August of 1994

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Arrested

Crime

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Rape reported in Bumthang

Crime

Aug 26, 1994 1 mins read 396 views
International Conference on Population and Development

Health Family Planning

Aug 26, 1994 1 mins read 400 views
Wastage of water ignored

Water Supply Scheme

Aug 26, 1994 3 mins read 495 views
Smoke emission tests to begin in Thimphu

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Aug 26, 1994 1 mins read 434 views
NAM conference urges debt solution

Non-Aligned

Aug 26, 1994 2 mins read 440 views
Large group of terrorists infiltrate Sarpang

Terrorist

Aug 26, 1994 2 mins read 437 views
Director General of Border Roads visits

Visitors

Aug 26, 1994 1 mins read 390 views
Sports

Sport

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Capacity building

Home Affairs

Aug 26, 1994 0 mins read 499 views
Transfer

Transfer

Aug 26, 1994 0 mins read 0 views
Delegation

Universal Postal Union

Aug 26, 1994 0 mins read 0 views
Wanted

Crime

Aug 26, 1994 0 mins read 436 views
12th National Basketball Championships

Sport

Aug 26, 1994 1 mins read 450 views
3rd Veteran's Tennis Championships

Tennis

Aug 26, 1994 1 mins read 419 views
3 disabled athletes to take part in FESPIC games

Athletic (A-Z)

Aug 26, 1994 1 mins read 411 views
Thimphu Badminton Tournament

Sport

Aug 26, 1994 1 mins read 405 views
LPG clarification

Letters to the Editor

Aug 26, 1994 1 mins read 365 views
Druk Air : decrease in actual value of dollar

Letters to the Editor

Aug 26, 1994 1 mins read 346 views
Buddhism and the environment

Viewpoints

Aug 26, 1994 5 mins read 401 views
Micro silica to improve construction technology

Bhutan Ferro Alloys Ltd (BFAL)

Aug 26, 1994 2 mins read 396 views
Agriculture to set up marketing unit

Agriculture Activities

Aug 26, 1994 3 mins read 393 views
International conference on AIDS/STD

Health-HIV/AIDS

Aug 26, 1994 2 mins read 416 views
High cost of living

Editorial

Aug 26, 1994 1 mins read 418 views
Major contract works in roads at hand

Roads

Aug 26, 1994 3 mins read 417 views
Fares should be according to distance

Letters to the Editor

Aug 19, 1994 1 mins read 422 views
No fixed rates for repair services

Letters to the Editor

Aug 19, 1994 1 mins read 378 views
Gas price hike - cannot cope

Letters to the Editor

Aug 19, 1994 1 mins read 429 views
The value of literature

Editorial

Aug 19, 1994 3 mins read 367 views
Land use maps corrected in dzongkhags

Bhutan - Geological Survey

Aug 19, 1994 1 mins read 390 views
National Basketball Championships

Sport

Aug 19, 1994 1 mins read 396 views
Workshop to discuss water meters

Water Supply Scheme

Aug 19, 1994 1 mins read 412 views
Confusing Zee case at District Court

Crime

Aug 19, 1994 1 mins read 419 views
Seventh Plan Mid-term review

Planning

Aug 19, 1994 1 mins read 403 views
His Majesty grants amnesty

His Majesty the King on August 17 granted amnesty to 19 detainees involved in antinational and criminal activities since the outbreak of the ngolop and terrorist activities in 1990.

Aug 20, 1994 1 mins read 496 views
47th Independence Day of India celebrated

Indian National Day Celebration

Aug 19, 1994 1 mins read 396 views
RBP approach Home Ministry for assistance

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Aug 19, 1994 2 mins read 407 views
Import trade & licenses under review

Bhutan - Trade

Aug 19, 1994 1 mins read 374 views
Project meeting

Projects

Aug 19, 1994 1 mins read 428 views
Two houses robbed, one man seriously injured

Crime

Aug 19, 1994 1 mins read 401 views
WFP to buy rice and salt from FCB

WFP (World Food Program)

Aug 19, 1994 0 mins read 427 views
Meeting

WHO (World Health Organisation)

Aug 19, 1994 0 mins read 0 views
Visit

DANTAK/IMTRAT/BRTF

Aug 19, 1994 0 mins read 587 views
Kurichu Talks

Hydro Project

Aug 19, 1994 0 mins read 450 views
HM's message

Bhutan-Sri Lanka

Aug 19, 1994 0 mins read 399 views
Vital facts on Marble company's failure

Letters to the Editor

Aug 12, 1994 2 mins read 403 views
Basic facilities needed in Tongsa

Letters to the Editor

Aug 12, 1994 1 mins read 402 views
Permits on weekends

Letters to the Editor

Aug 12, 1994 1 mins read 433 views
The return of the wild dog?

Letters to the Editor

Aug 12, 1994 2 mins read 512 views
`Nothing to do'

Editorial

Aug 12, 1994 3 mins read 393 views
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