May of 1995

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From bank to business community

Letters to the Editor

May 07, 1995 1 mins read 500 views
Indian students visit

Visitors

May 26, 1995 1 mins read 451 views
Inflation rate down, but costs go up

Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)

May 26, 1995 1 mins read 420 views
Rinchen Kuenphen: primary school champ

Sport

May 26, 1995 1 mins read 432 views
IOC table tennis camp coaches instructors

Tennis

May 26, 1995 1 mins read 403 views
Power breaks in Phuentsholing

Power

May 26, 1995 1 mins read 439 views
Pragmatic policy emphasised

National Environment Commission (NEC)

May 26, 1995 1 mins read 363 views
Getting to Pemagatshel

Letters to the Editor

May 26, 1995 1 mins read 434 views
The challenges faced by remote Ramjar

Letters to the Editor

May 26, 1995 2 mins read 429 views
Postal disorder

Letters to the Editor

May 26, 1995 2 mins read 450 views
Planning population

Health Family Planning

May 26, 1995 3 mins read 398 views
Biodiversity planners trained

National Environment Commission (NEC)

May 26, 1995 2 mins read 517 views
Exporters contemplate problems before season

Exports

May 26, 1995 2 mins read 416 views
BCCI formulates charter, elects committee

BCCI (Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

May 26, 1995 1 mins read 431 views
New video film out

Feature Film

May 26, 1995 1 mins read 476 views
Loan collectors awarded

Bhutan Development Finance Corporation (BDFC)

May 26, 1995 1 mins read 371 views
Dantak mela draws a large crowd

DANTAK/IMTRAT/BRTF

May 26, 1995 1 mins read 368 views
Villages robbed by armed men

Terrorist

May 26, 1995 1 mins read 331 views
Education receives contribution

Education

May 26, 1995 0 mins read 348 views
Rural loans accumulate

Bhutan Development Finance Corporation (BDFC)

May 26, 1995 2 mins read 449 views
Swiss ambassador presents credentials

Bhutan-Switzerland

May 26, 1995 1 mins read 0 views
Second escaped prisoner caught

Crime

May 26, 1995 1 mins read 424 views
Bhutan discusses population planning

Health Family Planning

May 26, 1995 2 mins read 362 views
Strike

Roads

May 26, 1995 0 mins read 425 views
Basketball

Sport

May 26, 1995 0 mins read 0 views
Environment

National Environment Commission (NEC)

May 26, 1995 0 mins read 536 views
Fax services

Telecommunication Department

May 26, 1995 0 mins read 385 views
Body found

Crime

May 26, 1995 0 mins read 0 views
Border talks

Bhutan-China

May 26, 1995 0 mins read 536 views
Accidents disrupt traffic

Accident

May 19, 1995 0 mins read 447 views
Primary school semi-finals today

Sport

May 19, 1995 1 mins read 367 views
WFP agreement signed

WFP (World Food Program)

May 19, 1995 0 mins read 467 views
Garbage collection improved

City Corporation

May 19, 1995 1 mins read 400 views
School table tennis instructors trained

Tennis

May 19, 1995 1 mins read 411 views
Taxi driver arrested in burglary case

Crime

May 19, 1995 1 mins read 390 views
Traditional architecture must be documented

Viewpoints

May 19, 1995 5 mins read 363 views
The greater responsibility

Editorial

May 19, 1995 3 mins read 372 views
SAARC agrees on promoting wood crafts

SAARC Activities

May 19, 1995 1 mins read 428 views
Iodised salt : a success story

Business

May 19, 1995 4 mins read 424 views
New strategies to prevent water wastage

City Corporation

May 19, 1995 2 mins read 387 views
Lottery: a big earner

Lottery

May 19, 1995 0 mins read 414 views
Cooking gas cheaper for now

Bhutan Oil Distributor (BOD)

May 19, 1995 1 mins read 404 views
Confusion over stabbing case

Crime

May 19, 1995 1 mins read 390 views
Intellectual property rights

Bhutan - Trade

May 19, 1995 1 mins read 395 views
Police arrest hotel thief

Crime

May 19, 1995 1 mins read 466 views
Minister updates business sector on trade

Bhutan - Trade

May 19, 1995 2 mins read 378 views
Escaped antinational prisoner caught

Terrorist

May 19, 1995 2 mins read 371 views
UN Fun Run : a success

Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC)

May 19, 1995 2 mins read 377 views
ICRC delegation visits Bhutan

International Committee Of Red Cross (ICRC)

May 19, 1995 1 mins read 0 views
Football

Sport

May 19, 1995 0 mins read 0 views
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