September of 2015

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Need to change aviation regulation

Editorial

Sep 30, 2015 2 mins read 498 views
Bhutan renews commitment to conserve environment

UN

Sep 30, 2015 1 mins read 457 views
Voter registration on biometrics scanner begins

Election

Sep 30, 2015 2 mins read 429 views
First bridge on the Damchu-Chukha highway opens

Bridge

Sep 30, 2015 1 mins read 523 views
Changing climate threatens key development sectors

Climate change

Sep 30, 2015 3 mins read 468 views
A plea for a respectful game

Letter to the editor

Sep 30, 2015 1 mins read 464 views
Salary revision outpaces revenue generation

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Sep 30, 2015 2 mins read 413 views
Four arrested for possessing controlled substances

Crime

Sep 30, 2015 1 mins read 494 views
Bhutan reaffirms to remain carbon neutral

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Sep 30, 2015 4 mins read 436 views
Kerosene subsidy lifted for industrial establishments

Trade

Sep 30, 2015 2 mins read 495 views
National Park Conference

National Park Conference

Sep 30, 2015 0 mins read 490 views
What is in a Name? Part II

k2

Sep 25, 2015 3 mins read 495 views
Losing fat

k2

Sep 25, 2015 2 mins read 459 views
Getting back to the roots

k2

Sep 25, 2015 3 mins read 464 views
Running down Bhutanese rivers

k2

Sep 18, 2015 5 mins read 393 views
Ngatshang and Mongar gewogs reach knockout round

Archery

Sep 29, 2015 1 mins read 458 views
Football academy's water woes to end

Football

Sep 29, 2015 2 mins read 418 views
Lhamoizingkha residents anxious over swelling Sankosh

Erosion

Sep 29, 2015 2 mins read 404 views
Volunteers build house for a needy family

Volunteers

Sep 29, 2015 2 mins read 398 views
Land issue interrupts bypass road construction

Land

Sep 29, 2015 1 mins read 430 views
Poor demand for ECCDs in Trashigang

Education

Sep 29, 2015 3 mins read 391 views
Take action to reduce heart disease in women

Letter to the editor

Sep 29, 2015 2 mins read 386 views
Well begun is half done

Editorial

Sep 29, 2015 2 mins read 0 views
The sour side of lemon grass business

Lemon grass business

Sep 29, 2015 2 mins read 406 views
Matsutake collection drops in Ura

Mushroom

Sep 29, 2015 2 mins read 421 views
The captain makes the final call

Drukair

Sep 29, 2015 4 mins read 424 views
King's Camp

Camp

Sep 29, 2015 0 mins read 400 views
Merchandise delays basketball tournament

Basketball

Sep 28, 2015 1 mins read 438 views
Four schools come together for a reading fiesta

Education

Sep 28, 2015 2 mins read 416 views
Rabies cases under control

Disease

Sep 28, 2015 2 mins read 400 views
Happiness defined through 4,290 photographs

Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB)

Sep 28, 2015 2 mins read 434 views
Reckless driving along the highway

Letter to the editor

Sep 28, 2015 1 mins read 349 views
Filling the (import) gap

Editorial

Sep 28, 2015 2 mins read 419 views
Learning the new goals

SDGs

Sep 28, 2015 2 mins read 403 views
Bhutan is a carbon negative country- PM

UN

Sep 28, 2015 1 mins read 425 views
No takers for hardware and pharmaceutical items

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Sep 28, 2015 1 mins read 472 views
ABTO seeks online permit for regional tourists

Tourism

Sep 28, 2015 2 mins read 395 views
Forest and wildlife crime on the rise

Resources

Sep 28, 2015 2 mins read 473 views
49th Asian Bodybuilding Championship

Bodybuilding

Sep 28, 2015 0 mins read 439 views
HRH graces the 8th Asian Air Gun Championships opening

Shooting

Sep 27, 2015 1 mins read 402 views
Mongar renovates 480 choetens

Heritage

Sep 27, 2015 1 mins read 463 views
Phuentsholing reports cases of canine distemper

Disease

Sep 27, 2015 1 mins read 421 views
Abducted student and drivers yet to return home

Crime

Sep 27, 2015 1 mins read 404 views
Bumdra campsite removed, issues persist

Tourism

Sep 27, 2015 2 mins read 432 views
World Rabies Day - September 28, 2015 : Let's end rabies together

Letter to the editor

Sep 27, 2015 1 mins read 427 views
A good beginning?

Editorial

Sep 27, 2015 2 mins read 421 views
Bhutan calls for reform of UN

UN

Sep 27, 2015 2 mins read 423 views
Bhutan celebrates World Tourism Day

World Tourism Day

Sep 27, 2015 1 mins read 441 views
Ailing passenger de-boarded for safety reasons: Drukair

Drukair

Sep 27, 2015 4 mins read 393 views
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