October of 2013

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Reducing avoidable blindness

Vision

Oct 10, 2013 3 mins read 379 views
It doesn't pay to play for the national squad

Football

Oct 10, 2013 2 mins read 360 views
Preserving wetlands for cranes

Wildlife

Oct 10, 2013 2 mins read 324 views
Villagers complain of double standards

Fuel

Oct 10, 2013 2 mins read 381 views
Need for safe pedestrian walkways

Samdrupjongkhar

Oct 10, 2013 2 mins read 378 views
Ngala and Bjoka's propitious bridges

Development

Oct 10, 2013 1 mins read 404 views
One sided story on mines

Letter to the editor

Oct 10, 2013 1 mins read 323 views
Working out

Editorial

Oct 10, 2013 2 mins read 490 views
The (energy) state of the nation

Hydropower Project

Oct 10, 2013 3 mins read 376 views
Software glitch further delays fund disbursement

Finance

Oct 10, 2013 2 mins read 333 views
Six men ripped off of Nu 70M

Land

Oct 10, 2013 1 mins read 323 views
RIGSS inaugurated

RIGSS

Oct 10, 2013 2 mins read 371 views
International Day of the girl child

International Day of the girl child

Oct 10, 2013 0 mins read 295 views
Explaining the discrepancy in population figures

Statistic

Oct 09, 2013 2 mins read 360 views
Civil society and its role in strengthening Bhutanese democracy

Perspective

Oct 09, 2013 5 mins read 343 views
Nu 837M for mining and manufacture

Finance

Oct 09, 2013 2 mins read 348 views
Local area plan for Taba set to take off

Thromde

Oct 09, 2013 2 mins read 393 views
A tshogpaless chiwog

Local Government

Oct 09, 2013 2 mins read 386 views
Minimum wage revision proposal still under discussion

Labour

Oct 09, 2013 2 mins read 355 views
CSO fair begins tomorrow

Civil Society Organisations (CSO)

Oct 09, 2013 1 mins read 341 views
Committee to probe budget misuse

Tshogdu

Oct 09, 2013 2 mins read 342 views
Yangtse DT proposes new industrial estate area

Tshogdu

Oct 09, 2013 1 mins read 340 views
International disaster risk reduction day observed

Disaster

Oct 09, 2013 1 mins read 375 views
A new initiative to an old problem

Employment

Oct 09, 2013 3 mins read 321 views
Customer feedback is crucial

Letter to the editor

Oct 09, 2013 1 mins read 351 views
Wasps on the warpath

Editorial

Oct 09, 2013 2 mins read 351 views
Police chief briefs MPs on sectoral policy

RBP

Oct 09, 2013 2 mins read 343 views
Bhutan Airlines starts Paro-Bangkok operations

Aviation

Oct 09, 2013 1 mins read 350 views
Free electricity is fine but .

Electricity

Oct 09, 2013 3 mins read 400 views
Basketball finals today

Basketball

Oct 09, 2013 0 mins read 350 views
Kuwait and Bhutan discuss support in sports

Bhutan-Kuwait

Oct 08, 2013 1 mins read 333 views
Total deposits increase by Nu 12B

Banking

Oct 08, 2013 2 mins read 327 views
Bumthang's `beautiful launderette'

Bumthang

Oct 08, 2013 2 mins read 306 views
Bodh Gaya sacred relics to be showcased in Bhutan

Religion

Oct 08, 2013 2 mins read 317 views
Bhutan's rank among broadband users drops

Internet

Oct 08, 2013 2 mins read 338 views
Govt.'s fiscal policies presented to parliament members

National Assembly

Oct 08, 2013 2 mins read 344 views
Where is the level-playing field?

Letter to the editor

Oct 08, 2013 1 mins read 379 views
Give people choice

Editorial

Oct 08, 2013 2 mins read 363 views
Wasp attack investigative team yet to submit report

Wildlife

Oct 08, 2013 1 mins read 339 views
Will the same rule apply?

Election

Oct 08, 2013 3 mins read 430 views
That same ol' news for graduates

Employment

Oct 08, 2013 3 mins read 336 views
Dagachu project marks milestone

Hydropower Project

Oct 08, 2013 2 mins read 372 views
World Sight Day

World Sight Day

Oct 08, 2013 0 mins read 356 views
World Cup trophy due in Bhutan on December 20

Football

Oct 07, 2013 1 mins read 350 views
No alternative to commercial LPG

Gas

Oct 07, 2013 3 mins read 367 views
The mostly moribund market sheds

Agriculture

Oct 07, 2013 2 mins read 423 views
Students' values found wanting

Education

Oct 07, 2013 3 mins read 353 views
Has domestic air service failed to take off?

Aviation

Oct 07, 2013 2 mins read 327 views
A cooking gas card system is the ticket .

Cylinders

Oct 07, 2013 2 mins read 335 views
Gecko rescued in Gelephu

Wildlife

Oct 07, 2013 1 mins read 321 views
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