July of 2016

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Vacancies increase in civil service

Employment

Jul 31, 2016 2 mins read 571 views
Water management key to sustainable development in the region

Resource

Jul 31, 2016 2 mins read 670 views
Men disguised as monks rob shop

Crime

Jul 31, 2016 1 mins read 521 views
B-Mobile's share of market declines slightly

ICT

Jul 31, 2016 1 mins read 404 views
Need for a hotline to inform on taxi rates

Letter to the editor

Jul 31, 2016 1 mins read 571 views
Clarification needed

Editorial

Jul 31, 2016 2 mins read 505 views
Local leaders propose upgrading Bajo school to college

Housing

Jul 31, 2016 2 mins read 530 views
23 laid off following withdrawal of subsidised kerosene

Fuel

Jul 31, 2016 2 mins read 667 views
Local leaders in Bumthang irked at government decision

LG

Jul 31, 2016 2 mins read 560 views
Kamji bridge completed

Bridge

Jul 31, 2016 2 mins read 448 views
Weather

Weather

Jul 31, 2016 0 mins read 0 views
The Truth of the Cause of Suffering

k2

Jul 29, 2016 3 mins read 519 views
Addressing bowel movement problem

k2

Jul 29, 2016 1 mins read 636 views
When poetry stems from the heart

k2

Jul 29, 2016 5 mins read 572 views
Police nab serial burglar suspected of human trafficking

Crime

Jul 29, 2016 2 mins read 574 views
College of Natural Resources hosts summer schools

Education

Jul 29, 2016 2 mins read 480 views
Rain damages three choetens in Bumthang

Damage

Jul 29, 2016 1 mins read 496 views
Tiger claws its way back in Bumdeling

Wildlife

Jul 29, 2016 2 mins read 516 views
Pemathang still waiting for electric poles

Electricity

Jul 29, 2016 1 mins read 499 views
Thrompon candidate for Mongar emerges

LG

Jul 29, 2016 1 mins read 403 views
Martshala without a livestock officer for a year

Livestock

Jul 29, 2016 1 mins read 513 views
Beating the habit

Profile

Jul 29, 2016 4 mins read 451 views
PM cautions media to be wary of creating panic

Information

Jul 29, 2016 2 mins read 476 views
Bridge over the river Bhalujhora

Bridge

Jul 29, 2016 2 mins read 429 views
United we stand

Editorial

Jul 29, 2016 1 mins read 439 views
Choppers airlift supplies to cut off Nimtola

Disaster

Jul 29, 2016 2 mins read 446 views
Polio vaccine in short supply

Immunisation

Jul 29, 2016 3 mins read 443 views
Learning from the disaster

Disaster

Jul 29, 2016 3 mins read 412 views
Weather

Weather

Jul 29, 2016 0 mins read 0 views
Bringing back the joys of gardening

k2

Jul 22, 2016 4 mins read 495 views
Protect yourself, but don't lose compassion

k2

Jul 22, 2016 3 mins read 506 views
Fuel depots still without petrol

Fuel

Jul 28, 2016 2 mins read 528 views
Prophecy - Terma

Film review

Jul 28, 2016 1 mins read 469 views
Meat, Doma and essentials running out amidst roadblocks

Disaster

Jul 28, 2016 2 mins read 449 views
Workshops in Olakha appeal thromde for occupancy certificate

Certificate

Jul 28, 2016 2 mins read 502 views
DT members look to government to support affected farmers

Dzongkhag tshogdu (DT)

Jul 28, 2016 2 mins read 472 views
Including persons with disabilities

Letter to the editor

Jul 28, 2016 1 mins read 436 views
Intervention required

Editorial

Jul 28, 2016 1 mins read 499 views
Hepatitis B: Disease trend has seen growth in recent years

Health

Jul 28, 2016 2 mins read 602 views
Round-the-clock effort being made to clear roadblocks

Road

Jul 28, 2016 2 mins read 460 views
Kamji block, in the meanwhile

Bridge

Jul 28, 2016 0 mins read 458 views
Hydropower equipment worth millions believed to be lost

Hydropower

Jul 28, 2016 1 mins read 530 views
Preparing for future disasters

Disaster

Jul 28, 2016 2 mins read 544 views
World Bank

World Bank

Jul 28, 2016 0 mins read 759 views
No threat of flooding in Pelrithang

Disaster

Jul 27, 2016 1 mins read 527 views
Contract teachers for teachers on maternity leave

Education

Jul 27, 2016 2 mins read 478 views
Customers irked with Bhutan Telecom's data charges

Bhutan Telecom

Jul 27, 2016 2 mins read 474 views
Carrying the traffic closure debate forward

Letter to the editor

Jul 27, 2016 3 mins read 466 views
Pulling together in challenging times

Editorial

Jul 27, 2016 2 mins read 464 views
Bumthang decides to keep their geydrungs

LG

Jul 27, 2016 1 mins read 461 views
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