September of 2005

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Bhutan becomes INTERPOL member state

International Organisations

Sep 23, 2005 1 mins read 448 views
Construction Expo

Ministry of Work & Housing

Sep 23, 2005 0 mins read 555 views
Landfill contaminates stream

City Corporation

Sep 23, 2005 2 mins read 392 views
Bhutanese food habit unhealthy, says hygienist

Health Activities

Sep 23, 2005 2 mins read 427 views
Bhutanese Beliefs

Books

Sep 23, 2005 2 mins read 471 views
The Person in Me

Personalities

Sep 23, 2005 1 mins read 0 views
Refereeing at Changlimithang

Sport

Sep 23, 2005 3 mins read 365 views
To push the use of electronic cash register

Bhutan - Trade

Sep 23, 2005 1 mins read 385 views
Basketball on the decline

Sport

Sep 23, 2005 2 mins read 418 views
Television: more adverse than beneficial

Letters to the Editor

Sep 23, 2005 3 mins read 372 views
Taking stock and correcting mistakes

Editorial

Sep 23, 2005 2 mins read 414 views
One exam for all

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Sep 23, 2005 3 mins read 427 views
Dzongkha: out of Windows?

Dzongkha Development Commission (DDC)

Sep 23, 2005 2 mins read 421 views
Men dominate leadership roles because of physical hardship, some women disagree

Training/Workshop/Seminar/Country

Sep 23, 2005 2 mins read 407 views
New pressures on rural leaders

Home Affairs

Sep 23, 2005 2 mins read 447 views
Corruption issues

Royal Audit Authority (RAA)

Sep 20, 2005 0 mins read 458 views
Clean-up campaign

Education- Schools

Sep 20, 2005 0 mins read 372 views
Yaklha: an integral part of Urap's culture

Astrological College

Sep 20, 2005 2 mins read 414 views
Fuel station eases Lhuentse's problems

Energy (Solar, Water, Wind)

Sep 20, 2005 2 mins read 402 views
Danida grants Nu.60 million to strengthen good governance

DANIDA

Sep 20, 2005 2 mins read 365 views
Penden opens regional cement depots

Penden Cement Authority Ltd. (PCAL)

Sep 20, 2005 2 mins read 552 views
More Bhutanese are learning to drive

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Sep 20, 2005 2 mins read 376 views
Cost sharing scholarship programme for students

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Sep 20, 2005 1 mins read 404 views
Chorten Kora enthralls Thimphu movie goers

Feature Film

Sep 20, 2005 1 mins read 543 views
"The Importance of Being Earnest"

Drama

Sep 20, 2005 1 mins read 382 views
Is smoking glamourous?

Kuensel

Sep 20, 2005 0 mins read 438 views
Sports good for monks

Kuensel

Sep 20, 2005 1 mins read 380 views
Regarding motor insurance

Kuensel

Sep 20, 2005 1 mins read 388 views
Fire safety important

Kuensel

Sep 20, 2005 1 mins read 429 views
Archery: important part of Bhutanese culture

Kuensel

Sep 20, 2005 1 mins read 395 views
Robbing off aestheticism

Kuensel

Sep 20, 2005 0 mins read 377 views
Garbage disposal a problem

Kuensel

Sep 20, 2005 0 mins read 439 views
Evolving responsibilities for rural leaders

Editorial

Sep 20, 2005 2 mins read 400 views
Layaps more vulnerable to STD, HIV/AIDS, says report

Health-HIV/AIDS

Sep 20, 2005 1 mins read 415 views
Third security coordination meet

Bhutan - History

Sep 20, 2005 1 mins read 412 views
SAFTA makes progress

SAARC Activities

Sep 20, 2005 4 mins read 445 views
One more try at the fare meter

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Sep 20, 2005 2 mins read 412 views
Driver missing after accident

Accident

Sep 20, 2005 1 mins read 458 views
Decentralisation: long way to go

Government Department

Sep 20, 2005 2 mins read 428 views
Haa tshechu

Tshechu

Sep 13, 2005 0 mins read 0 views
Sports in Paro

Sport

Sep 13, 2005 0 mins read 471 views
Youths briefed on Penal Code

Education-Youth/Counselling/Deliquesce

Sep 13, 2005 3 mins read 390 views
Managing garbage, a mounting task

City Corporation

Sep 13, 2005 4 mins read 417 views
Houses gutted

Accident

Sep 13, 2005 1 mins read 0 views
Eastern ferro silicon factory to start in 2006

Factories A-Z

Sep 13, 2005 1 mins read 374 views
A `cold' period

Health Disease

Sep 13, 2005 1 mins read 424 views
Lams appointed

Dratshang

Sep 13, 2005 1 mins read 0 views
"School Among Glaciers" wins award in Seoul

Awards

Sep 13, 2005 1 mins read 365 views
Tshechu shopping

Business

Sep 13, 2005 1 mins read 455 views
The pesar fashion

Handicraft

Sep 13, 2005 1 mins read 438 views
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