December of 1996

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His Majesty celebrates National Day in Gelephu

His Majesty the King celebrated National Day in Gelephu with more than 10,000 people from all corners of the dzongkhag, some of whom had walked three days...

Dec 21, 1996 2 mins read 537 views
Felicitation

Bhutan - UN

Dec 20, 1996 0 mins read 0 views
UN projects doing well

UNCDF

Dec 15, 1996 1 mins read 0 views
Urban management emphasised

UNDP

Dec 13, 1996 2 mins read 505 views
Children immunised against polio

Health Immunization

Dec 13, 1996 1 mins read 558 views
Mandarin(orage) export comes alive

Agriculture Activities

Dec 13, 1996 2 mins read 502 views
Bhutanese Buddhism in the modern world

Buddhism

Dec 13, 1996 6 mins read 0 views
Local company to assemble computers

Computer/Internet

Dec 13, 1996 1 mins read 510 views
Archery

Archery

Dec 13, 1996 1 mins read 0 views
Guides learn to speak Japanese

Tourism

Dec 13, 1996 1 mins read 517 views
A consolation medal

Awards

Dec 13, 1996 1 mins read 615 views
Reporters learn development reporting

BBS (Bhutan Broadcasting Service)

Dec 13, 1996 1 mins read 506 views
New market for Bhutanese fruits?

SAARC Activities

Dec 13, 1996 1 mins read 510 views
Lemon grass oil: potentials and prospects

Letters to the Editor

Dec 13, 1996 3 mins read 518 views
Restoration or renovation

Editorial

Dec 13, 1996 3 mins read 499 views
Travellers in the east miss public transport

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Dec 13, 1996 2 mins read 513 views
Three pilgrims die

Pilgrimage

Dec 13, 1996 0 mins read 471 views
A cleaner Phuentsholing

City Corporation

Dec 13, 1996 1 mins read 458 views
Man injured by bull

Accident

Dec 13, 1996 1 mins read 472 views
India presents medical books

Books

Dec 13, 1996 1 mins read 431 views
Campaign

Education-Youth/Counselling/Deliquesce

Dec 13, 1996 0 mins read 545 views
Golf

Golf

Dec 13, 1996 0 mins read 0 views
Asian Games

South Asian Federation Games (SAFG)

Dec 20, 1996 0 mins read 593 views
National Day

National Day

Dec 13, 1996 0 mins read 0 views
Kalachakra

Wang

Dec 13, 1996 0 mins read 467 views
Bhutanese towns face potential of slums

Urban Development

Dec 13, 1996 2 mins read 500 views
More jobs than graduates, says RCSC

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Dec 13, 1996 2 mins read 462 views
Silicosis

Health Disease

Dec 13, 1996 2 mins read 488 views
Wanted burglars caught

Crime

Dec 13, 1996 2 mins read 416 views
Bhutan Trust Fund reaches US$ 20.5 million

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Dec 13, 1996 1 mins read 420 views
Of tuition and education<br>

Viewpoints

Dec 20, 1996 5 mins read 436 views
Bhutanese Buddhism in the modern world

Buddhism

Dec 20, 1996 7 mins read 480 views
Trashigang bridge opened

Bridges

Dec 20, 1996 1 mins read 447 views
Ugyen retains title

Tennis

Dec 20, 1996 1 mins read 429 views
Cadastral survey nearly completed

Survey

Dec 20, 1996 1 mins read 480 views
Post office offers quick money transfers

Bhutan-Post

Dec 20, 1996 1 mins read 532 views
RBP football: fair but poor stanadrd

Sport

Dec 20, 1996 1 mins read 472 views
UNDP: Bhutan's partner

UNDP

Dec 20, 1996 1 mins read 426 views
National Day in Thimphu

National Day

Dec 20, 1996 1 mins read 488 views
National Day, the greater significant

Editorial

Dec 20, 1996 3 mins read 474 views
Hit and run by scooter in Trashigang

Accident

Dec 20, 1996 1 mins read 490 views
Girl killed on Indian highway

Accident

Dec 20, 1996 1 mins read 416 views
Two killed by truck in Thimphu

Accident

Dec 20, 1996 0 mins read 434 views
Police track burglars,<br>many stolen items reovered

Crime

Dec 20, 1996 1 mins read 441 views
RCSC

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Dec 06, 1996 0 mins read 592 views
Meeting

Conferences

Dec 06, 1996 0 mins read 0 views
SAARC

SAARC Activities

Dec 06, 1996 0 mins read 0 views
Common exams

Education-BBE

Dec 06, 1996 0 mins read 526 views
Farmer injured

Terrorist

Dec 06, 1996 0 mins read 480 views
Working together to stop AIDS

International Day

Dec 06, 1996 1 mins read 418 views
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Teacher who stayed

Punakha—In Lunana, one of Bhutan’s most remote and physically exacting regions, education is less a public service than a tenuous lifeline. Snowbound passes sever the valley for months at a time. Reaching the village can still mean weeks of trekking across unforgiving terrain. Winter arrives early and stays late. Life here is measured by endurance.

Feb 11, 2026 4 mins read 2,590 views
Climate losses drain nearly 7 percent of Bhutan’s GDP each year, new study finds

Climate-induced loss and damage are costing Bhutan nearly seven percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) each year, a...

Feb 11, 2026 3 mins read 1,400 views
Black-necked Crane Farewell Festival celebrates tradition and conservation

Trashiyangtse—In the quiet wetlands of Bumdeling, where winter mornings are often broken by the calls of migratory birds...

Feb 11, 2026 2 mins read 899 views
Best Class X results of the past three years

The Class X results declared today are the best of the past five years. This is the first time in five years that the p...

Feb 09, 2026 2 mins read 2,231 views
Majority of industries in Dhamdara have not begun relocation despite approaching deadline

Majority of industries in Dhamdara have not begun relocation despite approaching deadline. With just four months remain...

Feb 09, 2026 2 mins read 1,933 views
Making corruption a losing choice in GMC

Feb 07, 2026 4 mins read 4,500 views
Organic project boosts yield and income in Chanachen

Feb 07, 2026 2 mins read 2,970 views
A wintry tale

Jan 22, 2026 1 mins read 1,565 views
Start small, but be consistent

Jan 22, 2026 1 mins read 2,015 views
Garuda Bar and Café

Jan 22, 2026 1 mins read 1,526 views
How Miss Bhutan 2026 is shifting the meaning of beauty

Jan 22, 2026 2 mins read 2,126 views
Taxes our forefathers paid

Jan 13, 2026 2 mins read 2,691 views
Gym that asks you to grow, not just train

Jan 10, 2026 2 mins read 2,285 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Happiness can be described in countless ways, yet it is always experienced as one. Even if we fail to put it into words, we still recognise it. Sometimes, only when old words fade from the ton...

Dec 18, 2025 4 mins read 2,674 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Happiness can be described in countless ways, yet it is always experienced as one. Even if we fail to put it into words, we still recognise it. Sometimes, only when old words fade from the ton...

Dec 16, 2025 4 mins read 1,991 views
What about moral and ethical accountability?

The Anti-Corruption Commission’s (ACC) investigation into the Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) loan was meant to settle a controversy that had raged on for months. In some narrow legal sense, it does. The ACC found no criminal intent, no bribery, no quid pro quo that meets legally defined thresholds for corruption.

Dec 27, 2025 2 mins read 3,960 views
Citizens building a nation’s future

The fourth round of the Gelephu Mindfulness City volunteer programme, which drew a record 10,000 participants, pushing total participation beyond 22,500, must be celebrated as a national moment. The overwhelming number of volunteer...

Dec 26, 2025 2 mins read 3,695 views
The promise of Bhutan-Thailand Free Trade Agreement

The parliamentary endorsement of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Thailand marks a watershed moment in Bhutan’s econo...

Dec 25, 2025 2 mins read 3,690 views
Time to open farms to foreign labour

The shortage of farm labour is a real problem faced by farming households across the country.  Over the years, this has undermined productivity, escalated food prices, and led to a steady increase in fallow land. Against this ba...

Dec 24, 2025 2 mins read 2,711 views
Building inclusive sports

For 15-year-old Nima Dema, a student from Tendruk Central School in Samtse, the opportunity to take part in the ongoing National Unified Sports Competition has been special. Despite living with a...

Dec 23, 2025 2 mins read 2,920 views
Punatsangchhu-I restarts, but at a heavy price

The resumption of works on the 1,200-megawatt Punatsangchhu Hydropower Project I offers a flicker of hope. After all, th...

Dec 22, 2025 2 mins read 3,394 views
Cost of complacent breathing

Bhutan’s clean air is becoming a comforting myth—pleasant to repeat, dangerous to believe. For years, we have worn the reputation for pristine air like a badge of honour. Snow-fed rivers, forested hills,...

Dec 20, 2025 2 mins read 2,651 views
Entrepreneurs need support, not slogans

We love to talk about innovation, entrepreneurship, and self-reliance. In fact, we use these words in excess in policy documents, speeches, and conferences. Yet, on the ground, the conditions required for innovative ideas to take root an...

Dec 19, 2025 2 mins read 2,545 views
A common destiny, a collective future

The 118th National Day of Bhutan, celebrated in the sacred Bumthang Valley at the historic Wangduechoeling Palace grounds, was more than a commemoration of nationhood. It was a moment of collective reflection and renewed purpose, s...

Dec 18, 2025 3 mins read 3,018 views
A historic National Day

Some historic events are planned, others unfold as if by destiny, arriving at the opportune time for a profound reason. Today, as His Majesty the King addresses the nation from the Wangduec...

Dec 17, 2025 2 mins read 2,260 views
Sir, your advice to the younger generation?

Choose your environment Your environment is the invisible hand that constantly shapes the way you think, feel, and act....

Nov 19, 2025 1 mins read 1,964 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Our global culture has conditioned us to spend the best of ourselves in the pursuit of a “decent living” whatever that m...

Sep 22, 2025 4 mins read 5,592 views
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 pl...

Dec 16, 2025 2 mins read 2,166 views
Impact Finance Forum: A promising start

The recently concluded SDG Impact Finance Forum showed the potential for global investments in the country.

Dec 15, 2025 2 mins read 2,179 views
Restore or lose it altogether

The country’s plan to restore 50,000 hectares of degraded forests, farmlands, and urban lands is not simply an environme...

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 2,419 views
Zero tolerance for online crimes

This week, Australia enforced the ban on social media access for children under 16. This is unprecedented and bold. Whil...

Dec 12, 2025 2 mins read 2,583 views
Will our education transformation be equitable?

The government’s allocation of Nu 30 billion for education transformation in the 13th Plan, second only to the economic...

Dec 11, 2025 2 mins read 2,151 views

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