February of 1995

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Governemnt and WFP finalise Nu. 14 million aid package

WFP (World Food Program)

Feb 28, 1995 1 mins read 478 views
Fire victims resettle in good spirits

Accident

Feb 17, 1995 1 mins read 446 views
Convict caught

Crime

Feb 17, 1995 0 mins read 527 views
Drowned man found

Accident

Feb 17, 1995 1 mins read 411 views
Robberies in the South

Anti-National (Ngolops)

Feb 17, 1995 2 mins read 409 views
Man tried for rape

Crime

Feb 17, 1995 1 mins read 485 views
Private sector training picks up pace

Private Sector

Feb 17, 1995 2 mins read 511 views
Villagers to be responsible for irrigation schemes

Agriculture Irrigation

Feb 17, 1995 1 mins read 435 views
Newcomers introduced to Bhutan

Volunteers

Feb 17, 1995 1 mins read 443 views
National flag raised

Bhutan-Canada

Feb 17, 1995 1 mins read 431 views
Ambassador's team wins friendly cricket match

Sport

Feb 17, 1995 1 mins read 384 views
Badminton on the upswing

Sport

Feb 17, 1995 1 mins read 431 views
Shortage of skills

Letters to the Editor

Feb 17, 1995 2 mins read 548 views
Galing: a village neglected

Letters to the Editor

Feb 17, 1995 2 mins read 447 views
Choice of schools

Editorial

Feb 17, 1995 3 mins read 378 views
SAARC women

SAARC Activities

Feb 17, 1995 1 mins read 0 views
Spring water surveyed

Water Supply Scheme

Feb 17, 1995 1 mins read 388 views
Ground water for irrigation?

Agriculture Irrigation

Feb 17, 1995 2 mins read 370 views
Road accidents

Accident

Feb 17, 1995 1 mins read 410 views
Swiss commit Nu. 38 million

Bhutan-Switzerland

Feb 17, 1995 2 mins read 401 views
Border towns: uneven growth

Urban Development

Feb 17, 1995 3 mins read 385 views
Road work privatised

Roads

Feb 17, 1995 2 mins read 367 views
Sonam who?

Foreign Affairs

Feb 17, 1995 0 mins read 342 views
Thimphu municipal corporation given full autonomy

City Corporation

Feb 17, 1995 3 mins read 384 views
Drowned

Accident

Feb 17, 1995 0 mins read 0 views
Injured

Accident

Feb 17, 1995 0 mins read 0 views
Martyrs' Day

Bhutan-Bangladesh

Feb 17, 1995 0 mins read 369 views
Appointed

Judiciary

Feb 17, 1995 0 mins read 0 views
Blessings

Wang

Feb 17, 1995 0 mins read 489 views
Trade regulations reviewed

Bhutan - Trade

Feb 10, 1995 1 mins read 379 views
Police investigate rape

Crime

Feb 10, 1995 0 mins read 505 views
Forest fire takes toll

Forest Fire

Feb 10, 1995 1 mins read 401 views
Fire burns labour camp

Accident

Feb 10, 1995 1 mins read 465 views
Caught red handed

Crime

Feb 10, 1995 1 mins read 384 views
Woman prevents lhakhang robbery

Crime

Feb 10, 1995 1 mins read 406 views
WFP to supply FCB kharang to schools

WFP (World Food Program)

Feb 10, 1995 0 mins read 411 views
Phuentsholing trophies go to Thimphu

Tennis

Feb 10, 1995 1 mins read 361 views
Thromong lhakhang robbed people bear the losses

Crime

Feb 10, 1995 1 mins read 369 views
New park concept may work in Bhutan

National Park

Feb 10, 1995 2 mins read 383 views
Second gas company begins supply

Companies

Feb 10, 1995 1 mins read 402 views
Black Market for kerosene

Letters to the Editor

Feb 10, 1995 1 mins read 427 views
Tourism dilemma

Editorial

Feb 10, 1995 3 mins read 347 views
Kuensel can help

Letters to the Editor

Feb 10, 1995 2 mins read 376 views
The beauty of the seasons

Letters to the Editor

Feb 10, 1995 2 mins read 415 views
An unusual foursome in a concealed settlement

Social Problem (Bhutan)

Feb 10, 1995 3 mins read 409 views
Beggars increase

Social Problem (Bhutan)

Feb 10, 1995 2 mins read 392 views
Rare disease identified

Health Disease

Feb 10, 1995 2 mins read 348 views
First formal legal course inaugurated in Thimphu

Judiciary

Feb 10, 1995 3 mins read 395 views
Exam results out

Education-BBE

Feb 10, 1995 1 mins read 416 views
Cranes leave

Royal Monetary Authority (RMA)

Feb 10, 1995 0 mins read 396 views
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