October of 1996

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Traditional arts and crafts : rich in historical significance

Handicraft

Oct 04, 1996 6 mins read 457 views
Gortsham community school wins khuru tournament

Sport

Oct 04, 1996 1 mins read 626 views
ISDP budget too high

Bhutan - Netherlands

Oct 04, 1996 2 mins read 498 views
Agriculture champions in traditional archery tournament

Archery

Oct 04, 1996 1 mins read 504 views
First tennis title for Karma Lam

Tennis

Oct 04, 1996 2 mins read 417 views
Junior college facilities

Letters to the Editor

Oct 04, 1996 1 mins read 497 views
Building a work force

Viewpoints

Oct 04, 1996 4 mins read 529 views
Bad driving

Editorial

Oct 04, 1996 3 mins read 466 views
Migrating animals need permits and vaccination

Animal Husbandry Disease

Oct 04, 1996 2 mins read 518 views
Pasakha concerned about road

Roads

Oct 04, 1996 1 mins read 419 views
Two killed in accident

Accident

Oct 04, 1996 1 mins read 608 views
Lottery : a source of major earnings

Lottery

Oct 04, 1996 3 mins read 480 views
WFP Country Director leaves

WFP (World Food Program)

Oct 04, 1996 1 mins read 486 views
Man killed by car

Accident

Oct 04, 1996 1 mins read 554 views
Discussing population with UNFPA

UNFPA

Oct 04, 1996 3 mins read 533 views
Lower taxes should boost trade

Revenue and Custom

Oct 04, 1996 2 mins read 428 views
Hand grenade thrown at border checkpost

Bhutan-Indo/ Border/ ULFA/Bodo

Oct 04, 1996 0 mins read 448 views
Dynamite found

Bhutan-Indo/ Border/ ULFA/Bodo

Oct 04, 1996 0 mins read 431 views
Wanted terrorist caught

Terrorist

Oct 04, 1996 2 mins read 0 views
New Punakha hospital opened

Health-Hospital/JDWNRH

Oct 04, 1996 2 mins read 507 views
Sports

Sport

Oct 04, 1996 0 mins read 0 views
Water

Water Supply Scheme

Oct 04, 1996 0 mins read 494 views
Posts

Bhutan-Post

Oct 04, 1996 0 mins read 468 views
Loans

Bank of Bhutan (BOB)

Oct 04, 1996 0 mins read 436 views
Sensitisation

Bhutan and other Countries

Oct 04, 1996 0 mins read 0 views
Zhemgang: brain drain

Dzongkhags

Oct 11, 1996 2 mins read 443 views
A football fan

Sport

Oct 11, 1996 1 mins read 389 views
Development steps up in Genekha

Dzongkhags

Oct 11, 1996 1 mins read 414 views
Himalayan adventurer in Bhutan

Visitors

Oct 11, 1996 2 mins read 448 views
Understanding renewable natural resources

Agriculture Institutions

Oct 11, 1996 1 mins read 495 views
Bank brings back loan schemes

Bank of Bhutan (BOB)

Oct 11, 1996 1 mins read 464 views
Health workers return from Phillipines training

Health Training Institute

Oct 11, 1996 1 mins read 420 views
Veteran plant under repair

Hydro Project

Oct 11, 1996 1 mins read 437 views
New forestry rules

Forest Planning/Policy Conference/Meeting

Oct 11, 1996 2 mins read 454 views
Short cut not possible

Letters to the Editor

Oct 11, 1996 0 mins read 457 views
Building a skilled labour work force

Letters to the Editor

Oct 11, 1996 1 mins read 438 views
Mail bags mishandled

Letters to the Editor

Oct 11, 1996 1 mins read 427 views
Teaching aids necessary

Viewpoints

Oct 11, 1996 2 mins read 403 views
Man and machine

Editorial

Oct 11, 1996 3 mins read 424 views
Maldivian ambassador presents credentials

Bhutan-Embassies

Oct 11, 1996 1 mins read 409 views
Japanese monks on pilgrimage to Bhutan

Pilgrimage

Oct 11, 1996 2 mins read 431 views
New rules to streamline urban development

Urban Development

Oct 11, 1996 2 mins read 433 views
IRRI reaffirms collaboration with Bhutan

International Issues

Oct 11, 1996 2 mins read 430 views
Villagers catch terrorist and army deserter

Terrorist

Oct 11, 1996 3 mins read 407 views
Phuentsholing returns to normal life : tensions ease

Bhutan-Indo/ Border/ ULFA/Bodo

Oct 11, 1996 3 mins read 468 views
UNFPA workshop

UNFPA

Oct 11, 1996 0 mins read 438 views
Preserving murals

Special Commission For Cultural Affairs/ Bhutan Music/ RAPA

Oct 11, 1996 0 mins read 500 views
World Food Day

WFP (World Food Program)

Oct 11, 1996 0 mins read 0 views
SDA Mission

Bhutan - Netherlands

Oct 11, 1996 0 mins read 465 views
Israeli man wants to help

Agriculture

Oct 18, 1996 1 mins read 384 views
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