October of 2017

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Preventing forest fires

Letter to the editor

Oct 27, 2017 1 mins read 0 views
What does people-centric mean?

Editorial

Oct 27, 2017 2 mins read 299 views
Domestic flights to Gelephu and Yonphula to commence November

Aviation

Oct 27, 2017 2 mins read 308 views
Challenges while studying possible cultural landscape sites

Cultural landscapes

Oct 27, 2017 1 mins read 286 views
HC increases sentence for two involved in sander wood business

Judiciary

Oct 27, 2017 2 mins read 302 views
Energy saving programmes to bring significant returns: DRE

Department of Renewable Energy (DRE)

Oct 27, 2017 3 mins read 288 views
His Majesty grants land kidu to 1,157 in Gasa

His Majesty The King

Oct 27, 2017 2 mins read 289 views
National Design and Art Competition

Competition

Oct 27, 2017 0 mins read 312 views
OAG's arguments baseless: DNT

Office of the Attorney General (OAG)

Oct 26, 2017 3 mins read 294 views
Construction of Northern Bypass under SASEC begins

Roads

Oct 26, 2017 2 mins read 369 views
Ngawang Ramtoe being considered for cultural landscape site

Cultural landscapes

Oct 26, 2017 1 mins read 344 views
Two charged for smuggling gold, one for solicitation

Crime

Oct 26, 2017 1 mins read 347 views
Preserving our cultural sites along with socioeconomic development

Letter to the editor

Oct 26, 2017 1 mins read 355 views
Looking at culture and heritage presevation

Editorial

Oct 26, 2017 1 mins read 340 views
Remote chiwogs in Gongdue will be electrified: PM

PM visits

Oct 26, 2017 1 mins read 312 views
BKP introduces three candidates

Politics

Oct 26, 2017 1 mins read 352 views
12th Plan to be people-centric

12th Plan

Oct 26, 2017 3 mins read 309 views
Their Majesties offer last respects to Late Thai King

Bhutan-Thailand

Oct 26, 2017 2 mins read 337 views
Vacancies remain unfilled in most economic units

Labour

Oct 25, 2017 2 mins read 335 views
Chhad puja likely to affect potato auction

Potatoes

Oct 25, 2017 1 mins read 351 views
DDM hands over safety equipment to five agencies

Disaster

Oct 25, 2017 2 mins read 304 views
Entertainment in residential area

Letter to the editor

Oct 25, 2017 1 mins read 296 views
About choices

Editorial

Oct 25, 2017 2 mins read 309 views
REDCL approves 2,632 projects

Rural Enterprise Development Corporation Limited (REDCL)

Oct 25, 2017 2 mins read 381 views
PM agrees to study the need of chipoens

PM visits

Oct 25, 2017 2 mins read 332 views
Bhutan observes 72nd UN anniversary

UN

Oct 25, 2017 1 mins read 284 views
Preserving nation's cultural landscapes

Cultural landscapes

Oct 25, 2017 2 mins read 342 views
Bhutan to generate 6.5MW renewable energy

Department of Renewable Energy (DRE)

Oct 25, 2017 2 mins read 339 views
OAG responds to DNT's writ petition

Office of the Attorney General (OAG)

Oct 25, 2017 4 mins read 323 views
Startup Weekend Bhutan begins tomorrow

Events

Oct 25, 2017 0 mins read 311 views
Five Bhutanese hotels among Asia's top 25

Hotels

Oct 24, 2017 2 mins read 0 views
Five Bhutanese hotels among Asia's top 25

hot

Oct 24, 2017 2 mins read 351 views
Barshong farmers expect a boost in onion production

Onion production

Oct 24, 2017 2 mins read 308 views
Donors connect Thimphu city's sewerage system

Sewerage

Oct 24, 2017 2 mins read 336 views
Bhutan needs more tech parks

Letter to the editor

Oct 24, 2017 1 mins read 305 views
Bringing up education quality

Editorial

Oct 24, 2017 1 mins read 375 views
Child friendly pre-trial centre opens for juveniles

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Oct 24, 2017 2 mins read 364 views
Phuentsholing court sentences former RRCO regional director

Office of the Attorney General (OAG)

Oct 24, 2017 2 mins read 334 views
Ministry owns up to clerical mistake

Roads

Oct 24, 2017 2 mins read 319 views
Their Majesties to attend Royal Cremation in Bangkok

Bhutan-Thailand

Oct 24, 2017 1 mins read 368 views
Daylighting of HRT

Hydro projects

Oct 24, 2017 0 mins read 352 views
Serving people even after retirement

k2

Oct 13, 2017 3 mins read 359 views
Choesham

k2

Oct 06, 2017 2 mins read 0 views
Boosting your workout

k2

Oct 06, 2017 1 mins read 333 views
Remoen, hope for young and underprivileged

k2

Oct 06, 2017 3 mins read 311 views
Laya Run opens 2nd royal highland festival

Royal Highland Festival

Oct 23, 2017 1 mins read 385 views
Nge Love Story: A film that labours to get at the soul

Film

Oct 23, 2017 1 mins read 344 views
PM meets Lhuentse and Mongar villagers

PM visits

Oct 23, 2017 1 mins read 327 views
Thromde to fix sewage leakage at Changzamtok soon

Sewage

Oct 23, 2017 1 mins read 302 views
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