January of 1996

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A great five years for the Bank of Bhutan

Bank of Bhutan

Jan 05, 1996 4 mins read 0 views
Students miss Scout Camp

Education-Scout

Jan 05, 1996 1 mins read 465 views
Bank in S. Jongkhar to be relocated

Dzongkhags

Jan 05, 1996 1 mins read 465 views
A great five years for the Bank of Bhutan

Bank of Bhutan (BOB)

Jan 05, 1996 4 mins read 472 views
Stray dogs being poisoned

City Corporation

Jan 05, 1996 1 mins read 469 views
A theatre for Performing Arts

Special Commission For Cultural Affairs/ Bhutan Music/ RAPA

Jan 05, 1996 1 mins read 511 views
New software for Revenue and Customs

Revenue and Custom

Jan 05, 1996 1 mins read 454 views
Cement prices rise

Penden Cement Authority Ltd. (PCAL)

Jan 05, 1996 1 mins read 518 views
SAARC meeting

SAARC Activities

Jan 05, 1996 1 mins read 467 views
Electrocuted

Accident

Jan 05, 1996 1 mins read 0 views
Sentenced

Crime

Jan 05, 1996 1 mins read 0 views
Illegal agents

Telecommunication Department

Jan 05, 1996 1 mins read 489 views
Boy loses both hands

Accident

Jan 05, 1996 1 mins read 483 views
Crime drops in the capital

Crime

Jan 05, 1996 0 mins read 0 views
No business in residential areas

City Corporation

Jan 05, 1996 2 mins read 492 views
Fire threatens Trashigang Dzong

Accident

Jan 05, 1996 1 mins read 426 views
Died

Accident

Jan 05, 1996 0 mins read 0 views
Secretary General

SAARC Activities

Jan 05, 1996 0 mins read 463 views
Injured

Accident

Jan 05, 1996 0 mins read 0 views
SAARC

SAARC Activities

Jan 05, 1996 0 mins read 0 views
Resigned

Judiciary

Jan 05, 1996 0 mins read 0 views
Mirage wins basketball tournament

Sport

Jan 05, 1996 2 mins read 407 views
Bhutan Agro Industries wins award

Bhuatn Agro-Industries

Jan 05, 1996 1 mins read 496 views
Badminton tournament

Sport

Jan 05, 1996 2 mins read 0 views
Strengthening dzongkhag private sector

Private Sector

Jan 05, 1996 1 mins read 426 views
RTI graduates

Institutions

Jan 05, 1996 1 mins read 403 views
No phone problems

Letters to the Editor

Jan 05, 1996 1 mins read 472 views
Sporting pastime

Letters to the Editor

Jan 05, 1996 0 mins read 423 views
Construction planning

Viewpoints

Jan 05, 1996 4 mins read 407 views
Water waste

Editorial

Jan 05, 1996 3 mins read 431 views
Gambling - that evergreen pastime

Embezzlement/Gambling

Jan 12, 1996 4 mins read 391 views
A tourist and an operator like no other

Tourism

Jan 12, 1996 4 mins read 430 views
Poor chilli harvest in the east

Agriculture/Horticulture

Jan 12, 1996 2 mins read 434 views
Common exam results to be announced

Education-BBE

Jan 12, 1996 1 mins read 407 views
Distance Education Diploma course

National Institute Of Education (NIE)

Jan 12, 1996 1 mins read 442 views
Orange export tax

Agriculture/Horticulture

Jan 12, 1996 2 mins read 424 views
Shortage of salt in the east

Shops

Jan 12, 1996 2 mins read 469 views
Finance Ministry introduces Bonds

Bhutan - Finance

Jan 12, 1996 1 mins read 417 views
1995: Tourism does good again

Tourism

Jan 12, 1996 1 mins read 437 views
EC ambassador makes a farewell visit

Bhutan-Embassies

Jan 12, 1996 1 mins read 421 views
President of UNHCR Executive Committee visits Bhutan

Visitors

Jan 12, 1996 1 mins read 418 views
No Bus

Meteorology-Climate/Weather

Jan 12, 1996 0 mins read 591 views
Gups

Home Affairs

Jan 12, 1996 0 mins read 498 views
Hospital

Health/ BHU/ Dispensary/ ORC

Jan 12, 1996 0 mins read 443 views
Electrocuted<br>

Accident

Jan 12, 1996 0 mins read 493 views
RCSC exam

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Jan 12, 1996 0 mins read 0 views
Renewable Natural Resources conference

Agriculture Institutions

Jan 12, 1996 2 mins read 409 views
Are private booths charging too much?

Telecommunication Department

Jan 12, 1996 2 mins read 497 views
Trade to be hooked up by computer

Bhutan - Trade

Jan 12, 1996 1 mins read 487 views
100 Households in Haa get electricity

Power

Jan 12, 1996 1 mins read 439 views
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