January of 2016

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Securing the country from e-waste

Editorial

Jan 03, 2016 2 mins read 575 views
Man detained for alleged manslaughter

Crime

Jan 03, 2016 1 mins read 516 views
One of the pledged colleges expected in Kanglung

Royal Education Council (REC)

Jan 03, 2016 2 mins read 530 views
Govt. to form two more SOEs

Corporation

Jan 03, 2016 2 mins read 498 views
Flawed system to blame says court

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Jan 03, 2016 2 mins read 527 views
Two health officials appeal to High Court

Crime

Jan 01, 2016 2 mins read 593 views
Scouts build house for abandoned couple

Social service

Jan 01, 2016 2 mins read 509 views
Samdrupjongkhar: BNCA fines defaulters

Tobacco

Jan 01, 2016 1 mins read 524 views
Trashigang achieves more than 60 percent of APA targets

Annual performance agreement (APA)

Jan 01, 2016 2 mins read 641 views
Green transport not picking as desired: minister

E-cars

Jan 01, 2016 1 mins read 506 views
Nuns trained in basic teaching skills

Training

Jan 01, 2016 1 mins read 551 views
Parents-children conflict: A reflection

Perspective

Jan 01, 2016 6 mins read 591 views
The Global Goals: Why it matters for Every Child

Perspective

Jan 01, 2016 5 mins read 586 views
Connecting through WeChat to uplift communities

Social media

Jan 01, 2016 1 mins read 546 views
Govt. confident of Rupee reserve

Economy

Jan 01, 2016 1 mins read 512 views
No haste in reforming tourism sector

Meet-the-press

Jan 01, 2016 3 mins read 516 views
Prioritize Dzongkha

Letter to the editor

Jan 01, 2016 1 mins read 550 views
Not a good trend to set

Editorial

Jan 01, 2016 2 mins read 531 views
E-Waste to be properly managed from next year

E-Waste

Jan 01, 2016 3 mins read 680 views
RCSC yet to decide when to begin new maternity leave

Meet-the-press

Jan 01, 2016 2 mins read 502 views
Did ECB breach Election Act?

Election

Jan 01, 2016 3 mins read 531 views
Fuel price drops

Fuel

Jan 01, 2016 0 mins read 0 views
Breaking bottlenecks that could strangle new alcohol policy

Alcohol policy

Jan 11, 2016 2 mins read 619 views
Working together against a common enemy

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Jan 11, 2016 2 mins read 469 views
Special van to speed up fixing of severed internet cables

ICT

Jan 11, 2016 2 mins read 555 views
Flex influx reflections

Letter to the editor

Jan 11, 2016 2 mins read 516 views
Thimphu's traffic could be better managed

Editorial

Jan 11, 2016 2 mins read 492 views
Teacher gets 9 years for student murder

Crime

Jan 11, 2016 1 mins read 566 views
Phobjikha grows South American quinoa

Agriculture

Jan 11, 2016 1 mins read 557 views
Park officials nab leopard killers

Wildlife

Jan 11, 2016 1 mins read 522 views
Possible police aid allows convict to flee

Crime

Jan 11, 2016 1 mins read 439 views
Day-scholar students of central schools to enjoy equal facility

Central School

Jan 11, 2016 2 mins read 524 views
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