January of 2017

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Interbank online payment gateway to be launched next month

Banking

Jan 22, 2017 2 mins read 324 views
Khenpo Karpo Rinpoche remains in Thugdam in Thailand

Obituary

Jan 22, 2017 1 mins read 338 views
Bus accident pilgrims to reach Delhi today

Accident

Jan 22, 2017 1 mins read 342 views
Abortion cases on the rise

Health

Jan 22, 2017 2 mins read 313 views
His Majesty The King in Pemagatshel

His Majesty The King

Jan 22, 2017 1 mins read 375 views
Major sports facilities in the pipeline

Infrastructures

Jan 20, 2017 2 mins read 319 views
Khenpo Karpo passes away, remains in meditative state

Obituary

Jan 20, 2017 2 mins read 349 views
Bumthang without green chillies for third week

Vegetables

Jan 20, 2017 1 mins read 285 views
Group begins winter production of vegetables

Vegetables

Jan 20, 2017 1 mins read 279 views
JSW School of Law's first class

Perspective

Jan 20, 2017 8 mins read 337 views
Tour operators skeptical of Bhutan-Korea friendship offer

Tourism

Jan 20, 2017 3 mins read 349 views
Lunana facing B-mobile connectivity problems for past year

ICT (Information and communications technology)

Jan 20, 2017 1 mins read 338 views
Solving Trashigang's traffic jams

Traffic

Jan 20, 2017 2 mins read 329 views
Highlands menaced by feral dogs

Dogs

Jan 20, 2017 2 mins read 338 views
Martshala's stray dogs raid maize fields

Dogs

Jan 20, 2017 2 mins read 326 views
Loan sharks will always circle

Letter to the editor

Jan 20, 2017 1 mins read 324 views
PPP needs to penetrate into gewogs and villages

Editorial

Jan 20, 2017 1 mins read 326 views
PM meets with people of Chang gewog

PM visits

Jan 20, 2017 1 mins read 342 views
Hema Hema producers challenge BICMA ruling

Film

Jan 20, 2017 3 mins read 315 views
Indian trucks operating in Bhutan: Truckers

Transport

Jan 20, 2017 3 mins read 335 views
Future of human-wildlife committees uncertain

Human-Wildlife Conflict committees

Jan 20, 2017 3 mins read 336 views
Bear caught, brought to Thimphu for rehabilitation

Wildlife

Jan 19, 2017 1 mins read 312 views
Governance under the Fourth Druk Gyalpo - V

Perspective

Jan 19, 2017 5 mins read 322 views
Firecrackers should be banned

Letter to the editor

Jan 19, 2017 1 mins read 365 views
Consider Romeo and Juliet laws

Editorial

Jan 19, 2017 2 mins read 461 views
Man acquitted of drug trafficking charges

Legal

Jan 19, 2017 2 mins read 367 views
DPT does not appeal verdict

Legal

Jan 19, 2017 2 mins read 344 views
RBP to study need to station police personnel at gewog level

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Jan 19, 2017 2 mins read 367 views
Bhutan and UAE to strengthen collaboration

Diplomacy

Jan 18, 2017 0 mins read 356 views
PM meets Cuban ambassador

Diplomacy

Jan 18, 2017 1 mins read 331 views
Yarkay donates furniture to Thimphu crematorium

Donation

Jan 18, 2017 1 mins read 314 views
Conservation of T'gang Dzong on track

Trashigang Dzong

Jan 18, 2017 2 mins read 351 views
Governance under the Fourth Druk Gyalpo - IV

Perspective

Jan 18, 2017 5 mins read 343 views
Dzongkha as a mandatory subject

Letter to the editor

Jan 18, 2017 1 mins read 352 views
Where does our priority lie?

Editorial

Jan 18, 2017 1 mins read 350 views
Bhutan-Korea friendship offer launched

Tourism

Jan 18, 2017 1 mins read 334 views
New asset declaration rules in the offing

Assets

Jan 18, 2017 2 mins read 336 views
Bhutan participates in Asia Cooperation Dialogue meeting

Energy

Jan 18, 2017 1 mins read 331 views
INR withdrawal amount from ATMs in India doubled

Currency

Jan 18, 2017 1 mins read 327 views
Gups want statutory rape laws amended

LG

Jan 18, 2017 2 mins read 341 views
PM meets Japanese Olympic gold medalist

Athletics

Jan 17, 2017 1 mins read 372 views
Camp Raven in S/J concludes

Youth

Jan 17, 2017 2 mins read 326 views
Governance under the Fourth Druk Gyalpo - Part III

Perspective

Jan 17, 2017 5 mins read 349 views
Let's stop littering

Letter to the editor

Jan 17, 2017 1 mins read 325 views
Retain the post of geydrung

Editorial

Jan 17, 2017 2 mins read 318 views
Police rule out foul play after body found in workshop toilet

Accident

Jan 17, 2017 1 mins read 360 views
Man acquitted in drug case

Verdict

Jan 17, 2017 2 mins read 466 views
Water shortage causes fallowing of land in Dagana

Water

Jan 17, 2017 2 mins read 320 views
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