November of 2011

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World Bank Country Director: "Bhutan made good use of bank funds"

World Bank

Nov 07, 2011 2 mins read 369 views
After housing, its water now

Town

Nov 06, 2011 1 mins read 320 views
New Township: Land acquisition formalities completed

Town

Nov 06, 2011 3 mins read 439 views
Phuentsholing Hospital: A physician-deficient medical facility

Health

Nov 06, 2011 3 mins read 397 views
CORRIGENDUM

DHI

Nov 06, 2011 0 mins read 0 views
Upgrade the Thimphu sewerage treatment plant

My Say

Nov 06, 2011 2 mins read 358 views
Two-way expat worker policy

Editorial

Nov 06, 2011 2 mins read 382 views
17th Summit: PM leaves for the Maldives

SAARC

Nov 06, 2011 1 mins read 352 views
Gelephu Airport: April 2012 deadline will be met

Civil Aviation

Nov 06, 2011 1 mins read 316 views
Folk Heritage Museum: To make a living one

Heritage

Nov 06, 2011 2 mins read 388 views
Steel Plants: A comeback

Trade

Nov 06, 2011 2 mins read 314 views
Japan-Bhutan relations : Celebrating beautiful handwriting

Japan-Bhutan Relations

Nov 04, 2011 1 mins read 390 views
Social Media: Bhutanese blog goes viral in Singapore

Internet

Nov 04, 2011 3 mins read 384 views
Afghans knock Bhutan out

Cricket

Nov 04, 2011 1 mins read 329 views
Coronation archery: A surprise and an expected comeback

Archery

Nov 04, 2011 1 mins read 333 views
Gorgan-Shingkhar road takes off

Road

Nov 04, 2011 2 mins read 357 views
154 goats saved in 3 months

Tsethar

Nov 04, 2011 1 mins read 405 views
Cardamom Boom: A bumper crop this year

Agriculture

Nov 04, 2011 2 mins read 343 views
TMT Bars: Steel prices skyrocket

Industry

Nov 04, 2011 2 mins read 386 views
A message from the Japanese ambassador

My Say

Nov 04, 2011 2 mins read 354 views
Will we work?

Editorial

Nov 04, 2011 2 mins read 347 views
Fourth petrol price hike of the year

Fuel

Nov 04, 2011 1 mins read 368 views
`Software' earning hard cash again?

Trade

Nov 04, 2011 3 mins read 328 views
Construction Industry: Building a blue-collar brigade

Employment

Nov 04, 2011 3 mins read 360 views
Eastern Bhutan: Double whammy for potato farmers

Agriculture

Nov 03, 2011 2 mins read 353 views
ICIMOD : Media's role in fostering green economy

Environment

Nov 03, 2011 2 mins read 337 views
Annual General Meeting : Draft bill to be tabled in Parliament

BCCI

Nov 03, 2011 1 mins read 326 views
Not informative enough

My Say

Nov 03, 2011 1 mins read 321 views
WB gave Nu 90 M, rest from pvt sector

My Say

Nov 03, 2011 1 mins read 338 views
Clearing the deckhands

Editorial

Nov 03, 2011 2 mins read 378 views
2nd Urban Development Project : Dechencholing LAP ready to kick off

Town- Thimphu

Nov 03, 2011 2 mins read 373 views
Tobacco : 5 non-Bhutanese nabbed for selling

Tobacco

Nov 03, 2011 2 mins read 298 views
Petrol price likely to increase

Fuel

Nov 03, 2011 0 mins read 333 views
Bhutan-India Development Cooperation : Shifting resources

Bhutan-India Relation

Nov 03, 2011 2 mins read 355 views
Landfill for S Jongkhar town

Environment- Garbage

Nov 02, 2011 1 mins read 318 views
SMS Facility : Clients want more alerts

BOB

Nov 02, 2011 1 mins read 315 views
Gelephu-Dathghari Gate : Traffic moves after 48-hour standstill

Strike

Nov 02, 2011 1 mins read 368 views
2011 Human Development Index : Bhutan ranks low in social equality

Ranking

Nov 02, 2011 1 mins read 382 views
Zero waste for maximum returns from limited resources

My Say

Nov 02, 2011 3 mins read 310 views
Rule or rollback?

Editorial

Nov 02, 2011 2 mins read 366 views
Walk-in interviews for Wipro

Employment

Nov 02, 2011 2 mins read 346 views
Illegal foreign workers have a fortnight to leave

Immigration

Nov 02, 2011 1 mins read 332 views
Two killed in truck accident

Accident

Nov 02, 2011 0 mins read 329 views
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