December of 1979

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NOTEABLE EVENTS OF 1979

Wrap Up News

Dec 29, 1979 1 mins read 527 views
NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATIONS BARA JR. HIGH SCHOOL

National Day

Dec 29, 1979 0 mins read 450 views
NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATIONS-TONGSA

National Day

Dec 29, 1979 0 mins read 514 views
CRECHE FOR CHILDREN IN NORBULING OPENED

December 30, 1979 - A day care centre for children a 'creche' was opened in the resettlement village of Norbuling in Gaylegphug on December 10. Besides the Dzongda of Gaylegphu...

Dec 30, 1979 1 mins read 578 views
INDO-BHUTAN FRIENDSHIP ASSOCIATION CELEBRATES NATIONAL DAY OF BHUTAN

National Day

Dec 29, 1979 1 mins read 446 views
SOUTH ASIAN FESTIVAL OF CULTURE-NEW DELHI

Festival (A-Z)

Dec 29, 1979 1 mins read 491 views
INTERNATIONAL BUDDHIST SEMINAR-NEPAl

Buddhism

Dec 29, 1979 1 mins read 449 views
NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATIONS-GAYLEGPHUG

National Day

Dec 29, 1979 1 mins read 517 views
His Majesty The King Inaugurates The Pema Gatshel Road

His Majesty the King, on his way to Pema Gatshel in Dungsam to celebrate the National Day, inaugurated the 24 Km road linking Pema...

Dec 23, 1979 1 mins read 540 views
NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATIONS-THIMPHU

National Day

Dec 22, 1979 1 mins read 471 views
SENIOR OFFICIALS WORKING GROUP MEETING IN COLOMBO

Bhutan-Colombo

Dec 22, 1979 1 mins read 461 views
His Majesty Releases Stamps

To mark the historic occasion of the National Day Celebrations at Pema Gatshel, in Dungsam His Majesty the King released a set of stamps and First Day Covers (F.D.Cs) commemorating the "Antiques of Bhutan" on Dec...

Dec 23, 1979 0 mins read 474 views
His Majesty Celebrates the National Day at Pema Gatshel in Dungsam

On the morning of December 17, about ten thousand people gathered at the parade ground in Pema...

Dec 23, 1979 5 mins read 486 views
His Majesty Arrives at Pema Gatshel

His Majesty the King and his entourage arrived at Pema Gatshel, Dungsam on the afternoon of December 16, 1979 to celebrate the National Day.

Dec 23, 1979 1 mins read 462 views
VISIT OF DR.HERBERT TRAXL, DEPUTY AMBASSADOR, REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA

Bhutan-Austria

Dec 15, 1979 1 mins read 487 views
TSAMANG PRIMARY SCHOOL-MONGAR

Education- Schools

Dec 15, 1979 0 mins read 464 views
REPORT FROM DR. GRAHAM'S SCHOOL STUDENTS-KALIMPONG

Education- Schools

Dec 15, 1979 1 mins read 450 views
VISIT OF UNV COORDINATOR, MR. NABULSI

Visitors

Dec 15, 1979 1 mins read 392 views
EXHIBITION OF DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITIES AT DAMPHU

Exhibition

Dec 15, 1979 2 mins read 408 views
RAINFALL CAUSES DAMAGE TO BRICKS-GAYLEGPHUG

Landslides and Floods

Dec 08, 1979 0 mins read 415 views
HRH ASHI PEMA LHADEN WANGCHUCK INAUGURATES SHERSHONG PRIMARY SCHOOL

Education- Schools

Dec 08, 1979 1 mins read 648 views
NATIONAL ARCHERY KNOCK-OUT TOURNAMENT

Sport

Dec 08, 1979 1 mins read 409 views
KANGLUNG PRIMARY SCHOOL

Education- Schools

Dec 08, 1979 0 mins read 0 views
SHERUBTSE COLLEGE KANGLUNG

Sherubtse College and Graduates

Dec 08, 1979 0 mins read 475 views
MODERN DAIRY FARM

Animal Husbandry Policy

Dec 08, 1979 1 mins read 420 views
NEW BUILDING FOR GAYLEGPHUG SCHOOL

Education- Schools

Dec 08, 1979 0 mins read 407 views
Visit of the International General Secretary - Leprosy Mission

Dr. A. D. Askew, the International General Secretary of the Leprosy Mission, Headquarter in London, was in...

Dec 09, 1979 1 mins read 457 views
EIGHTH DZONGKHAG YARGYE TSHOGCHHUNG-TASHIGANG

Dzongkhags

Dec 01, 1979 4 mins read 399 views
ANNUAL SPORTS DAY

Sport

Dec 01, 1979 0 mins read 462 views
SOCCER TOURNAMENT

Sport

Dec 01, 1979 0 mins read 413 views
SIGNING OF PROJECT DOCUMENTS

Projects

Dec 01, 1979 1 mins read 390 views
ACTING PRESIDENT OF SOUTH KOREA'S MESSAGE TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING

Bhutan - Korea

Dec 01, 1979 1 mins read 398 views
MEENA BAZAAR IN GAYLEGPHUG

Dzongkhags

Dec 01, 1979 0 mins read 427 views
A.D.P. IRRIGATION SCHEME TO BE COMPLETED SOON

Agriculture Irrigation

Dec 01, 1979 1 mins read 422 views
ELECTION OF MEMBERS FOR ROYAL ADVISORY COUNCIL

Royal Advisory Council (RAC)

Dec 01, 1979 3 mins read 414 views
CONCLUSION OF THE 51ST NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

National Assembly

Dec 01, 1979 0 mins read 414 views
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