February of 2016

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Readying for school: Hard choice for parents

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Feb 19, 2016 4 mins read 313 views
Fair educates villagers on sanitation

Hygiene

Feb 19, 2016 2 mins read 384 views
Farmers construct their own solar fence

Solar fence

Feb 19, 2016 2 mins read 388 views
Idle gym equipment will be moved to new park

Recreation

Feb 19, 2016 1 mins read 370 views
A-league begins tomorrow

Basketball

Feb 19, 2016 1 mins read 400 views
The Bodhisattva King: a quick review

Book review

Feb 19, 2016 2 mins read 407 views
How to lose weight . all but unwittingly - PART ONE

Perspective

Feb 19, 2016 3 mins read 354 views
Tsirang gets its second Central School

Education

Feb 19, 2016 2 mins read 417 views
Lhakhang saved from fire

Forest fire

Feb 19, 2016 1 mins read 460 views
The big problem of the small in Mendrelgang CS

Education

Feb 19, 2016 2 mins read 406 views
Rush for space at farmers' market

Letter to the editor

Feb 19, 2016 1 mins read 431 views
Cause of Chuzom fire not yet determined: BPC

Letter to the editor

Feb 19, 2016 1 mins read 376 views
For indeed, central schools must succeed

Editorial

Feb 19, 2016 2 mins read 482 views
INR outflow remains same even with exchange counters

Central Bank

Feb 19, 2016 2 mins read 442 views
RAMIS overwhelmed with users and is giving problems

Department of Revenue and Customs

Feb 19, 2016 2 mins read 422 views
Solving the IT graduate unemployment problem

Employment

Feb 19, 2016 4 mins read 513 views
Opposition accuses govt. of unscrupulous political act

Politics

Feb 19, 2016 2 mins read 422 views
Prayers and meditation to banish illnesses

Religion

Feb 18, 2016 2 mins read 396 views
SLMP succeeds big time in Thrimshing

Management

Feb 18, 2016 1 mins read 493 views
JPLP refutes OAG's liability figure

Attorney General (OAG)

Feb 18, 2016 1 mins read 363 views
Kudos to team Bhutan

Letter to the editor

Feb 18, 2016 0 mins read 396 views
Punish the culprits

Letter to the editor

Feb 18, 2016 1 mins read 460 views
Fire hazards

Editorial

Feb 18, 2016 3 mins read 0 views
Hand, foot and mouth disease reported in Lunana

Health

Feb 18, 2016 2 mins read 419 views
Prime supplier of brown sugar arrested

Crime

Feb 18, 2016 2 mins read 375 views
Chuzom fire controlled on Thimphu front

Forest fire

Feb 18, 2016 1 mins read 357 views
Man hit by arrow recovering at JDWNRH

Accident

Feb 18, 2016 1 mins read 374 views
Second phase of LG elections in July

LG

Feb 18, 2016 2 mins read 452 views
Party workers quit to contest LG elections

Election

Feb 18, 2016 2 mins read 384 views
Diesel prices up, petrol falls

Fuel

Feb 18, 2016 0 mins read 414 views
More than 500 to fight Chuzom fire today

Forest fire

Feb 17, 2016 1 mins read 443 views
Mango village in Samdrupjongkhar aims big

Income

Feb 17, 2016 2 mins read 515 views
Why is Nehru-Wangchuk scholarship scheme only for PGDE teachers?

Letter to the editor

Feb 17, 2016 1 mins read 441 views
LG elections need state support

Editorial

Feb 17, 2016 1 mins read 426 views
Reaching electricity to remote Gong

Electricity

Feb 17, 2016 2 mins read 372 views
Man scratches cars "out of frustration"

Crime

Feb 17, 2016 1 mins read 510 views
Amochhu bridge to be complete before monsoon

Bridge

Feb 17, 2016 2 mins read 400 views
Local leaders: Money and incumbency have advantage

LG

Feb 17, 2016 2 mins read 567 views
Trade deficit widens to Nu 32.8B last year

Trade

Feb 17, 2016 2 mins read 384 views
Rinchen Terdzoe Wang begins

Religion

Feb 17, 2016 0 mins read 399 views
Bhutan triples medal tally from last SAG

12th South Asian Games (SAG)

Feb 16, 2016 2 mins read 412 views
The great Punakha Dromchoe

Festival

Feb 16, 2016 3 mins read 374 views
DNT request govt. to reconsider TOP policy

Road safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Feb 16, 2016 1 mins read 378 views
Reliable data crucial to achieve SDG: MoAF

Agriculture

Feb 16, 2016 2 mins read 358 views
There will be a lot less forest fire if we are more careful with fire

Letter to the editor

Feb 16, 2016 1 mins read 403 views
Manholes myriad make meandering difficult

Road

Feb 16, 2016 1 mins read 366 views
Demographic shift could coerce pension fund

NPPF

Feb 16, 2016 2 mins read 379 views
Implement LG Entitlement Act: Opposition tells govt.

Act

Feb 16, 2016 3 mins read 466 views
Forest fires in Chuzom and Wangdue yet to be contained

Forest fire

Feb 16, 2016 3 mins read 373 views
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