May of 1991

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Bumthang's Seventh Five Year Plan formulated

Even as Bhutan, led by His Majesty the King, embarks upon the Seventh Five Year Plan, it is evident that people of the remote dzongkhags are more concerned about...

May 18, 1991 7 mins read 686 views
Agriculture machinery centre

Agriculture

May 02, 1991 0 mins read 543 views
Tennis finals tomorrow<br>

Sport

May 31, 1991 1 mins read 484 views
Football in Samchi<br>

Sport

May 31, 1991 0 mins read 502 views
Thank you

Letters to the Editor

May 31, 1991 0 mins read 1,864 views
Opinion on education : A rebuttal

Letters to the Editor

May 31, 1991 3 mins read 589 views
Ends never justify the means

Letters to the Editor

May 31, 1991 2 mins read 563 views
Nature's inspiration<br><br>

Letters to the Editor

May 31, 1991 3 mins read 529 views
Community school<br>

Education- Schools

May 31, 1991 0 mins read 0 views
Orange seedlings

Agriculture/Crops/Mushroom

May 31, 1991 0 mins read 566 views
Rich harvest of vegetables<br>

Agriculture/Crops/Mushroom

May 31, 1991 0 mins read 546 views
Tshechu

Tshechu

May 31, 1991 0 mins read 0 views
Best yaks awarded prizes<br>

Animal Husbandry Livestock

May 31, 1991 1 mins read 550 views
Chimis appointed<br>

National Assembly

May 31, 1991 0 mins read 519 views
Cross-bred cows<br>

Animal Husbandry Livestock

May 31, 1991 0 mins read 503 views
Scooter knocked down<br>

Accident

May 31, 1991 0 mins read 456 views
Foot and mouth disease<br>

Animal Husbandry Disease

May 31, 1991 0 mins read 0 views
Study tour<br>

Agriculture Activities

May 31, 1991 0 mins read 0 views
Chorten vandalised

Crime

May 31, 1991 0 mins read 0 views
Baby show in Chukha

Health Mother and Child Programme

May 31, 1991 0 mins read 543 views
Horses eaten by a tiger<br>

Dzongkhags

May 31, 1991 0 mins read 510 views
Dhol Khola bridge opened for traffic

Bridges

May 31, 1991 1 mins read 503 views
Paddy transplanters

Agriculture/Crops/Mushroom

May 31, 1991 0 mins read 467 views
Training for VHWs<br>

Health/ BHU/ Dispensary/ ORC

May 31, 1991 0 mins read 602 views
Accident

Accident

May 31, 1991 0 mins read 0 views
Driver killed

Accident

May 31, 1991 0 mins read 0 views
Man arrested

Crime

May 31, 1991 0 mins read 0 views
RSPN stresses education and training

Royal Society for the Protection of Nature (RSPN)

May 31, 1991 1 mins read 459 views
Smokeless stove

Forest Timber/ Firewood

May 31, 1991 0 mins read 519 views
Gups<br>

Home Affairs

May 31, 1991 0 mins read 573 views
Injured

Accident

May 31, 1991 0 mins read 0 views
Accident<br>

Accident

May 31, 1991 0 mins read 748 views
Mystery calls caused by computer error

Telecommunication Department

May 31, 1991 1 mins read 486 views
Poisonous berries

Poisoned

May 31, 1991 0 mins read 497 views
SSOC concluded

Royal Bhutan Army (RBA)

May 31, 1991 1 mins read 507 views
Thefts in Thimphu

Crime

May 31, 1991 1 mins read 483 views
More than 600 people vaccinated after dog bites

Health Disease

May 31, 1991 0 mins read 446 views
Ngolop terrorists ambush security force vehicle

Terrorist

May 31, 1991 2 mins read 452 views
Credentials<br>

Bhutan - UN

May 31, 1991 0 mins read 0 views
SAARC<br>

SAARC Activities

May 31, 1991 0 mins read 0 views
The historical Sang Chhoekor Monastery consecrated

Consecration

May 31, 1991 1 mins read 471 views
His Majesty the King awards Red Scarf to Yab Ugyen Dorji<br>

Royalties

May 31, 1991 0 mins read 506 views
Social Forestry Day

Forest Social/Project/ Afforestation

May 31, 1991 0 mins read 0 views
HM felicitates Nepal's PM

Bhutan - Nepal Refugee Issue

May 31, 1991 0 mins read 425 views
His Majesty and world leaders attend Rajiv Gandhi's funeral<br>

Diseased Personalities

May 31, 1991 2 mins read 568 views
Donation to Bangladesh cyclone victims

Bhutan-Bangladesh

May 24, 1991 1 mins read 512 views
UNCDF reviews projects<br>

UNCDF

May 24, 1991 1 mins read 421 views
Tshennyi Lopon appointed

Dratshang

May 24, 1991 1 mins read 458 views
Gratitude for Tsechu

Letters to the Editor

May 24, 1991 1 mins read 424 views
To NAPE and not to ape<br>

Letters to the Editor

May 24, 1991 2 mins read 480 views
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