January of 2017

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After bus, give us the road too

Letter to the editor

Jan 06, 2017 1 mins read 372 views
It's not black and white

Editorial

Jan 06, 2017 2 mins read 405 views
Gelephu taxi drivers complain of dwindling business

Business

Jan 06, 2017 1 mins read 364 views
Incident command system approved

Disaster preparedness

Jan 06, 2017 1 mins read 365 views
OAG to investigate charges against DPT

Legal

Jan 06, 2017 3 mins read 337 views
Public shaming: legal?

Crime

Jan 06, 2017 3 mins read 407 views
Sakteng team win their first archery tournament

Archery

Jan 05, 2017 1 mins read 334 views
With more clubs, demand on Thimphu's artificial turfs increase

Football

Jan 05, 2017 2 mins read 354 views
Top book reviewers recognised

Literature

Jan 05, 2017 1 mins read 366 views
Governance in Bhutan (Part 2 of 3)

Perspective

Jan 05, 2017 5 mins read 394 views
Road above track and field ground needs footpath

Letter to the editor

Jan 05, 2017 1 mins read 405 views
Waste not, want not

Editorial

Jan 05, 2017 2 mins read 368 views
Police apprehend 5 for possession of controlled substances

Crime

Jan 05, 2017 1 mins read 373 views
P'ling-Zhemgang public bus service from today

Transport

Jan 05, 2017 1 mins read 355 views
Used explosives for community's benefit: Khoma gup

Accident

Jan 05, 2017 1 mins read 364 views
Court orders DPT to compensate Dasho Benji

Verdict

Jan 05, 2017 3 mins read 404 views
Travel advisory

Travel advisory

Jan 05, 2017 0 mins read 0 views
Student athletes from 18 schools compete in Tsirang

Sports

Jan 04, 2017 1 mins read 430 views
Ngyenpa Guzom today

Event

Jan 04, 2017 1 mins read 361 views
The Gongsa Dumra in Trongsa

Tribute

Jan 04, 2017 2 mins read 312 views
Governance in Bhutan (Part 1 of 3)

Perspective

Jan 04, 2017 5 mins read 375 views
Let's walk the garbage talk

Letter to the editor

Jan 04, 2017 1 mins read 346 views
URC comes with promise to develop agriculture

Editorial

Jan 04, 2017 2 mins read 359 views
Sampheling residents await a bridge over the Singyechhu

Bridge

Jan 04, 2017 1 mins read 386 views
279 vacancies for B.Ed grads this year

Education

Jan 04, 2017 2 mins read 353 views
National education conference next week

Education

Jan 04, 2017 2 mins read 400 views
Strengthening community participation to keep the city clean

Waste management

Jan 04, 2017 2 mins read 375 views
13 percent of children experience sexual violence

Report

Jan 04, 2017 2 mins read 402 views
Sarpang wins dzongkhag cricket championship

Cricket

Jan 03, 2017 1 mins read 368 views
In Sangbaykha, the dawn is breaking

Development

Jan 03, 2017 2 mins read 411 views
Chukha hydroelectric project awarded

Award

Jan 03, 2017 2 mins read 483 views
A letter to the thrompon on water shortage

Letter to the editor

Jan 03, 2017 1 mins read 353 views
Get involved in the education reform!

Editorial

Jan 03, 2017 2 mins read 390 views
Court grants bail to Khoma gup

Legal

Jan 03, 2017 1 mins read 402 views
Green Bhutan Corporation launched

Green Bhutan Corporation

Jan 03, 2017 2 mins read 391 views
Kidney disease fatalities on the rise

Health

Jan 03, 2017 3 mins read 405 views
Urban land tax review under process

Tax

Jan 03, 2017 2 mins read 411 views
Meeting

Meeting

Jan 03, 2017 0 mins read 0 views
Man convicted for series of burglaries in Gelephu

Crime

Jan 04, 2017 1 mins read 359 views
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