August of 1986

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Kharbandi take football cup for the fourth year

Sport

Aug 29, 1986 1 mins read 480 views
Did he really come back from the dead?

Superstition and supernatural

Aug 29, 1986 2 mins read 495 views
Post office opened at the Dzong complex

Bhutan-Post

Aug 29, 1986 0 mins read 616 views
Welcome to your new Kuensel

Kuensel

Aug 29, 1986 1 mins read 482 views
Monks' robes

Dratshang

Aug 29, 1986 0 mins read 490 views
Busy scene at Wangdi market

Agriculture Activities

Aug 29, 1986 0 mins read 436 views
Meeting held in Tongsa for health workers

Health- Conference/Workshop/Meeting

Aug 29, 1986 0 mins read 501 views
Only five entries for 1986 tournament

Sport

Aug 29, 1986 0 mins read 432 views
Gold medal won by Bhutanese archer

Sport

Aug 29, 1986 2 mins read 460 views
All ready for the Thimphu Domche

Tshechu

Aug 29, 1986 0 mins read 527 views
How the Torch of the Valley found treasure in the lake

Lake

Aug 29, 1986 3 mins read 515 views
New school

Dratshang

Aug 29, 1986 0 mins read 0 views
New shedra

Dratshang

Aug 29, 1986 0 mins read 521 views
Horse ceremony

Dratshang

Aug 29, 1986 0 mins read 499 views
Students ordained

Dratshang

Aug 29, 1986 0 mins read 473 views
Initiation ends

Wang

Aug 29, 1986 0 mins read 426 views
The story behind Kuensel's big news

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Aug 29, 1986 3 mins read 551 views
Credit plays vital role in rural economy

Viewpoints

Aug 29, 1986 3 mins read 398 views
The ghostly beliefs of Bumthang

Superstition and supernatural

Aug 29, 1986 4 mins read 491 views
Delhi meeting on primary health

Health- Conference/Workshop/Meeting

Aug 29, 1986 0 mins read 432 views
Upgrading for sheep extension project

Animal Husbandry Livestock

Aug 29, 1986 1 mins read 512 views
Father Mackey's 71st birthday

Education-Teacher

Aug 29, 1986 0 mins read 417 views
Japanese tourist discuss development links

Tourism

Aug 29, 1986 0 mins read 425 views
Brigid leaves for a job back home

Education-Teacher

Aug 29, 1986 0 mins read 408 views
School meeting in Gasa

Education-Policy/Planning/Conference Workshop

Aug 29, 1986 1 mins read 412 views
Police crackdown on motorists

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Aug 29, 1986 1 mins read 419 views
Mini hydro project

Hydro Project

Aug 29, 1986 0 mins read 385 views
Tariff study by Bhutan

Government Department

Aug 29, 1986 0 mins read 445 views
His Majesty leaves for NAM's historic summit

Non-Aligned

Aug 29, 1986 3 mins read 380 views
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