November of 2012

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His Majesty addresses engineering students

HM

Nov 15, 2012 2 mins read 176 views
Annual Report: Lots of money, not much to invest in

NPPF

Nov 15, 2012 2 mins read 132 views
Air Rescue Mechanism : Expensive but essential

Aviation

Nov 15, 2012 3 mins read 166 views
Happiness in Brazil

Perspective

Nov 14, 2012 3 mins read 169 views
The Rupee Crisis: It's the economics, stupid!

Perspective

Nov 14, 2012 4 mins read 178 views
The making of the Constitution

Perspective

Nov 14, 2012 5 mins read 0 views
Wild boar attacks farmer

Wildlife

Nov 14, 2012 1 mins read 206 views
Wamrong Fire 2009: What a difference a day makes

Fire

Nov 14, 2012 1 mins read 174 views
Jumotsangkha BHU: Three children treated for rabid dog-bite

Livestock

Nov 14, 2012 1 mins read 132 views
Foreign Exchange Rate: Reforms do little to boost Rupee against Dollar

Foreign Exchange Rate

Nov 14, 2012 2 mins read 262 views
Economy's three stages in the discord

Letter to the editor

Nov 14, 2012 1 mins read 175 views
Gyalpoizhing now sub judice

Editorial

Nov 14, 2012 2 mins read 164 views
Grand Larceny: High court sentences three youth to 12-13 years

Crime

Nov 14, 2012 1 mins read 154 views
Extended Classrooms: Multi-grade teaching in Lingzhi

School

Nov 14, 2012 2 mins read 169 views
Gyalpoizhing Land Case : Criminal charges against three

Land

Nov 14, 2012 3 mins read 163 views
Je Khenpo

Religion

Nov 13, 2012 0 mins read 0 views
PM

Visitors

Nov 13, 2012 0 mins read 0 views
9th South Asian Men's Bodybuilding: Mr Bhutan is 4th

Bodybuilding

Nov 13, 2012 1 mins read 145 views
Climate Change: Kangpara is a case in point

Kangpara

Nov 13, 2012 3 mins read 168 views
Mandarin Export: Exporters quietly optimistic

Export

Nov 13, 2012 2 mins read 154 views
This White BIG is not really White...!

Letter to the editor

Nov 13, 2012 1 mins read 148 views
It's one Pedestrian Sunday now

Editorial

Nov 13, 2012 2 mins read 159 views
Optical Fibre: Cut cable cuts Eastern Bhutan off

Telecom

Nov 13, 2012 1 mins read 238 views
Domestic Air Service: Drukair resumes flights to Bumthang

Aviation

Nov 13, 2012 2 mins read 171 views
Dordan Gonpa Robbery: Police recover a pair of trumpets

Crime

Nov 13, 2012 2 mins read 211 views
World Diabetes Day: About 23 cases diagnosed a day

Health

Nov 13, 2012 2 mins read 169 views
It's now Pedestrian Sunday!

Pedestrians' day

Nov 13, 2012 2 mins read 216 views
The making of the Constitution

Perspective

Nov 12, 2012 6 mins read 0 views
Chimong Primary School: Multiple reasons to celebrate

HM Birthday

Nov 12, 2012 1 mins read 179 views
Domestic Gas Cylinders: First time offenders spared fine (just this once)

Cylinder Shortage

Nov 12, 2012 2 mins read 211 views
Dasho Tenzin Dorji passes away

Diseased Personalities

Nov 12, 2012 2 mins read 218 views
The impact of re-settlement

Letter to the editor

Nov 12, 2012 1 mins read 193 views
LPG: Subsidised but for the deserving

Editorial

Nov 12, 2012 1 mins read 189 views
Bird flu contained

Bird Flu

Nov 12, 2012 1 mins read 169 views
Global Entrepreneurship Week : Fund's what on the brain

Seminar

Nov 12, 2012 2 mins read 197 views
Travel Medicine: Taking care of travellers

Health

Nov 12, 2012 2 mins read 180 views
BCCI : Private Sector: Wanted: A boost of Rs 5.5 B (at least)

Private Sector

Nov 12, 2012 2 mins read 192 views
Team Gungshi wins championship

Futsal

Nov 11, 2012 1 mins read 176 views
Logodama school comes out on top

Athletics

Nov 11, 2012 2 mins read 182 views
Sakteng lower secondary school

School

Nov 11, 2012 0 mins read 193 views
Soe & Lingzhi : Yak-herders form cooperatives

Agriculture

Nov 11, 2012 2 mins read 191 views
First Sunday of every month?

Pedestrians' day

Nov 11, 2012 1 mins read 174 views
A park, library, resource centre in one place

Park

Nov 11, 2012 2 mins read 186 views
School clarifies student's suicide

Letter to the editor

Nov 11, 2012 0 mins read 208 views
Roofing flip-flop

Editorial

Nov 11, 2012 2 mins read 186 views
Accidental blast kills three, injures two

Accident

Nov 11, 2012 1 mins read 158 views
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Recents

New national energy policy charts bold path to 2040

The new National Energy Policy (NEP) 2025 marks a strategic shift in how the country will manage its energy future. While continuing to honour hydropower, the policy moves decisively toward renewable diversification, energy security, climate resilience, and economic transformation to meet Bhutan’s energy goals for 2040.

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