October of 1979

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Diseased Personalities

Oct 27, 1979 1 mins read 0 views
INCENTIVES TO LEARN DZONGKHA

Dzongkha Development Commission (DDC)

Oct 27, 1979 1 mins read 427 views
THE NATIONAL SHEEP AND YAK PROJECT AT BUMTHANG

Animal Husbandry Livestock

Oct 27, 1979 1 mins read 536 views
DIWALI CELEBRATION IN THIMPHU

Festival (A-Z)

Oct 27, 1979 0 mins read 465 views
GAYLEGPHUG JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL EXPANDED

Education- Schools

Oct 27, 1979 0 mins read 449 views
DZONGKHAG YARGYE TSHOGCHUNG- PEMA GATSHEL

Planning

Oct 27, 1979 3 mins read 434 views
VARIETY SHOW AT Y.C.S. AUDITORIUM

UN Agencies

Oct 27, 1979 1 mins read 500 views
UN DAY CELEBRATIONS

UN Agencies

Oct 27, 1979 8 mins read 441 views
OTHER UN ACTIVITIES IN BHUTAN

UNDP

Oct 20, 1979 2 mins read 421 views
FUTURE UNDP-ASSISTED PROJECTS IN BHUTAN

UNDP

Oct 20, 1979 2 mins read 440 views
PRESENT UNDP-ASSISTED PROJECTS IN BHUTAN

UNDP

Oct 20, 1979 5 mins read 424 views
THE UNITED NATIONS' DAY

UN Agencies

Oct 20, 1979 10 mins read 462 views
BHUTAN ATTENDS 34TH SESSION OF U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY

UN Agencies

Oct 20, 1979 1 mins read 435 views
PROGRESS OF ROAD TO USAKHA

Roads

Oct 20, 1979 0 mins read 483 views
MILK BOOTH AT GAYLEGPHUG

Animal Husbandry Livestock

Oct 20, 1979 1 mins read 415 views
SOCCER LEAGUE TOURNAMENT-YONPHULA

Sport

Oct 20, 1979 0 mins read 362 views
NEWS FROM OUR REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT

Dzongkhags

Oct 20, 1979 0 mins read 440 views
WFP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR VISITS CHUKHA

WFP (World Food Program)

Oct 20, 1979 0 mins read 411 views
FAO PROJECT OFFICER VISITS BHUTAN

Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)

Oct 20, 1979 1 mins read 403 views
NEW VEGETABLE MARKET OPENED AT SHEMGANG

Shops

Oct 20, 1979 1 mins read 355 views
AGRICULTURE DIRECTOR VISITS MMB MODEL FARM

Agriculture Policy

Oct 20, 1979 1 mins read 437 views
GREATER MECHANIZATION OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION

Roads

Oct 20, 1979 1 mins read 372 views
BHUTAN TO ATTEND ESCAP PREPARATORY MEETING

ESCAP (Economic & Social Commission of Asia & the Pacific

Oct 13, 1979 0 mins read 367 views
EIGHTH DZONGKHAG YARGYE TSHOGCHUNG, BUMTHANG

Planning

Oct 13, 1979 1 mins read 426 views
FOREST GUARDS SCHOOL CONVOCATION HELD

Forest Planning/Policy Conference/Meeting

Oct 13, 1979 1 mins read 349 views
UPU DAY CELEBRATED

Bhutan-Post

Oct 13, 1979 0 mins read 406 views
J. P. NARAYAN PASSES AWAY

Diseased Personalities

Oct 13, 1979 1 mins read 419 views
SINGAPORE FIRST SECRETARY VISITS BHUTAN

Bhutan - Foreign Relation

Oct 13, 1979 0 mins read 419 views
UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE VISITS PARO FOREST PROJECTS

UNDP

Oct 13, 1979 1 mins read 415 views
BRITISH FIRST SECRETARIES VISIT BHUTAN

Visitors

Oct 13, 1979 1 mins read 419 views
AUSTRALIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER VISITS BHUTAN

Bhutan-Australia

Oct 13, 1979 2 mins read 404 views
AUSTRALIAN FILM TEAM VISITS BHUTAN

Bhutan-Australia

Oct 06, 1979 4 mins read 403 views
THIMPHU DOMCHOE AND TSHECHU FESTIVALS

Tshechu

Oct 06, 1979 1 mins read 439 views
COMMERCIAL INSTITUTE HOLDS FIRST CONVOCATION

October 7, 1979 - On October 5, 1979 Mr. Satish Prabasi, Regional Planning Officer, UNICEF (New Delhi) awarded certificates to the first batch of successful cand...

Oct 07, 1979 1 mins read 462 views
WFP PROJECTS SIGNED

WFP (World Food Program)

Oct 06, 1979 2 mins read 428 views
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The Class X results declared today are the best of the past five years. This is the first time in five years that the pass percentage of the Bhutan Council for School Examination and Assessment (BCSEA) has increased drastically compared to the previous year.

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