May of 2012

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Rupee Crunch

May 31, 2012 0 mins read 431 views
Senior civil servants reshuffled

RCSC

May 31, 2012 1 mins read 455 views
Law Enforcement Agencies : Crime's gone high tech in the 21st century

Crime - CBI

May 31, 2012 3 mins read 457 views
Task Force Recommendations : Raised duty may not reduce demand

Taxation

May 31, 2012 2 mins read 474 views
"World No Tobacco Day Observed

BNCA

May 31, 2012 0 mins read 407 views
Right to Information : To wait could mean to miss the bus

RTI Bill

May 31, 2012 3 mins read 457 views
Gutted house cleans out four families

Disaster - Fire

May 31, 2012 1 mins read 425 views
Fourth Thromde Meeting : Some respite soon to housing crunch

Phuentsholing Thromde

May 31, 2012 2 mins read 440 views
Drain the pool

My Say

May 31, 2012 1 mins read 445 views
In lieu of wheels

Editorial

May 31, 2012 2 mins read 465 views
Update : It's Orong all over again

Education - Nutrition

May 31, 2012 1 mins read 459 views
Press Conference : `Pledged' dollars can't be sold

Rupee Crunch

May 31, 2012 2 mins read 416 views
Pedestrian's Day : Tuesday - Time to reduce your carbon footprint

Pedestrian Day

May 31, 2012 4 mins read 413 views
ACC Annual Report : Land-related complaints rife.

ACC

May 31, 2012 3 mins read 466 views
Trade between Bhutan and Bangladesh

Trade

May 30, 2012 0 mins read 451 views
Minor Rape : Traditional healer sentenced to nine years plus

Crime - Rape

May 30, 2012 1 mins read 404 views
Dry Spell : Near drought conditions in Trashigang

Agriculture - Weather

May 30, 2012 1 mins read 413 views
Yangchenphug Assault Case : Students receive various sentences

Assult - Yangchenphu

May 30, 2012 2 mins read 415 views
Youth Centre Division : Young people learn how to apply for a job

Employment

May 30, 2012 1 mins read 408 views
Excise Duty : GoI to reimburse Nu 3B

GOI - Exercise Refund

May 30, 2012 2 mins read 407 views
Thimphu TechPark : Genpact backs out . for now

Thimphu Tech Park

May 30, 2012 2 mins read 460 views
A practical paradigm for our education system

My Say

May 30, 2012 2 mins read 474 views
Wrong about right to information

Editorial

May 30, 2012 2 mins read 401 views
SAARC News Agencies : Crying need for a common platform

SAARC News Agency

May 30, 2012 1 mins read 430 views
Online Visa System : How safe is it, actually?

Visa

May 30, 2012 2 mins read 450 views
2-Day Awareness Seminar : Are we ready for RTI yet?

RTI

May 30, 2012 3 mins read 386 views
Lhuentse Higher Secondary School 8 students admitted to hospital

Education - Nutrition

May 30, 2012 2 mins read 461 views
Fourth Thromde Tshogdue : Bid to hike water tariff

Thronde - Phuentsholing

May 29, 2012 2 mins read 398 views
Bhutan's reserves ought to be in Rupee

Rupee Crisis

May 29, 2012 2 mins read 432 views
Bon Festival : Chali kharpu in terminal decline

Heritage

May 29, 2012 2 mins read 472 views
Samphel Construction Case : HC upholds lower court verdict

Crime - Contractors

May 29, 2012 1 mins read 429 views
Business News Stories : Keeping it simple, stupid

Media

May 29, 2012 2 mins read 438 views
RSTA, please ease license issue in Samtse

My Say

May 29, 2012 1 mins read 434 views
A manageable `crisis'

Editorial

May 29, 2012 2 mins read 403 views
INR Crunch : Hoarding Dollars and bleeding Rupees

Rupee Crunch

May 29, 2012 2 mins read 421 views
Yangchenphug Caretaker Attack : OAG indicts four students .

Crime - attack

May 29, 2012 1 mins read 426 views
Rupee Outflow : A substantial wage bill leaves the country

Rupee - Labour

May 29, 2012 2 mins read 427 views
Rupee Crunch : Nobel laureate certifies it's not crisis

Rupee Crunch - Nobel Laureate

May 29, 2012 1 mins read 430 views
Thimphu Open Archery: Enters into semifinals

Thimphu Open Archery

May 28, 2012 0 mins read 494 views
Thimphu League Drukstar reigns over Motithang FC

Football

May 28, 2012 1 mins read 404 views
Drujeygang, Dagana : Man held for rape of minor

Crime - Rape

May 28, 2012 0 mins read 416 views
Phuentsholing, Chukha : The lonely abandoned bull

Tsethar

May 28, 2012 2 mins read 417 views
MOU Between Election Commision of Bhutan and Australia

Diplomacy

May 28, 2012 0 mins read 459 views
Visa Forgery : Blame game goes back and forth .

Crime - Visa Forgery

May 28, 2012 3 mins read 471 views
When disobedience can be dangerous

My Say

May 28, 2012 1 mins read 416 views
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