July of 2005

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Khotokha airport shelved

Civil Aviation

Jul 19, 2005 2 mins read 382 views
Transport Utd wins with a lone score

Sport

Jul 01, 2005 1 mins read 337 views
Bank of Bhutan reduces interest rates

Bank of Bhutan (BOB)

Jul 01, 2005 1 mins read 407 views
New rule disappoints cabbies

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Jul 29, 2005 2 mins read 400 views
Graduates

National Technical Training Authority (NTTA)

Jul 29, 2005 0 mins read 0 views
Chorten consecration

Consecration

Jul 29, 2005 0 mins read 377 views
49th day Tshogkor of late Nyizer Trulku

Religion

Jul 29, 2005 0 mins read 378 views
Credentials

Bhutan-Thailand

Jul 29, 2005 0 mins read 0 views
Police detain man on assault charges

Crime

Jul 29, 2005 1 mins read 357 views
Chamber launches first Business Directory

BCCI (Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

Jul 29, 2005 1 mins read 398 views
Untimely rains prompt early potato harvest in Khaling

Agriculture/Crops/Mushroom

Jul 29, 2005 2 mins read 343 views
Understanding the symbolism of Thuenpa Puen Zhi

Astrological College

Jul 29, 2005 6 mins read 480 views
The person in me

Personalities

Jul 29, 2005 2 mins read 0 views
Monsoon film festival on

Feature Film

Jul 29, 2005 1 mins read 337 views
A management guide in Dzongkha

Books

Jul 29, 2005 1 mins read 402 views
Narcotics Act being drafted

Act

Jul 29, 2005 1 mins read 318 views
Kawang elects Sangchu

Dzongkhags

Jul 29, 2005 0 mins read 343 views
People should take Piles seriously, say doctors

Health Disease

Jul 29, 2005 4 mins read 337 views
Voting should be fair

Letters to the Editor

Jul 29, 2005 1 mins read 353 views
DNP clarification

Letters to the Editor

Jul 29, 2005 1 mins read 374 views
Shortage of doctors

Kuensel

Jul 29, 2005 1 mins read 324 views
The license dilemma

Editorial

Jul 29, 2005 2 mins read 316 views
Truck driver sentenced to 5 years

Judiciary

Jul 29, 2005 1 mins read 422 views
Handling e-waste

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Jul 29, 2005 2 mins read 350 views
His Majesty to visit India

His Majesty - Foreign Tour

Jul 29, 2005 0 mins read 0 views
Realignment to shorten highway

Roads

Jul 29, 2005 2 mins read 365 views
Government increases sales tax

Revenue and Custom

Jul 29, 2005 1 mins read 361 views
Capacity building through infrastructure development

JICA

Jul 26, 2005 2 mins read 381 views
No substitute for beef and pork

Animal Husbandry Livestock

Jul 26, 2005 2 mins read 337 views
Potholes on electronic highway

Roads

Jul 26, 2005 3 mins read 288 views
Nu. 4.3 million grant for foreign ministry

Foreign Affairs

Jul 26, 2005 1 mins read 352 views
Inflation on the rise

Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)

Jul 26, 2005 1 mins read 0 views
Reference book to tackle Dzongkha

Books

Jul 26, 2005 2 mins read 335 views
Lack of equipment hinders material testing

Construction Development Board (CDB)

Jul 26, 2005 2 mins read 362 views
An inspector calls

Drama

Jul 26, 2005 2 mins read 418 views
NPPF housing scheme not fair

Kuensel

Jul 26, 2005 1 mins read 353 views
Criteria for assessing academic records

Kuensel

Jul 26, 2005 1 mins read 330 views
The vulnerability of disorder

Editorial

Jul 26, 2005 2 mins read 352 views
Liberal licensing prompts fronting

Bhutan - Trade

Jul 26, 2005 2 mins read 323 views
Power tariff revised

Power

Jul 26, 2005 2 mins read 434 views
Most heavy pool vehicles will be retained

National Properties Division

Jul 26, 2005 2 mins read 334 views
Corporate conflicts might slow double laning

Roads

Jul 26, 2005 3 mins read 337 views
More effort needed to promote intra-regional trade

SAARC Countries

Jul 26, 2005 2 mins read 343 views
Lam for Dagapela lhakhang

Dratshang

Jul 22, 2005 0 mins read 339 views
SAARC Secretary General

SAARC Activities

Jul 22, 2005 0 mins read 363 views
Schools contribute for health

Health Trust Fund

Jul 22, 2005 0 mins read 337 views
Transport Utd whips Rigzung FC

Sport

Jul 22, 2005 1 mins read 286 views
Vegetables expensive

Sunday market/Vegetable market

Jul 22, 2005 2 mins read 314 views
Agro fortunes rests on bottled water

Agro Industry

Jul 22, 2005 2 mins read 331 views
Electronic games catches Bhutanese imagination

Computer/Internet

Jul 22, 2005 5 mins read 344 views
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The never-ending tourism debate

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Why we must invest in Research & Development

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NA endorses nine crime prevention recommendations

The government has installed a total of 896 CCTV cameras across the country as part of its crime prevention strategy, the Home Minister Tshering announced in the National Assembly (NA) yesterday while presenting the Action Taken Report (ATR) on crime prevention and reduction.

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