June of 1987

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Societies should understand the disabled

Letters to the Editor

Jun 26, 1987 1 mins read 439 views
Impatient patients

Letters to the Editor

Jun 26, 1987 0 mins read 419 views
Business Act needed

Letters to the Editor

Jun 26, 1987 0 mins read 532 views
Control prices

Letters to the Editor

Jun 26, 1987 0 mins read 469 views
Lake not maintained

Letters to the Editor

Jun 26, 1987 0 mins read 486 views
Avoid ecological disasters

Letters to the Editor

Jun 26, 1987 0 mins read 461 views
Appeal for Haa station

Letters to the Editor

Jun 26, 1987 0 mins read 399 views
21st century values

Letters to the Editor

Jun 26, 1987 1 mins read 489 views
Prevent AIDS

Letters to the Editor

Jun 26, 1987 1 mins read 463 views
Archery tournament

Letters to the Editor

Jun 26, 1987 0 mins read 0 views
YWA not making profit

Letters to the Editor

Jun 26, 1987 1 mins read 448 views
A teacher reflects

Letters to the Editor

Jun 26, 1987 1 mins read 574 views
Workshop for irrigation engineers

Agriculture Irrigation

Jun 26, 1987 1 mins read 440 views
Folk dancers leave for Canada

Special Commission For Cultural Affairs/ Bhutan Music/ RAPA

Jun 26, 1987 1 mins read 416 views
Prayers for rain

Buddhism

Jun 26, 1987 0 mins read 0 views
Livestock office inaugurated

Animal Husbandry Livestock

Jun 26, 1987 0 mins read 407 views
Bhutan's top student

Education- Student

Jun 26, 1987 0 mins read 374 views
Health post opened

Health/ BHU/ Dispensary/ ORC

Jun 26, 1987 1 mins read 370 views
Clover encouraged

Animal Husbandry Activities

Jun 26, 1987 1 mins read 394 views
Haa livestock vaccinated

Animal Husbandry Livestock

Jun 26, 1987 1 mins read 364 views
Bridge completed

Bridges

Jun 26, 1987 0 mins read 0 views
Farmer successful with piggery

Animal Husbandry Activities

Jun 26, 1987 1 mins read 400 views
GNLF strike closes schools

Education- Schools

Jun 26, 1987 1 mins read 399 views
SAARC Meet ends

SAARC Summit

Jun 26, 1987 2 mins read 379 views
NDC team visits

Bhutan- India Defence

Jun 26, 1987 1 mins read 459 views
Insurance claimed

Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan (RICB)

Jun 26, 1987 0 mins read 434 views
Cheaper feed

Animal Husbandry Activities

Jun 26, 1987 0 mins read 400 views
Customs talks promote cooperation

Revenue and Custom

Jun 26, 1987 2 mins read 442 views
Illegally imported meat seized

Animal Husbandry Livestock

Jun 26, 1987 0 mins read 372 views
Golf tournament over

Sport

Jun 19, 1987 0 mins read 419 views
Stamps distorted

Letters to the Editor

Jun 19, 1987 0 mins read 399 views
Patience!

Letters to the Editor

Jun 19, 1987 0 mins read 362 views
Lured into danger?

Letters to the Editor

Jun 19, 1987 1 mins read 388 views
National feels like nomadic refugee

Letters to the Editor

Jun 19, 1987 0 mins read 432 views
No charge, says bus company

Letters to the Editor

Jun 19, 1987 0 mins read 405 views
Not enough water

Letters to the Editor

Jun 19, 1987 0 mins read 395 views
Leisure - a double edged challenge

Viewpoints

Jun 19, 1987 4 mins read 332 views
Trainees sought

BCCL (Bhutan Carbide and Chemical Ltd.)

Jun 19, 1987 1 mins read 368 views
Bumthang factory wants more milk

Animal Husbandry Livestock

Jun 19, 1987 0 mins read 370 views
New look inside dzongs and temples

Dzongs

Jun 19, 1987 3 mins read 346 views
Bhutan addresses SAARC

SAARC Summit

Jun 19, 1987 1 mins read 448 views
Fire drill to protect Tashichhodzong

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Jun 19, 1987 1 mins read 385 views
NWAB active in the east

National Women Association (NWA)

Jun 19, 1987 0 mins read 357 views
Electronic navigator

Druk Air

Jun 19, 1987 0 mins read 402 views
New private school to start

Education-Private schools

Jun 19, 1987 1 mins read 442 views
UNESCO Commission opened

UN Agencies

Jun 19, 1987 1 mins read 350 views
Sheikh Nasser to visit Bhutan

Bhutan - Kuwait

Jun 19, 1987 0 mins read 385 views
Formula to assess quality of life in Bhutan

Training/Workshop/Seminar/Country

Jun 19, 1987 1 mins read 359 views
Health training

Health- Conference/Workshop/Meeting

Jun 19, 1987 0 mins read 0 views
AH workshops

Animal Husbandry Activities

Jun 19, 1987 0 mins read 360 views
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