November of 2014

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Three new bills to be deliberated at fourth session

2nd Parliament

Nov 09, 2014 2 mins read 254 views
Substitute land issue being resolved

Land

Nov 09, 2014 2 mins read 359 views
Suggestions to DHI

Letter to the editor

Nov 09, 2014 2 mins read 237 views
Focus on education

Editorial

Nov 09, 2014 2 mins read 282 views
Indian President's two-day state visit ends

President Pranab Mukherjee

Nov 09, 2014 4 mins read 238 views
BINA visit begins

Visit

Nov 09, 2014 1 mins read 249 views
India provides Nu 1.3B in grants

President Pranab Mukherjee

Nov 09, 2014 1 mins read 253 views
Strong Bhutan in India's interest: President Mukherjee

President Pranab Mukherjee

Nov 09, 2014 3 mins read 257 views
Eye Camp from Nov 11

Eye Camp

Nov 09, 2014 0 mins read 249 views
Proposed railway dropped

Transport

Nov 07, 2014 1 mins read 257 views
Shared Prosperity: A Goal to Reduce Inequality

Perpsective

Nov 07, 2014 3 mins read 258 views
Along with the farm road, a wish for a motorable bridge

Road

Nov 07, 2014 2 mins read 233 views
Direct employment scheme makes its mark in the east

Guaranteed employment programme (GEP)

Nov 07, 2014 2 mins read 216 views
Nursing student's body flown in today

Suicide

Nov 07, 2014 1 mins read 231 views
Dagana is running dry

Agriculture

Nov 07, 2014 1 mins read 266 views
No news about abductees since Sept. 7 ransom call

Kidnap

Nov 07, 2014 1 mins read 245 views
Safeguarding Sarpang

Border

Nov 07, 2014 1 mins read 281 views
Regulating political finance

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Nov 07, 2014 1 mins read 241 views
A knotty timber issue

Timber

Nov 07, 2014 3 mins read 307 views
Throwing cold water on notions of CDM status

Hydropower projects

Nov 07, 2014 4 mins read 250 views
Apologise or prove: DPT

DPT

Nov 07, 2014 3 mins read 229 views
Fond memories

Letter to the editor

Nov 07, 2014 1 mins read 270 views
Ensuring security

Editorial

Nov 07, 2014 2 mins read 261 views
Wanted revenue assistant still on the lam

JDWNRH

Nov 07, 2014 1 mins read 243 views
Lab blood tests confirm `very low' thiamine levels

Nutrition

Nov 07, 2014 2 mins read 195 views
The drying of Phangkhar

Alcohol

Nov 07, 2014 4 mins read 230 views
President of India in Bhutan

President Pranab Mukherjee

Nov 07, 2014 3 mins read 259 views
Reality check - Only 6,476MW by around 2022

President Pranab Mukherjee

Nov 06, 2014 2 mins read 220 views
India & Bhutan: All-weather friends, Ancient Bonds - New horizons

Perpsective

Nov 06, 2014 4 mins read 218 views
A SAARC news network to enhance information sharing

SAARC

Nov 06, 2014 2 mins read 239 views
Taksha PS - Out of sight and (almost) out of mind

Education

Nov 06, 2014 2 mins read 220 views
The one way traffic signals

Letter to the editor

Nov 06, 2014 1 mins read 255 views
Visits that bind ties

Editorial

Nov 06, 2014 2 mins read 256 views
The mystical Shri Santoshi Maa mandir of Pasakha

Temple

Nov 06, 2014 2 mins read 294 views
Elder cousin wins chiwog tshogpa post

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Nov 06, 2014 2 mins read 257 views
Garpang-Dawathang transmission line holdup

BPC

Nov 06, 2014 3 mins read 270 views
Our relations are unique and special: President Mukherjee

President Pranab Mukherjee

Nov 06, 2014 3 mins read 249 views
Former Gup Naku released

Gups

Nov 06, 2014 0 mins read 255 views
President Pranab Mukherjee to inaugurate three major projects

President Pranab Mukherjee

Nov 05, 2014 2 mins read 269 views
Electric fencing comes with promises

Electric fencing

Nov 05, 2014 3 mins read 247 views
Moelamchenmo for His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo

Religion

Nov 05, 2014 2 mins read 226 views
`Green' buildings - Guidelines but no recognition

Architecture

Nov 05, 2014 2 mins read 238 views
Fruitful season for potato farmers in the east

Horticulture

Nov 05, 2014 2 mins read 235 views
For a vibrant Bhutanese democracy

Letter to the editor

Nov 05, 2014 1 mins read 243 views
Compulsory contributions

Editorial

Nov 05, 2014 2 mins read 239 views
A solution to water problems?

Resource

Nov 05, 2014 3 mins read 273 views
"If only they were alive"

Langdurbi

Nov 05, 2014 4 mins read 229 views
NLC official released

Land

Nov 05, 2014 0 mins read 297 views
Warming up for Pakistan

Football

Nov 04, 2014 0 mins read 253 views
First WCD snow leopard survey to be completed by June next

Bhutan will know how many snow leopards prowl the country by June next year, when the wildlife conservation division (WCD) completes the first survey for this rare elusive cat.

Nov 05, 2014 3 mins read 266 views
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Gedu College of Business Studies to host internship drive under new curriculum

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Nov 06, 2025 2 mins read 2,329 views
NCHM monitors La Niña threat as winter approaches

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Nov 06, 2025 3 mins read 1,328 views
His Majesty the King graces Global Peace Prayer Festival

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Nov 05, 2025 2 mins read 1,551 views
Power exports set to plunge as domestic energy demands outstrip supply

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Nov 05, 2025 2 mins read 1,145 views
Jigme Namgyel Engineering College takes digital literacy to the grassroots

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Nov 05, 2025 2 mins read 2,162 views
New Bajo Farmers Market to replace cramped, unhygienic facility

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Nov 05, 2025 2 mins read 639 views
Journalists learn to tell more human-centred stories

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Nov 05, 2025 2 mins read 1,377 views
Among yaks and snow: A livestock officer’s calling

It is early morning in the highland village of Soe, Thimphu. Inside a wooden room, the stove glows red, filling the air...

Nov 05, 2025 2 mins read 2,044 views
Quinoa project cuts rice consumption in hospital and schools

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Nov 05, 2025 3 mins read 1,021 views
Amochu quarriers call for flood walls after millions in losses

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Oct 16, 2025 2 mins read 1,685 views
Should we control social media?

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Nov 08, 2025 2 mins read 586 views
Need bold reforms to advance women in leadership roles

Bhutan has always taken pride in being a fairly egalitarian society. In many communities, women are heads of households,...

Nov 07, 2025 3 mins read 471 views
Fraudulent businesses must be punished

The Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority is on high alert, not only investigating complaints but also penalising businesses that try to make easy money at the expense of consumers.

Nov 06, 2025 2 mins read 2,083 views
Safe spaces, unsafe realities

The opening of three new Safe Spaces for Women and Girls in Mongar, Pemagatshel, and Samdrupjongkhar marks a significant step forward in our effort to protect women and children from violence.

Nov 05, 2025 2 mins read 481 views
A small kingdom’s great prayer for the world

Beginning today, the Changlimithang ground in Thimphu will be transformed into a sanctuary of peace and hope as the Glob...

Nov 04, 2025 2 mins read 602 views
Why agile governance and policy innovation matter

Public policy is often imagined as a fixed compass, steady and unbending. But in a rapidly changing world, governance mu...

Nov 03, 2025 2 mins read 626 views
One health, one future

Our greatest strength has always been our capacity to look beyond the moment and plan for balanced progress. The recent national workshop on integrating livestock production with environ...

Nov 01, 2025 2 mins read 597 views
Preparing Bhutan for the AI era

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept. It is rapidly becoming a key component of organisational life, transforming how businesses operate, governments function, and societies interact. In...

Oct 31, 2025 2 mins read 857 views
Bhutanese youth must prepare for GMC jobs

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Oct 30, 2025 2 mins read 2,869 views
Making ESP education loan more accessible

The goal of the Economic Stimulus Programme’s (ESP) education loan is, at its core, both forward-looking and noble. It has been initiated to provide opportunities for children from poor, low-income families to pursue higher or technical educat...

Oct 29, 2025 2 mins read 1,205 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Our global culture has conditioned us to spend the best of ourselves in the pursuit of a “decent living” whatever that m...

Sep 22, 2025 4 mins read 2,660 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

Aug 26, 2025 2 mins read 6,891 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

In a world that constantly advertises, applauds, and sells consumption, acquisition and growth at all costs, cultivating...

Aug 18, 2025 2 mins read 4,008 views
A teacher’s gift to the nation

It is not often that a Bhutanese citizen receives a prestigious award from abroad. Yet, a teacher from Samtse, Chimi Dem...

Oct 28, 2025 2 mins read 1,802 views
Walking for those who cannot walk

There are journeys that test strength, and there are those that reveal the heart. Ani Pema Deki’s 400-kilometre walk acr...

Oct 27, 2025 2 mins read 745 views
Are we hoarding alcohol and cigarettes?

To make up for slow business, a shopkeeper in Changzamtog, Thimphu, sacrificed her puja holidays to stay open. If busine...

Oct 25, 2025 2 mins read 778 views
A responsibility we cannot leave to the police alone

Crime and drug abuse are no longer problems that exist in the shadows. They are creeping into our homes, schools, and ne...

Oct 24, 2025 2 mins read 1,102 views
Understanding the importance of the festival itself

In the far north, where the wind hums against snowy cliffs and yaks graze under a blue, unbroken sky, the Royal Highland...

Oct 23, 2025 2 mins read 503 views

Recents

Parliament to deliberate five bills in winter session

The upcoming fourth session of the Fourth Parliament will deliberate on five bills and ratify several agreements, including one new agreement. The session is tentatively scheduled to commence on November 27. The National Assembly recently held its preliminary session in preparation for finalising the agenda for the fourth session.

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Court judgements still out of public reach

Every year, courts across the country deliver thousands of judgements. Yet, for the public, much of the judiciary’s work remains hidden behind courtroom walls. On the official website of the judiciary, only six judgements have been uploaded for public access. This limited disclosure is in clear contrast to what the law requires.

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Should we control social media?

The news of Australia passing a social media ban for children under 16 has sent ripples across the globe, igniting similiar conversations amongf Bhutanese parents. Some are talking if Bhutan should follow suit.

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