May of 1995

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From bank to business community

Letters to the Editor

May 07, 1995 1 mins read 466 views
Indian students visit

Visitors

May 26, 1995 1 mins read 425 views
Inflation rate down, but costs go up

Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)

May 26, 1995 1 mins read 388 views
Rinchen Kuenphen: primary school champ

Sport

May 26, 1995 1 mins read 391 views
IOC table tennis camp coaches instructors

Tennis

May 26, 1995 1 mins read 376 views
Power breaks in Phuentsholing

Power

May 26, 1995 1 mins read 401 views
Pragmatic policy emphasised

National Environment Commission (NEC)

May 26, 1995 1 mins read 329 views
Getting to Pemagatshel

Letters to the Editor

May 26, 1995 1 mins read 409 views
The challenges faced by remote Ramjar

Letters to the Editor

May 26, 1995 2 mins read 393 views
Postal disorder

Letters to the Editor

May 26, 1995 2 mins read 416 views
Planning population

Health Family Planning

May 26, 1995 3 mins read 362 views
Biodiversity planners trained

National Environment Commission (NEC)

May 26, 1995 2 mins read 471 views
Exporters contemplate problems before season

Exports

May 26, 1995 2 mins read 393 views
BCCI formulates charter, elects committee

BCCI (Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

May 26, 1995 1 mins read 397 views
New video film out

Feature Film

May 26, 1995 1 mins read 441 views
Loan collectors awarded

Bhutan Development Finance Corporation (BDFC)

May 26, 1995 1 mins read 336 views
Dantak mela draws a large crowd

DANTAK/IMTRAT/BRTF

May 26, 1995 1 mins read 338 views
Villages robbed by armed men

Terrorist

May 26, 1995 1 mins read 304 views
Education receives contribution

Education

May 26, 1995 0 mins read 313 views
Rural loans accumulate

Bhutan Development Finance Corporation (BDFC)

May 26, 1995 2 mins read 401 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 380 views
Bhutan discusses population planning

Health Family Planning

May 26, 1995 2 mins read 336 views
Strike

Roads

May 26, 1995 0 mins read 363 views
Basketball

Sport

May 26, 1995 0 mins read 0 views
Environment

National Environment Commission (NEC)

May 26, 1995 0 mins read 485 views
Fax services

Telecommunication Department

May 26, 1995 0 mins read 355 views
Body found

Crime

May 26, 1995 0 mins read 0 views
Border talks

Bhutan-China

May 26, 1995 0 mins read 495 views
Accidents disrupt traffic

Accident

May 19, 1995 0 mins read 405 views
Primary school semi-finals today

Sport

May 19, 1995 1 mins read 332 views
WFP agreement signed

WFP (World Food Program)

May 19, 1995 0 mins read 410 views
Garbage collection improved

City Corporation

May 19, 1995 1 mins read 370 views
School table tennis instructors trained

Tennis

May 19, 1995 1 mins read 371 views
Taxi driver arrested in burglary case

Crime

May 19, 1995 1 mins read 352 views
Traditional architecture must be documented

Viewpoints

May 19, 1995 5 mins read 331 views
The greater responsibility

Editorial

May 19, 1995 3 mins read 335 views
SAARC agrees on promoting wood crafts

SAARC Activities

May 19, 1995 1 mins read 390 views
Iodised salt : a success story

Business

May 19, 1995 4 mins read 389 views
New strategies to prevent water wastage

City Corporation

May 19, 1995 2 mins read 351 views
Lottery: a big earner

Lottery

May 19, 1995 0 mins read 377 views
Cooking gas cheaper for now

Bhutan Oil Distributor (BOD)

May 19, 1995 1 mins read 372 views
Confusion over stabbing case

Crime

May 19, 1995 1 mins read 353 views
Intellectual property rights

Bhutan - Trade

May 19, 1995 1 mins read 369 views
Police arrest hotel thief

Crime

May 19, 1995 1 mins read 426 views
Minister updates business sector on trade

Bhutan - Trade

May 19, 1995 2 mins read 341 views
Escaped antinational prisoner caught

Terrorist

May 19, 1995 2 mins read 344 views
UN Fun Run : a success

Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC)

May 19, 1995 2 mins read 337 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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The hydropower vision is crystal clear

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The BEAST Bhutan needs

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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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