February of 1976

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Fire Destroys Properties in New India House Complex

Accident

Feb 28, 1976 0 mins read 680 views
Sherubtse In Calcutta Science Exhibition

Sherubtse College and Graduates

Feb 28, 1976 0 mins read 704 views
SUPPLEMENTARY : Tibetan Refugees

Tibet

Feb 28, 1976 6 mins read 615 views
Mr. Daulat Singh Visits Bhutan

Visitors

Feb 28, 1976 1 mins read 740 views
World Food Programme for Improvement of Nutrition in Primary Schools in Bhutan

WFP (World Food Program)

Feb 29, 1976 1 mins read 678 views
Dormitories for Primary Schools in Eastern Bhutan

Education- Schools

Feb 21, 1976 0 mins read 661 views
New Chief Accounts Officer

Bhutan - Finance

Feb 21, 1976 0 mins read 653 views
New Managing Director of Bank of Bhutan

Bank of Bhutan (BOB)

Feb 21, 1976 0 mins read 754 views
Indian Diplomat Leaves

Visitors

Feb 21, 1976 0 mins read 829 views
Training Scheme For Accountants in Thimphu

Training/Workshop/Seminar/Country

Feb 21, 1976 3 mins read 657 views
COLOMBO PLAN TO ORGANISE SEMINAR IN THIMPHU

Bhutan-Colombo

Feb 21, 1976 1 mins read 624 views
Bhutan Explores Foreign Markets for Cardamom

Agriculture/Horticulture

Feb 07, 1976 0 mins read 767 views
Mr. Vishnoi Bids Farewell To Bank of Bhutan

Bank of Bhutan (BOB)

Feb 07, 1976 1 mins read 820 views
New Chief Town planner

Bhutan- India

Feb 07, 1976 0 mins read 735 views
Eastern Bhutan Connected with Telegraph Link

Telecommunication Department

Feb 07, 1976 0 mins read 782 views
Marketing Boards for Samchi, Sibsoo

Food Corporation of Bhutan (FCB)

Feb 07, 1976 1 mins read 695 views
Interim payment by Insurance Corporation

Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan (RICB)

Feb 07, 1976 0 mins read 650 views
Ten shops Gutted by fire in Thimphu

A prominent portion of Thimphu Market Complex was completely destroyed in a big fire which broke out on the night of February 3. The fire, which has been described as the biggest ever in B...

Feb 08, 1976 1 mins read 568 views
Australian High Commissioner Pays Farewell Visit

Bhutan-Australia

Feb 07, 1976 2 mins read 635 views
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Mongar proposes one-stop service centre to tackle business bottlenecks

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Yojay–Sharing the practice of prayer

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Aug 12, 2026 5 mins read 1,180 views
Paro FC secures third consecutive AFC Challenge League group-stage spot

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Aug 12, 2026 2 mins read 1,715 views
His Majesty The King reviews progress of key GMC projects

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Aug 08, 2026 1 mins read 2,434 views
Airborne survey uncovers copper, tungsten, and rare earth mineral deposits

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Aug 08, 2026 3 mins read 13,154 views
Nearly 2,400 young Bhutanese actively seeking employment: MoICE

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Aug 08, 2026 3 mins read 3,576 views
Government holds off on immediate EV subsidies despite affordability concerns

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Aug 08, 2026 4 mins read 4,740 views
Foreign reserves remain above threshold despite import pressures: FM

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Aug 08, 2026 2 mins read 2,006 views
Govt. renews push to ease Suvidha fee burden on Bhutanese exporters

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Aug 08, 2026 4 mins read 2,076 views
Homes for all!

Homeownership in Bhutan, long understood as the most reliable pathway to financial security, is rapidly becoming an illusion. For young professionals, civil servants, and middle-income families, what once required steady employment and disciplined saving now demands incomes that most urban households simply do not earn. This growing structural crisis demands immediate, decisive action.

Jun 24, 2026 2 mins read 4,412 views
The spending paradox

A common development paradox in Bhutan is the squandering of scarce resources on funding our projects, big or small.

Jun 20, 2026 2 mins read 4,306 views
Bridging the middle gap

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Jun 17, 2026 2 mins read 7,215 views
Reform or stay shut

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Jun 13, 2026 2 mins read 3,984 views
Overseas employment isn’t the solution

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Jun 10, 2026 2 mins read 4,581 views
United for Project 108

Bhutanese, friends of Bhutan, and our well-wishers are willingly answering the call to fulfill the Royal vision of erecting 108 Jangchub Choetens along the Mao Chhu in Gelephu Mindfulnes...

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Banks can unlock growth through affordable credit

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Jun 03, 2026 3 mins read 5,258 views
A missed opportunity

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May 30, 2026 2 mins read 5,071 views
Dorjilung hydropower to raise GDP by 2.4%, generate 5,000 jobs

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Jan 31, 2026 3 mins read 17,873 views
ESP Steering Committee to review Nu 575 million in unspent, recovered funds

The Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) Steering Committee will review how to reallocate Nu 574.73 million in unspent and...

Jan 31, 2026 2 mins read 15,567 views
New FDI regime offers wider access to foreign investors in agriculture

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Jan 03, 2026 3 mins read 17,157 views
The virus, the fear, and the freedom beyond both

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May 24, 2026 4 mins read 4,032 views
Whose face are you wearing?

The desire for happiness is universal, and beauty, prestige, and wealth have always been seen as pathways to achieve it....

May 16, 2026 4 mins read 4,333 views
A memoir of hustle and heartache

May 11, 2026 3 mins read 4,888 views
From monastery to street: A Bhutanese case for rap

May 11, 2026 4 mins read 4,679 views
Café by the waterfall

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May 02, 2026 2 mins read 5,314 views
Chain-link fencing: somebody’s gain, another’s loss

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May 27, 2026 2 mins read 5,286 views
Fixing and fine-tuning GST regime

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May 23, 2026 2 mins read 5,218 views
Insolvency law, a long overdue

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May 20, 2026 3 mins read 5,131 views
GMC was a masterstroke

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May 16, 2026 2 mins read 7,623 views
Fighting online scams

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May 13, 2026 2 mins read 5,253 views

Recents

Matsutake price picks up again

Sangay Shamu was priced at Nu 2,000 per kilogramme for Class A mushrooms and Nu 1,800 per kilogramme for Class B this year. Last year, Class A mushrooms fetched only Nu 1,800 per kilogramme.

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The vanishing trade of Drukor

Drukor usually began by late October and continued for four months. As they moved from village to village collecting grain, highlanders took about a week in each place to gather grain and exchange dairy products.

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