December of 2006

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New division to professionalise transport sector

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Dec 08, 2006 2 mins read 340 views
Need for ID card decoders

Immigration/Census

Dec 08, 2006 2 mins read 379 views
Keeping youth occupied

Kuensel

Dec 08, 2006 1 mins read 347 views
Clarification

Kuensel

Dec 08, 2006 1 mins read 0 views
Cadastral survey

Kuensel

Dec 08, 2006 1 mins read 366 views
To curb corruption

Letters to the Editor

Dec 08, 2006 2 mins read 382 views
Are voters ready to vote?

Editorial

Dec 08, 2006 2 mins read 315 views
Tough luck at Doha

South Asian Federation Games (SAFG)

Dec 08, 2006 1 mins read 344 views
SAARC forestry centre

SAARC Activities

Dec 08, 2006 1 mins read 364 views
86th session to discuss three Bills

Labour and Human Resource

Dec 08, 2006 1 mins read 312 views
His Majesty awards the red scarf

Promotion

Dec 08, 2006 0 mins read 333 views
Rotavirus: most common infection

Health Disease

Dec 08, 2006 2 mins read 341 views
SAARC car rally

SAARC Activities

Dec 05, 2006 1 mins read 313 views
Election training

Election Commission

Dec 05, 2006 0 mins read 377 views
Lease too high?

Dzongkhags

Dec 05, 2006 1 mins read 346 views
Horn case backfires

Judiciary

Dec 05, 2006 1 mins read 359 views
Trading in secondary market picks up

Royal Stock Exchange Of Bhutan(RSEB)

Dec 05, 2006 3 mins read 319 views
Kangsoel Chhenmo concludes in Drametse

Festival (A-Z)

Dec 05, 2006 1 mins read 343 views
The spirit of volunteerism

Volunteers

Dec 05, 2006 3 mins read 335 views
The way to Nirvana

Personalities

Dec 05, 2006 2 mins read 359 views
Protecting public utilities

Dzongkhags

Dec 05, 2006 2 mins read 336 views
Floc in Pepsi bottle

Companies

Dec 05, 2006 1 mins read 345 views
Managing non-wood forest products

Forest Natural Conservation

Dec 05, 2006 2 mins read 329 views
New identity cards

Kuensel

Dec 05, 2006 1 mins read 338 views
Quality of education

Letters to the Editor

Dec 05, 2006 3 mins read 323 views
Knowing the country

Editorial

Dec 05, 2006 2 mins read 334 views
Security tightened after blast

Explosives (Bomb)

Dec 05, 2006 1 mins read 324 views
Indian foreign minister visits Bhutan

Bhutan- India

Dec 05, 2006 3 mins read 0 views
Thimphu: low voter registration

Election Commission

Dec 05, 2006 2 mins read 307 views
Cranes arrive in Bumthang valley

Royal Society for the Protection of Nature (RSPN)

Dec 01, 2006 0 mins read 321 views
Friendship car rally postponed

Indo-Bhutan Friendship Association

Dec 01, 2006 0 mins read 289 views
National Environment Protection Act

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Dec 01, 2006 1 mins read 311 views
Photo exhibition

Exhibition

Dec 01, 2006 1 mins read 0 views
Mandarin export season begins

Exports

Dec 01, 2006 2 mins read 340 views
Penalty on loan against salary: whose responsibility?

Bhutan National Bank (BNB)

Dec 01, 2006 3 mins read 300 views
More burrey, more tourists, less alcohol

Tshechu

Dec 01, 2006 3 mins read 342 views
Pilgrims on business

Pilgrimage

Dec 01, 2006 2 mins read 323 views
Ingrown toenail: a common infection

Health Disease

Dec 01, 2006 2 mins read 349 views
Japanese assistance evaluated

Bhutan- Japan

Dec 01, 2006 2 mins read 374 views
From awareness to behaviourial change

Health-HIV/AIDS

Dec 01, 2006 3 mins read 367 views
Sustainable community based tourism

Letters to the Editor

Dec 01, 2006 2 mins read 328 views
How to avoid bear attacks

Letters to the Editor

Dec 01, 2006 2 mins read 330 views
Clean the system

Editorial

Dec 01, 2006 2 mins read 341 views
Glaciers are retreating

Landslides and Floods

Dec 01, 2006 3 mins read 368 views
Indian foreign minister to visit

Bhutan- India

Dec 01, 2006 1 mins read 0 views
Petrol, diesel cheaper

Energy (Solar, Water, Wind)

Dec 01, 2006 0 mins read 344 views
Police seize cars

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Dec 01, 2006 1 mins read 340 views
Managing public enterprises

Bhutan - Finance

Dec 01, 2006 2 mins read 314 views
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