December of 2015

Archives

Giving corruption the shove

Letter to the editor

Dec 22, 2015 1 mins read
Dealing with our sad societal sickness

Editorial

Dec 22, 2015 1 mins read
Dungna Central School was education ministry's mistake: PM

Central school

Dec 22, 2015 2 mins read
Chiphen Rigpel ends today

ICT

Dec 22, 2015 2 mins read
Former dungpa admits to 45 of 70 charges

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Dec 22, 2015 1 mins read
Standardizing chadi etiquettes

Culture

Dec 22, 2015 3 mins read
Civil service system to be overhauled

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Dec 22, 2015 3 mins read
Farm Machinery

Agriculture

Dec 22, 2015 0 mins read
Next Ambassador of India to Bhutan appointed

Diplomacy

Dec 21, 2015 1 mins read
HAIKU camp to engage students gainfully

Camp

Dec 21, 2015 2 mins read
Ice makes highway prone to accident

Accident

Dec 21, 2015 1 mins read
Construction of biogas plants gains momentum

Energy

Dec 21, 2015 2 mins read
Young people come to save village tradition

Tshechu

Dec 21, 2015 2 mins read
1,229 choetens to be repaired by 2016 end

Culture

Dec 21, 2015 1 mins read
Entitlement for participating civil servants in host dzongkhags

Letter to the editor

Dec 21, 2015 1 mins read
Hazards on the road

Editorial

Dec 21, 2015 2 mins read
Actions underway to prevent suicides

Health

Dec 21, 2015 3 mins read
Tango University consecrated

Tango University

Dec 21, 2015 1 mins read
Favouritism found implicit in recruitment

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Dec 21, 2015 3 mins read
Mining industry, a repository of corrupt practices

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Dec 21, 2015 4 mins read
Assam strike

Assam strike

Dec 21, 2015 0 mins read
BoB wins DHI league

Football

Dec 20, 2015 1 mins read
Two died, one injured in accident

Accident

Dec 20, 2015 1 mins read
First 'crowd funded' novel launched

Literary

Dec 20, 2015 2 mins read
Bad business for Bumthang hotels this year

Tourism

Dec 20, 2015 2 mins read
The hypocrisy syndrome we all suffer from

Letter to the editor

Dec 20, 2015 1 mins read
Educating women to enhance participation

Editorial

Dec 20, 2015 2 mins read
Human wildlife conflict worsens in Khaptoe

Agriculture

Dec 20, 2015 2 mins read
Chukha shopkeepers fear losing space

Chukha shopkeepers

Dec 20, 2015 1 mins read
What determines a high-end destination?

Tourism

Dec 20, 2015 5 mins read
Trilateral cooperation likely for Kuri -I

Hydropower

Dec 20, 2015 2 mins read
Mercury dips the lowest in Haa and Paro

Weather

Dec 20, 2015 0 mins read
Queen's Cup enters knockout round

Basketball

Dec 18, 2015 1 mins read
IFAD invests in linking farmers to commercial markets

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

Dec 18, 2015 1 mins read
Bongo without a GAO for two years

LG

Dec 18, 2015 2 mins read
Bhutan has most of the global White-bellied Heron population

Conservation

Dec 18, 2015 3 mins read
Plugging lope holes in insurance claims

Accident

Dec 18, 2015 2 mins read
Making most of the National Day gathering

Agriculture

Dec 18, 2015 1 mins read
President Obama congratulates Bhutan on National Day

National Day

Dec 18, 2015 1 mins read
Dasho Neten relishes retired life fighting garbage

Profile

Dec 18, 2015 4 mins read
Men caught smuggling musk-pods

Crime

Dec 18, 2015 1 mins read
All Bhutanese children must be given an equal opportunity

Letter to the editor

Dec 18, 2015 1 mins read
Need to build strong civil service

Editorial

Dec 18, 2015 2 mins read
Education over quota to bring women into politics

Gender

Dec 18, 2015 2 mins read
The cost of maximizing tourism benefits

Tourism

Dec 18, 2015 6 mins read
ACC forwards 17 more cases to OAG

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Dec 18, 2015 3 mins read
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Life after kidney transplant

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Strengthening ties on steel rails: New chapter in Bhutan-India friendship

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National problem that demands urgent attention

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Recents

In search of quality

As Thimphu Thromde undergoes a flurry of repairs and maintenance in preparation for an upcoming VIP visit, the city’s transformation offers more than just a polished façade. It is a good time to pause and reflect on the overall quality of our urban centres.

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Blazing cost of forest fires

Forest fires have destroyed around 70,696 acres of forest land across the country in the past five years, according to records with the Department of Forests and Park Services (DoFPS).

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