May of 2014

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Climate change's spiritual hope

Editorial

May 04, 2014 2 mins read 334 views
Border gate sealed for Bhutanese

Law and order

May 04, 2014 0 mins read 331 views
A plea for behaviour change

RENEW

May 04, 2014 2 mins read 329 views
World Bank forecasts 121 % debt to GDP ratio

World bank

May 04, 2014 2 mins read 351 views
43 houses affected by windstorm

Disaster-windstorm

May 04, 2014 1 mins read 316 views
Free Media

BCMD

May 04, 2014 0 mins read 330 views
Bhutan commended for promotion, protection of human rights

Human Right

May 02, 2014 3 mins read 501 views
Dispute over shared water source

Water source

May 02, 2014 2 mins read 326 views
Dragmar nye draws pilgrims like a magnet

Lhakhang

May 02, 2014 2 mins read 290 views
Tree plantation

Picture story

May 02, 2014 0 mins read 443 views
DCCL seeks flexible exit/entry timings at Rinchenthang gate

Dungsam Cement corporation ltd (DCCL)

May 02, 2014 1 mins read 314 views
Labour contractors complain of diagnostic delay

Labour

May 02, 2014 2 mins read 284 views
FCB to help farms tackle rising feed price

Livestock

May 02, 2014 1 mins read 302 views
Stories on the wall

History

May 02, 2014 4 mins read 347 views
IT Park: The real picture

Perspective

May 02, 2014 4 mins read 336 views
The two sides of the scrap story

PHPA II

May 02, 2014 1 mins read 327 views
First rainwater harvesting system launched

Rinchen Kuenphen PS

May 02, 2014 2 mins read 343 views
Road department appeals to high court

Judiciary

May 02, 2014 2 mins read 332 views
National language - Better or worse?

My say

May 01, 2014 1 mins read 328 views
On press freedom day

Editorial

May 02, 2014 2 mins read 338 views
PM meets cabbies

Taxis

May 02, 2014 3 mins read 399 views
Big role for a small country

Environment:

May 02, 2014 2 mins read 377 views
DHI to take over IT park

IT park

May 02, 2014 3 mins read 384 views
Accident kills one

Accident

May 02, 2014 0 mins read 0 views
Druk United's decisive 8-3 win

Football

May 01, 2014 1 mins read 298 views
Hailstorm flattens Kashi fields

Disaster

May 01, 2014 1 mins read 301 views
Teacher's Day poetry competition:

Teacher's Day

May 01, 2014 0 mins read 320 views
NC chairman allays highlander misgivings

Farm Road

May 01, 2014 2 mins read 273 views
Politics & social networking sites

My say

May 01, 2014 1 mins read 333 views
How disaster-prepared?

Editorial

May 01, 2014 2 mins read 336 views
Khariphu mine to resume despite some villagers' dissent

Mining

May 01, 2014 2 mins read 324 views
UNFCCC executive secretary visit Bhutan

Climate change

May 01, 2014 0 mins read 331 views
Happy Teachers' Day

Teacher day

May 01, 2014 0 mins read 344 views
Initial steps to sending Bhutanese youth to Kuwait

Une,ployment

May 01, 2014 1 mins read 304 views
Amochhu land reclamation project to resume.

DHI Infra

May 01, 2014 2 mins read 329 views
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