February of 2017

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Not following due process reason for banning Hema Hema: DoC

Film

Feb 14, 2017 2 mins read 350 views
Minimum plot size needed to construct houses

Thromde

Feb 14, 2017 2 mins read 358 views
Local leaders want annual salary increment

LG

Feb 14, 2017 3 mins read 424 views
Himalayan Drive 5 comes to Bhutan

Rally

Feb 13, 2017 2 mins read 333 views
Rubber bumpers could replace speed bumps

Infrastructures

Feb 13, 2017 1 mins read 324 views
DITT recognised

Award

Feb 13, 2017 1 mins read 388 views
CDCL unveils first set of hydropower equipment

Construction Development Corporation Ltd. (CDCL)

Feb 13, 2017 1 mins read 363 views
Improving the public transport service

Letter to the editor

Feb 13, 2017 1 mins read 340 views
Our forests and conservation efforts

Editorial

Feb 13, 2017 1 mins read 379 views
Intake for tertiary education increases by 201

Education

Feb 13, 2017 2 mins read 341 views
Bhutanese convicted in Australia

Verdict

Feb 13, 2017 1 mins read 397 views
Mandatory installation of lifts done away with

Thromde

Feb 13, 2017 2 mins read 342 views
High Court sentences two to life for murder

Verdict

Feb 13, 2017 3 mins read 362 views
Chumpathang bridge will be completed this week

Bridge

Feb 12, 2017 2 mins read 327 views
Gasa's defunct cooperative's first mega business

Agriculture

Feb 12, 2017 1 mins read 325 views
All should follow rules

Letter to the editor

Feb 12, 2017 1 mins read 302 views
To be or not to be

Editorial

Feb 12, 2017 1 mins read 366 views
Gasa herders shift livestock out of homes

Livestock

Feb 12, 2017 2 mins read 338 views
ECB readies for elections for vacant LG posts

LG

Feb 12, 2017 2 mins read 341 views
Investigation of Panbang-Nganglam highway begins

Road

Feb 12, 2017 2 mins read 337 views
Committed to people's concerns clarifies DANTAK

DANTAK

Feb 12, 2017 2 mins read 351 views
Energy saving measures promises big returns for industries

Energy

Feb 08, 2017 2 mins read 332 views
Choekhorling opts for cassava plantation

Initiative

Feb 08, 2017 2 mins read 329 views
SASEC project in Pasakha to miss deadline

Construction

Feb 08, 2017 2 mins read 0 views
On the quota for women pledge being dropped

Letter to the editor

Feb 08, 2017 1 mins read 349 views
Public view must be sought for standard signage rule

Editorial

Feb 08, 2017 1 mins read 353 views
One of five recently launched centres operational

Agriculture

Feb 08, 2017 3 mins read 333 views
Road to Merak leads to declining tourist arrivals

Tourism

Feb 08, 2017 3 mins read 348 views
Non-resident Bhutanese, key to financial inclusiveness

Economy

Feb 08, 2017 2 mins read 334 views
Public Service Mobile Apps launch

Launch

Feb 08, 2017 0 mins read 409 views
Samtse dzongkhag team wins Mewang Gyalsey Archery Tournament

Archery

Feb 10, 2017 1 mins read 316 views
Unemployed youths attend home appliance repair training

Training

Feb 10, 2017 1 mins read 301 views
Training on waste management to empower women

Training

Feb 10, 2017 2 mins read 327 views
Wamrong town restored

Disaster

Feb 10, 2017 2 mins read 316 views
Concerns on misuse of gewog Boleros raised

Vehicles

Feb 10, 2017 2 mins read 301 views
Diversion affects business in Phuentsholing

Traffic

Feb 10, 2017 2 mins read 350 views
Bhutanese fined for misusing optical device in Australia

Verdict

Feb 10, 2017 0 mins read 347 views
Data network performance of both telcos below satisfactory: BICMA

Report

Feb 10, 2017 3 mins read 395 views
We need police personnel in gewogs

Letter to the editor

Feb 10, 2017 1 mins read 337 views
Time to delve into our souls

Editorial

Feb 10, 2017 1 mins read 337 views
First hearing conducted in BICMA Vs BBS case

Legal

Feb 10, 2017 1 mins read 367 views
Five-day carnival fair concludes

Event

Feb 10, 2017 1 mins read 343 views
Paro locals question project DANTAK welcome sign

DANTAK

Feb 10, 2017 2 mins read 341 views
Quandary over resignation of elected leaders

Election

Feb 10, 2017 5 mins read 384 views
Peljorling HSS to get its first hostel by 2018

Education

Feb 07, 2017 1 mins read 395 views
Lucky agent's way with the lottery

Profile

Feb 07, 2017 2 mins read 354 views
9 thromde G2C services for Phuentsholing Thromde launched

Government to Citizen (G2C)

Feb 07, 2017 2 mins read 357 views
For good roads in the city

Letter to the editor

Feb 07, 2017 1 mins read 372 views
The media

Editorial

Feb 07, 2017 2 mins read 0 views
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