September of 1993

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Top teams meet in finals today

Sport

Sep 10, 1993 1 mins read 499 views
Terrorists kill driver and hijack van

Anti-National (Ngolops)

Sep 10, 1993 1 mins read 406 views
Road cut up for what?

Letters to the Editor

Sep 10, 1993 0 mins read 435 views
The UN message

Editorial

Sep 10, 1993 3 mins read 388 views
Education evaluates school construction

Education-Policy/Planning/Conference Workshop

Sep 24, 1993 1 mins read 419 views
Public fete adds colour to festival <br>

Festival (A-Z)

Sep 24, 1993 2 mins read 347 views
AIDS surveillance stepped up with random tests

Health-HIV/AIDS

Sep 24, 1993 2 mins read 361 views
A problem with no proper addresses

Letters to the Editor

Sep 24, 1993 1 mins read 458 views
No bridge

Letters to the Editor

Sep 24, 1993 0 mins read 486 views
Football needs professionalism

Editorial

Sep 24, 1993 3 mins read 425 views
Gold Cup football moves into final week

Sport

Sep 24, 1993 2 mins read 401 views
Valuable trees felled

Terrorist

Sep 24, 1993 0 mins read 465 views
Two houses robbed<br>

Terrorist

Sep 24, 1993 1 mins read 364 views
Business community selects wholesale dealers

BCCI (Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

Sep 24, 1993 1 mins read 443 views
Vehicle damaged and driver robbed

Terrorist

Sep 24, 1993 0 mins read 405 views
Passengers hijack vehicle<br>

Terrorist

Sep 24, 1993 1 mins read 342 views
Wanted terrorist shot by police

Terrorist

Sep 24, 1993 2 mins read 357 views
Office burgled

Crime

Sep 24, 1993 0 mins read 344 views
Boy drowns<br>

Accident

Sep 24, 1993 0 mins read 342 views
Man slashed

Crime

Sep 24, 1993 0 mins read 380 views
Communications Secretary receives Orange Scarf<br><br>

Promotion

Sep 24, 1993 1 mins read 375 views
Ashi Deki Yangzom Wangchuck detained in Taiwan

Crime

Sep 24, 1993 0 mins read 933 views
New Ambassadors for Dhaka and Thimphu

Bhutan-Bangladesh

Sep 24, 1993 0 mins read 393 views
Loan to upgrade BBPL

BBPL (Bhutan Board Products Ltd.)

Sep 17, 1993 1 mins read 368 views
Biggest loan for Ferro, Alloys Limited<br>

Bhutan Ferro Alloys Ltd (BFAL)

Sep 17, 1993 1 mins read 400 views
Gypsum mine license auctioned<br>

Coal/ Mine

Sep 17, 1993 1 mins read 426 views
'Talent Week in Pemagatsel concludes

Dzongkhags

Sep 17, 1993 1 mins read 366 views
The National Table Tennis championship

Tennis

Sep 17, 1993 1 mins read 446 views
RBA wins Inter-Departmental football knockout

Sport

Sep 17, 1993 1 mins read 358 views
Surprise winner in golf

Golf

Sep 17, 1993 1 mins read 474 views
Addresses are vague

Letters to the Editor

Sep 17, 1993 1 mins read 370 views
A dual dilemma facing the blind

Viewpoints

Sep 17, 1993 4 mins read 407 views
Local DA needs raise

Letters to the Editor

Sep 17, 1993 1 mins read 389 views
Football: no pain, no gain?

Letters to the Editor

Sep 17, 1993 1 mins read 389 views
Whither decentralisation?

Editorial

Sep 17, 1993 3 mins read 386 views
Chortens repaired

Special Commission For Cultural Affairs/ Bhutan Music/ RAPA

Sep 17, 1993 1 mins read 419 views
Primary students' art work selected

Education- Student

Sep 17, 1993 1 mins read 392 views
Workshop on quality control

Roads

Sep 17, 1993 1 mins read 411 views
Plans for Paro town<br>

Urban Development

Sep 17, 1993 1 mins read 390 views
Workshop to improve constructions

Education-Policy/Planning/Conference Workshop

Sep 17, 1993 1 mins read 398 views
First monk health worker

Health Activities

Sep 17, 1993 1 mins read 451 views
Vishwakarma puja observed

Festival (A-Z)

Sep 17, 1993 1 mins read 373 views
Armed men rob six houses in Sarbhang<br>

Terrorist

Sep 17, 1993 1 mins read 396 views
SAARC ratifies convention of drugs

SAARC Activities

Sep 17, 1993 1 mins read 476 views
Police chase and catch thief

Crime

Sep 17, 1993 0 mins read 404 views
Seven year old girl raped

Crime

Sep 17, 1993 1 mins read 399 views
No answer yet to the killing of a Bhutanese student in India

Crime

Sep 17, 1993 2 mins read 402 views
Bribery attempt

Crime

Sep 17, 1993 0 mins read 389 views
Man drowned

Accident

Sep 17, 1993 0 mins read 480 views
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Recents

The true measure of public service

The civil service is the backbone of our nation’s development. From remote gewogs to the capital, civil servants have played a key role in keeping the government running and serving citizens every day. The Royal Civil Service Award has been instituted to honour the long and faithful service of civil servants, not only in terms of longevity but also quality and impact upon the lives of citizens.

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When the yaks died in Merak

A warming winter, shifting migrations, and unknown illnesses swept through Merak last year, killing hundreds of yaks, zo, and zomu, leaving this semi-nomadic community fighting for its future.

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