October of 1997

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Dashain festival celebrated

Festival (A-Z)

Oct 17, 1997 1 mins read 517 views
Chortens vandalised

Crime

Oct 17, 1997 0 mins read 353 views
Basketball tournament begins

Sport

Oct 24, 1997 0 mins read 383 views
National Library computerizes catalogues of literary treasures

National Library

Oct 24, 1997 3 mins read 376 views
A popular visit

Editorial

Oct 18, 1997 2 mins read 375 views
Fire destroys workshops in Thimphu

Accident

Oct 03, 1997 1 mins read 426 views
Two trapped Himalayan bears released

Forest Poaching

Oct 03, 1997 1 mins read 395 views
DANIDA assesses environment sector programmes

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Oct 03, 1997 1 mins read 454 views
Lifting heavy cargo<br>

Projects

Oct 03, 1997 1 mins read 330 views
What is climate change, earth's biggest challenge

Meteorology-Climate/Weather

Oct 03, 1997 6 mins read 435 views
Helmets are a must, says RSTA

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Oct 03, 1997 1 mins read 428 views
Residents clean Thimphu

Welfare Tshogpas

Oct 03, 1997 1 mins read 396 views
UNDP supports scouting activities

UNDP

Oct 03, 1997 1 mins read 518 views
What Bhutan can teach the world

Letters to the Editor

Oct 03, 1997 2 mins read 489 views
The Controversy of Criticism

Viewpoints

Oct 03, 1997 5 mins read 0 views
Going wrong

Editorial

Oct 03, 1997 2 mins read 387 views
Raising the standard of Bhutanese football

Sport

Oct 03, 1997 1 mins read 327 views
Maj. Dheer wins the badminton tournament

Sport

Oct 03, 1997 2 mins read 333 views
Bhutanese graduates complete orientation programme

Sherubtse College and Graduates

Oct 03, 1997 0 mins read 329 views
A new plan for Thimphu

Urban Development

Oct 03, 1997 2 mins read 392 views
Bhutan and Thailand strengthen cooperation in health<br>

Thailand and Bhutan are strengthening relations in the field of public health, according to the Permanent Secretary of Thaila...

Oct 03, 1997 1 mins read 425 views
Four policemen killed, three injured, in Bodo attack<br>

Bhutan-Indo/ Border/ ULFA/Bodo

Oct 03, 1997 2 mins read 329 views
Irrigation channel

Agriculture Irrigation

Oct 03, 1997 0 mins read 365 views
Livestock

Animal Husbandry Livestock

Oct 03, 1997 0 mins read 420 views
Induction course

Dzongkhags

Oct 03, 1997 0 mins read 318 views
Durga puja

Festival (A-Z)

Oct 03, 1997 0 mins read 390 views
Licence forms to be issued by Trade Ministry

Bhutan - Trade

Oct 10, 1997 0 mins read 310 views
Planning Bhutan's towns

Danida

Oct 10, 1997 1 mins read 323 views
Santal assistance to continue

Bhutan - Foreign Relation

Oct 10, 1997 1 mins read 311 views
Licences required by retailers

Revenue and Custom

Oct 10, 1997 1 mins read 347 views
"I regret it, but it's past... what can I do?"

Kuensel

Oct 10, 1997 5 mins read 307 views
Wild dog attack

Accident

Oct 10, 1997 0 mins read 431 views
Private institute celebrates first award day

Private Sector

Oct 10, 1997 1 mins read 357 views
Postal services face new challenges

Bhutan-Post

Oct 10, 1997 1 mins read 310 views
Training to upgrade carpentry skills

National Technical Training Authority (NTTA)

Oct 10, 1997 2 mins read 319 views
Towards uniformity in Dzongkha

Dzongkha Development Commission (DDC)

Oct 10, 1997 1 mins read 326 views
Tiger and leopard poaching increasing, say forestry officials

Forest Damages

Oct 10, 1997 1 mins read 306 views
The Controversy of Criticism

Viewpoints

Oct 10, 1997 5 mins read 391 views
Alternative packing for currency notes

Letters to the Editor

Oct 10, 1997 1 mins read 361 views
The message

Editorial

Oct 10, 1997 2 mins read 495 views
Radhi hosts third Annual Sports Meet

Sport

Oct 10, 1997 1 mins read 326 views
Developing sports leaders

Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC)

Oct 10, 1997 1 mins read 336 views
Third fuel supplier

Companies

Oct 10, 1997 1 mins read 319 views
Jabmis complete human rights training course

Judiciary

Oct 10, 1997 2 mins read 315 views
Some roads from Assam to Bhutan to be closed<br>

Home Affairs

Oct 10, 1997 1 mins read 355 views
Thousands attend Thimphu Dubchhen

Festival (A-Z)

Oct 10, 1997 1 mins read 334 views
Volleyball

Sport

Oct 10, 1997 0 mins read 437 views
World Forestry Congress

Forestry Institution

Oct 10, 1997 0 mins read 329 views
World Food Day

International Day

Oct 10, 1997 0 mins read 483 views
Thimphu Tshechu

Tshechu

Oct 10, 1997 0 mins read 374 views
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Recents

Honouring the legacy of the Great Fourth

The story of His Majesty the Fourth King is an extraordinary one in our history. At 16, His Majesty became King, following the untimely passing of his father, the Third Druk Gyalpo. His Majesty inherited a nation in transition, a country taking its first steps toward modernisation, while gradually coming out from years of isolation. Geo-politically, it was a time of turmoil and uncertainty.

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The selfless Warrior-King

The winter of 2003 would forever be etched in Bhutan’s history as the time when a King walked into the jungles of the south, especially in Samdrupjongkhar, not as a ruler commanding from afar, but as a warrior leading from the front. The air was cold, heavy with mist, and beneath the thick canopy of trees lay the sound of tension.  A nation’s patience was stretched to its limit.

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Tribute to His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the Fourth Druk Gyalpo

Throughout history, the world has seen countless leaders, yet only a few have embodied the rare harmony of wisdom, compassion, and courage that defines true greatness. Bhutan is fortunate to have been blessed by such a leader in His Majesty King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, a visionary Monarch whose reign ushered the nation into an era of peace, progress, and profound transforma

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King who sacrificed his youth to build a future for us

Among the many extraordinary acts of greatness that define the reign of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, what moves the heart most profoundly is something far more silent, far less seen: the quiet, invisible sacrifice of his own youth. It is a story etched deeply in the soul of the nation, for in giving up his own, he gifted a future to us.

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The Vajrayana King

As Bhutan reflects on its journey as the world’s last Vajrayana kingdom, it becomes ever more evident that the reign of His Majesty King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, marks one of the most sacred and transformative eras in our history.

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