November of 2021

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Talking rice self-sufficiency again

Editorial

Nov 25, 2021 2 mins read 351 views
Man sentenced to 3 years for illegal possession of firearm

Crime

Nov 25, 2021 1 mins read 356 views
ECB disqualifies Dangchu gup's nominee, OAG reviews probable charges

Election

Nov 25, 2021 4 mins read 304 views
Price of commodities rise despite tax revision

Economy

Nov 25, 2021 2 mins read 381 views
NA agrees to join International Solar Alliance

Parliament

Nov 25, 2021 2 mins read 384 views
Gender-based violence rose by 53 percent during the pandemic

Gender

Nov 25, 2021 3 mins read 373 views
Student takes exams from hospital

Education

Nov 24, 2021 1 mins read 342 views
UN50 roadshow calls for climate action among teacher trainees

Climate

Nov 24, 2021 2 mins read 313 views
Watch out for wild animals!

Letter to the Editor

Nov 24, 2021 1 mins read 329 views
Costly errors

Editorial

Nov 24, 2021 2 mins read 316 views
103 aspirants make it past dhamngoi zomdu

Election

Nov 24, 2021 1 mins read 326 views
Stepfather and landlord booked for rape in Zhemgang

Crime

Nov 24, 2021 0 mins read 315 views
RAA revokes Dangchu gup candidate's audit clearance

ACC-RAA-OAG

Nov 24, 2021 1 mins read 356 views
MoAF's 60 percent rice self-sufficiency target questionable

Agriculture

Nov 24, 2021 2 mins read 319 views
ECB repeats dhamngoi zomdus in three chiwogs

Election,

Nov 24, 2021 4 mins read 350 views
Tackling mental health holistically

Health

Nov 23, 2021 2 mins read 349 views
NLC to launch Druk One Map next year

Agriculture

Nov 23, 2021 3 mins read 348 views
ACC investigates former Patshaling gup's case

Crime

Nov 23, 2021 1 mins read 319 views
Who will clear the overgrown plants along the highway?

Letter to the Editor

Nov 23, 2021 1 mins read 349 views
Fixing the tax leakage

Editorial

Nov 23, 2021 2 mins read 396 views
PAC finds lack of communication impedes audit recovery

ACC-RAA-OAG

Nov 23, 2021 1 mins read 311 views
New road safety regulations to begin from January 2022

Transport

Nov 23, 2021 2 mins read 338 views
Wild animal disappears after attacking a man

Wild Life

Nov 23, 2021 1 mins read 300 views
Court hears police's charges against Penjore

Judiciary

Nov 23, 2021 1 mins read 441 views
Elephants destroy paddy in Samtse

Wild Life

Nov 23, 2021 1 mins read 330 views
CSOs should serve society, not selves: MPs

CSO

Nov 23, 2021 2 mins read 306 views
Team Agay Zhoem wins veteran football championship in Trongsa

Sports

Nov 22, 2021 0 mins read 313 views
The girls have done it again!

Sports

Nov 22, 2021 1 mins read 310 views
Water woes of the Gyalpoizhing College of IT

Water

Nov 22, 2021 1 mins read 379 views
Water project gives hope to Patshaling farmers

Water

Nov 22, 2021 2 mins read 348 views
Marry the Five-year plans and Gewog Development Plans for modern Bhutan

Letter to the Editor

Nov 22, 2021 2 mins read 332 views
Ensuring road safety

Editorial

Nov 22, 2021 2 mins read 360 views
Fake finance minister account on social media

Media

Nov 22, 2021 2 mins read 375 views
Myopia in children rising in the country

Health

Nov 22, 2021 3 mins read 359 views
TVET reform plan begins

Labour

Nov 22, 2021 3 mins read 332 views
Phuentsholing beyond the 100 Covid-free days

Health

Nov 22, 2021 3 mins read 361 views
Informed Parenting - The Need of the Hour

Perspective

Nov 21, 2021 4 mins read 357 views
Lauri residents unhappy with GC road blacktopping progress

Road

Nov 21, 2021 1 mins read 355 views
Therapeutic capital of the south under lockdown

Letter to the Editor

Nov 21, 2021 2 mins read 350 views
Gaydrungs wait

Editorial

Nov 21, 2021 2 mins read 340 views
Making organic compost from degradable waste

Agriculture

Nov 21, 2021 2 mins read 392 views
48 vying for gup and mangmi post in Zhemgang

Election

Nov 21, 2021 2 mins read 326 views
Remembering road traffic victims

Road

Nov 21, 2021 2 mins read 362 views
DRC to come with BITS and GST to seal tax leakage by July next year

Parliament

Nov 21, 2021 2 mins read 336 views
No legal basis to question the use of General Reserve: Finance Minister

Parliament

Nov 21, 2021 3 mins read 315 views
Bhutan lose warm-up matches to UAE

Sports

Nov 19, 2021 1 mins read 317 views
Precious time lost as street address implementation drags

City

Nov 19, 2021 2 mins read 334 views
Heritage at Risk as urbanization spreads

Feature Story

Nov 19, 2021 4 mins read 354 views
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