March of 2001

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Parops call for strong action to make the militants leave Bhutan

It was a solemn discussion during the mid term review meeting in Paro when about 140 representativ...

Mar 17, 2001 8 mins read 551 views
Bhutan participates in third SAARC writers' conference

SAARC Activities

Mar 30, 2001 1 mins read 588 views
Urbanisation irreversible but undesirable : villagers in Thimphu suburbs

Urban Development

Mar 30, 2001 2 mins read 557 views
What alternative transport ?

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Mar 30, 2001 2 mins read 630 views
RICB policies suffer from poor marketing

Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan (RICB)

Mar 30, 2001 2 mins read 630 views
Bangladesh celebrates National Day

Bhutan-Bangladesh

Mar 30, 2001 1 mins read 589 views
Open your mind: mental illnesses are brain disorders and can be treated

Health Disease

Mar 30, 2001 8 mins read 562 views
Disabled Bhutanese athletes to participate in New York Marathon

Disabled

Mar 30, 2001 2 mins read 572 views
Envisioning Bhutan's IT future

Computer/Internet

Mar 30, 2001 2 mins read 622 views
Cricket : here to stay ?

Sport

Mar 30, 2001 2 mins read 647 views
Big benefits expected from B.Sc. Nursing

Health Training Institute

Mar 30, 2001 2 mins read 625 views
Druk Air rebuffs tour operators' charges

Tourism

Mar 30, 2001 2 mins read 557 views
Bhutan Post : looking for a secure corporate footing

Bhutan-Post

Mar 30, 2001 3 mins read 611 views
A "miraculous" recovery

Health/Doctors/Patients

Mar 30, 2001 2 mins read 547 views
There are options in tourism

Letters to the Editor

Mar 30, 2001 5 mins read 599 views
Maturity of an initiative

Editorial

Mar 30, 2001 1 mins read 623 views
Potential unacknowledged ?

Editorial

Mar 30, 2001 2 mins read 540 views
BNB lowers interest rates

Bhutan National Bank (BNB)

Mar 30, 2001 2 mins read 633 views
World Bank executive directors in Bhutan

World Bank

Mar 30, 2001 1 mins read 550 views
Faster journeys across Bhutan ?

Druk Air

Mar 30, 2001 1 mins read 514 views
Bridge to benefit 8,000 people in Haa

Bridges

Mar 30, 2001 2 mins read 613 views
Bhutan takes over the BTF board

Bhutan Trust Fund (BTF)

Mar 30, 2001 2 mins read 745 views
Bhutan tries to treat 33 tonnes of hazardous chemical waste

Storage

Mar 30, 2001 2 mins read 616 views
Purely traditional

Archery

Mar 30, 2001 0 mins read 533 views
Internet on radio

BBS (Bhutan Broadcasting Service)

Mar 30, 2001 0 mins read 571 views
A visit to China

Bhutan-China

Mar 30, 2001 0 mins read 609 views
New Chairmen for BDFC, BNB

Appointed

Mar 30, 2001 0 mins read 560 views
Plan review in Wangduephodrang

Planning

Mar 30, 2001 0 mins read 563 views
IT literacy : "We're serious about it"

Computer/Internet

Mar 23, 2001 3 mins read 580 views
Zhemgang's experiment with computers

Computer/Internet

Mar 23, 2001 2 mins read 578 views
Environment : the next step

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Mar 23, 2001 2 mins read 665 views
Bhutan's Zorig Chusum thrives in Kathmandu

Handicraft

Mar 23, 2001 5 mins read 575 views
CBS journal

Centre For Bhutan Studies (CBS)

Mar 23, 2001 1 mins read 571 views
Education and employment dilemma

National Employment Board (NEB)

Mar 23, 2001 2 mins read 532 views
Forest fire destroys forests around Thimphu

Forest Fire

Mar 23, 2001 2 mins read 782 views
Tourism industry : growth or stagnation?

Tourism

Mar 23, 2001 7 mins read 570 views
Tackling the geog-based planning policy

Viewpoints

Mar 23, 2001 5 mins read 509 views
Planning together

Editorial

Mar 23, 2001 3 mins read 573 views
Longest single span bridge built over the Dangmechu

Bridges

Mar 23, 2001 2 mins read 612 views
Woes of the NPB tenants

National Pension Board (NPB)

Mar 23, 2001 2 mins read 573 views
Micro-finance

Bhutan Development Finance Corporation (BDFC)

Mar 23, 2001 0 mins read 0 views
Folk music

Special Commission For Cultural Affairs/ Bhutan Music/ RAPA

Mar 23, 2001 0 mins read 589 views
Thimphu: improper growth?

City Corporation

Mar 23, 2001 4 mins read 552 views
Committee of secretaries formed

Home Affairs

Mar 23, 2001 1 mins read 529 views
Gup terminated for false insurance claims

Home Affairs

Mar 23, 2001 1 mins read 527 views
Award for web site

Awards

Mar 23, 2001 0 mins read 557 views
Verification in Jhapa camps

Bhutan - Nepal Refugee Issue

Mar 23, 2001 0 mins read 576 views
Employment: the grim realities

National Employment Board (NEB)

Mar 16, 2001 1 mins read 604 views
Pagers: the next communication device

Telecommunication Department

Mar 16, 2001 2 mins read 584 views
RNR sectors gear up for the Ninth Plan

Agriculture Institutions

Mar 16, 2001 2 mins read 594 views
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No amount of money can replace you

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