December of 1996

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Stabbing in Wangdue

Crime

Dec 06, 1996 1 mins read 341 views
Japanese aid for Telecom

Bhutan- Japan

Dec 06, 1996 1 mins read 291 views
Volunteers' Day celebrated with debate

Volunteers

Dec 06, 1996 0 mins read 259 views
Privatised slate industry tries to meet growing demand

Companies

Dec 06, 1996 4 mins read 257 views
Environment law coming

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Dec 06, 1996 1 mins read 307 views
Students' blood donation saves lives

Health/Doctors/Patients

Dec 06, 1996 1 mins read 312 views
Archery in Phuentsholing

Archery

Dec 06, 1996 1 mins read 291 views
Samdrup Jongkhar and Paro to Pay for water

Water Supply Scheme

Dec 06, 1996 1 mins read 329 views
Forestry project reviewed

Forest Social/Project/ Afforestation

Dec 06, 1996 1 mins read 289 views
Deothang Polytechnic expanded

Institutions

Dec 06, 1996 1 mins read 284 views
National Library looks ahead

National Library

Dec 06, 1996 2 mins read 305 views
Water and sewerage improved

City Corporation

Dec 06, 1996 1 mins read 279 views
Debating

Editorial

Dec 06, 1996 2 mins read 281 views
New Culture centre

Special Commission For Cultural Affairs/ Bhutan Music/ RAPA

Dec 06, 1996 2 mins read 362 views
Ap Zawla, immobile but happy with life

Personalities

Dec 06, 1996 3 mins read 288 views
New RIM complex inaugurated

Institutions

Dec 06, 1996 2 mins read 263 views
Terrorist caught in Sibsoo

Terrorist

Dec 06, 1996 1 mins read 260 views
Girl rescued

Social Problem (Bhutan)

Dec 06, 1996 1 mins read 264 views
Special grants for Sanskrit pathshalas

His Majesty the King granted a special fund of Nu 200,000 to two Sanakrit pathshalas(institute) in Surey and Dhoban blocks, of Sarpang dzongkhag, during the National Day celebrati...

Dec 21, 1996 1 mins read 320 views
His Majesty the King addresses the nation

I wish all of you, in the 20 dzongkhags of Bhutan, Tashi Delek on this auspicious occasion of our National Day. May our country grow from strength to strength and may the...

Dec 21, 1996 4 mins read 401 views
Second commercial bank opened

Bhutan National Bank (BNB)

Dec 06, 1996 2 mins read 269 views
Archery

Archery

Dec 20, 1996 0 mins read 0 views
Golf

Golf

Dec 20, 1996 0 mins read 0 views
Plots be alloted

Dzongkhags

Dec 20, 1996 0 mins read 248 views
Defaulters warned

City Corporation

Dec 20, 1996 0 mins read 233 views
Third legal course begins

Judiciary

Dec 27, 1996 1 mins read 309 views
SAARC Ministers discuss cooperation

SAARC Countries

Dec 27, 1996 1 mins read 261 views
Fire destroys forest worth Nu 850,000

Forest Fire

Dec 27, 1996 1 mins read 319 views
Student steals exam papers

Crime

Dec 27, 1996 1 mins read 307 views
Cow thief fatally injured

Crime

Dec 27, 1996 1 mins read 305 views
Bangladesh and Bhutan have enormous trade potential<br>

Bhutan-Bangladesh

Dec 27, 1996 2 mins read 362 views
A "Bhutanese camp" for pilgrims in Salugara

Pilgrimage

Dec 27, 1996 2 mins read 227 views
Trashigang bus resumes after break

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Dec 27, 1996 1 mins read 273 views
Villagers educated on forest fires

Forest Fire

Dec 27, 1996 1 mins read 245 views
RICB wins archery

Archery

Dec 27, 1996 1 mins read 265 views
Urban awareness promoted

Exhibition

Dec 27, 1996 1 mins read 296 views
Bhutanese paper industry picks up

Companies

Dec 27, 1996 1 mins read 359 views
Death on Druk Air

Druk Air

Dec 27, 1996 1 mins read 310 views
Bumthang faces transport problems

Letters to the Editor

Dec 27, 1996 0 mins read 299 views
Why ban sale of an asset?

Letters to the Editor

Dec 27, 1996 0 mins read 283 views
Mail going astray

Letters to the Editor

Dec 27, 1996 1 mins read 281 views
Looking ahead

Viewpoints

Dec 27, 1996 3 mins read 0 views
Mutual benefit

Editorial

Dec 27, 1996 2 mins read 254 views
Basketball training in Thimphu

Sport

Dec 27, 1996 0 mins read 330 views
Pilgrims return from Phuentsholing

Pilgrimage

Dec 27, 1996 1 mins read 290 views
Penden doing well with rock export

Penden Cement Authority Ltd. (PCAL)

Dec 27, 1996 1 mins read 330 views
The return of a bird

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Dec 27, 1996 1 mins read 285 views
His Majesty promotes service force officers

Promotion

Dec 27, 1996 0 mins read 276 views
Fire destroys large forest

Forest Fire

Dec 27, 1996 1 mins read 327 views
"Peace march" demonstrators create tensions in Phuentsholing<br>

Anti-National (Ngolops)

Dec 27, 1996 4 mins read 276 views
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Nov 04, 2025 2 mins read 618 views
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Nov 04, 2025 3 mins read 1,687 views
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Nov 03, 2025 1 mins read 1,290 views
Global Peace Prayer Festival kicks off tomorrow

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Nov 03, 2025 4 mins read 2,139 views
Amochu quarriers call for flood walls after millions in losses

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Need bold reforms to advance women in leadership roles

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Nov 07, 2025 3 mins read 305 views
Fraudulent businesses must be punished

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Nov 06, 2025 2 mins read 1,957 views
Safe spaces, unsafe realities

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Nov 05, 2025 2 mins read 426 views
A small kingdom’s great prayer for the world

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Why agile governance and policy innovation matter

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One health, one future

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Nov 01, 2025 2 mins read 570 views
Preparing Bhutan for the AI era

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Oct 31, 2025 2 mins read 827 views
Bhutanese youth must prepare for GMC jobs

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Making ESP education loan more accessible

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Oct 29, 2025 2 mins read 1,192 views
A teacher’s gift to the nation

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Oct 28, 2025 2 mins read 1,771 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

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Ask Mr Bhutan

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Ask Mr Bhutan

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Walking for those who cannot walk

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Oct 27, 2025 2 mins read 735 views
Are we hoarding alcohol and cigarettes?

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Oct 25, 2025 2 mins read 758 views
A responsibility we cannot leave to the police alone

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Oct 24, 2025 2 mins read 1,088 views
Understanding the importance of the festival itself

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Adding colours to life

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Recents

Gold entering a bear market?

Gelephu—As gold prices continue to retreat after hitting new records, putting pressure on the gold tourism market and domestic gold traders, the downturn may signal the beginning of the end of the rally.

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As glaciers melt, highland taps run dry

Laya, Gasa-The tap outside Phento’s home in Laya is a barometer of a growing crisis. Once reliable, its flow has dwindled to a trickle, dictating the daily rhythm of her life and that of her neighbours. The 25-year-old now plans her chores, her hygiene, and even her peace of mind around the sporadic water supply.

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