July of 2016

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Vacancies increase in civil service

Employment

Jul 31, 2016 2 mins read 682 views
Water management key to sustainable development in the region

Resource

Jul 31, 2016 2 mins read 820 views
Men disguised as monks rob shop

Crime

Jul 31, 2016 1 mins read 690 views
B-Mobile's share of market declines slightly

ICT

Jul 31, 2016 1 mins read 516 views
Need for a hotline to inform on taxi rates

Letter to the editor

Jul 31, 2016 1 mins read 702 views
Clarification needed

Editorial

Jul 31, 2016 2 mins read 668 views
Local leaders propose upgrading Bajo school to college

Housing

Jul 31, 2016 2 mins read 657 views
23 laid off following withdrawal of subsidised kerosene

Fuel

Jul 31, 2016 2 mins read 800 views
Local leaders in Bumthang irked at government decision

LG

Jul 31, 2016 2 mins read 707 views
Kamji bridge completed

Bridge

Jul 31, 2016 2 mins read 576 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 657 views
Addressing bowel movement problem

k2

Jul 29, 2016 1 mins read 783 views
When poetry stems from the heart

k2

Jul 29, 2016 5 mins read 708 views
Police nab serial burglar suspected of human trafficking

Crime

Jul 29, 2016 2 mins read 691 views
College of Natural Resources hosts summer schools

Education

Jul 29, 2016 2 mins read 593 views
Rain damages three choetens in Bumthang

Damage

Jul 29, 2016 1 mins read 602 views
Tiger claws its way back in Bumdeling

Wildlife

Jul 29, 2016 2 mins read 642 views
Pemathang still waiting for electric poles

Electricity

Jul 29, 2016 1 mins read 632 views
Thrompon candidate for Mongar emerges

LG

Jul 29, 2016 1 mins read 511 views
Martshala without a livestock officer for a year

Livestock

Jul 29, 2016 1 mins read 675 views
Beating the habit

Profile

Jul 29, 2016 4 mins read 598 views
PM cautions media to be wary of creating panic

Information

Jul 29, 2016 2 mins read 582 views
Bridge over the river Bhalujhora

Bridge

Jul 29, 2016 2 mins read 554 views
United we stand

Editorial

Jul 29, 2016 1 mins read 569 views
Choppers airlift supplies to cut off Nimtola

Disaster

Jul 29, 2016 2 mins read 564 views
Polio vaccine in short supply

Immunisation

Jul 29, 2016 3 mins read 581 views
Learning from the disaster

Disaster

Jul 29, 2016 3 mins read 531 views
Weather

Weather

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

k2

Jul 22, 2016 4 mins read 610 views
Protect yourself, but don't lose compassion

k2

Jul 22, 2016 3 mins read 646 views
Fuel depots still without petrol

Fuel

Jul 28, 2016 2 mins read 681 views
Prophecy - Terma

Film review

Jul 28, 2016 1 mins read 591 views
Meat, Doma and essentials running out amidst roadblocks

Disaster

Jul 28, 2016 2 mins read 572 views
Workshops in Olakha appeal thromde for occupancy certificate

Certificate

Jul 28, 2016 2 mins read 636 views
DT members look to government to support affected farmers

Dzongkhag tshogdu (DT)

Jul 28, 2016 2 mins read 597 views
Including persons with disabilities

Letter to the editor

Jul 28, 2016 1 mins read 558 views
Intervention required

Editorial

Jul 28, 2016 1 mins read 644 views
Hepatitis B: Disease trend has seen growth in recent years

Health

Jul 28, 2016 2 mins read 785 views
Round-the-clock effort being made to clear roadblocks

Road

Jul 28, 2016 2 mins read 583 views
Kamji block, in the meanwhile

Bridge

Jul 28, 2016 0 mins read 591 views
Hydropower equipment worth millions believed to be lost

Hydropower

Jul 28, 2016 1 mins read 664 views
Preparing for future disasters

Disaster

Jul 28, 2016 2 mins read 659 views
World Bank

World Bank

Jul 28, 2016 0 mins read 888 views
No threat of flooding in Pelrithang

Disaster

Jul 27, 2016 1 mins read 649 views
Contract teachers for teachers on maternity leave

Education

Jul 27, 2016 2 mins read 602 views
Customers irked with Bhutan Telecom's data charges

Bhutan Telecom

Jul 27, 2016 2 mins read 606 views
Carrying the traffic closure debate forward

Letter to the editor

Jul 27, 2016 3 mins read 567 views
Pulling together in challenging times

Editorial

Jul 27, 2016 2 mins read 595 views
Bumthang decides to keep their geydrungs

LG

Jul 27, 2016 1 mins read 596 views
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Unshackling the state

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Recents

Dungkar Dzong-an icon of Bhutan’s transformation

The Dungkar Dzong in Pangbisa, Paro, is a vivid living monument to the era of transformation in Bhutan. The structure represents Bhutan’s architectural splendour at its best. In function, it is an icon of change, an expression of times to come. The concept is an ingenuous demonstration of how a proud past welcomes an exciting future.

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Fourth thromde elections set for July 15

The dhamngoi zomdu (candidate selection meetings) for Thrompon candidates will begin for the fourth local government elections of Thimphu and Phuentsholing Thromde Tshogdes, scheduled for July 15, according to the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB).

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