July of 2016

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Lack of irrigation water puts Govt. under pressure

Irrigation

Jul 08, 2016 3 mins read 254 views
To understand the burden of teenage pregnancy

Health

Jul 08, 2016 4 mins read 314 views
Fiscal incentives not hitting target

Royal Audit Authority (RAA)

Jul 08, 2016 4 mins read 276 views
Golden Youth Award Camp

Youth

Jul 08, 2016 0 mins read 254 views
Seventh session of the second Parliament concludes

Parliament

Jul 07, 2016 2 mins read 239 views
Norgaygang gewog road to be blacktopped

Road

Jul 07, 2016 1 mins read 263 views
Football club puts prize money to good use

Charity

Jul 07, 2016 1 mins read 275 views
WHO donates books

Donation

Jul 07, 2016 1 mins read 244 views
Govt. working on illegal immigration

Immigration

Jul 07, 2016 1 mins read 237 views
Olakha road in dire need of maintenance

Letter to the editor

Jul 07, 2016 1 mins read 222 views
Not vessels to be filled but fires to be kindled

Editorial

Jul 07, 2016 2 mins read 242 views
GDG provided for decentralisation: PM

Gewog Development Grant (GDG)

Jul 07, 2016 2 mins read 226 views
Govt. to maintain Rs 10B and USD 757M reserve for all times

Reserve

Jul 07, 2016 3 mins read 245 views
Parents must be responsible for their children: Govt.

Parenting

Jul 07, 2016 3 mins read 234 views
His Majesty's Address

Parliament

Jul 07, 2016 6 mins read 0 views
Strengthening literacy and math learning in ECCDs

Training

Jul 06, 2016 3 mins read 262 views
Three dead, four injured in accident

Accident

Jul 06, 2016 1 mins read 251 views
Suspected serial burglar nabbed

Crime

Jul 06, 2016 1 mins read 228 views
Water scarcity leaves paddy fields fallow

Agriculture

Jul 06, 2016 2 mins read 234 views
Noise pollution in Hong Kong market

Letter to the editor

Jul 06, 2016 1 mins read 305 views
Need for the government to step in urgently

Editorial

Jul 06, 2016 1 mins read 254 views
GPMS a big leap for efficiency: PM

Governance

Jul 06, 2016 2 mins read 262 views
Teachers introduced to transformative pedagogy

Education

Jul 06, 2016 4 mins read 276 views
Woman cons more than 30 in visa scam

Crime

Jul 06, 2016 4 mins read 225 views
Revise GDG allocation and its guidelines: RAA

Royal Audit Authority (RAA)

Jul 06, 2016 5 mins read 230 views
For a healthy vacation

Futsal

Jul 05, 2016 1 mins read 263 views
13th national sports meet underway

Athletics

Jul 05, 2016 2 mins read 223 views
Rearing sheep declines in Bumthang

Tradition

Jul 05, 2016 2 mins read 240 views
From farmer to maker of machines

Innovation

Jul 05, 2016 1 mins read 276 views
Potassium bromate banned in food

Food

Jul 05, 2016 1 mins read 226 views
Six arrested for illicit trafficking in June

Crime

Jul 05, 2016 1 mins read 252 views
Chanachen village gets electric fencing

Electric fencing

Jul 05, 2016 1 mins read 238 views
On youth crime

Letter to the editor

Jul 05, 2016 2 mins read 281 views
Using the video game culture

Editorial

Jul 05, 2016 2 mins read 271 views
RAA calls for uniformity and reforms

Royal Audit Authority (RAA)

Jul 05, 2016 2 mins read 234 views
45 acres of maize fields destroyed

Disaster

Jul 05, 2016 1 mins read 275 views
6th Leadership training for scouts programme begins

Training

Jul 05, 2016 1 mins read 243 views
The status of GNH in the country

Parliament

Jul 05, 2016 6 mins read 238 views
For a waste free initiative in Pemathang gewog

Environment

Jul 04, 2016 3 mins read 244 views
The fastest woman in Bhutan

Athletics

Jul 04, 2016 2 mins read 256 views
Two thrompon candidates for Lhuentse thromde

LG

Jul 04, 2016 1 mins read 224 views
Taking education to the leaners

Editorial

Jul 04, 2016 1 mins read 229 views
PE from Gelephu and Mongar a possibility

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Jul 04, 2016 2 mins read 224 views
Golden Youth Award camp begins

Event

Jul 04, 2016 2 mins read 232 views
Bangladesh President addresses Parliament

Relations

Jul 04, 2016 4 mins read 264 views
Human-wildlife conflict rampant in Chumey

Agriculture

Jul 04, 2016 2 mins read 303 views
595 SDP projects approved

Funds

Jul 04, 2016 2 mins read 229 views
Quick and efficient workout

k2

Jul 01, 2016 1 mins read 243 views
Le Judre: The Law of Cause and Effect

k2

Jul 01, 2016 3 mins read 392 views
Helping children read

k2

Jul 01, 2016 4 mins read 272 views
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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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