August of 2015

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Contractor accused of illegal lifting of talc

Land

Aug 09, 2015 3 mins read 331 views
Sustaining cordycep collection in the Himalayan range

Cordyceps

Aug 09, 2015 2 mins read 314 views
Mechanising more Bhutanese farms

Agriculture

Aug 09, 2015 3 mins read 426 views
ACC suspends 10 more business licenses

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Aug 09, 2015 2 mins read 363 views
14 houses burgled in one night

Crime

Aug 09, 2015 0 mins read 413 views
Retaining employees is RAA's challenge: Auditor General

Royal Audit Authority (RAA)

Aug 07, 2015 2 mins read 367 views
Our priority is Local Government elections, 2016 - CEC

Election

Aug 07, 2015 1 mins read 303 views
"No shying away from combating and eliminating corruption," ACC Chairperson

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Aug 07, 2015 3 mins read 408 views
Impounding vagrant city animals

City animals

Aug 07, 2015 2 mins read 338 views
Dzongkhag educates farmers through Calf Rally

Livestock

Aug 07, 2015 2 mins read 369 views
RTC starts first single-major course

Royal Thimphu College (RTC)

Aug 07, 2015 2 mins read 338 views
The great ongoing veg vs. non-veg diet debate: Part 2

Perspective

Aug 07, 2015 4 mins read 539 views
Dzong reconstruction project short of skilled carpenters

Dzongkhag tshogdu (DT)

Aug 07, 2015 2 mins read 313 views
Life imprisonment for two, seven years for another duo

Crime

Aug 07, 2015 1 mins read 334 views
Individual work plan for civil servants to assess performance

RCSC

Aug 07, 2015 2 mins read 470 views
Public transport makeover begins

Public transport

Aug 07, 2015 3 mins read 400 views
Appointment for driving test

Letter to the editor

Aug 07, 2015 1 mins read 376 views
Don't mistake freedom for license

Editorial

Aug 07, 2015 2 mins read 377 views
Forensic investigation into Kingarabten murder begins

Crime

Aug 07, 2015 1 mins read 350 views
High Court warns BNBL loanee for contempt of court

Judiciary

Aug 07, 2015 3 mins read 447 views
Collusion evident in RICBL embezzlement case

Crime

Aug 07, 2015 3 mins read 351 views
Constitution misused for a wrong decision, say Paro gups

Thromde

Aug 07, 2015 4 mins read 292 views
Falling boulder kills one

Accident

Aug 07, 2015 0 mins read 310 views
Wisdom removes prejudices

k2

Aug 07, 2015 5 mins read 281 views
How in the dark non-tolerance succeeds

k2

Aug 07, 2015 3 mins read 292 views
Bhutan to host the AFC Cup Playoff Qualifiers

Football

Aug 06, 2015 1 mins read 347 views
Laya and Lingzhi cut off

Bridge

Aug 06, 2015 1 mins read 357 views
Plundering tuskers terrorise townspeople

Elephants

Aug 06, 2015 1 mins read 309 views
Stolen statue recovered and returned after six years

Crime

Aug 06, 2015 1 mins read 322 views
Health workers look at the core values of profession

Healthcare

Aug 06, 2015 2 mins read 316 views
Upgrading positions of in-service graduates in line with their qualification

Letter to the editor

Aug 06, 2015 1 mins read 269 views
A cold blooded reminder

Editorial

Aug 06, 2015 1 mins read 261 views
Tackling traffic jams

Traffic

Aug 06, 2015 3 mins read 343 views
FIs contribute Nu 70B to credit

Economy

Aug 06, 2015 2 mins read 336 views
Teenager and grandmother murdered

Crime

Aug 06, 2015 2 mins read 301 views
Committee of Secretaries dissolved

Cabinet

Aug 07, 2015 2 mins read 341 views
Dzongkha language

Dzongkha language

Aug 06, 2015 0 mins read 343 views
Woman detained for impersonation and forgery

Crime

Aug 05, 2015 1 mins read 357 views
Six new takins radio collared

Takins

Aug 05, 2015 2 mins read 340 views
Saving a school from collapsing

Disaster

Aug 05, 2015 2 mins read 318 views
Good move to address alcohol and drugs issue

Letter to the editor

Aug 05, 2015 1 mins read 377 views
Combating white collar crime

Editorial

Aug 05, 2015 2 mins read 327 views
Preliminary works begin on Amochu land reclamation project

Amochu Land Reclamation Township (ALRT) project

Aug 05, 2015 2 mins read 370 views
Govt to visit 205 gewogs

Meeting

Aug 05, 2015 1 mins read 388 views
ACC detains two BNBL employees

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Aug 05, 2015 2 mins read 330 views
Cost of cutting distance

Bypass

Aug 05, 2015 3 mins read 425 views
Man detained for alleged rape

Crime

Aug 05, 2015 0 mins read 0 views
BBF looks to promote basketball in the country

Basketball

Aug 04, 2015 1 mins read 355 views
Problem bypass to get solid makeover

Bypass makeover

Aug 04, 2015 1 mins read 359 views
Trashigang rabdey starts integrated farming

Farming

Aug 04, 2015 2 mins read 432 views
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