read
Baby show in Chukha

Health Mother and Child Programme

May 31, 1991 0 mins read
Horses eaten by a tiger<br>

Dzongkhags

May 31, 1991 0 mins read
Dhol Khola bridge opened for traffic

Bridges

May 31, 1991 1 mins read
Paddy transplanters

Agriculture/Crops/Mushroom

May 31, 1991 0 mins read
Training for VHWs<br>

Health/ BHU/ Dispensary/ ORC

May 31, 1991 0 mins read
Accident

Accident

May 31, 1991 0 mins read
Driver killed

Accident

May 31, 1991 0 mins read
Man arrested

Crime

May 31, 1991 0 mins read
RSPN stresses education and training

Royal Society for the Protection of Nature (RSPN)

May 31, 1991 1 mins read
Smokeless stove

Forest Timber/ Firewood

May 31, 1991 0 mins read
Gups<br>

Home Affairs

May 31, 1991 0 mins read
Injured

Accident

May 31, 1991 0 mins read
Accident<br>

Accident

May 31, 1991 0 mins read
Mystery calls caused by computer error

Telecommunication Department

May 31, 1991 1 mins read
Poisonous berries

Poisoned

May 31, 1991 0 mins read
SSOC concluded

Royal Bhutan Army (RBA)

May 31, 1991 1 mins read
Thefts in Thimphu

Crime

May 31, 1991 1 mins read
More than 600 people vaccinated after dog bites

Health Disease

May 31, 1991 0 mins read
Ngolop terrorists ambush security force vehicle

Terrorist

May 31, 1991 2 mins read
His Majesty pardons prisoners

His Majesty

May 31, 1991 0 mins read
Credentials<br>

Bhutan - UN

May 31, 1991 0 mins read
SAARC<br>

SAARC Activities

May 31, 1991 0 mins read
The historical Sang Chhoekor Monastery consecrated

Consecration

May 31, 1991 1 mins read
Social Forestry Day

Forest Social/Project/ Afforestation

May 31, 1991 0 mins read
HM felicitates Nepal's PM

Bhutan - Nepal Refugee Issue

May 31, 1991 0 mins read
His Majesty and world leaders attend Rajiv Gandhi's funeral<br>

Diseased Personalities

May 31, 1991 2 mins read
Donation to Bangladesh cyclone victims

Bhutan-Bangladesh

May 24, 1991 1 mins read
UNCDF reviews projects<br>

UNCDF

May 24, 1991 1 mins read
Tshennyi Lopon appointed

Dratshang

May 24, 1991 1 mins read
Gratitude for Tsechu

Letters to the Editor

May 24, 1991 1 mins read
To NAPE and not to ape<br>

Letters to the Editor

May 24, 1991 2 mins read
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Recents

Allow private participation in healthcare sector

For many decades, Bhutan has taken great pride in providing free healthcare to all its citizens. This noble mandate has ensured that no Bhutanese is denied medical treatment due to financial constraints. However, the time has come to confront an uncomfortable truth: public healthcare alone is no longer sufficient to meet the growing and complex health needs of the people.

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