February of 1988

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Dorokha buys more horses

Druk Seed Corporation

Feb 12, 1988 1 mins read 283 views
Bridge completed

Bridges

Feb 12, 1988 0 mins read 0 views
Dry spell causes more fires

Forest Fire

Feb 12, 1988 1 mins read 231 views
Little glamour in chefs' training

Private Sector

Feb 12, 1988 2 mins read 245 views
Officials look at computer options

Computer/Internet

Feb 12, 1988 1 mins read 239 views
DSCD film receives international award

Awards

Feb 12, 1988 1 mins read 266 views
Cyclists ride for peace and disarmament<br>

Visitors

Feb 12, 1988 1 mins read 222 views
Course emphasizes agriculture in education

Agriculture Activities

Feb 12, 1988 1 mins read 214 views
Quiz programme first for SAVE broadcasts

SAARC Activities

Feb 12, 1988 1 mins read 264 views
Advanced eye surgery for Bhutan

Health Activities

Feb 12, 1988 1 mins read 227 views
UNDP-government review projects

UNDP

Feb 12, 1988 1 mins read 233 views
Nepali Kuensel

Kuensel

Feb 12, 1988 1 mins read 335 views
Proposals to standardise Dzongkha script

Dzongkha Development Commission (DDC)

Feb 12, 1988 1 mins read 240 views
Gas supply to improve

Energy (Solar, Water, Wind)

Feb 12, 1988 0 mins read 239 views
Fish from Nepal

Fishery Department

Feb 12, 1988 0 mins read 261 views
Dagana blessed

Wang

Feb 12, 1988 0 mins read 295 views
A blind person explains disabilities

Letters to the Editor

Feb 05, 1988 1 mins read 220 views
Revenue stamps needed regularly

Letters to the Editor

Feb 05, 1988 1 mins read 223 views
Private study supported

Letters to the Editor

Feb 05, 1988 1 mins read 259 views
Veterinary centre, a day's walk

Letters to the Editor

Feb 05, 1988 1 mins read 228 views
More emphasis on sport called for

Letters to the Editor

Feb 05, 1988 1 mins read 253 views
When should pool vehicles be used?

Letters to the Editor

Feb 05, 1988 0 mins read 263 views
Money found by driver

Letters to the Editor

Feb 05, 1988 0 mins read 241 views
Young girls marrying for wealth

Letters to the Editor

Feb 05, 1988 1 mins read 233 views
Bookings under question

Letters to the Editor

Feb 05, 1988 1 mins read 235 views
Gups and chimis have an important role

Letters to the Editor

Feb 05, 1988 1 mins read 258 views
Second week of counting

Immigration/Census

Feb 05, 1988 0 mins read 231 views
Thousands of fruit trees for sale ... and tips on growing

Agriculture/Horticulture

Feb 05, 1988 3 mins read 242 views
Students complete five-year technical institute courses

National Technical Training Authority (NTTA)

Feb 05, 1988 1 mins read 228 views
Tourism chefs cook up a treat

Tourism

Feb 05, 1988 1 mins read 228 views
Potatoes come under intensive study

Agriculture/Crops/Mushroom

Feb 05, 1988 0 mins read 258 views
Hospital seeks blood donors

Health-Hospital/JDWNRH

Feb 05, 1988 1 mins read 242 views
Drinking water being improved

Water Supply Scheme

Feb 05, 1988 1 mins read 229 views
Food prices decline

Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)

Feb 05, 1988 0 mins read 349 views
Details on Consolidated Pay

Government Department

Feb 05, 1988 1 mins read 242 views
GDP given clarification

Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)

Feb 05, 1988 0 mins read 233 views
Leopard given to zoo

National Park

Feb 05, 1988 0 mins read 242 views
Mongar student tops Class VIII

Education-BBE

Feb 05, 1988 1 mins read 253 views
Assembly points

National Assembly

Feb 05, 1988 0 mins read 226 views
Festival to celebrate Losar

Festival (A-Z)

Feb 05, 1988 1 mins read 242 views

Health-HIV/AIDS

Feb 05, 1988 0 mins read 0 views
Industry visit

Bhutan - Trade

Feb 05, 1988 0 mins read 236 views
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Recents

Healing for peace: A day of compassion, courage, and quiet miracles in Thimphu

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Lessons we dare not forget

The words shared by His Majesty the King on the 70th birth anniversary of Drukgyal Zhipa were more than a son’s remembrance. They were a national awakening. The advice of the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, given to his son and shared with his people, reads like a moral charter for the country, a mirror reflecting both what we have achieved and what we risk losing if we become complacent.

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