November of 2002

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Bhutan celebrates His Majesty’s birthday

More than 250 farmers and 186 students from the five villages of Serzhong in Mongar gathered at their community primary school, many of them walking all day, hermits t...

Nov 16, 2002 2 mins read 422 views
Good news for early pensioners

National Pension Board (NPB)

Nov 29, 2002 1 mins read 398 views
Haa yet to elect gups

Home Affairs

Nov 29, 2002 1 mins read 361 views
Dzongkhags prefer gups as DYT chairman

Dzongkhags

Nov 29, 2002 2 mins read 358 views
Hit and run driver still at large

Accident

Nov 29, 2002 1 mins read 366 views
A story within a story, within a story

Feature Film

Nov 29, 2002 6 mins read 378 views
Bridge

Bridges

Nov 29, 2002 0 mins read 0 views
BPC to improve services

Power

Nov 29, 2002 1 mins read 444 views
BT launches pre-paid call cards

Telecommunication Department

Nov 29, 2002 1 mins read 398 views
Roofing Phuentsholing

City Corporation

Nov 29, 2002 2 mins read 347 views
Strengthening RNR extension services

Agriculture Institutions

Nov 29, 2002 3 mins read 379 views
"Getting selected big deal" say graduates

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Nov 29, 2002 1 mins read 348 views
NTTA finalises "qualification frame work"

National Properties Division

Nov 29, 2002 1 mins read 347 views
Health workers train in basic psychiatric skills

Health- Conference/Workshop/Meeting

Nov 29, 2002 1 mins read 404 views
Establishing links to promote tourism

Tourism

Nov 29, 2002 1 mins read 370 views
"Weaving is my phazhi"

Handicraft

Nov 29, 2002 2 mins read 357 views
Thimphu can't find municipal leadership

City Corporation

Nov 29, 2002 2 mins read 365 views
Better substance than form

Editorial

Nov 29, 2002 2 mins read 369 views
Knowing the rules will help

Kuensel

Nov 29, 2002 2 mins read 323 views
Employment : what solution?

Kuensel

Nov 29, 2002 1 mins read 321 views
Make way for alternatives

Kuensel

Nov 29, 2002 1 mins read 351 views
Is Bhutan ready for billing machines?

Kuensel

Nov 29, 2002 1 mins read 343 views
Is Bhutan ready for billing machine?

Kuensel

Nov 29, 2002 0 mins read 357 views
Solving the employment problem

National Employment Board (NEB)

Nov 29, 2002 3 mins read 357 views
Antique sellers sentenced

Judiciary

Nov 29, 2002 1 mins read 345 views
Tackling corruption

Revenue and Custom

Nov 29, 2002 2 mins read 406 views
One convicted in gold case

Judiciary

Nov 29, 2002 0 mins read 359 views
Constitution to be submitted

Government Department

Nov 29, 2002 1 mins read 360 views
Plan talks

Bhutan- India

Nov 22, 2002 0 mins read 0 views
Naja gup cleared

Home Affairs

Nov 22, 2002 1 mins read 348 views
Spanning the Mangdue chhu

Bridges

Nov 22, 2002 1 mins read 417 views
Fuel price goes down

Bhutan Oil Distributor (BOD)

Nov 22, 2002 1 mins read 322 views
Civil service examination

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Nov 22, 2002 0 mins read 366 views
Student killed in accident

Accident

Nov 22, 2002 1 mins read 423 views
"Water poisoning" kill Yaks in Bumthang

Animal Husbandry Disease

Nov 22, 2002 2 mins read 352 views
Pension board wary, tenants angry

National Pension Board (NPB)

Nov 22, 2002 2 mins read 330 views
37,000 immunized against Polio

Health Immunization

Nov 22, 2002 1 mins read 322 views
GIS seminar

Science/ Technology

Nov 22, 2002 1 mins read 317 views
Waiting for the new bridge

Bridges

Nov 22, 2002 2 mins read 321 views
Students respond to IT campaign

Computer/Internet

Nov 22, 2002 1 mins read 327 views
Potatoes still in high demand

Agriculture/Crops/Mushroom

Nov 22, 2002 2 mins read 310 views
Bumper crop and lost harvest in Radhi

Agriculture/Crops/Mushroom

Nov 22, 2002 3 mins read 340 views
Austrian support for rural electrification

Bhuta- Austria

Nov 22, 2002 1 mins read 302 views
Mandarin grader in Phuentsholing

Agriculture/Horticulture

Nov 22, 2002 1 mins read 314 views
Gasa elects Khamae gup as DYT chairman

Home Affairs

Nov 22, 2002 0 mins read 338 views
Thimphu businesses not keen on billing machines

Business

Nov 22, 2002 2 mins read 320 views
Taxi meters : round two

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Nov 22, 2002 2 mins read 304 views
Who says men cannot become weavers ?

Handicraft

Nov 22, 2002 3 mins read 330 views
Crime: worth it ?

Editorial

Nov 22, 2002 3 mins read 344 views
The reconstruction of Paro Taktshang

Letters to the Editor

Nov 22, 2002 3 mins read 343 views
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P-I right bank stabilisation design nears completion

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Investigation underway after child dies at Tashicholing Hospital, Samtse

Samtse—The death of a class PP student at Tashicholing Hospital on October 20 has raised concerns about rural health ser...

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CCAA recovers over Nu 1 million in refunds, fines businesses for unfair practices

The Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (CCAA) facilitated refunds of over Nu 1.1 million and levied fines on bus...

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RENEW and UNICEF open three more safe spaces for women and girls

Expanding access to critical protection services for survivors of violence, RENEW and UNICEF inaugurated the Women and G...

Nov 04, 2025 2 mins read 716 views
NCHM expands permafrost monitoring

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Nov 04, 2025 2 mins read 621 views
Dairy, poultry, and aquaculture show growth in first year of 13th Plan

The Department of Livestock (DoL) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock has reported progress in dairy, poultr...

Nov 04, 2025 3 mins read 1,744 views
Their Majesties receive Hadrian Award for heritage leadership

His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen were honoured at the World Monuments Fund (WMF) Gala with the Hadrian...

Nov 03, 2025 1 mins read 1,293 views
Global Peace Prayer Festival kicks off tomorrow

Thousands of devotees from Bhutan and around the world are set to converge in Thimphu tomorrow as the Global Peace Praye...

Nov 03, 2025 4 mins read 2,163 views
Amochu quarriers call for flood walls after millions in losses

Phuentsholing—Businesses involved in extracting and exporting boulders, gravel, and sand along the Amochu river are calling for a flood protection system after recent floods caused extensive damage, with losses estimated in the billions.

Oct 16, 2025 2 mins read 1,664 views
Need bold reforms to advance women in leadership roles

Bhutan has always taken pride in being a fairly egalitarian society. In many communities, women are heads of households, inheriting property and managing family affairs. These cultural practices distinguish Bhutan from many other countries where women face far greater structural barriers.

Nov 07, 2025 3 mins read 361 views
Fraudulent businesses must be punished

The Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority is on high alert, not only investigating complaints but also penalising businesses that try to make easy money at the expense of consumers.

Nov 06, 2025 2 mins read 1,991 views
Safe spaces, unsafe realities

The opening of three new Safe Spaces for Women and Girls in Mongar, Pemagatshel, and Samdrupjongkhar marks a significant step forward in our effort to protect women and children from violence.

Nov 05, 2025 2 mins read 439 views
A small kingdom’s great prayer for the world

Beginning today, the Changlimithang ground in Thimphu will be transformed into a sanctuary of peace and hope as the Glob...

Nov 04, 2025 2 mins read 573 views
Why agile governance and policy innovation matter

Public policy is often imagined as a fixed compass, steady and unbending. But in a rapidly changing world, governance mu...

Nov 03, 2025 2 mins read 605 views
One health, one future

Our greatest strength has always been our capacity to look beyond the moment and plan for balanced progress. The recent national workshop on integrating livestock production with environ...

Nov 01, 2025 2 mins read 575 views
Preparing Bhutan for the AI era

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept. It is rapidly becoming a key component of organisational life, transforming how businesses operate, governments function, and societies interact. In...

Oct 31, 2025 2 mins read 836 views
Bhutanese youth must prepare for GMC jobs

The Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) is beginning to take shape in tangible ways, creating opportunities and opening new career pathways. The recently held GMC Career Fair in Thimphu provided a glimpse into that future. More than a dozen compani...

Oct 30, 2025 2 mins read 2,824 views
Making ESP education loan more accessible

The goal of the Economic Stimulus Programme’s (ESP) education loan is, at its core, both forward-looking and noble. It has been initiated to provide opportunities for children from poor, low-income families to pursue higher or technical educat...

Oct 29, 2025 2 mins read 1,194 views
A teacher’s gift to the nation

It is not often that a Bhutanese citizen receives a prestigious award from abroad. Yet, a teacher from Samtse, Chimi Dema, became Bhutan’s first recipient of the Princess Maha Chakri Award in Thailand, one of the mos...

Oct 28, 2025 2 mins read 1,776 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Our global culture has conditioned us to spend the best of ourselves in the pursuit of a “decent living” whatever that m...

Sep 22, 2025 4 mins read 2,637 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

Aug 26, 2025 2 mins read 6,883 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

In a world that constantly advertises, applauds, and sells consumption, acquisition and growth at all costs, cultivating...

Aug 18, 2025 2 mins read 3,999 views
Walking for those who cannot walk

There are journeys that test strength, and there are those that reveal the heart. Ani Pema Deki’s 400-kilometre walk acr...

Oct 27, 2025 2 mins read 735 views
Are we hoarding alcohol and cigarettes?

To make up for slow business, a shopkeeper in Changzamtog, Thimphu, sacrificed her puja holidays to stay open. If busine...

Oct 25, 2025 2 mins read 761 views
A responsibility we cannot leave to the police alone

Crime and drug abuse are no longer problems that exist in the shadows. They are creeping into our homes, schools, and ne...

Oct 24, 2025 2 mins read 1,089 views
Understanding the importance of the festival itself

In the far north, where the wind hums against snowy cliffs and yaks graze under a blue, unbroken sky, the Royal Highland...

Oct 23, 2025 2 mins read 490 views
Adding colours to life

Students of Draktsho East  held an art exhibition titled “Colours of Ability” in the courtyard of the Tarayana Centre in...

Oct 22, 2025 2 mins read 623 views

Recents

Gold entering a bear market?

Gelephu—As gold prices continue to retreat after hitting new records, putting pressure on the gold tourism market and domestic gold traders, the downturn may signal the beginning of the end of the rally.

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As glaciers melt, highland taps run dry

Laya, Gasa-The tap outside Phento’s home in Laya is a barometer of a growing crisis. Once reliable, its flow has dwindled to a trickle, dictating the daily rhythm of her life and that of her neighbours. The 25-year-old now plans her chores, her hygiene, and even her peace of mind around the sporadic water supply.

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