May of 2016

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Alcohol and drugs trigger crime among young

Crime

May 04, 2016 4 mins read 414 views
Scholarship

Scholarship

May 04, 2016 0 mins read 0 views
Thimphu City FC in the lead

Football

May 03, 2016 0 mins read 414 views
AMC to be corporatised from June

Agriculture

May 03, 2016 2 mins read 419 views
Abandoned family finds hope

Charity

May 03, 2016 2 mins read 7,721 views
Parliamentarians discuss their role on SDG

Governance

May 03, 2016 3 mins read 461 views
Bhutanese man who died in Thailand yet to be flown back

Crime

May 03, 2016 1 mins read 495 views
Stabilising the Reutala slide

Road

May 03, 2016 2 mins read 401 views
BoBL's system migration, a hassle for customers

Letter to the editor

May 03, 2016 1 mins read 427 views
Honouring our lopens

Editorial

May 03, 2016 1 mins read 481 views
Man cons couple on social media

Crime

May 03, 2016 1 mins read 455 views
Local journalists observe World Press Freedom Day

Media

May 03, 2016 2 mins read 447 views
Improving mobility for the disabled

Service

May 03, 2016 3 mins read 436 views
A Teacher's Day to remember

Education

May 03, 2016 4 mins read 436 views
Fair

Fair

May 03, 2016 0 mins read 431 views
Local tournament see more women participation

Basketball

May 02, 2016 1 mins read 412 views
Principal being investigated for mismanagement

Investigation

May 02, 2016 1 mins read 452 views
Construction delay worries people of Daragaon

Infrastructures

May 02, 2016 1 mins read 568 views
FCB opens depot in Khuruthang

Agriculture

May 02, 2016 1 mins read 429 views
Boundary issue irks villagers of Norbugang

Boundary

May 02, 2016 2 mins read 407 views
NC to table Red Cross Society Bill

Governance

May 02, 2016 2 mins read 478 views
5,166 pension beneficiaries as of March 2016

National Pension and Provident Fund (NPPF)

May 02, 2016 3 mins read 411 views
Happy Teachers Day

Letter to the editor

May 02, 2016 1 mins read 465 views
A pedestrian street

Editorial

May 02, 2016 2 mins read 483 views
Rumour culture needs to end says opposition

Politics

May 02, 2016 2 mins read 441 views
Peling tshechu at Kuenselphodrang

Tshechu

May 02, 2016 2 mins read 454 views
JDWNRH to introduce peritoneal dialysis

Health

May 02, 2016 3 mins read 518 views
Revived domestic demand enhances economy

Economy

May 02, 2016 2 mins read 474 views
Thousands celebrate Olympic Day

Olympic Day

May 01, 2016 2 mins read 460 views
Accident kills two and injures four

Accident

May 01, 2016 1 mins read 494 views
White-bellied heron sighted in east

Wildlife

May 01, 2016 3 mins read 456 views
Farmers get irrigation to grow potatoes

Farming

May 01, 2016 1 mins read 452 views
To inspire others, two women decide to re-contest

Election

May 01, 2016 2 mins read 449 views
Opposition encouraged Gelephu to discuss BBIN, not vote against it

Letter to the editor

May 01, 2016 1 mins read 434 views
Need to expand homeownership

Editorial

May 01, 2016 2 mins read 433 views
Four Bhutanese apprehended in Barobisha

Crime

May 01, 2016 1 mins read 492 views
High Court acquits one in health procurement scam

Judiciary

May 01, 2016 2 mins read 502 views
Removing sources of govt. revenue a concern: Opposition

Politics

May 01, 2016 3 mins read 462 views
Second phase of power tiller distribution begins in west

Agriculture

May 01, 2016 2 mins read 542 views
Thimphu thromde achieves 50 percent of 11th Plan targets

Midterm review (MTR)

May 01, 2016 4 mins read 504 views
Peling Tshechu begins today

Tshechu

May 01, 2016 0 mins read 407 views
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Unshackling the state

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The environmental toll of wars

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A costly fiasco

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Living hand to mouth

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A call for shared responsibility

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ESP Steering Committee to review Nu 575 million in unspent, recovered funds

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When Words Create Worlds

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Bhutanese flavours find a home in Perth

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Culture under threat?

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Promises and performance

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Policy versus ground reality

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A costly reality

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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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