February of 2015

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Joint legal sector programme launched

Judiciary

Feb 12, 2015 2 mins read 362 views
Pension scheme needs reform

National Pension and Provident Fund (NPPF)

Feb 12, 2015 3 mins read 411 views
Crime rate down in 2014

RBP

Feb 12, 2015 4 mins read 415 views
Bhutan International Festival inaugural

Festival

Feb 12, 2015 0 mins read 369 views
INR reserve at 20B

Rupee

Feb 11, 2015 2 mins read 397 views
Mountain Echoes speaker list taking shape

Mountain Echoes

Feb 11, 2015 1 mins read 494 views
Villagers wait for farm road

Road

Feb 11, 2015 2 mins read 506 views
RUB and Kansai University discuss areas of collaboration

MoU

Feb 11, 2015 2 mins read 342 views
Issues with the present garbage management

Letter to the editor

Feb 11, 2015 1 mins read 422 views
Finding a cure for the `number' phobia

Editorial

Feb 11, 2015 2 mins read 399 views
Record USD 73.2M earned from int'l tourist arrivals

Tourism

Feb 11, 2015 2 mins read 441 views
Misuse of rural timber on the rise in Wangdue

Timber

Feb 11, 2015 1 mins read 539 views
Tier III data centre launched in P/ling

Bhutan Telecom (BT)

Feb 11, 2015 3 mins read 450 views
Tsamdros to be leased soon

Land

Feb 11, 2015 3 mins read 381 views
Coaching

Basketball

Feb 11, 2015 0 mins read 403 views
Healers sans Hippocratic oath

Editorial

Feb 10, 2015 2 mins read 378 views
Curious disease kills cattle in Orong

Animal disease

Feb 10, 2015 1 mins read 410 views
Falling boulder hits a student in Shingkhar

Accident

Feb 10, 2015 1 mins read 412 views
Burglary suspect nabbed

Crime

Feb 10, 2015 1 mins read 412 views
New gas system in Thimphu from next month

LPG cylinders

Feb 10, 2015 1 mins read 372 views
Market capitalisation increases to Nu 22.5B in 2014

Royal Securities Exchange of Bhutan (RSEBL)

Feb 10, 2015 2 mins read 414 views
Local healers: A dubious practice, at best

Local healers

Feb 10, 2015 2 mins read 383 views
Mathematics and science - the usual suspects

Examination

Feb 10, 2015 2 mins read 371 views
Druk Phuensum Tshogpa members leave in droves

Politics

Feb 10, 2015 4 mins read 447 views
JICA project review meeting

JICA

Feb 10, 2015 0 mins read 382 views
Trongsa dzong renovation yet to start

Heritage

Feb 09, 2015 1 mins read 358 views
Short-term trainings for architects and engineers formalised

MoU

Feb 09, 2015 1 mins read 368 views
Celebrating arts and culture

Arts Festival

Feb 09, 2015 2 mins read 397 views
Golden needle, most sought therapy at the traditional hospital

Conference

Feb 09, 2015 2 mins read 409 views
Three local rice grains go on sale at FCB outlets

Agriculture

Feb 09, 2015 2 mins read 391 views
Wifi at Paro airport not working

Letter to the editor

Feb 09, 2015 1 mins read 406 views
An unhealthy trend

Editorial

Feb 09, 2015 2 mins read 0 views
Police building healthy and effective relation with public

Community Police Centre (CPC)

Feb 09, 2015 1 mins read 412 views
Spending on health in steady decline

Budget

Feb 09, 2015 3 mins read 382 views
Almost 6,000 students disqualify for govt. schools

Examination

Feb 09, 2015 3 mins read 357 views
Preliminary hearing of lhakhang Karpo case held

Lhakhang karpo

Feb 09, 2015 3 mins read 403 views
Data Centre opening

Bhutan Telecom (BT)

Feb 09, 2015 0 mins read 413 views
Mysterious disease killing cattle

Animal disease

Feb 08, 2015 2 mins read 469 views
The fallow fields of Phagyul

Water

Feb 08, 2015 3 mins read 525 views
Learning from Malaysia

Homestay

Feb 08, 2015 3 mins read 483 views
How Trongsa became egg self-sufficient

Poultry

Feb 08, 2015 2 mins read 444 views
Standard guideline needed in treating spinal TB

Conference

Feb 08, 2015 2 mins read 466 views
Youth-related reading materials missing

Letter to the editor

Feb 08, 2015 1 mins read 411 views
Give DDM its right of place

Editorial

Feb 08, 2015 2 mins read 401 views
Minister visits health facilities in eastern and central Bhutan

Health

Feb 08, 2015 2 mins read 399 views
Illegal BTN-INR exchange rate jacked up in Jaigaon

Currency

Feb 08, 2015 2 mins read 417 views
ACC freezes more than 18.98 acres in Thimphu

Land

Feb 08, 2015 1 mins read 416 views
Drukair raises safety concerns

Drukair

Feb 08, 2015 3 mins read 426 views
Lhakhang karpo case begins

Lhakhang karpo

Feb 08, 2015 0 mins read 498 views
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