May of 1971

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Assembly Session Concludes

National Assembly

May 25, 1971 0 mins read 435 views
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT : 34th Session Assembly Decisions

National Assembly

May 25, 1971 8 mins read 412 views
Sport : Dev. Ministry vs. Army Game full Of Thrills

Sport

May 25, 1971 1 mins read 436 views
Buddha And Buddhism

Religion

May 25, 1971 4 mins read 0 views
Pugli School Celebrates His Majesty's Birthday

His Majesty

May 25, 1971 0 mins read 440 views
Swiss Engineer In Thimphu

Bhutan-Switzerland

May 25, 1971 0 mins read 433 views
Second Five Year Plan Successful

Planning

May 25, 1971 1 mins read 471 views
Summer Exodus of Monks From Punakha

Religion

May 25, 1971 0 mins read 511 views
Tender System For Construction Works

National Assembly

May 25, 1971 0 mins read 522 views
Mechanical Training in Australia

Training/Workshop/Seminar/Country

May 18, 1971 0 mins read 464 views
Exhibition Soccer : Police Surprise Army

Sport

May 18, 1971 1 mins read 386 views
Buddha And Buddhism

Religion

May 18, 1971 2 mins read 522 views
Motor Accident

Accident

May 18, 1971 0 mins read 456 views
German Gift for Bhutan

Bhutan - Germany

May 18, 1971 0 mins read 413 views
Afro-Asian Conference On Small Industries

Industries (A-Z)

May 18, 1971 0 mins read 428 views
Indian Commissioner, Small Scale Industries Arrives In Thimphu

Visitors

May 18, 1971 1 mins read 413 views
Special Officer of Bhutan In India Presents Credentials

Bhutan- India

May 18, 1971 0 mins read 402 views
Sports : Football Tournament 191 Likely To Begin on May 15

Sport

May 11, 1971 1 mins read 373 views
41 Officers Promoted In Royal Bhutan Army

Royal Bhutan Army (RBA)

May 18, 1971 1 mins read 458 views
Musical Presentation of " MAHUA"

Special Commission For Cultural Affairs/ Bhutan Music/ RAPA

May 11, 1971 0 mins read 378 views
Driftwood Exhibition

Exhibition

May 11, 1971 0 mins read 406 views
Agriculture Officer Back From Course Abroad

Training/Workshop/Seminar/Country

May 11, 1971 1 mins read 367 views
Police Archery Contest

Sport

May 03, 1971 0 mins read 423 views
Objectives, Growth & Achievements of Electricity In Bhutan

Power

May 03, 1971 2 mins read 377 views
New Royal Advisory Councillor For Southern Bhutan

Royal Advisory Council (RAC)

May 03, 1971 0 mins read 415 views
Great Progress Shown By Bank of Bhutan

Bank of Bhutan (BOB)

May 03, 1971 3 mins read 385 views
Assembly Spring Session Commences

National Assembly

May 03, 1971 0 mins read 396 views
Don Bosco Boys Celebrate His Majesty's Birthday

His Majesty

May 11, 1971 0 mins read 368 views
His Majesty In Tencholing

His Majesty

May 11, 1971 0 mins read 392 views
His Majesty The Druk Gyalpo Celebrates Forty-Third Birthday

His Majesty

May 03, 1971 0 mins read 390 views
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