November of 2021

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HC dismisses disqualified LG candidates' petition

Judiciary

Nov 30, 2021 2 mins read 435 views
MoLHR focuses on skilling youth

Parliament

Nov 30, 2021 2 mins read 434 views
Fuss-less finding with Smartphones

Feature Story

Nov 30, 2021 2 mins read 464 views
We need quality CSOs?

CSO

Nov 30, 2021 1 mins read 447 views
Questioning the question hour

Editorial

Nov 30, 2021 2 mins read 426 views
High Court bench III dismisses conspiracy case appeal

Judiciary

Nov 30, 2021 1 mins read 470 views
Proposal to include female officers in Police Service Board shot down

Parliament

Nov 30, 2021 1 mins read 456 views
Dorjilung hydropower DPR to be ready in seven months

Parliament

Nov 30, 2021 1 mins read 471 views
Funding developmental activities from GRF not against law: FM

Parliament

Nov 30, 2021 2 mins read 644 views
Bhutan records 22 new HIV cases in past five months

Health

Nov 30, 2021 2 mins read 472 views
PCE_zero tolerance against sexual harassment

Gender

Nov 29, 2021 2 mins read 452 views
Teaching impermanence to children through a book

Education

Nov 29, 2021 1 mins read 430 views
NC members support HR independence of ACC

Parliament

Nov 29, 2021 1 mins read 447 views
Addressing road safety

Letter to the Editor

Nov 29, 2021 1 mins read 443 views
Complaints against former Tashiding gup

Local Government

Nov 29, 2021 1 mins read 426 views
Police will be entitled to benefits like RBA and RBG: NA

Parliament

Nov 29, 2021 3 mins read 530 views
Two gewogs in Trashigang with lone gup candidates

Election

Nov 29, 2021 2 mins read 452 views
LG candidates turn to High Court after last-minute bizarre disqualification

Local Government

Nov 29, 2021 3 mins read 412 views
Issue bigger than gups

Editorial

Nov 29, 2021 2 mins read 439 views
Invincible Sunrise Women's FC crowned champions

Sports

Nov 28, 2021 1 mins read 434 views
NC to deliberate on major sections of ACC Bill dropped by NA

Parliament

Nov 28, 2021 5 mins read 404 views
On ABTO's proposal

Letter to the Editor

Nov 28, 2021 2 mins read 444 views
Dealing with the new Covid variant

Editorial

Nov 28, 2021 2 mins read 403 views
Resolving water issues a priority for thrompon candidates

Election

Nov 28, 2021 1 mins read 468 views
Should we worry about the national debt?

Parliament

Nov 28, 2021 7 mins read 406 views
Omicron threat causes worldwide scramble

Health

Nov 28, 2021 2 mins read 428 views
His Majesty enters quarantine after a Royal tour of the south

Royal

Nov 28, 2021 1 mins read 408 views
Adverse social impact of Covid-19

Economy

Nov 26, 2021 3 mins read 416 views
OAG dismisses allegations against former Shelngana gup

ACC-RAA-OAG

Nov 26, 2021 3 mins read 497 views
New hydropower projects won't be rushed

Hydro power

Nov 26, 2021 2 mins read 391 views
Major planned activities to align with revised TSP

City

Nov 26, 2021 2 mins read 479 views
A fading love story of Tramtsithang

Feature Story

Nov 26, 2021 2 mins read 504 views
Tourism Post Covid

Perspective

Nov 26, 2021 4 mins read 420 views
The Constitutional Equation of the GNH

Perspective

Nov 26, 2021 5 mins read 605 views
What determines the electability of local leaders?

Election

Nov 26, 2021 3 mins read 436 views
Pongchula international airport unlikely

Transport

Nov 26, 2021 2 mins read 427 views
295 to contest for LG posts in Samtse

Election

Nov 26, 2021 1 mins read 451 views
CSI on track: economic affairs minister

Parliament

Nov 26, 2021 1 mins read 415 views
State Secrets should not be a shelter to bury lapses of the state agencies

Letter to the Editor

Nov 26, 2021 2 mins read 419 views
The fruits of wisdom

Editorial

Nov 26, 2021 2 mins read 473 views
Opposition raises alarm on govt's budget use

Parliament

Nov 26, 2021 3 mins read 440 views
Semjong Celebrates

Water

Nov 26, 2021 3 mins read 432 views
Bhutanese tea importers meet Indian exporters

Trade

Nov 25, 2021 1 mins read 409 views
RCSC will redeploy 25 civil servants

RCSC

Nov 25, 2021 3 mins read 414 views
Sergithang Maed chiwog conducts dhamngoi zomdu three times

Election

Nov 25, 2021 1 mins read 442 views
Agencies must help ACC root out corruption

Letter to the Editor

Nov 25, 2021 1 mins read 434 views
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The never-ending tourism debate

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Ready to take off from GMC

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Why we must invest in Research & Development

Bhutan is not short of ideas, intellect or institutions. What it lacks is a strong, working bridge between research, pol...

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To eat meat or not!

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Disaster preparedness is our best defence

The National Council this week questioned the government on the country’s disaster preparedness. This is a pertinent iss...

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Equity in education merits discourse

During a recent Question Hour session in the National Assembly, Members of Parliament (MP) called for an open debate on...

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Deeper than HIV/AIDS

Far from the bustling capital, the community of Genekha observed an important global day. December 1 was World AIDS Day....

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Solving youth unemployment before it’s too late

Youth unemployment has become one of Bhutan’s most persistent national challenges. And it endures despite successive gov...

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Addressing teacher shortage and quality

In some schools, especially in urban centres, there are more teachers than timetables demand. In others, often remote sc...

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