February of 2001

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Bhutanese people must safeguard their nation’s security

The continued presence of the ULFA and Bodo militants has become an increasingly serious threat to the security and sovere...

Feb 10, 2001 4 mins read 691 views
A lottery win?

Lottery

Feb 16, 2001 1 mins read 493 views
Temporary jobs for students

Education- Student

Feb 23, 2001 1 mins read 0 views
Club rejuvenates after a slow start

Sport

Feb 23, 2001 2 mins read 493 views
Magsars trained and recruited into the RBP

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Feb 23, 2001 2 mins read 507 views
Guidelines framed to preserve historical monuments

Special Commission For Cultural Affairs/ Bhutan Music/ RAPA

Feb 23, 2001 2 mins read 525 views
Transportation dilemma

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Feb 23, 2001 1 mins read 539 views
Prostitution : whose responsibility to address it ?

Social Problem (Bhutan)

Feb 23, 2001 5 mins read 539 views
PU courses to be removed from Sherubtse College

Sherubtse College and Graduates

Feb 23, 2001 2 mins read 523 views
SAARC delegates call for collective action in environmental preservation

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Feb 23, 2001 3 mins read 543 views
Bhutan must reduce fuel-wood consumption : report

Energy (Solar, Water, Wind)

Feb 23, 2001 2 mins read 564 views
Towards an efficient civil service

Viewpoints

Feb 23, 2001 4 mins read 0 views
A year of issues

Editorial

Feb 23, 2001 3 mins read 565 views
The year ahead

Astrological College

Feb 23, 2001 1 mins read 539 views
The year of the Dragon a flashback

Wrap Up News

Feb 23, 2001 8 mins read 585 views
Agriculture in schools

Institutions

Feb 23, 2001 1 mins read 602 views
Tala work awarded

Hydro Project

Feb 23, 2001 1 mins read 474 views
Phuentsholing police investigate murder

Crime

Feb 26, 2001 1 mins read 487 views
Telecom tariffs to be revised

Telecommunication Department

Feb 16, 2001 1 mins read 486 views
Wang Watershed Project to benefit rural people in four dzongkhags

Water Supply Scheme

Feb 16, 2001 2 mins read 471 views
Bleak employment scenario

National Employment Board (NEB)

Feb 16, 2001 2 mins read 476 views
A breakthrough at Basochu project

Hydro Project

Feb 16, 2001 2 mins read 465 views
A subtle form of gender inequality exists in Bhutan

Education- NFE

Feb 16, 2001 3 mins read 599 views
The people of Mongar support strong action against the militants

The people of Mongar are fully prepared to support military action against the militants from Assam t...

Feb 17, 2001 5 mins read 427 views
More archery medals for Bhutan

Archery

Feb 16, 2001 1 mins read 444 views
Prayers for the earthquake victims in Gujarat

Bhutan- India

Feb 16, 2001 1 mins read 555 views
Traffic picks up on the lateral route

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Feb 16, 2001 2 mins read 444 views
About conclusions and speculation

Letters to the Editor

Feb 16, 2001 1 mins read 457 views
Bhutan's Internet Future - a clarification

Letters to the Editor

Feb 16, 2001 3 mins read 493 views
What cost ?

Editorial

Feb 16, 2001 3 mins read 518 views
Bhutan is running out of options on militant problem

If Bhutan takes military action against the ULFA and NDFB militants who are camped illegally in the country, the people will face serious...

Feb 17, 2001 5 mins read 464 views
Kurichu project promises unprecedented development for Mongar dzongkhag

The people of Mongar should tap the huge power resource from the Kurichu hydroel...

Feb 17, 2001 7 mins read 489 views
The people of Kurtoe look forward to greater progress and prosperity

Lhuentse dzongkhag’s long-drawn search for a suitable site for township is finally over w...

Feb 17, 2001 6 mins read 523 views
SAARC committee

SAARC Countries

Feb 16, 2001 0 mins read 467 views
Holiday declared

Home Affairs

Feb 16, 2001 0 mins read 463 views
BFF scholarship

Sport

Feb 16, 2001 0 mins read 480 views
Trashiyangtse achieves impressive progress as a new dzongkhag

The creation of Trashiyangtse as a separate dzongkhag by His Majesty the King, who inaugurated the new dzongkh...

Feb 10, 2001 5 mins read 821 views
Bhutan can contribute to the spread of Buddhism worldwide: WFB

Buddhism

Feb 09, 2001 1 mins read 508 views
A closer look at the Brokpas of Merak-Sakten

Ethic Groups

Feb 09, 2001 8 mins read 537 views
Students, juveniles gain work experience

Education- Student

Feb 09, 2001 2 mins read 474 views
A "vision" for the education sector

Education- Institutions

Feb 09, 2001 6 mins read 783 views
Setting vehicle emission standards for Bhutan

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Feb 09, 2001 3 mins read 568 views
Privatisation: a little contradiction

Letters to the Editor

Feb 09, 2001 1 mins read 505 views
Buses need to be identified

Letters to the Editor

Feb 09, 2001 1 mins read 530 views
The Bhutanese family

Editorial

Feb 09, 2001 3 mins read 633 views
People of Trashigang express their concern over the militant problem

Arrangements are being made to ensure regular supply of essential food items to the peopl...

Feb 10, 2001 4 mins read 491 views
Bhutanese people must safeguard their nation's security

Planning

Feb 09, 2001 4 mins read 503 views
Trashigang completes 69 percent of Eighth Plan activities

Even as they confidently approach the remaining one and half years of the Eighth Five-Year Plan with more than two-third o...

Feb 10, 2001 6 mins read 477 views
Bhutan's Internet Future

Letters to the Editor

Feb 09, 2001 2 mins read 462 views
Agriculture

Agriculture Activities

Feb 09, 2001 0 mins read 607 views
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Culture under threat?

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