August of 2012

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Breast-feeding: Mothers' Tuesday

Cabinet

Aug 28, 2012 3 mins read 403 views
Oath

Election

Aug 28, 2012 0 mins read 0 views
Election-Related Publications: ECB rolls back ad decision

Election

Aug 28, 2012 1 mins read 397 views
Judging the judges (Part II)

Perspective

Aug 28, 2012 6 mins read 452 views
Yangphel Archery: Three teams to play finals on Sept. 2

Archery

Aug 28, 2012 1 mins read 467 views
To meet nuclear family needs

Editorial

Aug 28, 2012 2 mins read 422 views
Third Thromde Tshogde: Thuemis refuse sitting fee

Thromde Thuemis (town representatives)

Aug 28, 2012 2 mins read 402 views
Domestic Air Services: October re-launch on the cards

Aviation

Aug 28, 2012 3 mins read 432 views
Careless parking on highways

Letter to the editor

Aug 27, 2012 1 mins read 420 views
The postal vote bank

Editorial

Aug 27, 2012 2 mins read 403 views
Malabashi, Pasakha: So near yet so far

Road

Aug 27, 2012 2 mins read 431 views
Pelela block cleared for now

Roadblock

Aug 27, 2012 1 mins read 433 views
?Decheling, Nganglam, Pemagatshel: A shortage, but not for lack

Water

Aug 27, 2012 1 mins read 461 views
Non-Aligned Moment: PM off to Tehran for 16th summit

Non-Aligned Moment

Aug 27, 2012 1 mins read 409 views
We stop when they strike

Strike

Aug 27, 2012 2 mins read 414 views
Dorji Goenpa: Change in plans to catch a tiger

Wildlife

Aug 27, 2012 2 mins read 438 views
TCB Records Jan-Jul 2012: Japan replaces USA in top spot .

Tourism

Aug 27, 2012 2 mins read 388 views
Traffic Rules: More than one violation a day

RSTA

Aug 27, 2012 1 mins read 385 views
Flash flood blocks road, travellers stranded

Roadblock

Aug 26, 2012 1 mins read 424 views
Middle-long-distance Running: In search of best runners

Sport

Aug 26, 2012 2 mins read 458 views
Gengkhar, Udzorong: Quake-damaged gomdey rebuilt and consecrated

Consecration

Aug 26, 2012 1 mins read 411 views
Cement Project: Dungsam start date being worked on

Dungsam Cement

Aug 26, 2012 1 mins read 415 views
Extend the taxi trash bag initiative

Letter to the editor

Aug 26, 2012 2 mins read 387 views
A carrot with the stick?

Editorial

Aug 26, 2012 2 mins read 416 views
"Simply Bhutan": The old homestead

Heritage

Aug 26, 2012 2 mins read 452 views
Expatriate teacher to be charged this week

Crime

Aug 26, 2012 1 mins read 452 views
Kalaping, Gyalpoizhing: Human-wildlife conflict: A leopard on the prowl

Human-Wildlife Conflict

Aug 26, 2012 2 mins read 406 views
Growing anxiety

Mental Health

Aug 26, 2012 4 mins read 435 views
Less than half sail through prelims

Graduates

Aug 24, 2012 2 mins read 399 views
Tourists ready or not, homestay is

Tourism

Aug 24, 2012 2 mins read 450 views
Horse-trading, after the primaries

Perspective

Aug 24, 2012 5 mins read 417 views
Ura, Bumthang: Three-day fungus festival begins

Festival

Aug 24, 2012 1 mins read 422 views
Bumdeling, Trashiyangtse: Don't shunt the national butterfly

Butterfly

Aug 24, 2012 2 mins read 447 views
Judging the judges

Perspective

Aug 24, 2012 5 mins read 563 views
Kherigonpa: That same old fuel station

Fuel

Aug 24, 2012 2 mins read 407 views
An arcane custom

Superstition

Aug 24, 2012 2 mins read 565 views
Health Information System: Digitalising the patient registry

Health Policy

Aug 24, 2012 2 mins read 365 views
Yoseltse, Samtse: Vegetable sheds, incentive for local farmers

Agriculture

Aug 24, 2012 2 mins read 435 views
Memelakha Landfill: A less of a mess

Waste

Aug 24, 2012 4 mins read 495 views
Internet Speed: Look forward to net surfing @ speed of thought

Internet

Aug 24, 2012 3 mins read 431 views
No electricity, no water, so no future

Letter to the editor

Aug 24, 2012 1 mins read 414 views
A language like no other

Editorial

Aug 24, 2012 2 mins read 421 views
Fire rites ceremony concludes

Religion

Aug 24, 2012 1 mins read 444 views
Bhutan National Bank: Bonus shares trigger heightened trading

BNB

Aug 24, 2012 1 mins read 749 views
Political Party: PDP clears its dues

Politics

Aug 24, 2012 2 mins read 447 views
Update : LG Officials: "Why can't we quit?"

Election

Aug 24, 2012 3 mins read 380 views
Yangphel Open: Into the semifinals

Archery

Aug 23, 2012 1 mins read 393 views
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Recents

RAA uncovers major procurement lapses in the Nu 610M BITS projects

A Special Audit Report by the Royal Audit Authority (RAA) has identified significant procurement, planning, and governance failures in the Bhutan Integrated Taxation System (BITS 1.0), concluding that the project failed to achieve its intended objectives and resulted in substantial wasteful and avoidable expenditure of public funds.

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