January of 2017

Archives

REDCL likely to increase rural lending

Funds

Jan 17, 2017 2 mins read 228 views
Bear develops taste for chickens

Wildlife

Jan 16, 2017 2 mins read 246 views
Minister inspects gewog roads in Pemagatshel

Road

Jan 16, 2017 1 mins read 245 views
Dorona farmers prefer growing cash crops

Agriculture

Jan 16, 2017 1 mins read 227 views
Governance under the Fourth Druk Gyalpo - Part II

Perspective

Jan 16, 2017 6 mins read 219 views
If BBS TV could broadcast the Kalachakra

Letter to the editor

Jan 16, 2017 1 mins read 225 views
Waste not, want not

Editorial

Jan 16, 2017 2 mins read 0 views
Animal lifesaving group rescues cattle in Dagana

Initiative

Jan 16, 2017 1 mins read 230 views
Layaps say their youth are dropping out of school

Education

Jan 16, 2017 2 mins read 229 views
Gups want decision on geydrung post

LG

Jan 16, 2017 3 mins read 224 views
BBS seeks media tribunal's intervention

Media

Jan 16, 2017 3 mins read 230 views
Electoral laws to be reviewed by NLRT

Law

Jan 16, 2017 3 mins read 209 views
Former Olympic medallist sees potential in Bhutanese runners

Athletics

Jan 15, 2017 2 mins read 208 views
Samtse town's slow rise

Infrastructures

Jan 15, 2017 2 mins read 219 views
Governance under the Fourth Druk Gyalpo - Part I

Perspective

Jan 15, 2017 5 mins read 251 views
Change in academic session issues

Letter to the editor

Jan 15, 2017 1 mins read 240 views
Improving our English

Editorial

Jan 15, 2017 2 mins read 225 views
An unknown but sacred choeten in Bumthang

Heritage

Jan 15, 2017 1 mins read 246 views
Mad rush to process citizenship identity cards

Census

Jan 15, 2017 1 mins read 220 views
Awareness on rules for explosives lacking

Law

Jan 15, 2017 3 mins read 251 views
Govt. distributes utility vehicles to all 205 gewogs

Conference

Jan 15, 2017 3 mins read 259 views
Return of the kings?

Football

Jan 13, 2017 3 mins read 254 views
Strengthening the child justice system

Workshop

Jan 13, 2017 1 mins read 231 views
What real investigative journalism is

Review

Jan 13, 2017 4 mins read 253 views
Winter camp to engage students during holidays concludes

Winter camp

Jan 13, 2017 2 mins read 256 views
Creating an environment conducive to holistic legal education

Perspective

Jan 13, 2017 9 mins read 234 views
Laya to be connected with farm road in 15 months

Road

Jan 13, 2017 1 mins read 244 views
21 percent of houses empty in Tashiding

Agriculture

Jan 13, 2017 1 mins read 198 views
3.92 percent CPI registered in November

Inflation

Jan 13, 2017 2 mins read 231 views
Bangkok drug case nearing end

Drug

Jan 13, 2017 1 mins read 221 views
Whose responsibility is this?

Letter to the editor

Jan 13, 2017 1 mins read 235 views
Reducing burden will increase teacher performance

Editorial

Jan 13, 2017 1 mins read 213 views
Thromde building ducts to prevent haphazard laying, hanging of cables

Infrastructures

Jan 13, 2017 4 mins read 278 views
More research needed on feasibility, benefits of premier schools

Education

Jan 13, 2017 2 mins read 216 views
Merger of parties unlikely for 2018 elections

Politics

Jan 13, 2017 5 mins read 268 views
Annual Gups' Conference

Conference

Jan 13, 2017 0 mins read 220 views
Chamkharchhu bridge to shorten distance between villages

Bridge

Jan 12, 2017 1 mins read 250 views
Construction of flood mitigation measures in Sethikhari to begin soon

Infrastructures

Jan 12, 2017 1 mins read 258 views
Bhutan to participate in its first IRENA session

Energy

Jan 12, 2017 1 mins read 226 views
Gasa to sell organic potatoes and garlic to high-end hotels

Agriculture

Jan 12, 2017 1 mins read 245 views
PM assures support for youth interested in farming

PM visits

Jan 12, 2017 1 mins read 222 views
PM disappointed by gewog roads in Pemagatshel

PM visits

Jan 12, 2017 1 mins read 247 views
Building fountains that don't work

Letter to the editor

Jan 12, 2017 1 mins read 231 views
Water our parched irrigation schemes

Editorial

Jan 12, 2017 2 mins read 220 views
Credit Information Bureau upgrades its system

Finance

Jan 12, 2017 2 mins read 288 views
Children's Parliament part of awareness programmes: ECB

Democracy

Jan 12, 2017 2 mins read 229 views
Official gets 2 years in prison for leaking exam paper

Crime

Jan 12, 2017 1 mins read 278 views
Teachers to receive English language training

Education

Jan 12, 2017 3 mins read 221 views
A breeding centre for talent

Futsal

Jan 11, 2017 2 mins read 260 views
Thromde to allot industrial services centre plots this week

Thromde

Jan 11, 2017 1 mins read 199 views
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Need bold reforms to advance women in leadership roles

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Fraudulent businesses must be punished

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Safe spaces, unsafe realities

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One health, one future

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A teacher’s gift to the nation

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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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