June of 2012

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New initiative too restrictive

RMA

Jun 20, 2012 3 mins read 805 views
KNOW YOUR CANDIDATE

Zhemgang

Jun 14, 2012 7 mins read 0 views
Why can't post ballot registration be extended?

My Say

Jun 14, 2012 1 mins read 824 views
Green Tea: Long-term horticultural plan pays off at last

Samcholing, Trongsa Green Tea

Jun 29, 2012 2 mins read 731 views
Vehicle Imports: Plunging Rupee equals costlier cars

Trade

Jun 29, 2012 2 mins read 815 views
Food Safety: Using street theatre to get the message across

BAFRA

Jun 29, 2012 1 mins read 833 views
Chengkhar, Nganglam: Sleepless nights over a raging Korongchu

Dungsam Cement

Jun 29, 2012 2 mins read 760 views
Major fires to national monuments in the last century

Monument Fire

Jun 29, 2012 1 mins read 751 views
City Bus Services: Private operators lay bare their conditions

City Bus Service

Jun 29, 2012 2 mins read 677 views
Pedestrian Day: A step in the right direction

Padestrian Day

Jun 29, 2012 3 mins read 704 views
Right of Way: Dungkhag to demolish houses

Jigmecholing House Demolish

Jun 29, 2012 4 mins read 775 views
Bhutan Standards Bureau: Streamlining the wholesale business

Trade

Jun 29, 2012 2 mins read 763 views
Regional Revenue And Customs Office: To shift the jam-causing weighbridge .

RRCO Phuentsholing

Jun 29, 2012 2 mins read 731 views
Qualified Gases Private Limited: Making money out of thin air

Pasakha Factory

Jun 29, 2012 4 mins read 681 views
Domestic Air Services: A Nu 48M runway resurfacing bill

Civil Aviation

Jun 29, 2012 2 mins read 607 views
Veterinary Hospital: Up gradation held up

Thimphu Vetenary Hospital

Jun 29, 2012 2 mins read 652 views
Putting Wangduephodrang before Pemagatshel dzong

My Say

Jun 29, 2012 2 mins read 669 views
Debt-ridden democracy

Editorial

Jun 29, 2012 2 mins read 679 views
Petrol price drops by Nu 2.60 starting last night

Petrol Price

Jun 29, 2012 1 mins read 655 views
Financial Liabilities: Deadline over!

Party Politics

Jun 29, 2012 3 mins read 686 views
Wangduephodrang dzong fire: What happened that Sunday afternoon?

Wangduephodrang dzong fire

Jun 29, 2012 4 mins read 763 views
Happiness Day

UN

Jun 29, 2012 0 mins read 825 views
heavy landslides on the Phuentsholing-Thimphu highway

Road block

Jun 28, 2012 0 mins read 699 views
Wangduephodrang Dzong: New `fortress' to be blueprint for future

Wangduephodrang Dzong

Jun 28, 2012 2 mins read 652 views
Guru Rinpoche's Birthday: Nation Marks an Auspicious Occassion

Religion

Jun 28, 2012 2 mins read 706 views
Medical Equipment: Chemistry analyser down for a month

Health - Medical Equipment

Jun 28, 2012 2 mins read 820 views
Suicide Update: Police find no case against principal

Suicide Kamji School

Jun 28, 2012 2 mins read 755 views
Disaster Management Bill: Joint sitting to see it through

Parliament - Joint sitting

Jun 28, 2012 1 mins read 650 views
Incorrect content

My Say

Jun 27, 2012 3 mins read 628 views
Religion and politics

Editorial

Jun 28, 2012 2 mins read 690 views
Education City finally gets its Act

Education City Act

Jun 28, 2012 2 mins read 698 views
RENEW withdraws paternity suits

RENEW

Jun 28, 2012 3 mins read 687 views
Yeshey Dorji appointed foreign secretary

Appointment - Foreign Secretary

Jun 28, 2012 0 mins read 703 views
Special Land Committee: Assembly decides to leave it out

Assembly - Land act

Jun 28, 2012 2 mins read 740 views
Tax Bill: The escape of alcohol .

Tax bill - Assembly

Jun 28, 2012 2 mins read 623 views
Keeping the religion out of politics

ECB and Dratshang

Jun 27, 2012 2 mins read 672 views
Outcome although criticised, resolution's a success: PM

Rio+ 20

Jun 27, 2012 1 mins read 647 views
Khorongchu River: Part of Nganglam-Gyalpoizhing highway washed away

Road Block

Jun 27, 2012 2 mins read 886 views
Income Tax: Raising PIT ceiling

Council - PIT

Jun 27, 2012 1 mins read 703 views
Wangduephodrang Fire Update: To start from scratch

Wangduephodrang Dzong

Jun 27, 2012 2 mins read 654 views
Less happy, more hype

Perspective

Jun 27, 2012 2 mins read 684 views
Tax proposals unceremoniously dropped

Editorial

Jun 27, 2012 2 mins read 863 views
Parent-Teacher Meet: Delinquent students risk being blacklisted

Education

Jun 27, 2012 2 mins read 969 views
Right To Information: Council dithers over its introduction

RTI Bill

Jun 27, 2012 2 mins read 637 views
Tax Bill: Green tax slashed to 20% by NA

Tax - Assembly

Jun 27, 2012 3 mins read 684 views
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