May of 1997

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Spring ball

Sport

May 03, 1997 0 mins read 505 views
AIDS worker

Health-HIV/AIDS

May 03, 1997 0 mins read 609 views
Bhutan Posts trains drivers

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

May 02, 1997 1 mins read 498 views
Malnutrition in Pemagatshel

Health Disease

May 02, 1997 2 mins read 468 views
Hotel manager assaulted

Crime

May 02, 1997 1 mins read 479 views
Changzamtog campaigns for cleanliness

Education- Schools

May 02, 1997 1 mins read 470 views
PWD gets grant from Japanese government

Roads

May 02, 1997 1 mins read 458 views
SAARC works towards SAFTA

SAARC Countries

May 02, 1997 1 mins read 514 views
Environment projects studied

National Environment Commission (NEC)

May 02, 1997 1 mins read 494 views
Irrigation to enhance production

Agriculture Irrigation

May 02, 1997 0 mins read 587 views
Saying `No' to chemical weapons

Foreign Affairs

May 02, 1997 1 mins read 541 views
Animal trap injures boy

Accident

May 02, 1997 1 mins read 517 views
Loose slab kills one, injures two

Accident

May 02, 1997 1 mins read 482 views
Bhutan studies Greenhouse Gasses

National Environment Commission (NEC)

May 02, 1997 1 mins read 494 views
STCB sells shares

State Trading Corporation of Bhutan (STCB)

May 02, 1997 1 mins read 518 views
The cordless telephone in Thimphu : mobility or status?

Telecommunication Department

May 02, 1997 5 mins read 469 views
Better manpower planning required

Viewpoints

May 02, 1997 3 mins read 448 views
Tourism's "undercutting" trend

Editorial

May 02, 1997 3 mins read 436 views
Rangjung power station under repair

Power

May 02, 1997 1 mins read 443 views
Grass planted to control soil erosion

Agriculture/Crops/Mushroom

May 02, 1997 2 mins read 440 views
Phuentsholing holds mobile awareness campaign

City Corporation

May 02, 1997 2 mins read 450 views
Mushroom farms thrive in Trongsa

Agriculture/Crops/Mushroom

May 02, 1997 2 mins read 468 views
Kuwaiti ambassador presents credentials

Bhutan - Kuwait

May 02, 1997 1 mins read 454 views
Bhutan re-elected to Human Rights Commission

UN Agencies

May 02, 1997 1 mins read 450 views
100 scholarships offered

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

May 02, 1997 1 mins read 456 views
Korean ambassador presents credentials

Bhutan - Korea

May 02, 1997 1 mins read 552 views
Old couple robbed

Crime

May 02, 1997 0 mins read 489 views
Truck accident

Accident

May 02, 1997 0 mins read 796 views
Dantak day

DANTAK/IMTRAT/BRTF

May 02, 1997 0 mins read 0 views
Geshe Geduen Rinchen's cremation postponed

Diseased Personalities

May 02, 1997 0 mins read 478 views
Better public transport services

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

May 09, 1997 4 mins read 512 views
Second World Athletic day- celebrated .

Athletic (A-Z)

May 09, 1997 1 mins read 463 views
Woman run over

Accident

May 09, 1997 1 mins read 470 views
IMTRAT golf: an unexpected winner

Golf

May 09, 1997 1 mins read 484 views
Bartsam wins volleyball

Sport

May 09, 1997 1 mins read 469 views
Two killed, one injured<br>

Accident

May 09, 1997 1 mins read 451 views
New shares regulations introduced

Bhutan - Trade

May 09, 1997 1 mins read 529 views
Transfers announced

Transfer

May 09, 1997 1 mins read 502 views
Man found dead

Accident

May 09, 1997 1 mins read 562 views
Two drown in separate incidents

Accident

May 09, 1997 1 mins read 469 views
One killed in accident

Accident

May 09, 1997 1 mins read 693 views
Austria and Bhutan to continue cooperation

Bhutan-Australia

May 09, 1997 1 mins read 460 views
Wangduephodrang: towards a cleaner town

Dzongkhags

May 09, 1997 4 mins read 534 views
Educating the public about traffic rules

Letters to the Editor

May 09, 1997 1 mins read 441 views
Making Thimphu town a better place to live in

Letters to the Editor

May 09, 1997 2 mins read 437 views
Negligence : what cost ?

Editorial

May 09, 1997 2 mins read 488 views
Food price index

Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)

May 09, 1997 0 mins read 511 views
Children exposed to new technique

Science/ Technology

May 09, 1997 1 mins read 438 views
A better telecom service for Phuentsholing

Telecommunication Department

May 09, 1997 2 mins read 473 views
Developing leadership qualities

Agriculture Activities

May 09, 1997 1 mins read 436 views
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