July of 2005

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A growing understanding in the region

Bhutan- India

Jul 15, 2005 2 mins read 315 views
Accident kills two students

Accident

Jul 12, 2005 0 mins read 334 views
Equality empowers

International Committee Of Red Cross (ICRC)

Jul 12, 2005 1 mins read 316 views
Couple donates 1,000 Guru statues

Antique Preservation

Jul 12, 2005 1 mins read 303 views
Maruti cars cheaper

State Trading Corporation of Bhutan (STCB)

Jul 12, 2005 2 mins read 0 views
A `mushrooming' business

Agriculture/Crops/Mushroom

Jul 12, 2005 3 mins read 266 views
Wang lung ceremony in Bumthang

Wang

Jul 12, 2005 1 mins read 258 views
Bhutan to have a national women's team

Sport

Jul 12, 2005 1 mins read 262 views
Making learning easier for visually challenged

Disabled

Jul 12, 2005 1 mins read 261 views
Bhutan's junior ambassadors visit Japan

Education- Student

Jul 12, 2005 1 mins read 252 views
Grooming athletes

Sport

Jul 12, 2005 2 mins read 262 views
Hard work pays

Sport

Jul 12, 2005 2 mins read 261 views
24-hour blood bank

Kuensel

Jul 12, 2005 1 mins read 265 views
Of stones and sand

Letters to the Editor

Jul 12, 2005 1 mins read 278 views
English and Dzongkha equally important

Kuensel

Jul 12, 2005 2 mins read 294 views
The illegal settlement dilemma

Editorial

Jul 12, 2005 2 mins read 287 views
Removing houses near roads

Ministry of Work & Housing

Jul 12, 2005 3 mins read 247 views
BNB suspends GE loan for 24 organisations

Bhutan National Bank (BNB)

Jul 12, 2005 3 mins read 276 views
Land pooling issue halts Taba plan

City Corporation

Jul 12, 2005 3 mins read 270 views
Killer sentenced to 20 years

Judiciary

Jul 12, 2005 1 mins read 265 views
Construction of youth centres begins

Education-Youth/Counselling/Deliquesce

Jul 12, 2005 2 mins read 313 views
Border talks

Bhutan- China

Jul 08, 2005 0 mins read 0 views
`At least 50' killed in London blast

Explosives (Bomb)

Jul 08, 2005 1 mins read 288 views
Cost of commodities increase

Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)

Jul 08, 2005 1 mins read 303 views
Meeting on smoke ban

Narcotics/Drugs

Jul 08, 2005 1 mins read 259 views
A new bridge in Ghatia

Bridges

Jul 08, 2005 1 mins read 326 views
Banks reap another year of growth

Royal Monetary Authority (RMA)

Jul 08, 2005 1 mins read 305 views
An experiment becomes a booming business

Indigenous Hospital

Jul 08, 2005 3 mins read 304 views
Education matters most, says Druk Thugsey famer

Personalities

Jul 08, 2005 2 mins read 276 views
"Enjoy gardening!"

National Park

Jul 08, 2005 2 mins read 0 views
Rethinking human resource management practices

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Jul 08, 2005 3 mins read 280 views
Fare thee well Shakespeare, the parting is well made?

Education-Policy/Planning/Conference Workshop

Jul 08, 2005 2 mins read 305 views
"Quality and completion on time, our top priority"

DANTAK/IMTRAT/BRTF

Jul 08, 2005 1 mins read 246 views
Indiscriminate stone and sand collection

Kuensel

Jul 08, 2005 1 mins read 291 views
A public nuisance

Kuensel

Jul 08, 2005 0 mins read 302 views
Essay writing should be encouraged

Kuensel

Jul 08, 2005 1 mins read 329 views
Regarding gas cylinders

Letters to the Editor

Jul 08, 2005 0 mins read 328 views
Rural exposure is necessary

Editorial

Jul 08, 2005 2 mins read 308 views
Retirement benefit schemes for private sector discussed

Private Sector

Jul 08, 2005 2 mins read 286 views
New English curriculum

Education- CAPSS

Jul 08, 2005 2 mins read 372 views
Bhutan bags nine medals

Awards

Jul 08, 2005 1 mins read 317 views
Man commits suicide

Crime

Jul 08, 2005 1 mins read 0 views
Census information being computerised

Immigration/Census

Jul 08, 2005 1 mins read 324 views
Land management campaign begins

Agriculture Activities

Jul 08, 2005 1 mins read 294 views
Nyizer Trulku's purjang to be held in Punakha Dzong

Religious Personalities

Jul 08, 2005 1 mins read 304 views
Human Resource team in Bhutan

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Jul 05, 2005 0 mins read 289 views
Inter-school archery tournament

Sport

Jul 05, 2005 0 mins read 297 views
Two killed in truck accidents

Accident

Jul 05, 2005 1 mins read 293 views
DrukPol wins the Coronation shield

Sport

Jul 05, 2005 2 mins read 394 views
A religious discourse for teachers

Religion

Jul 05, 2005 2 mins read 295 views
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