July of 2001

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Monsoon takes toll on east-west highway

Roads

Jul 27, 2001 1 mins read 438 views
Farm technologies and economic benefits

Agriculture Activities

Jul 27, 2001 2 mins read 457 views
Man arrested for stealing cheque

Crime

Jul 27, 2001 1 mins read 515 views
Centre for Bhutan Studies

Centre For Bhutan Studies (CBS)

Jul 27, 2001 5 mins read 0 views
Babesa community reconstructs an ancient lhakhang

Monasteries

Jul 27, 2001 1 mins read 474 views
NTTA starts courses for youth employment

National Technical Training Authority (NTTA)

Jul 27, 2001 2 mins read 561 views
Kangyel : another tragic tear-jerker?

Feature Film

Jul 27, 2001 2 mins read 535 views
Jigten Semgi Thruelnang explores the complexities of human relationship

Feature Film

Jul 27, 2001 3 mins read 401 views
Club makes a bid to revive football's lost glory

Sport

Jul 27, 2001 4 mins read 429 views
Phuentsholing resorts to cable TV to create HIV/AIDS awareness

Health-HIV/AIDS

Jul 27, 2001 3 mins read 441 views
CBS developing "Green Park"

Centre For Bhutan Studies (CBS)

Jul 27, 2001 1 mins read 418 views
Bhutanese delegation returns from visit to China

Bhutan-China

Jul 27, 2001 1 mins read 517 views
A Thimphu plan

Editorial

Jul 27, 2001 3 mins read 456 views
Comments from www.kuenselonline.com

Kuensel

Jul 27, 2001 6 mins read 644 views
Thimphu's growth must be planned

Urban Development

Jul 27, 2001 1 mins read 368 views
Not a single Chhetrum should be left unaccounted for: AG tells auditors

Royal Audit Authority (RAA)

Jul 27, 2001 2 mins read 377 views
Assembly enacts historic legal code

National Assembly

Jul 27, 2001 3 mins read 424 views
Burglar caught

Crime

Jul 27, 2001 0 mins read 0 views
Inauguration of Folk Heritage Museum

National Museum

Jul 27, 2001 0 mins read 386 views
Houses robbed

Terrorist

Jul 27, 2001 0 mins read 0 views
Strict rule necessary to curb entry of illegal goods: revenue and customs

Revenue and Custom

Jul 20, 2001 2 mins read 429 views
Transformer did not cause Jungzhina fire: power department

Power

Jul 20, 2001 2 mins read 380 views
Bhutanese Context of Civil Society : Centre for Bhutan Studies Centre for Bhutan Studies

Centre For Bhutan Studies (CBS)

Jul 20, 2001 5 mins read 387 views
Town development activities to begin in central dzongkhags

Dzongkhags

Jul 20, 2001 2 mins read 381 views
BOB declares higher profit, 30 percent dividend

Bank of Bhutan (BOB)

Jul 20, 2001 2 mins read 416 views
Classification for trade and industrial ventures revised

Bhutan - Trade

Jul 20, 2001 1 mins read 349 views
Indian company demonstrates its products in Bhutanese market

Private Sector

Jul 20, 2001 1 mins read 381 views
Apple: heading toward a bumper harvest

Agriculture/Horticulture

Jul 20, 2001 1 mins read 376 views
A boost to "growth quadrangle" concept in South Asia

SAARC Activities

Jul 20, 2001 2 mins read 374 views
Are private initiatives the answer to emission problem?

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Jul 20, 2001 2 mins read 366 views
Chang Jiji phase I nearing completion

Housing

Jul 20, 2001 1 mins read 374 views
Paying tax

Editorial

Jul 20, 2001 2 mins read 380 views
Comments from www.kuenselonline.com (edited)

Kuensel

Jul 20, 2001 4 mins read 481 views
An alternative to lower fuelwood consumption

Letters to the Editor

Jul 20, 2001 1 mins read 387 views
Tax law endorsed by National Assembly

National Assembly

Jul 20, 2001 4 mins read 389 views
Bhutanese seeking jobs outside the country

National Assembly

Jul 20, 2001 2 mins read 356 views
Bumthang "ghost" cave reveals Himalayan geological history

Bhutan - History

Jul 20, 2001 1 mins read 396 views
Proselytisation : a threat to a small society

National Assembly

Jul 20, 2001 4 mins read 412 views
Golf

Golf

Jul 20, 2001 0 mins read 0 views
Tobacco free zone

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Jul 20, 2001 0 mins read 396 views
Bridges constructed

Bridges

Jul 20, 2001 0 mins read 403 views
Lodge for travelers

Dzongkhags

Jul 20, 2001 0 mins read 355 views
Woman injured

Accident

Jul 20, 2001 0 mins read 0 views
World population day

International Day

Jul 13, 2001 2 mins read 433 views
Fire leaves 25 homeless

Accident

Jul 13, 2001 2 mins read 487 views
Farmers worried over lack of rain

Dzongkhags

Jul 13, 2001 2 mins read 347 views
Centre for Bhutan Studies

Centre for Bhutan Studies

Jul 13, 2001 5 mins read 0 views
Assembly urges government to step up activities to minimise impact of HIV/AIDS

National Assembly

Jul 13, 2001 3 mins read 410 views
Rural timber subsidy to be studied

National Assembly

Jul 13, 2001 3 mins read 383 views
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