November of 1985

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63rd National Assembly resolutions

National Assembly

Nov 30, 1985 7 mins read 0 views
National bird, tree and animal of Bhutan

Forest Natural Conservation

Nov 30, 1985 1 mins read 250 views
Annual Headmasters Conference-Samchi

Education-Policy/Planning/Conference Workshop

Nov 30, 1985 2 mins read 210 views
EVS Workshop

Education-Policy/Planning/Conference Workshop

Nov 30, 1985 1 mins read 249 views
National Tennis Championship

Sport

Nov 30, 1985 1 mins read 0 views
Introducing Switzerland

Helvetas

Nov 30, 1985 1 mins read 323 views
Non-Aligned Youth Conference

Non-Aligned

Nov 23, 1985 1 mins read 229 views
63rd National Assembly resolutions

National Assembly

Nov 23, 1985 6 mins read 0 views
Bhutan participates in the Fifth Meeting of Health Ministers

Health- Conference/Workshop/Meeting

Nov 23, 1985 2 mins read 243 views
Bhutan attends UNESCO General Conference

UN Agencies

Nov 23, 1985 2 mins read 246 views
63rd National Assembly Resolutions

National Assembly

Nov 16, 1985 4 mins read 220 views
Dean of Colleges, Delhi University visits Sherubtse

Visitors

Nov 16, 1985 1 mins read 240 views
Royal Commercial Institute observes annual day

Institutions

Nov 16, 1985 1 mins read 263 views
Paddy Straw treatment

Agriculture Activities

Nov 16, 1985 1 mins read 261 views
Inservice training Workshop for teachers

Education-Policy/Planning/Conference Workshop

Nov 16, 1985 1 mins read 248 views
His Majesty's birthday celebrated

National Day

Nov 16, 1985 0 mins read 0 views
Dasho (Dr.) T. Tobgyel promoted to the rank of a Minister

Promotion

Nov 09, 1985 1 mins read 228 views
Ambassadors of Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland and the EEC present their credentials to His Majesty the King

Bhutan- Denmark/Finland/Norway/ Sweden

Nov 09, 1985 0 mins read 182 views
Resolutions adopted in the 63rd session of the National Assembly

National Assembly

Nov 02, 1985 3 mins read 204 views
RBG (A) wins National Archery Championship

Sport

Nov 02, 1985 0 mins read 188 views
Plumbers' Workshop

Training/Workshop/Seminar/Country

Nov 02, 1985 0 mins read 202 views
Mother and child care : Thimphu

Health Mother and Child Programme

Nov 02, 1985 3 mins read 255 views
Bhutan establishes diplomatic relations with EEC and Four more countries

Bhutan- European Countries

Nov 02, 1985 2 mins read 252 views
Forestry Institute Convocation

Forestry Institution

Nov 02, 1985 1 mins read 186 views
Special Orientation Course Concludes

Sherubtse College and Graduates

Nov 02, 1985 1 mins read 209 views
First VHW course held in Thimphu

Health Policy

Nov 16, 1985 0 mins read 223 views
Survey team lifts Dhan Chand Memorial Shield

Sport

Nov 16, 1985 0 mins read 199 views
Ladies club CHP visits Gidakom hospital

Health-Hospital/JDWNRH

Nov 23, 1985 0 mins read 233 views
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Between roots and change: Quiet transformation of adivasi in Samtse

Samtse—In the southern hills of Samtse, where paddy fields stretch towards the horizon, a quiet transformation is taking place. The Adivasi community, once seen as reserved and self-contained by their neighbours, is slowly but surely reshaping its place in a society that is changing around them.

Jul 12, 2025 3 mins read 2,043 views
Bhutan Innovation Lab to help Bhutan achieve 10X economic growth

The Prime Minister’s Office in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), launched the Bhutan I...

Jul 11, 2025 3 mins read 2,312 views
New borewell brings hope to Samtse Town’s long-standing water woes

Samtse—A long-standing water crisis in Samtse town appears to be nearing an end as residents welcome the completion of a...

Jul 11, 2025 2 mins read 2,037 views
Strokes of happiness paints Bhutan’s joy in New Delhi

New Delhi, India—The VAST Bhutan exhibition in India, which brought the question of happiness to life through the eyes o...

Jul 11, 2025 2 mins read 1,841 views
BDBL and Mountain Hazelnuts partner to empower rural farmers

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)as signed on July 9 between the Bhutan Development Bank Limited (BDBL) and Mountain H...

Jul 11, 2025 2 mins read 2,349 views
Homestays thrive in Gangtey-Phobjikha despite rising hotel presence

The Gangtey-Phobjikha Valley in Wangdue, often dubbed the Switzerland of Bhutan, continues to attract a growing number o...

Jul 11, 2025 2 mins read 2,894 views
Heavy rains trigger floods and roadblocks in Gasa

Heavy rainfall on the night of July 9 caused significant flooding and multiple roadblocks in Gasa and along the Punakha–...

Jul 11, 2025 1 mins read 953 views
211-run win sends Thimphu CC to Women’s T20 semifinal

Thimphu Cricket Club (CC) concluded their league stage with a commanding 211-run victory over Samtse Stallions in the on...

Jul 11, 2025 1 mins read 1,590 views
New national energy policy charts bold path to 2040

The new National Energy Policy (NEP) 2025 marks a strategic shift in how the country will manage its energy future. Whil...

Jul 10, 2025 4 mins read 1,217 views
Draft Competition Bill finalised, awaits Cabinet approval

The Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (CCAA) has finalised the draft of a new Competition Bill, according to th...

Jul 10, 2025 2 mins read 824 views
A big problem for a small airport

There is another record, one we would rather not be associated with. In just the first five months of 2025, nearly 29 kilograms of brown sugar (heroin), a highly addictive and dangerous drug, have been seized by customs and police. This is the largest amount ever intercepted.

Jun 13, 2025 2 mins read 3,019 views
Plastic ban: Why it’s failing

Consider this: of the 172 metric tonnes of waste generated daily in Bhutan, plastics constitute roughly 36 percent, with over 13 percent of plastic waste contaminating riparian soils along the Wangchhu. The conseq...

Jun 11, 2025 2 mins read 2,106 views
Why taxing fixed deposit interest makes sense

A fierce public debate has erupted over the proposed introduction of a 10 percent withholding tax on fixed deposit (FD)...

Jun 10, 2025 2 mins read 3,796 views
Managing our mess: A real test of commitment?

Waste has always been Bhutan’s quiet embarrassment—a problem we have seen, smelled, and stepped around, yet never truly...

Jun 09, 2025 2 mins read 2,128 views
Govt. can make home ownership possible

When the Changjiji low-income housing project began over two decades ago, there was a hopeful rumour: tenants might eventually own the flats after years of rent payment. This gave many, especially low-income government employees, a gl...

Jun 07, 2025 2 mins read 3,363 views
The silent crisis consuming our youth

More than 3,600 young people were arrested for drug-related offences between 2023 and 2024, accounting for over 50 percent of total drug arrests in the country. Most of those detained are young men, either unemployed or students -...

Jun 06, 2025 2 mins read 3,788 views
Another populist gamble?

Even as we decry traffic jams, vehicular pollution, parking shortages and the fossil fuel import bill, elected leaders are championing, on behalf of the “common man”,  to reduce tax on import...

Jun 05, 2025 2 mins read 4,573 views
Crime solved, but questions remain

The recent arrest of five young men linked to a series of burglaries across Thimphu comes as a welcome relief. The police acted swiftly, followed up on community reports, analysed CCTV footage, and apprehended the suspects...

Jun 04, 2025 2 mins read 4,696 views
A bold decision

The government took a bold move, at the expense of political backlash, in backtracking the decision to revive the constituency development grant, put up as the Prior...

Nov 20, 2024 2 mins read 1,014 views
Soyalla: The Bhutanese tofu maker

In much of the world, plant-based diets are gaining traction for their health benefits and environmental sustainability....

Mar 21, 2025 3 mins read 12,447 views
PHPA-II commissions third unit, adding 170 MW to national grid

Wangdue—The third unit of Punatsangchhu-II hydropower project was commissioned yesterday, boosting the plant’s total gen...

Mar 20, 2025 2 mins read 10,974 views
Manufacturing sector at a crossroads

The country’s economy, facing nearly three decades of premature de-industrialisation, requires a targeted industrial pol...

Mar 20, 2025 2 mins read 9,890 views
Pioneering organic glass noodles

Forty-year-old entrepreneur Sonam Zangmo from Wangdue is pioneering organic glass noodles (Finn) made from buckwheat and...

Mar 19, 2025 3 mins read 9,725 views
Agricultural exports surge to Nu 3.51 billion despite production challenges

Bhutan’s agricultural exports saw a strong performance last year, generating Nu 3.51 billion from both primary and proce...

Mar 18, 2025 2 mins read 9,684 views
Authorities must crack down on fronting

Fronting in business, where Bhutanese citizens lend their names and licences to foreign nationals to operate businesses...

Jun 03, 2025 2 mins read 4,038 views
Let the forests grow our economy

Our forests have long stood as icons of our environmental philosophy and guardians of our national identity. With nearly...

Jun 02, 2025 2 mins read 3,123 views
MaX(imum) Pressure?

There is a growing consensus among elected leaders to undo the Royal Civil Service Commission’s (RCSC) initiative—planne...

May 31, 2025 2 mins read 4,386 views
Outmigration: Bhutan’s existential dilemma

The sharp rise in Bhutanese outmigration since the Covid-19 pandemic is no longer just a trend; it has become a full-blo...

May 30, 2025 2 mins read 4,686 views
Our human development rank deserves a closer look

Our global brand—Gross National Happiness—is envied and admired. Yet our ranking in the Human Development Index (HDI) te...

May 29, 2025 2 mins read 4,039 views

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