October of 2016

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The colours of Thimphu Tshechu

k2

Oct 21, 2016 3 mins read 609 views
32 HIV positive cases so far this year

HIV

Oct 31, 2016 2 mins read 621 views
A father refuses to send his children to school

Education

Oct 31, 2016 2 mins read 589 views
Dangchhu project techno-economically favourable says study

Hydropower

Oct 31, 2016 1 mins read 627 views
MHPA to downsize workforce

Employment

Oct 31, 2016 1 mins read 578 views
On agent banking

Letter to the editor

Oct 31, 2016 1 mins read 552 views
Parliament media must increase transparency

Editorial

Oct 31, 2016 2 mins read 558 views
BKP appoints director for youth and media issues

Politics

Oct 31, 2016 1 mins read 574 views
A manual for consistent laws

Judiciary

Oct 31, 2016 2 mins read 564 views
HH the Je Khenpo presides over 17th Moenlam Chhenmo

Religion

Oct 31, 2016 3 mins read 570 views
Golf

Golf

Oct 31, 2016 0 mins read 0 views
Tshechu - touching the sacred

k2

Oct 28, 2016 3 mins read 556 views
So that storytelling culture doesn't die away

k2

Oct 28, 2016 4 mins read 563 views
Jampa - Loving Kindness

k2

Oct 21, 2016 3 mins read 574 views
Persistence is the key

k2

Oct 21, 2016 1 mins read 738 views
Semkye - The Thought of Enlightenment

k2

Oct 07, 2016 2 mins read 520 views
Beskop Tshechu 14 Bhutanese titles get shortlisted

k2

Oct 07, 2016 3 mins read 580 views
Youngest national tennis champion crowned

Tennis

Oct 30, 2016 2 mins read 540 views
Phrumsingla Park provides solar fenceing

Agriculture

Oct 30, 2016 2 mins read 537 views
Dzongkhalum block cleared

Road

Oct 30, 2016 0 mins read 0 views
News in brief

Accident

Oct 30, 2016 0 mins read 638 views
Lack of administration officers hinder service delivery in Wangdue

Management

Oct 30, 2016 2 mins read 533 views
A separate curriculum for special needs students?

Letter to the editor

Oct 30, 2016 1 mins read 587 views
Need to include media

Editorial

Oct 30, 2016 1 mins read 603 views
Bhutan slips in ease of doing business ranking

Business

Oct 30, 2016 2 mins read 682 views
Police to forward battery case in Haa to OAG

Crime

Oct 30, 2016 3 mins read 506 views
250-year Zhabdrung statue to be loaned to Bhutan

Statue

Oct 30, 2016 1 mins read 589 views
Scarce resources constrain CEDAW implementation

UN

Oct 30, 2016 5 mins read 593 views
Ambassador presents credentials to President of Singapore

Diplomacy

Oct 28, 2016 1 mins read 556 views
BT introduces new feature to inform customers on data usage

Bhutan Telecom

Oct 28, 2016 1 mins read 532 views
Ambassador attends UK Bhutan Society annual dinner

Friendship

Oct 28, 2016 1 mins read 509 views
Three arrested for display of weapon

Crime

Oct 28, 2016 1 mins read 581 views
Bhutan presents CEDAW report to UN

Report

Oct 28, 2016 1 mins read 556 views
Veteran singers recognised for their contributions

Music

Oct 28, 2016 2 mins read 492 views
A marathon? A race? A cultural encounter?

Perspective

Oct 28, 2016 5 mins read 572 views
Potatoes fetching better prices this year

Agriculture

Oct 28, 2016 2 mins read 596 views
LG leaders want DDG shared equally

LG

Oct 28, 2016 1 mins read 508 views
Tang gewog gets no dzongkhag development grant

Budget

Oct 28, 2016 2 mins read 577 views
JICA to train Bhutanese bridge engineers

Engineers

Oct 28, 2016 2 mins read 592 views
Preventing brain stroke

Letter to the editor

Oct 28, 2016 2 mins read 540 views
Most important, closest and nearest to people

Editorial

Oct 28, 2016 2 mins read 580 views
Australia alumni hold first networking event

Dialogue

Oct 28, 2016 1 mins read 541 views
Journalist's appeal doesn't merit Govt. intervention: PM

Judiciary

Oct 28, 2016 1 mins read 533 views
Parliament to get its own TV station and radio

Media

Oct 28, 2016 3 mins read 546 views
Cabinet approves proposal to waive tax on fixed deposits

Saving

Oct 28, 2016 2 mins read 674 views
His Majesty The King in Lunana

His Majesty The King

Oct 28, 2016 1 mins read 0 views
Veteran returns to the squad

Football

Oct 27, 2016 2 mins read 593 views
Highlanders unhappy with increasing number of wild predators

Livestock

Oct 27, 2016 1 mins read 628 views
Search for a local bus operator first task for Bumthang's DT

Connectivity

Oct 27, 2016 1 mins read 555 views
Farm shop expected to benefit Uraps in Bumthang

Business

Oct 27, 2016 2 mins read 584 views
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