October of 2012

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Mothers' Tuesdays: It's six months not two years

Pedestrians' day

Oct 18, 2012 2 mins read 131 views
Early paddy harvest to thwart wild boar

Agriculture

Oct 17, 2012 1 mins read 127 views
Lhamoizingkha, Dagana: Cycling: Not a fad, but a fact of life

Dagana

Oct 17, 2012 1 mins read 134 views
Centenary Farmers Market: More greengrocers to use empty stalls on upper floor

Centenary Farmers Market

Oct 17, 2012 1 mins read 170 views
Mirrors of Bhutan

Architecture

Oct 17, 2012 3 mins read 162 views
Getting around the shortage

Editorial

Oct 17, 2012 1 mins read 151 views
Bhutan Kuen-Ngyam Party: New faces to enter the fray

Election

Oct 17, 2012 2 mins read 139 views
Work-Related Mishaps: Mostly lip service paid to laws

Labour Ministry

Oct 17, 2012 3 mins read 141 views
Basic Health Unit: DT rejects Khamdhang upgrade

Health

Oct 16, 2012 2 mins read 144 views
Hydropower Project: Powerhouse equipment expected soon

Hydropower Project

Oct 16, 2012 1 mins read 140 views
What happens after tshethar?

Letter to the editor

Oct 16, 2012 0 mins read 147 views
Restore primacy to the farm

Editorial

Oct 16, 2012 2 mins read 193 views
Dechhog Khorlo Dompa: Punakha gears up to host Chakrasamvara

Wang

Oct 16, 2012 1 mins read 141 views
World Food Day: Farming is the way forward

World Food Day

Oct 16, 2012 4 mins read 130 views
Hand-washing improves attendance

Students

Oct 15, 2012 1 mins read 152 views
Commercial Gas: Supply to start by October end

Cylinder Shortage

Oct 15, 2012 2 mins read 154 views
PM

PM

Oct 15, 2012 0 mins read 0 views
Rupee Shortage: Living with the lack

Rupee crunch

Oct 15, 2012 2 mins read 132 views
Should children participate in reality shows?

Letter to the editor

Oct 15, 2012 1 mins read 129 views
You can't keep a good woman down

Editorial

Oct 15, 2012 2 mins read 158 views
To help mountain people better, faster

Conference

Oct 15, 2012 2 mins read 160 views
Nagarkata: Bhutanese driver released on bail

Accident

Oct 15, 2012 2 mins read 144 views
Civil Aviation: How to stop the trained from getting drained?

Aviation

Oct 15, 2012 3 mins read 162 views
Gender: NCWC Study: Education between women & politics

Politics

Oct 15, 2012 4 mins read 114 views
Lhoto-Kuchu: Where they're still subsistence farmers

Agriculture

Oct 14, 2012 2 mins read 131 views
Construction sites and workers penalised .

Construction

Oct 14, 2012 2 mins read 140 views
Kicking in the dark

Letter to the editor

Oct 14, 2012 1 mins read 109 views
Learning from tragedy

Editorial

Oct 14, 2012 2 mins read 163 views
Changjiji, Thimphu: Builders hamstrung by helipad

Planning

Oct 14, 2012 3 mins read 138 views
Trashiyangtse Dzongkhag Tshogdu: "Resolve issue of missing border pillar"

Trashiyangtse

Oct 14, 2012 2 mins read 126 views
Airworthiness: ICAO concerned with aviation sector

Aviation

Oct 14, 2012 3 mins read 140 views
First royal wedding anniversary

His Majesty

Oct 14, 2012 0 mins read 152 views
Sport

Sport

Oct 12, 2012 0 mins read 0 views
Bhutan requests for 710 farm machines

Agriculture

Oct 12, 2012 2 mins read 155 views
Changbangdu, Thimphu: A locality that's a litter hotspot

Waste

Oct 12, 2012 2 mins read 139 views
Greenery Park: A memorial garden for Thimphu

Park

Oct 12, 2012 3 mins read 111 views
Half-Yearly Unaudited Accounts: Huge drop in exports from high of last year

Ferro Alloys Ltd.

Oct 12, 2012 2 mins read 129 views
Occupational Safety: Compliance still poor

Construction

Oct 12, 2012 3 mins read 137 views
The Twin Bin System: Pilot project fetches mixed results

Waste

Oct 12, 2012 4 mins read 159 views
Unique Selling Point: Culture rather than trekking .

Tourism

Oct 12, 2012 2 mins read 165 views
Tobacco Control Act: Snap inspection nets Nu 175,000 in fines

Narcotics

Oct 12, 2012 2 mins read 127 views
Motor Vehicle Accidents: Most victims are young males

Accident

Oct 12, 2012 2 mins read 133 views
Punatsangchu Hydropower Projects: The ecological price of `progress'

Environment

Oct 12, 2012 2 mins read 124 views
An analysis of the wish list

Letter to the editor

Oct 12, 2012 2 mins read 121 views
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Punakha-Gasa highway open to traffic

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From survival to sustainability

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HM graces GCIT’s Capstone Tech showcase

His Majesty the King, Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen, and Their Royal Highnesses Gyalsey Jigme Namgyel and Gyalsey Ugyen Wangchuck graced Gyalpozhing College of Information Technology’s (GCIT) 2025 Capstone Tech Innovation Showcase on June 18.

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Consumption report highlights sharp urban-rural divide

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In search of quality

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Life after kidney transplant

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A knockout triumph

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Recents

Learning from the Tading experience

While much of the country debates taxes on fixed deposit interests, GST, and the legality of certain parliamentary decisions, something more quietly transformational is happening in Tading, Samtse. There, residents are reaping the benefits, modest it may be,of smart infrastructure planning and decisive execution.

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