January of 1999

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Construction for RNR-RC Jakar begins

Agriculture Activities

Jan 08, 1999 2 mins read 298 views
Bus accident kills 30, injures 25

Accident

Jan 08, 1999 2 mins read 327 views
New Indian ambassador presents credentials

Bhutan and India do not face any major hurdles or problems in their bilateral relations but have a very amicable dialogue with close personal relationships between the...

Jan 09, 1999 2 mins read 397 views
Ashi Sangay Choden Wangchuck becomes UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador

UNFPA

Jan 08, 1999 3 mins read 326 views
School health

Education-Teacher

Jan 08, 1999 0 mins read 379 views
Communicating

Agriculture Activities

Jan 08, 1999 0 mins read 363 views
Small family campaign

Health Family Planning

Jan 08, 1999 0 mins read 354 views
Computer course

Computer/Internet

Jan 08, 1999 0 mins read 465 views
Power restored

Power

Jan 08, 1999 0 mins read 334 views
Swiss support to build suspension bridges

Bridges

Jan 15, 1999 1 mins read 348 views
New tourist licenses from February

Tourism

Jan 15, 1999 1 mins read 350 views
Three farm houses gutted in Paro

Accident

Jan 15, 1999 1 mins read 430 views
48 feared afflicted with Dropsy in Bidung

Health Disease

Jan 15, 1999 1 mins read 342 views
Minister meets Mongar businessmen

Bhutan - Trade

Jan 15, 1999 0 mins read 363 views
Improved Hasimara road will boost Phuentsholing business

Bhutan -International Religious Organization

Jan 15, 1999 3 mins read 338 views
New Radhi gup

Home Affairs

Jan 15, 1999 1 mins read 371 views
Bhutan placed fourth in SAARC golf

Golf

Jan 15, 1999 2 mins read 344 views
Health wraps up campaign

Health Family Planning

Jan 15, 1999 2 mins read 321 views
Stamps

Letters to the Editor

Jan 15, 1999 0 mins read 565 views
Surface transport: how reliable?

Letters to the Editor

Jan 15, 1999 1 mins read 308 views
The pain of a Deothang student

Letters to the Editor

Jan 15, 1999 1 mins read 379 views
Accident suggestions

Letters to the Editor

Jan 15, 1999 1 mins read 359 views
Auction

Letters to the Editor

Jan 15, 1999 1 mins read 731 views
Salary tax is confusing

Letters to the Editor

Jan 15, 1999 1 mins read 387 views
High value, low volume

Editorial

Jan 15, 1999 3 mins read 464 views
Blame your car, not fuel: BOD

Tashi Commercial Corporation

Jan 15, 1999 1 mins read 329 views
Value education left in hands of teachers

Education-Policy/Planning/Conference Workshop

Jan 15, 1999 2 mins read 303 views
SNID in six dzongkhags

Health Immunization

Jan 15, 1999 1 mins read 307 views
Health in schools

Education-Teacher

Jan 15, 1999 1 mins read 0 views
RSTA to campaign for safer roads

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Jan 15, 1999 2 mins read 358 views
Danish assistance to National Assembly secretariat

Bhutan- Denmark/Finland/Norway

Jan 15, 1999 1 mins read 331 views
Municipal Corporations given legal authority

City Corporation

Jan 15, 1999 1 mins read 349 views
New office, new confidence for BCCI

BCCI (Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

Jan 15, 1999 2 mins read 346 views
First gold

Awards

Jan 15, 1999 0 mins read 341 views
All's well that ends well

Bhutan- Denmark/Finland/Norway

Jan 15, 1999 1 mins read 364 views
18 detained in Phuentsholing

Bhutan - Nepal Refugee Issue

Jan 15, 1999 0 mins read 331 views
Attempt to block highway

Roads

Jan 15, 1999 0 mins read 335 views
ORC

Health/ BHU/ Dispensary/ ORC

Jan 15, 1999 0 mins read 306 views
Chimi

Home Affairs

Jan 15, 1999 0 mins read 359 views
Kurichu dam

Hydro Project

Jan 15, 1999 0 mins read 337 views
Health Trust Fund

Health Trust Fund

Jan 15, 1999 0 mins read 0 views
Diesel price drops

Energy (Solar, Water, Wind)

Jan 15, 1999 0 mins read 354 views
Prayers for victims

Dratshang

Jan 15, 1999 0 mins read 363 views
37,000 children immunised against polio

Health Immunization

Jan 22, 1999 1 mins read 309 views
WFP extends school project

WFP (World Food Program)

Jan 22, 1999 1 mins read 318 views
Five killed in Lhuntse accidents

Accident

Jan 22, 1999 1 mins read 320 views
Bhutanese computer users warned of Y2K

Computer/Internet

Jan 22, 1999 2 mins read 343 views
Thrimpons transferred

Transfer

Jan 22, 1999 0 mins read 332 views
Strong traffic police behind lowest urban accidents in years

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Jan 22, 1999 2 mins read 356 views
Faith against odds: the exodus to Bodhgaya

Pilgrimage

Jan 22, 1999 2 mins read 333 views
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