December of 2015

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HC reverses decision on inheritance case

Judiciary

Dec 27, 2015 3 mins read 358 views
Strokes becoming endemic in Bhutan

Health

Dec 27, 2015 2 mins read 377 views
Two sentenced for rape of minor

Crime

Dec 27, 2015 0 mins read 354 views
Bhutan faces Afghanistan today

Preview

Dec 25, 2015 1 mins read 374 views
Serkyem Garden inaugurated

Inauguration

Dec 25, 2015 0 mins read 361 views
Improved toilets reduces water-borne diseases in Pemagatshel

Sanitation

Dec 25, 2015 1 mins read 348 views
ADB likely to fund Amochhu land reclamation

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Dec 25, 2015 2 mins read 289 views
Blacktopping of Riju-Rangjung road to resume soon

Roads

Dec 25, 2015 1 mins read 356 views
Save the White -Bellied Heron

Perspective

Dec 25, 2015 6 mins read 342 views
Bhutan to remain a priority: JICA

JICA

Dec 25, 2015 3 mins read 352 views
Conference calls for better political finance regulation

Election

Dec 25, 2015 2 mins read 364 views
22 guides convicted for drugs related cases

Crime

Dec 25, 2015 2 mins read 349 views
Narcotics team conducts surprise highway check

Bhutan Narcotics Control Agency (BNCA)

Dec 25, 2015 2 mins read 425 views
SMC yet to dig its teeth into the soil

Mining

Dec 25, 2015 2 mins read 382 views
Changjiji bus stop better than the usual bus stops

Letter to the editor

Dec 25, 2015 1 mins read 360 views
Looking for leaders

Editorial

Dec 25, 2015 2 mins read 0 views
Gelephu's first thrompon candidate

Election

Dec 25, 2015 1 mins read 354 views
First phase of Thromde elections on January 25

Election

Dec 25, 2015 2 mins read 419 views
Libel case's final hearing on January 27

Judiciary

Dec 25, 2015 2 mins read 399 views
Competing against in-service graduates unfair

BCSE

Dec 25, 2015 3 mins read 370 views
Bhutan Vs Afghanistan

Football

Dec 25, 2015 0 mins read 346 views
Be aware of the situations that cause mood swings

k2

Dec 25, 2015 2 mins read 572 views
Regional delicacies & evolving food culture

k2

Dec 25, 2015 2 mins read 446 views
Bhutan loses 3-1 against Maldives

Football

Dec 24, 2015 1 mins read 349 views
Growing seeds is a lucrative business in Trashigang

Agriculture

Dec 24, 2015 1 mins read 359 views
Avocado, the new mandarin in Zhemgang

Horticulture

Dec 24, 2015 1 mins read 361 views
Thimphu will not get snow for sometime

Weather

Dec 24, 2015 2 mins read 379 views
The cost of corruption

Letter to the editor

Dec 24, 2015 2 mins read 344 views
The real journey begins now

Editorial

Dec 24, 2015 2 mins read 386 views
No zebra crossings to cross

Traffic

Dec 24, 2015 2 mins read 346 views
What ails the citrus crop?

Horticulture

Dec 24, 2015 3 mins read 366 views
ACC completes RICBL embezzlement case

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Dec 24, 2015 3 mins read 480 views
Ambassador's Scholarship

Scholarships

Dec 24, 2015 0 mins read 503 views
Five ministers to visit Metakha in six months

PM visits

Dec 23, 2015 2 mins read 343 views
Business booms in Panbang

Development

Dec 23, 2015 3 mins read 374 views
Gelephu adm asst. accepts charges

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Dec 23, 2015 1 mins read 363 views
First patient airlifted from Zhemgang

Airlifted

Dec 23, 2015 1 mins read 307 views
Concrete data on impact of climate change in Bhutan lacking

Environment

Dec 23, 2015 2 mins read 350 views
The other side of the coin?

Letter to the editor

Dec 23, 2015 2 mins read 439 views
System calls for change; Let's give it

Editorial

Dec 23, 2015 2 mins read 371 views
Land lease for cowshed may be allowed with tsamdro

Tsamdro (pastureland)

Dec 23, 2015 2 mins read 330 views
Guides against tariff liberalization

Tourism

Dec 23, 2015 3 mins read 415 views
Two detained for smuggling controlled substances

Crime

Dec 23, 2015 2 mins read 390 views
Kurichhu to earn Nu 115M more from 2016

Hydropower

Dec 23, 2015 1 mins read 386 views
Chiphen Rigpel impacted more than 200,000 Bhutanese

ICT

Dec 23, 2015 4 mins read 396 views
Bhutan Vs Maldives

Football

Dec 23, 2015 0 mins read 362 views
Spectators prefer thrill of being near target

Archery

Dec 22, 2015 1 mins read 351 views
Mandarin production drops in Trashigang

Horticulture

Dec 22, 2015 2 mins read 347 views
DHI clarifies on pay disparity of its employees

Druk Holding and Investment (DHI)

Dec 22, 2015 2 mins read 339 views
Poor harvest squashes mandarin business

Export

Dec 22, 2015 2 mins read 365 views
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