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November of 1996

Archives

Royal birthday

National Day

Nov 08, 1996 0 mins read
295,000 SF Switzerland

Bhutan-Switzerland

Nov 15, 1996 1 mins read
Druk Air begins commercial flights to Mynamar

Druk Air

Nov 15, 1996 1 mins read
Thimphu still in the dark

City Corporation

Nov 15, 1996 1 mins read
Thieves take advantage of holidays

Crime

Nov 15, 1996 1 mins read
Census records robbed

Immigration/Census

Nov 15, 1996 0 mins read
Nature Study Centre open in Phobjikha valley

WWF (World Wildlife Fund)

Nov 15, 1996 2 mins read
Phuentsholing holds first school athletics

Athletic (A-Z)

Nov 15, 1996 1 mins read
Tashi wins national trophy

Golf

Nov 15, 1996 1 mins read
Cash prize goes to Humagai

Tennis

Nov 15, 1996 1 mins read
Badminton dominated by veterans

Sport

Nov 15, 1996 1 mins read
YBFA wins national archery

Archery

Nov 15, 1996 1 mins read
Goodbye from North Korea

Letters to the Editor

Nov 15, 1996 2 mins read
Chukha explains probelms at Pasakha

Letters to the Editor

Nov 15, 1996 2 mins read
NEC recommends protection against gas at BFAL

Letters to the Editor

Nov 15, 1996 2 mins read
Realising a vision

Editorial

Nov 15, 1996 3 mins read
Bhutan to protect tigers

National Park

Nov 15, 1996 2 mins read
Academy of arts expands curriculum

Special Commission For Cultural Affairs/ Bhutan Music/ RAPA

Nov 15, 1996 1 mins read
Manager steals NU. 55,000

Crime

Nov 15, 1996 1 mins read
Phuentsholing holds " fun run"

National Day

Nov 15, 1996 1 mins read
Badminton

Sport

Nov 15, 1996 0 mins read
Tshachu

Hot Spring

Nov 15, 1996 0 mins read
Society dinner

National Day

Nov 15, 1996 0 mins read
UNCDF

UNCDF

Nov 15, 1996 0 mins read
Talks

Bhutan-China

Nov 15, 1996 0 mins read
Bhutan at World Food Summit

WFP (World Food Program)

Nov 15, 1996 1 mins read
Bhutan celebrates His Majesty's birthday

National Day

Nov 15, 1996 1 mins read
School boy commits suicide

Crime

Nov 22, 1996 1 mins read
Remote telephones, hard to maintain

Telecommunication Department

Nov 22, 1996 2 mins read
Improved apple vairety cultured in Paro finds no market

Agriculture/Horticulture

Nov 22, 1996 3 mins read
Firewood in demand with the approach of winter

Forest Timber/ Firewood

Nov 22, 1996 4 mins read
Water, sewerage and waste highlighted

Water Supply Scheme

Nov 22, 1996 1 mins read
Store keepers learn management

Roads

Nov 22, 1996 1 mins read
Teacher seriously injured by school bus

Accident

Nov 22, 1996 0 mins read
Pepsi sponsors Phuentsholing tennis

Tennis

Nov 22, 1996 1 mins read
Khuruthnag school boost town development

Education- Schools

Nov 22, 1996 2 mins read
Commodities identified for trade concessions

SAARC Activities

Nov 22, 1996 1 mins read
Promotion bureaucracy

Letters to the Editor

Nov 22, 1996 1 mins read
The water meter puzzle

Letters to the Editor

Nov 22, 1996 1 mins read
Power cut disasters

Letters to the Editor

Nov 22, 1996 1 mins read
Tourist groups disturb the students

Letters to the Editor

Nov 22, 1996 1 mins read
Pemagatsel's transport problem

Letters to the Editor

Nov 22, 1996 2 mins read
An enlightened initiative

Editorial

Nov 22, 1996 2 mins read
Three burglars arrested

Crime

Nov 22, 1996 1 mins read
Coming to know Bhutan better

Bhutan-European Countries

Nov 22, 1996 1 mins read
SAARC discusses SAPTA

SAARC Activities

Nov 22, 1996 2 mins read
Indian army chief visits Bhutan

Bhutan- India Defence

Nov 22, 1996 1 mins read
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Recents

Charting an opportunity for judiciary

Our judiciary today faces significant challenges, foremost among them being a persistent public perception of bias and inconsistency in the delivery of justice. This perception potentially arises in the lack of transparency surrounding judicial decisions, which are not made accessible for public scrutiny or academic evaluation beyond the immediate parties involved in each case. As a result, public

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