July of 2004

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State of environment presented to Assembly

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Jul 16, 2004 3 mins read 636 views
Eastern highways open

Roads

Jul 30, 2004 2 mins read 582 views
Bhutan expands economic cooperation with EU

Bhutan-European Countries

Jul 30, 2004 2 mins read 611 views
Retirement benefits for lams and lopons to be studied

National Assembly

Jul 30, 2004 5 mins read 825 views
New geogs proposed

National Assembly

Jul 30, 2004 1 mins read 791 views
Committee to maintain and renovate religious monuments

National Assembly

Jul 30, 2004 2 mins read 683 views
Youth need more job opportunities

National Assembly

Jul 30, 2004 3 mins read 567 views
New dungkhag for Silambi and Gongdue geogs

National Assembly

Jul 30, 2004 1 mins read 581 views
Exploring new markets for cash crops

National Assembly

Jul 30, 2004 3 mins read 522 views
Leopards kill domestic animals in Trashigang

Accident

Jul 30, 2004 1 mins read 544 views
Excess land in Chang and Kawang, Thimphu

National Assembly

Jul 30, 2004 4 mins read 562 views
Inflation 1.2 percent in first half of 2004

Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)

Jul 30, 2004 1 mins read 599 views
Land Act to be amended

National Assembly

Jul 30, 2004 3 mins read 593 views
Bhutan Telecom revises tariffs

Telecommunication Department

Jul 30, 2004 1 mins read 0 views
Dengue on the decline

Health Disease

Jul 30, 2004 2 mins read 644 views
Wife stabs husband

Crime

Jul 30, 2004 1 mins read 509 views
Bhutanese vegetables identified for export to Bangladesh

Exports

Jul 30, 2004 1 mins read 598 views
Allowances for rural leaders

National Assembly

Jul 30, 2004 3 mins read 535 views
From treatment to prevention

WHO (World Health Organisation)

Jul 30, 2004 2 mins read 530 views
Watching TV : what happens to you

Letters to the Editor

Jul 30, 2004 2 mins read 689 views
The problem with our roads

Letters to the Editor

Jul 30, 2004 2 mins read 567 views
Discussing land

Editorial

Jul 30, 2004 3 mins read 559 views
HIV mostly spread through sex workers

Health-HIV/AIDS

Jul 30, 2004 2 mins read 498 views
RICBL reprimanded

Judiciary

Jul 30, 2004 2 mins read 557 views
Acquisition of land

National Assembly

Jul 30, 2004 5 mins read 577 views
No revision in land compensation rates

National Assembly

Jul 30, 2004 2 mins read 672 views
Steps needed to check misuse of power

National Assembly

Jul 30, 2004 2 mins read 526 views
Dantak has played an important role

DANTAK/IMTRAT/BRTF

Jul 30, 2004 2 mins read 579 views
Dzongkha is vital, English has an important role

National Assembly

Jul 23, 2004 8 mins read 538 views
Check and balance needed at the geog level

National Assembly

Jul 23, 2004 2 mins read 538 views
Wai Chharo breaks new ground

Feature Film

Jul 23, 2004 1 mins read 518 views
Amo chhu changes course, worries residents

Landslides and Floods

Jul 23, 2004 2 mins read 639 views
Helping Bhutanese unemployed to make the right choice

Education-Youth/Counselling/Deliquesce

Jul 23, 2004 3 mins read 515 views
Ashi Tshering Pem Wangchuck visits U.S., Switzerland: 100,000 SF for YDF

International Convention

Jul 23, 2004 2 mins read 588 views
Timber approval to remain with ministry

National Assembly

Jul 23, 2004 2 mins read 547 views
Assembly discusses driglam namzha

National Assembly

Jul 23, 2004 3 mins read 541 views
Shifting of dzongkhag headquarters to be studied

National Assembly

Jul 23, 2004 1 mins read 484 views
SAARC ministers in Islamabad

SAARC Countries

Jul 23, 2004 1 mins read 538 views
Admissions in Delhi

Education- Student

Jul 23, 2004 2 mins read 546 views
Cooperation to extend beyond health

Bhutan-Thailand

Jul 23, 2004 2 mins read 532 views
Removing barriers to effective auditing

Royal Audit Authority (RAA)

Jul 23, 2004 2 mins read 511 views
Acts should be publicised

Kuensel

Jul 23, 2004 1 mins read 529 views
Control Dengue

Letters to the Editor

Jul 23, 2004 1 mins read 625 views
New images bring new values to Bhutan

Letters to the Editor

Jul 23, 2004 2 mins read 540 views
Wronged ?

Editorial

Jul 23, 2004 3 mins read 556 views
National Assembly to meet twice a year

National Assembly

Jul 23, 2004 2 mins read 574 views
Bhutan at BIMST-EC

Bhutan-Thailand

Jul 23, 2004 1 mins read 592 views
Resettlement to remain a priority

National Assembly

Jul 23, 2004 2 mins read 537 views
Does the law discriminate against fathers?

National Assembly

Jul 23, 2004 3 mins read 559 views
Necessities running out

Landslides and Floods

Jul 23, 2004 3 mins read 539 views
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