September of 2005

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Mathematics important

Kuensel

Sep 30, 2005 0 mins read 500 views
Tourist quota?

Kuensel

Sep 30, 2005 0 mins read 548 views
Doma and Nu. 800

Letters to the Editor

Sep 30, 2005 1 mins read 561 views
Lona Confusion

Letters to the Editor

Sep 30, 2005 1 mins read 569 views
Regarding Common exam

Letters to the Editor

Sep 30, 2005 1 mins read 578 views
The Happy, if not clear, path of progress

Editorial

Sep 30, 2005 2 mins read 550 views
Man stabs brother

Crime

Sep 16, 2005 1 mins read 604 views
Foreign minister addresses plenary UN meeting

International Convention

Sep 16, 2005 1 mins read 492 views
The person in me

Personalities

Sep 09, 2005 1 mins read 0 views
Cost of fuel skyrockets

Energy (Solar, Water, Wind)

Sep 09, 2005 1 mins read 603 views
Good governance to be reviewed

Government Department

Sep 09, 2005 2 mins read 539 views
Scout

Education-Scout

Sep 02, 2005 1 mins read 596 views
Performance audit

Royal Audit Authority (RAA)

Sep 30, 2005 0 mins read 587 views
Health Trust Fund

Health Trust Fund

Sep 30, 2005 0 mins read 0 views
UNESCO conference

UN Agencies

Sep 30, 2005 0 mins read 0 views
Motithang wins quiz competition

Competition (A-Z)

Sep 30, 2005 0 mins read 487 views
Bhutan XI in Governor's Cup quarter final

Sport

Sep 30, 2005 1 mins read 465 views
In retrospect: the 2002 gup elections

Home Affairs

Sep 30, 2005 5 mins read 431 views
"Enjoy Gardening!"

National Park

Sep 30, 2005 2 mins read 0 views
Music school running short of teachers

Special Commission For Cultural Affairs/ Bhutan Music/ RAPA

Sep 30, 2005 2 mins read 469 views
"Bhutan and Korea should expand business relations"

Bhutan - Korea

Sep 30, 2005 2 mins read 428 views
Getting closer to WTO

WTO (World Trade Organisation)

Sep 30, 2005 1 mins read 480 views
Quality construction awareness

Exhibition

Sep 30, 2005 2 mins read 427 views
E-waste: a threat to environment

Training/Workshop/Seminar/Country

Sep 30, 2005 2 mins read 534 views
STCB's business history : down but not out

State Trading Corporation of Bhutan (STCB)

Sep 30, 2005 4 mins read 487 views
Court rules out election allegations

Judiciary

Sep 30, 2005 1 mins read 472 views
Tenth Plan could focus on poverty and quality of life

Training/Workshop/Seminar/Country

Sep 30, 2005 2 mins read 423 views
No deal on cable television

Television (TV)

Sep 30, 2005 1 mins read 490 views
Government's performance to be assessed

Government Department

Sep 30, 2005 2 mins read 464 views
Environmental policy dialogue

International Convention

Sep 27, 2005 0 mins read 507 views
In preparation for Tenth Plan

Planning Ministry

Sep 27, 2005 0 mins read 556 views
Honorary Consul to visit

Visitors

Sep 27, 2005 0 mins read 515 views
Chimis will also be elected through adult franchise

National Assembly

Sep 27, 2005 1 mins read 458 views
Online lottery to be launched

Lottery

Sep 27, 2005 2 mins read 469 views
Bhutan XI qualifies for Governor's Gold Cup

Sport

Sep 27, 2005 1 mins read 488 views
Grant to improve road workers' well being

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Sep 27, 2005 2 mins read 523 views
Thimphu's Chess champions

Sport

Sep 27, 2005 1 mins read 507 views
The Bumthang attraction

Tshechu

Sep 27, 2005 1 mins read 532 views
Pasakha industrial estate taking shape

Companies

Sep 27, 2005 2 mins read 517 views
Fishing season ending for the year

Fishery Department

Sep 27, 2005 2 mins read 438 views
Introducing sport for the disabled in schools

Disabled

Sep 27, 2005 1 mins read 513 views
Girls can excel equally in sciences as boys, say studies

Science/ Technology

Sep 27, 2005 3 mins read 488 views
Towards healthy living

Kuensel

Sep 27, 2005 1 mins read 469 views
Regarding Paro court case

Letters to the Editor

Sep 27, 2005 1 mins read 485 views
Television: always an issue

Editorial

Sep 27, 2005 2 mins read 544 views
Beating lona

Astrological College

Sep 27, 2005 2 mins read 515 views
Tourism looks at liberal pricing policy

Tourism

Sep 27, 2005 3 mins read 502 views
Truckers robbed in Phuentsholing

Crime

Sep 27, 2005 1 mins read 491 views
Zhabtog laymi suffers from labour shortage

Home Affairs

Sep 27, 2005 2 mins read 486 views
New trade routes through India

Bhutan- India

Sep 27, 2005 3 mins read 523 views
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Recents

The environmental toll of wars

The deafening sounds of missiles and gunfire in the Middle East have briefly faded under a ceasefire, offering a much-needed respite that eases global anxieties over spiraling economic and geopolitical crises. However, as we pause to seek solutions, a far greater threat to humanity remains largely unspoken. What would be the environmental cost of the wars?

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Raising the bar for justice

With the recent appointment of Drangpon Ramjams, our judiciary stands fully constituted from the Drungkhag Courts to the Supreme Court. Senior Drangpons rise to higher benches. Younger judges step into their first posts in the lowest courts, an alignment and a constitutional moment.

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