November of 2014

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JAB gets CSO status

Journalist Association of Bhutan (JAB)

Nov 18, 2014 1 mins read 290 views
PM explains govt.'s debt management policy

National Assembly

Nov 18, 2014 2 mins read 257 views
BBS MD appointment in accordance with Companies Act : I&C minister

National Assembly

Nov 18, 2014 2 mins read 295 views
Nationwide Vitamin B complex supplement for students

Nutrition

Nov 18, 2014 2 mins read 280 views
Strengthening health workforce in SE Asia

Meeting

Nov 18, 2014 0 mins read 236 views
NR Mazda thrashes Druk United

Football

Nov 17, 2014 1 mins read 294 views
Bhutan defeats Laos in 3x3 basketball

Basketball

Nov 17, 2014 1 mins read 257 views
First set of lifers to serve as open-air prisoners

Prisoners

Nov 17, 2014 1 mins read 256 views
Nat Geo plans major coverage on wildlife in the country

UWIC

Nov 17, 2014 2 mins read 248 views
Bhutan's gender record good but .

Conference

Nov 17, 2014 2 mins read 273 views
Ula under line of fire

Hydropower projects

Nov 17, 2014 3 mins read 257 views
The off side of the football tournament.

Letter to the editor

Nov 17, 2014 1 mins read 286 views
The pool vehicle pickle

Editorial

Nov 17, 2014 2 mins read 262 views
Income tax exemption limit may be raised

National Assembly

Nov 17, 2014 2 mins read 252 views
OAG presents a dozen pieces of prosecutor evidence

Land

Nov 17, 2014 2 mins read 260 views
Govt. maintains "status quo" on pool vehicles and quota rules

National Assembly

Nov 17, 2014 3 mins read 258 views
150-bed mother and child hospital to be built

Health

Nov 17, 2014 3 mins read 311 views
Bhutan at the 2nd Int. Conference on Nutrition

Health

Nov 17, 2014 0 mins read 244 views
Pune FC beats defending champs MMC

Football

Nov 16, 2014 1 mins read 253 views
Moves afoot to mass-produce maize

Agriculture

Nov 16, 2014 2 mins read 359 views
Return of the yak

Yak

Nov 16, 2014 2 mins read 294 views
Media - The agency for gender equality

Media

Nov 16, 2014 3 mins read 210 views
World's largest masonry dam engulfs ancient Buddhist site

Heritage

Nov 16, 2014 2 mins read 322 views
Nationwide 3G within birth anniversary period

Telecom

Nov 16, 2014 2 mins read 287 views
SAARC beyond Indo-Pak differences

SAARC

Nov 16, 2014 3 mins read 230 views
Is the economy experiencing growth or slump?

Letter to the editor

Nov 16, 2014 1 mins read 252 views
We are what we eat

Editorial

Nov 16, 2014 2 mins read 0 views
Warning against hornet and wasp harvesting

Notification

Nov 16, 2014 2 mins read 250 views
Judiciary bids farewell to chief justice

Judiciary

Nov 16, 2014 2 mins read 256 views
Preservation of heritage calls for strengthening Archeology

Cultural heritage

Nov 16, 2014 2 mins read 291 views
Sandalwood smuggler held in Tshimasham

Crime

Nov 16, 2014 1 mins read 330 views
Bhutan at one with world in suicide rates

Lifestyle

Nov 16, 2014 3 mins read 312 views
Ethics and integrity management training

Training

Nov 16, 2014 0 mins read 298 views
Act fast to control growing diabetes

Disease

Nov 14, 2014 1 mins read 358 views
Fuel import audit to begin on Monday

The Royal Audit Authority (RAA)

Nov 14, 2014 2 mins read 257 views
Bhutan lose to Lankans 0:3

SAFF

Nov 14, 2014 2 mins read 305 views
Druk Utd. takes on Sheikh Jamal in King's Cup opener today

Football

Nov 14, 2014 1 mins read 240 views
Rapist sentenced to nine years

Crime

Nov 14, 2014 1 mins read 280 views
Villagers want a health representative

Health

Nov 14, 2014 2 mins read 258 views
From courtier to Chief Justice - An exemplary career in service of Tsa-wa-sum

Lyonpo Sonam Tobgye

Nov 14, 2014 4 mins read 221 views
Three Bills introduced for fourth sitting

Parliament

Nov 14, 2014 3 mins read 285 views
Moving idle PLS's from community centres

Department of Information Technology and Telecom (DITT)

Nov 14, 2014 2 mins read 232 views
Clarification on Pemagatshel Dzong Construction

Letter to the editor

Nov 14, 2014 2 mins read 291 views
Great expectations of an august body

Editorial

Nov 14, 2014 1 mins read 244 views
Textile exhibition in Lhuentse

Textile exhibition

Nov 14, 2014 2 mins read 240 views
Huge Thai delegation in Bhutan for joint celebrations

Diplomacy

Nov 14, 2014 1 mins read 271 views
Happy and unhealthy Bhutan

Health

Nov 14, 2014 3 mins read 254 views
Ara rules in Zhemgang

Alcohol

Nov 14, 2014 3 mins read 251 views
World Pre-maturity Day

World Pre-maturity Day

Nov 14, 2014 0 mins read 265 views
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The urgency of civil service transformation

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Should we control social media?

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Safe spaces, unsafe realities

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A small kingdom’s great prayer for the world

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A teacher’s gift to the nation

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Recents

An unprecedented number of people attended the Global Peace Prayer Festival on November 8, with estimates of over 85,000 people in and around the venue.

An unprecedented number of people attended the Global Peace Prayer Festival on November 8, with estimates of over 85,000 people in and around the venue. People began arriving in Changlimithang as early as midnight, and by the time prayers began, the football stadium, as well as the Centenary Park were filled with devotees.

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