June of 1997

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Laya and Lunana receive assistance

International Assistance

Jun 06, 1997 2 mins read 468 views
World Environment Day

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Jun 06, 1997 1 mins read 459 views
Information on Microsoft windows

Computer/Internet

Jun 06, 1997 2 mins read 460 views
Armed men injure and attack three people

Crime

Jun 06, 1997 1 mins read 429 views
Mongar high school tops ICSE results

Education-BBE

Jun 06, 1997 1 mins read 485 views
Tsangpo BHU inaugurated

Health/ BHU/ Dispensary/ ORC

Jun 06, 1997 1 mins read 497 views
Bongo's sports meet

Sport

Jun 06, 1997 1 mins read 415 views
Police step up awareness

Education- Student

Jun 06, 1997 1 mins read 453 views
Leaders discuss tourism in Manila

Tourism

Jun 06, 1997 1 mins read 443 views
Nestle products at MRP

Food Corporation of Bhutan (FCB)

Jun 06, 1997 1 mins read 423 views
Bhutanese students win university award

Education- Student

Jun 06, 1997 1 mins read 437 views
Snow leopard population studied

Survey

Jun 06, 1997 2 mins read 422 views
Basketball attracts sponsors

Sport

Jun 06, 1997 2 mins read 385 views
Suggestions for better traffic control

Letters to the Editor

Jun 06, 1997 1 mins read 454 views
Developing the country's manpower

Letters to the Editor

Jun 06, 1997 2 mins read 427 views
Hoarding licenses

Editorial

Jun 06, 1997 3 mins read 416 views
Spiritual path and spiritual materialism

Religion

Jun 06, 1997 13 mins read 381 views
ICRC delegation on goodwill visit

International Committee Of Red Cross (ICRC)

Jun 06, 1997 1 mins read 384 views
49th day ceremony for the late Je Khenpo held

Diseased Personalities

Jun 06, 1997 3 mins read 425 views
Basketball tournament

Sport

Jun 06, 1997 0 mins read 582 views
Forest management

Bhutan-Australia

Jun 06, 1997 0 mins read 0 views
Tourism Training

Tourism

Jun 06, 1997 0 mins read 421 views
Dantak commander

DANTAK/IMTRAT/BRTF

Jun 06, 1997 0 mins read 407 views
Preserving thankas

National Museum

Jun 13, 1997 2 mins read 406 views
Respected traditional healer passes away

Personalities

Jun 13, 1997 3 mins read 443 views
Gedu's machinery to be sold as scrap

GWMC (Gedu Wood Manufac. Corporation)

Jun 13, 1997 2 mins read 400 views
Attractive prizes attract players to tournament

Golf

Jun 13, 1997 2 mins read 404 views
Man held on rape charge

Crime

Jun 13, 1997 1 mins read 422 views
Dungtshos learn record keeping

Indigenous Hospital

Jun 13, 1997 1 mins read 391 views
Disposing used engine oil safely

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Jun 13, 1997 1 mins read 383 views
School ranking wrong

Letters to the Editor

Jun 13, 1997 0 mins read 415 views
RIM clarifies on raffles

Letters to the Editor

Jun 13, 1997 3 mins read 407 views
Education : growing needs

Editorial

Jun 13, 1997 3 mins read 376 views
Dantak gives guest house to Sengor

DANTAK/IMTRAT/BRTF

Jun 13, 1997 1 mins read 414 views
Sustaining forests, Bhutan's "life veins"

Bhutan-Austria

Jun 13, 1997 3 mins read 354 views
Waiters trained in service

Tourism

Jun 13, 1997 1 mins read 427 views
Brawlers in court

Crime

Jun 13, 1997 0 mins read 405 views
Hello ... another new number?

Telecommunication Department

Jun 13, 1997 1 mins read 388 views
Lhakhang robbed by gunmen

Crime

Jun 13, 1997 0 mins read 411 views
Bhutan ranked 155 in HDI

UNDP

Jun 13, 1997 1 mins read 363 views
New Rigney offers traditional courses

Handicraft

Jun 13, 1997 1 mins read 401 views
Tour operators to thrash out problem

Tourism

Jun 13, 1997 2 mins read 427 views
Garbage disposal site breeds flies

City Corporation

Jun 13, 1997 1 mins read 380 views
Firearms used to poach Black Bear

National Park

Jun 13, 1997 2 mins read 426 views
STCB shares still on

State Trading Corporation of Bhutan (STCB)

Jun 13, 1997 1 mins read 362 views
BTF close to US$25 million

Bhutan Trust Fund (BTF)

Jun 13, 1997 1 mins read 407 views
Be alert, says RBP

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Jun 13, 1997 1 mins read 416 views
WWF commits Nu. 52.5 million for parks<br>

WWF (World Wildlife Fund)

Jun 13, 1997 1 mins read 347 views
National Assembly begins this week

National Assembly

Jun 13, 1997 1 mins read 423 views
Electricity tariff

Power

Jun 13, 1997 0 mins read 451 views
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