May of 2020

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Cordyceps collector dies while returning

Cordyceps

May 27, 2020 1 mins read 308 views
10,000 needy students to get ration in Covid-19 response

Education

May 27, 2020 3 mins read 286 views
P'ling gets first Covid-19 case

Health

May 27, 2020 2 mins read 291 views
We often forget that AG is the chief public Jabmi : Shera Lhundup

Perspective

May 26, 2020 3 mins read 314 views
Trashigang town face water shortage

Water

May 26, 2020 2 mins read 307 views
Farmers lose maize to extreme weather

Disaster

May 26, 2020 2 mins read 317 views
Happiness matters in Bhutan

Letter to the editor

May 26, 2020 1 mins read 299 views
Agriculture and opportunity

Editorial

May 26, 2020 2 mins read 312 views
Public discount data package not coming any time soon

Technology

May 26, 2020 3 mins read 300 views
My Resources to become a resourceful app

Technology

May 26, 2020 1 mins read 329 views
Contractors ready to employ locals but only those skilled

Labour

May 26, 2020 2 mins read 323 views
Budget session to begin on June 1

National Assembly

May 26, 2020 2 mins read 333 views
Chapcha potato growers worried of market

Agriculture

May 25, 2020 2 mins read 300 views
Republic of Korea contributes Covid-19 prevention items

Award-Grant

May 25, 2020 2 mins read 326 views
A brief history of future

Perspective

May 25, 2020 5 mins read 332 views
Covid-19 disruption helps those in commercial farming

Agriculture

May 25, 2020 2 mins read 317 views
Our people our responsibility

Letter to the editor

May 25, 2020 1 mins read 297 views
Stigmatisation will not help anyone

Editorial

May 25, 2020 2 mins read 304 views
Major water supply line delayed after contractor flees

ACC-RAA-OAG

May 25, 2020 2 mins read 382 views
FAB resorts to making short films and MTV

Media

May 25, 2020 2 mins read 331 views
Alternative employment in agriculture preferred RSEIA study found

Agriculture

May 25, 2020 2 mins read 528 views
Wangdue Dzong progress

Infra-settlement

May 25, 2020 2 mins read 319 views
Greenhouse for a green diet

Agriculture

May 24, 2020 1 mins read 298 views
Zorig Chusum students learn and earn with institute closed

Education

May 24, 2020 2 mins read 286 views
Our solutions are in nature

Perspective

May 24, 2020 6 mins read 416 views
Chukha hazelnut growers becoming impatient

Agriculture

May 24, 2020 3 mins read 292 views
Trashiyangtse introduces strict cordyceps collection rules

Cordyceps

May 24, 2020 1 mins read 326 views
Online learning: what teachers can do

Letter to the editor

May 24, 2020 1 mins read 291 views
Thromde services need improvement

Editorial

May 24, 2020 1 mins read 318 views
Heavy rain leaves Mongar roads in poor condition

Disaster

May 24, 2020 1 mins read 292 views
PHPA II readjusts workforce to stay on track

Hydro power

May 24, 2020 2 mins read 331 views
Jomotshangkha recuperates from lockdown effect

Health

May 24, 2020 3 mins read 299 views
Bhutan not ready to welcome tourists

Tourism

May 24, 2020 2 mins read 299 views
Agriculture centres battle duplicate roles

Agriculture

May 22, 2020 2 mins read 338 views
The number of cordycep collector decline

Cordyceps

May 22, 2020 1 mins read 340 views
Bhutan observes international biodiversity day

Wild Life

May 22, 2020 2 mins read 314 views
The Covid-19 pandemic is the defining health crisis of our time

Perspective

May 22, 2020 3 mins read 294 views
OAG drops Amochhu gabion wall bribery case

ACC-RAA-OAG

May 22, 2020 5 mins read 260 views
L&T company to layoff 48 drivers

Hydro power

May 22, 2020 2 mins read 341 views
A different kind of mismatch in the construction sector

Infra-settlement

May 22, 2020 3 mins read 319 views
Legal dilemma of revealing and protecting source

Letter to the editor

May 22, 2020 2 mins read 316 views
Not locked down, but cut off

Editorial

May 22, 2020 2 mins read 321 views
Wear face masks for safety: Health Minister

Health

May 22, 2020 1 mins read 285 views
Former Trongsa dzongdag appeals to the High Court

Crime

May 22, 2020 2 mins read 298 views
Ministry will ensure economic activity: Economic Minister

Trade

May 22, 2020 1 mins read 276 views
Incessant rainfall cause damage in Tsirang

Disaster

May 22, 2020 1 mins read 293 views
Bhutan has two more Covid-19 positive cases

Health

May 22, 2020 3 mins read 292 views
Govt. proposes major changes in 2020-21 annual budget

Finance

May 22, 2020 3 mins read 278 views
CSI Bank to own CCs from July

Banks

May 21, 2020 2 mins read 294 views
UK Baroness lauds Bhutan's effort in fighting Covid-19

Health

May 21, 2020 2 mins read 287 views
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