October of 2017

Schools oriented on catering to children with special needs

Schools

Oct 18, 2017 2 mins read 264 views

Kagongphursum Drupchen ends today

Religion

Oct 18, 2017 3 mins read 299 views

Policy for rehabilitation of migrant workers required

Letter to the editor

Oct 18, 2017 1 mins read 287 views

Invest in agriculture

Editorial

Oct 18, 2017 2 mins read 321 views

Shortage of electric poles affect homes in three gewogs of S/jongkhar

Power

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Six arrested for distributing obscene video clip

Crime

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Domestic credit at Nu 97B

Royal Monetary Authority (RMA)

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Dagana farmers await replacement for felled citrus trees

Citrus trees

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Highlanders raise livelihood issues

Highlanders

Oct 18, 2017 5 mins read 332 views

UNDOKAI festival in Haa

Festival

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DRA cautions public of Oxy-99 and creams having steroids

Drug Regulatory Authority (DRA)

Oct 17, 2017 2 mins read 297 views

Phuentsholing town gets a facelift

Phuentsholing

Oct 17, 2017 2 mins read 363 views

Sewerage leakage irks Trashigang residents

Sewerage

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What about dogs and rabies?

Letter to the editor

Oct 17, 2017 1 mins read 331 views

Some good developments

Editorial

Oct 17, 2017 2 mins read 315 views

LPG counter in Babesa closed

LPG cylinder

Oct 17, 2017 1 mins read 332 views

Risks of fire hazards increasing in Thimphu

Fire accident

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Boost innovation in agribusiness: WB

Agriculture

Oct 17, 2017 2 mins read 342 views

Local training firms decry competition from Indian firms

Ministry of Labour and Human Resources (MoLHR)

Oct 17, 2017 5 mins read 365 views

No selling and using firecrackers

Firecrackers

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Public toilet in Trashigang under lock and key

Toilet

Oct 16, 2017 1 mins read 290 views

Collaborative approach necessary to develop disaster management plan

Disaster

Oct 16, 2017 2 mins read 353 views

Pemagatshel tries winter chilli cultivation

Chillies

Oct 16, 2017 1 mins read 316 views

Housing policy under review

Housing

Oct 16, 2017 1 mins read 362 views

The Next Guardian, a story of changing times

Film

Oct 16, 2017 3 mins read 327 views

Fire destroys makeshift house in Kadam

Fire accident

Oct 16, 2017 0 mins read 333 views

Bhutan's preparedness policies for disasters better than its neighbours

Disaster

Oct 16, 2017 2 mins read 362 views

Govt.'s responsibility to bring back jobseekers from India

Letter to the editor

Oct 16, 2017 1 mins read 341 views

We fear what we don't know.

Editorial

Oct 16, 2017 2 mins read 325 views

Teenager electrocuted in Tsirang

Accident

Oct 16, 2017 0 mins read 287 views

Contractors say blueprint necessary to mechanise industry

Construction

Oct 16, 2017 2 mins read 292 views

Bhutan receives ASOCIO Digital government award

Award

Oct 16, 2017 1 mins read 347 views

ICT conference for digital inclusive Bhutan

ICT

Oct 16, 2017 1 mins read 325 views

No EVS examination, clarifies education ministry

Education

Oct 16, 2017 2 mins read 341 views

More than 3,000 youth return to villages to take up farming

Farming

Oct 16, 2017 3 mins read 304 views

Plastic and Restorative Surgical Camp

Health

Oct 16, 2017 0 mins read 328 views

Rabies outbreak contained in Pangang

Rabies

Oct 15, 2017 2 mins read 322 views

Gaeddu College celebrates 9th Foundation Day

Colleges

Oct 15, 2017 2 mins read 278 views

Better business council never operationalised

Business

Oct 15, 2017 2 mins read 299 views

Bridge inventory to complete this December

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Oct 15, 2017 2 mins read 291 views

Align lessons and outcomes for active student learning experience

Education

Oct 15, 2017 1 mins read 396 views

DCCL's former head of finance petitions for reduced sentence

Dungsam Cement Corporation Limited (DCCL)

Oct 15, 2017 2 mins read 348 views

Need to do more for people with disabilities

Letter to the editor

Oct 15, 2017 1 mins read 294 views

Wake up to the task

Editorial

Oct 15, 2017 1 mins read 347 views

First spring paddy cultivation yields 77MT

Paddy

Oct 15, 2017 2 mins read 344 views

Drukair to receive subsidy of Nu 0.30 million per domestic flight

Drukair

Oct 15, 2017 2 mins read 390 views

Our Hands, Our future

Global Handwashing Day

Oct 15, 2017 2 mins read 309 views

Govt. will not pursue BBIN agreement: PM

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN)

Oct 15, 2017 1 mins read 301 views

KGUMS to start MBBS programme

Education

Oct 15, 2017 3 mins read 441 views

Royal Highland Festival

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Haa to enforce strict controls on alcohol, tobacco and waste management

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Gelephu Choeten to become spiritual centrepiece of GMC

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Rising prices squeeze households despite moderate inflation

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Gelephu—The consecration of Ugyen Norlha Choeten, the first completed spiritual structure in Gelephu Mindfulness City (G...

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Govt. targets 15,220 acres for sustainable land management in 13th Plan

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BBPL factory fuels local business boom in Darla

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His Majesty confers Druk Thuksey on Thai philanthropists

Gelephu—His Majesty the King conferred the Druk Thuksey Medal on Thippaporn Ahriyavraromp and Dr Nathawat Ahriyavraromp...

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King and citizens work side by side in Gelephu Mindfulness City

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A long way from home, right where she belongs–The first Bhutanese lawyer in Australia

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Punishment is not prevention

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The curious spread of Christmas: between western prestige and middle-class aspiration

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A wintry tale

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Between Homes: Voices of Bhutanese living between home and elsewhere

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Start small, but be consistent

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Garuda Bar and Café

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How Miss Bhutan 2026 is shifting the meaning of beauty

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Taxes our forefathers paid

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Gym that asks you to grow, not just train

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Happiness with Mr Bhutan

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Sir, your advice to the younger generation?

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Cost of complacent breathing

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