April of 1996

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Armed robbery

Crime

Apr 12, 1996 0 mins read 0 views
Suicide

Accident

Apr 12, 1996 0 mins read 0 views
Forest fire

Forest Fire

Apr 12, 1996 0 mins read 0 views
Brutal murder

Crime

Apr 19, 1996 2 mins read 265 views
Urethrotomy : more effective and less painful

Health/Doctors/Patients

Apr 19, 1996 2 mins read 236 views
Shortage of wood threatens sawmill business

Business

Apr 19, 1996 4 mins read 255 views
Study on urban waste

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Apr 19, 1996 2 mins read 261 views
Decline in tsechu tourists

Tourism

Apr 19, 1996 1 mins read 251 views
Fire claims a life

Forest Fire

Apr 19, 1996 1 mins read 228 views
RICB to evict non-government tenants

Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan (RICB)

Apr 19, 1996 2 mins read 243 views
Austria supports power projects

Bhutan-Australia

Apr 19, 1996 2 mins read 260 views
Bhutan appreciates assistance from Denmark

Bhutan- Denmark/Finland/Norway

Apr 19, 1996 2 mins read 230 views
SAARC meet

SAARC Activities

Apr 19, 1996 0 mins read 385 views
Robbed

Crime

Apr 19, 1996 0 mins read 0 views
High dividend

Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan (RICB)

Apr 19, 1996 0 mins read 276 views
Water meters

City Corporation

Apr 19, 1996 0 mins read 359 views
Killed

Accident

Apr 19, 1996 0 mins read 0 views
Bridge to benefit 100 families

Bridges

Apr 26, 1996 1 mins read 231 views
Plan emphasises consolidation

Planning

Apr 26, 1996 1 mins read 232 views
Table tennis coaching

Tennis

Apr 26, 1996 1 mins read 244 views
No reason for concern over beef

Animal Husbandry Livestock

Apr 26, 1996 1 mins read 249 views
Forestry integration could help SAARC countries

SAARC Countries

Apr 26, 1996 1 mins read 247 views
The urban water supply and sewerage project

Letters to the Editor

Apr 26, 1996 4 mins read 314 views
Construction pains

Editorial

Apr 26, 1996 3 mins read 248 views
Generous residents have created beggar problem

City Corporation

Apr 26, 1996 2 mins read 235 views
Mentally disturbed youth found dead

Accident

Apr 26, 1996 1 mins read 265 views
Rangjung Hydroelectric Project inaugurated

Hydro Project

Apr 26, 1996 0 mins read 251 views
Bhutan's music industry picks up, with new trends

Special Commission For Cultural Affairs/ Bhutan Music/ RAPA

Apr 26, 1996 3 mins read 213 views
Alleged rape

Crime

Apr 26, 1996 1 mins read 243 views
Trashiyangtsi school to be started

Education- Schools

Apr 26, 1996 1 mins read 219 views
Motorists short of wheels

State Trading Corporation of Bhutan (STCB)

Apr 26, 1996 1 mins read 250 views
Government stresses antique preservation

Special Commission For Cultural Affairs/ Bhutan Music/ RAPA

Apr 26, 1996 2 mins read 246 views
SAARC Secretary General visits Bhutan

SAARC Activities

Apr 26, 1996 1 mins read 303 views
Corrective surgery at JDWNRH

Health-Hospital/JDWNRH

Apr 26, 1996 1 mins read 210 views
World Food Programme reviews activities in Bhutan

WFP (World Food Program)

Apr 26, 1996 2 mins read 249 views
His Holiness Geshe Geduen Rinchen

Religion

Apr 26, 1996 2 mins read 232 views
Spring Fever

Nunneries

Apr 26, 1996 0 mins read 277 views
Lecture

Bhutan - Netherlands

Apr 26, 1996 0 mins read 230 views
Fire

Accident

Apr 26, 1996 0 mins read 0 views
Vandalised

Crime

Apr 26, 1996 0 mins read 238 views
Panbang

Telecommunication Department

Apr 26, 1996 0 mins read 235 views
The Je Khenpo

Religion

Apr 26, 1996 0 mins read 254 views
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