October of 2015

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Re-export of fuel on the rise

Fuel

Oct 27, 2015 2 mins read 287 views
One battered, another injured in grazing rights dispute

Tsamdro (pastureland)

Oct 26, 2015 2 mins read 244 views
Bhutan Foundation donates TraumaMan to JDWNRH

Health

Oct 26, 2015 1 mins read 273 views
The fit centenarian of Lhamoizingkha

Profile

Oct 26, 2015 1 mins read 236 views
Protecting cultural heritage through photographs

Workshop

Oct 26, 2015 2 mins read 278 views
Social media discussed in second bloggers meet

Writers

Oct 26, 2015 4 mins read 291 views
The other side to the issue of residual waste from doma

Letter to the editor

Oct 26, 2015 1 mins read 261 views
Addressing a critical issue

Editorial

Oct 26, 2015 2 mins read 0 views
Addressing a critical issue

Editorial

Oct 26, 2015 2 mins read 262 views
Strategic plan for effective zoonosis prevention

Health

Oct 26, 2015 2 mins read 268 views
Discussions to prioritize Dzongkha underway

Dzongkha language

Oct 26, 2015 2 mins read 288 views
Royal tour of Chukha concludes

His Majesty the King

Oct 26, 2015 1 mins read 278 views
Highways top Samdrupjongkhar's concerns

Highway

Oct 26, 2015 2 mins read 269 views
Review human-wildlife conflict strategy, say foresters

Conservation

Oct 26, 2015 2 mins read 281 views
Kadrenchhe Meewang Chhog

Fourth Druk Gyalpo

Oct 26, 2015 0 mins read 224 views
Trhuechu: The Holy Water

k2

Oct 23, 2015 3 mins read 429 views
How to use these equipment

k2

Oct 23, 2015 0 mins read 0 views
Breaking the taboo and augmenting hygienic practice

k2

Oct 23, 2015 4 mins read 316 views
Building modern temples of society

Editorial

Oct 25, 2015 2 mins read 271 views
Where are the White-bellied Heron juveniles?

Conservation

Oct 25, 2015 2 mins read 278 views
Bhutan celebrates UN Day

United Nations Day

Oct 25, 2015 1 mins read 0 views
Hailstorm destroys 80 acres of paddy field in Punakha

Agriculture

Oct 25, 2015 1 mins read 292 views
Dakphel village awaits merger with Trong

LG

Oct 25, 2015 2 mins read 305 views
Tourists ask for better restroom facilities

Tourism

Oct 25, 2015 2 mins read 267 views
For safety on city roads

Letter to the editor

Oct 25, 2015 1 mins read 307 views
Climate change threatens snow leopard habitat

Report

Oct 25, 2015 5 mins read 291 views
Four fronting cases deferred, eight more with OAG

OAG

Oct 25, 2015 3 mins read 284 views
What the cordyceps unearthed in Laya

Laya

Oct 25, 2015 4 mins read 281 views
Photography documenting culture training

Training

Oct 25, 2015 0 mins read 317 views
Tsibjalumchhu to add 184M to Tala's earning

Hydropower

Oct 23, 2015 2 mins read 251 views
Exhibition to commemorate 40 years of Bhutan-Helvetas relation opens

Exhibition

Oct 23, 2015 3 mins read 272 views
Zati Pani is the money plant in Pemathang

Income

Oct 23, 2015 1 mins read 293 views
Gyalyum unveils the Jigme Singye Wangchuck Pillar

JSW Pillar

Oct 23, 2015 2 mins read 310 views
Villagers to their school's rescue

Farm Road

Oct 23, 2015 2 mins read 277 views
Draft Domestic Tariff Policy: A regulatory "Capture of Sorts"

Perspective

Oct 23, 2015 4 mins read 314 views
Alcohol - The good, the bad and the ugly sides of drinking[Part Three]

Perspective

Oct 23, 2015 4 mins read 320 views
"Bhutan is an important country for Helvetas"

Helvetas

Oct 23, 2015 4 mins read 271 views
Tsendagang villagers stop animal sacrifice for Dassain

Festival

Oct 23, 2015 1 mins read 223 views
Nichula community centre under utilized

ICT

Oct 23, 2015 2 mins read 304 views
GNH and Buddhism main attraction for international tourists

Tourism

Oct 23, 2015 2 mins read 246 views
How about an electric tram for Thimphu city

Letter to the editor

Oct 23, 2015 1 mins read 251 views
Urgent action needed

Editorial

Oct 23, 2015 1 mins read 295 views
One more public library by next year

Consecration

Oct 23, 2015 3 mins read 295 views
Duty free shop corporatized

State owned enterprise (SoE)

Oct 23, 2015 2 mins read 266 views
Convert BOiC into a state owned enterprise: OAG

Business Opportunity and Information Centre (BOiC)

Oct 23, 2015 2 mins read 292 views
RITH Convocation

RITH Convocation

Oct 23, 2015 0 mins read 258 views
The plight of the village poor

Wildlife

Oct 22, 2015 1 mins read 299 views
Serving in the mountains

laya

Oct 22, 2015 2 mins read 226 views
The Tshogpa dilemma in northern gewogs

LG

Oct 22, 2015 2 mins read 260 views
A souvenir shop for women to realise their potential

RENEW

Oct 22, 2015 2 mins read 256 views
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Celebrating sovereignty in colours and songs

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The unfinished dream of food self-sufficiency

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The silence that kills

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The ESP Imbroglio

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When the monsoon turns unforgiving

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Recents

Gold entering a bear market?

Gelephu—As gold prices continue to retreat after hitting new records, putting pressure on the gold tourism market and domestic gold traders, the downturn may signal the beginning of the end of the rally.

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As glaciers melt, highland taps run dry

Laya, Gasa-The tap outside Phento’s home in Laya is a barometer of a growing crisis. Once reliable, its flow has dwindled to a trickle, dictating the daily rhythm of her life and that of her neighbours. The 25-year-old now plans her chores, her hygiene, and even her peace of mind around the sporadic water supply.

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