September of 2017

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Husband sets wife on fire

Crime

Sep 22, 2017 1 mins read 362 views
Structural change in the economy upsets investment climate

Investment climate

Sep 22, 2017 3 mins read 264 views
No issue of law but administrative actions: BNCA

Bhutan Narcotics Control Authority (BNCA)

Sep 22, 2017 3 mins read 300 views
Committee reconstituted to study hospital corporatisation

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH)

Sep 22, 2017 3 mins read 252 views
47-year-old caught smuggling N-10

Crime

Sep 22, 2017 0 mins read 295 views
Dechenchholing, Yangchenphug win youth basketball championship

Basketball

Sep 21, 2017 1 mins read 289 views
Yarney concludes in Kanglung

Religion

Sep 21, 2017 2 mins read 221 views
BICMA approves 56 channels for uniformity

Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority (BICMA)

Sep 21, 2017 3 mins read 268 views
Response to what's fair about the trade fair?

Letter to the editor

Sep 21, 2017 1 mins read 236 views
We are what we watch

Editorial

Sep 21, 2017 2 mins read 298 views
Technopreneurship to encourage youth start-ups

Entrepreneurship course

Sep 21, 2017 2 mins read 252 views
ECB allows familarisation tours to political parties

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Sep 21, 2017 2 mins read 236 views
P/ling sees a drop in dengue cases this year

Health diseases

Sep 21, 2017 1 mins read 308 views
Thruebab, a day to cleanse

Festival

Sep 21, 2017 2 mins read 262 views
Food security project to benefit 10,000 households

Agriculture

Sep 21, 2017 2 mins read 295 views
Bhutan vs India today

Football

Sep 21, 2017 0 mins read 298 views
Open athletics championship fields potential athletes

Athletics

Sep 20, 2017 2 mins read 291 views
Two goals, two wins: Bhutan stands second

Football

Sep 20, 2017 1 mins read 284 views
Doksum town to have a fuel depot by December

Fuel

Sep 20, 2017 2 mins read 248 views
Stray horses under observation for rabies

Horses

Sep 20, 2017 2 mins read 298 views
Challenges facing polio eradication in the country

Health diseases

Sep 20, 2017 1 mins read 434 views
Sued Kamdar resident claims of community bullying her family

Crime

Sep 20, 2017 1 mins read 316 views
Dilemma over significance of Tshechu

Letter to the editor

Sep 20, 2017 2 mins read 285 views
What aggrieves our health workers?

Editorial

Sep 20, 2017 2 mins read 322 views
We are committed to eradicating poverty: PM

PM visits

Sep 20, 2017 1 mins read 266 views
Influenza outbreak contained in Damphu CS

Health diseases

Sep 20, 2017 2 mins read 305 views
RemitBhutan records USD 2M in remittances

RemitBhutan

Sep 20, 2017 2 mins read 296 views
Team to investigate Gedu accident

Accident

Sep 20, 2017 0 mins read 289 views
Bhutan U-18 secures first international win

Football

Sep 19, 2017 2 mins read 283 views
Heritage forest project to conserving Tsirangtoed dzong ruins

Forest

Sep 19, 2017 2 mins read 392 views
Students learn hair cutting skills

Students

Sep 19, 2017 2 mins read 277 views
Thimphu Thromde prepares for Tshechu

Tshechu

Sep 19, 2017 1 mins read 320 views
Japan and Bhutan learn from each other

Bhutan-Japan

Sep 19, 2017 2 mins read 327 views
What's fair about the trade fair?

Letter to the editor

Sep 19, 2017 1 mins read 281 views
Controlling dog population needs sustained effort

Editorial

Sep 19, 2017 1 mins read 274 views
Lunana cellular service to be improved

Bhutan Telecom (BT)

Sep 19, 2017 2 mins read 267 views
UN framework identifies four areas for assistance

UN

Sep 19, 2017 2 mins read 264 views
NC retracts decision to amend Election Act

National Council (NC)

Sep 19, 2017 2 mins read 274 views
People living with disability need empathy: DPAB

Disabled Persons' Association of Bhutan (DPAB)

Sep 19, 2017 2 mins read 275 views
Documentary wins Best Canberra Short Film

Film

Sep 19, 2017 0 mins read 288 views
Countering rural urban migration through regional revitalisation

Perspective

Sep 18, 2017 4 mins read 287 views
Suicides on the rise in Samtse

Suicide

Sep 18, 2017 1 mins read 270 views
Health officials propose off-hour clinic practices in dzongkhags

Health

Sep 18, 2017 3 mins read 268 views
Need to collaborate traditional and modern medicine

Health

Sep 18, 2017 1 mins read 286 views
Cricket has bright future in Bhutan

Letter to the editor

Sep 18, 2017 1 mins read 299 views
Passing the buck at what cost?

Editorial

Sep 18, 2017 2 mins read 276 views
PM at UNGA

PM visits

Sep 18, 2017 1 mins read 235 views
Dogs become nuisance in Chamkar town

Dogs

Sep 18, 2017 1 mins read 263 views
Influenza outbreak in Damphu Central School

Health diseases

Sep 18, 2017 1 mins read 317 views
68 % of healthcare providers satisfied with their job

Health

Sep 18, 2017 2 mins read 235 views
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Recents

The true measure of public service

The civil service is the backbone of our nation’s development. From remote gewogs to the capital, civil servants have played a key role in keeping the government running and serving citizens every day. The Royal Civil Service Award has been instituted to honour the long and faithful service of civil servants, not only in terms of longevity but also quality and impact upon the lives of citizens.

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