September of 1995

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STCB hopes to pull together under the Company's Act

State Trading Corporation of Bhutan (STCB)

Sep 15, 1995 4 mins read 527 views
Footballers need exposure, says Irish coach

Sport

Sep 15, 1995 2 mins read 513 views
Trashigang club looks for Support

Sport

Sep 08, 1995 1 mins read 529 views
Army Chief presents golf trophy to Thimphu club

Golf

Sep 29, 1995 1 mins read 548 views
Injured monk in critical condition

Crime

Sep 29, 1995 1 mins read 532 views
The killing of a medium

Crime

Sep 29, 1995 2 mins read 535 views
Archery on with victories, injuries, and rain

Archery

Sep 29, 1995 2 mins read 517 views
Travellers robbed at gun point

Terrorist

Sep 29, 1995 1 mins read 511 views
Gold Cup underway: two penalty shoot-outs

Sport

Sep 29, 1995 2 mins read 465 views
Bhutan at health meet

WHO (World Health Organisation)

Sep 29, 1995 1 mins read 548 views
Bap Kezang wins golf

Golf

Sep 29, 1995 1 mins read 490 views
Much grain lost

Agriculture/Crops/Mushroom

Sep 29, 1995 1 mins read 580 views
Parents must help educate their children

Letters to the Editor

Sep 29, 1995 2 mins read 476 views
Postal problem

Letters to the Editor

Sep 29, 1995 1 mins read 527 views
Why Bhutan must control visitors

Letters to the Editor

Sep 29, 1995 1 mins read 562 views
Blessed Rainy Day

Editorial

Sep 29, 1995 3 mins read 606 views
Careful, drivers

Letters to the Editor

Sep 29, 1995 1 mins read 484 views
Thimphu goes Kombucha crazy

Agriculture/Crops/Mushroom

Sep 29, 1995 3 mins read 502 views
Samdrup Jongkhar- Phuentsholing: a journey like no other

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Sep 29, 1995 3 mins read 495 views
Kurichu agreement signed

Hydro Project

Sep 29, 1995 1 mins read 520 views
Indian Army Chief visits Bhutan

Bhutan- India Defence

Sep 29, 1995 3 mins read 0 views
Dzong foundations weakened by water

Dzongs

Sep 29, 1995 2 mins read 515 views
Stranded

Landslides and Floods

Sep 29, 1995 0 mins read 566 views
Tennis

Sport

Sep 29, 1995 0 mins read 0 views
Caught

Crime

Sep 29, 1995 0 mins read 0 views
Bus fare

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Sep 29, 1995 0 mins read 586 views
Durga Puja

Festival (A-Z)

Sep 29, 1995 0 mins read 0 views
More $ from tourism

Tourism

Sep 22, 1995 1 mins read 563 views
Bhutan to chair Third Committee

UN Agencies

Sep 22, 1995 2 mins read 500 views
Man attacked and robbed

Crime

Sep 22, 1995 1 mins read 543 views
Golfer injured

Accident

Sep 22, 1995 1 mins read 490 views
Jesuit and the Dragon

Books

Sep 22, 1995 1 mins read 572 views
Electrical engineer electrocuted

Accident

Sep 22, 1995 1 mins read 490 views
Archers take aim

Archery

Sep 22, 1995 1 mins read 512 views
First batch of furniture machine operators

Bhutan - Trade

Sep 22, 1995 1 mins read 520 views
School Volleyball and football

Sport

Sep 22, 1995 1 mins read 508 views
Health Services briefs Thai delegates

Bhutan-Thailand

Sep 22, 1995 1 mins read 449 views
Gold cup football to start

Sport

Sep 22, 1995 2 mins read 547 views
3rd District Engineers conference

Conferences

Sep 22, 1995 1 mins read 562 views
Veterans' tennis tournament

Sport

Sep 22, 1995 0 mins read 459 views
Chemical waste

Editorial

Sep 22, 1995 3 mins read 537 views
The alcohol threat

Viewpoints

Sep 22, 1995 5 mins read 519 views
Vishwakarma Puja celebrated in Bhutan

Festival (A-Z)

Sep 22, 1995 1 mins read 524 views
Students re-enact UN General Assembly

UN Agencies

Sep 22, 1995 1 mins read 511 views
Man arrested in Jaigoan suspected of crime in Phuentsholing

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Sep 22, 1995 1 mins read 500 views
Punakha-Wangdue Valley Project Coordination meeting

Projects

Sep 22, 1995 2 mins read 539 views
Tiger in Bumthang

Dzongkhags

Sep 22, 1995 1 mins read 512 views
Forgers sentenced

Crime

Sep 22, 1995 1 mins read 495 views
Bhutan at World Conference on Women

Conferences

Sep 22, 1995 3 mins read 524 views
"Bhutanese refugees not genuine," say Beijing delegates

Bhutan-China

Sep 22, 1995 3 mins read 511 views
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Sniffing out crime

Bella, a 10-year-old explosive detection dog of the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP), continues to serve with precision and discipline alongside her handler, Tendel Jamtsho.

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