January of 2012

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Eastern Bhutan : Killing the business with kindness

Animal Husbandary

Jan 10, 2012 3 mins read 325 views
Voluntary Manslaughter : Six Indian labourers sentenced

Crime

Jan 10, 2012 1 mins read 306 views
Tobacco (Amendment) Bill : Move to raise quota denied

National Assembly

Jan 10, 2012 2 mins read 358 views
A party-less democracy comes at no cost

Letter to the editior

Jan 10, 2012 1 mins read 345 views
Bringing balance to a bill

Editorial

Jan 10, 2012 2 mins read 423 views
Q&A Session: Of "shadow areas" in mobile connectivity

Communications

Jan 10, 2012 2 mins read 304 views
Q&A Session Extravagant election expenditure?

Politics

Jan 10, 2012 2 mins read 320 views
Tshogpa Salary : OL deems the raise unconstitutional

Government

Jan 10, 2012 2 mins read 294 views
Rupee Crunch : Task force to tackle crisis

Bhutan-Finance

Jan 10, 2012 3 mins read 337 views
Damphu, Tsirang : Busted pipe leaves township thirsty

Water

Jan 09, 2012 2 mins read 323 views
Education City Bill Members agree to discuss it

National Assembly

Jan 09, 2012 2 mins read 353 views
No printer's devil to blame for these

Letter to the editior

Jan 09, 2012 1 mins read 322 views
Democracy sans understanding

Editorial

Jan 09, 2012 2 mins read 311 views
Education City : Concerns over investor turnout loom large

Election

Jan 09, 2012 2 mins read 346 views
National flag bill flagged off

National Council

Jan 09, 2012 1 mins read 314 views
Seven new leprosy cases detected

Health-Diseases

Jan 09, 2012 2 mins read 403 views
Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill : Running over the same grounds

National Assembly

Jan 09, 2012 1 mins read 385 views
GNH Survey 2010 Composite threads of Bhutan's social fabric

Survey

Jan 08, 2012 2 mins read 366 views
It's brukor (barter) time

Bhutan-Trade

Jan 08, 2012 3 mins read 312 views
Medical Transcribers : 280 fingers against 300-500 voice files

Employment

Jan 08, 2012 2 mins read 357 views
Corrigendum : Music gallery robbed

Corrigendum

Jan 08, 2012 0 mins read 323 views
To be allowed to vote or not

Letter to the editior

Jan 08, 2012 1 mins read 315 views
From broke to break-in

Editorial

Jan 08, 2012 2 mins read 341 views
Yathra Fabric : Weak supply despite strong demand

Textile

Jan 08, 2012 1 mins read 349 views
Tobacco Act 2010 : OAG appeals Sarpang court ruling

Attorney General

Jan 08, 2012 2 mins read 327 views
Gewog leaders seek legal expertise

Local Government

Jan 08, 2012 2 mins read 348 views
Civil Service Rules : A snapshot of the updated version

RCSC

Jan 08, 2012 5 mins read 397 views
The Lhakang Sarp and the Peacock Stupa

Bhutan-History

Jan 06, 2012 3 mins read 357 views
Condition of glacial lake formation

Environment

Jan 06, 2012 2 mins read 369 views
Kurichu and Dangmechu glacial lakes

Environment

Jan 06, 2012 2 mins read 316 views
AAFL to take up apple farming

Agriculture-Horticulture

Jan 06, 2012 2 mins read 304 views
Bhutan Chemical reborn as Druk Presidency : Plaster Of Paris

Industry

Jan 06, 2012 1 mins read 354 views
37 courts decide 13,637 cases Judiciary's Annual Report, 2011

Judiciary

Jan 06, 2012 1 mins read 298 views
The hostess with the mostest : Bangbangla, Gongue

Persanalities

Jan 06, 2012 2 mins read 317 views
Three teenagers sentenced for burglary

Crime

Jan 06, 2012 1 mins read 316 views
On and off power supply irks residents

Power

Jan 06, 2012 1 mins read 323 views
Tshogpa-elect wins by a lone vote : Shokang-Tagtapa

Local Government

Jan 06, 2012 1 mins read 330 views
Literacy rate for men twice as high as women : GNH Survey 2010

Survey

Jan 06, 2012 3 mins read 352 views
Music gallery robbed

Crime

Jan 06, 2012 1 mins read 318 views
A new breed of burglar is on the job

Crime

Jan 06, 2012 2 mins read 342 views
Nurse the nurses' problems

Letter to the editior

Jan 06, 2012 1 mins read 294 views
Pros and cons impasse

Editorial

Jan 06, 2012 2 mins read 340 views
Unanimously voted Act

National Assembly

Jan 06, 2012 1 mins read 328 views
The last word on a money bill : Public Finance (Amendment) Bill

National Assembly

Jan 06, 2012 2 mins read 334 views
State funding deadlock delays adoption : Election Amendment Bill

Parliament

Jan 06, 2012 3 mins read 340 views
GNH Survey 2010 : How we work, sleep, wind down and pray

Survey

Jan 05, 2012 2 mins read 312 views
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