September of 2017

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Husband sets wife on fire

Crime

Sep 22, 2017 1 mins read 544 views
Structural change in the economy upsets investment climate

Investment climate

Sep 22, 2017 3 mins read 441 views
No issue of law but administrative actions: BNCA

Bhutan Narcotics Control Authority (BNCA)

Sep 22, 2017 3 mins read 460 views
Committee reconstituted to study hospital corporatisation

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH)

Sep 22, 2017 3 mins read 444 views
47-year-old caught smuggling N-10

Crime

Sep 22, 2017 0 mins read 455 views
Dechenchholing, Yangchenphug win youth basketball championship

Basketball

Sep 21, 2017 1 mins read 481 views
Yarney concludes in Kanglung

Religion

Sep 21, 2017 2 mins read 355 views
BICMA approves 56 channels for uniformity

Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority (BICMA)

Sep 21, 2017 3 mins read 470 views
Response to what's fair about the trade fair?

Letter to the editor

Sep 21, 2017 1 mins read 375 views
We are what we watch

Editorial

Sep 21, 2017 2 mins read 469 views
Technopreneurship to encourage youth start-ups

Entrepreneurship course

Sep 21, 2017 2 mins read 444 views
ECB allows familarisation tours to political parties

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Sep 21, 2017 2 mins read 389 views
P/ling sees a drop in dengue cases this year

Health diseases

Sep 21, 2017 1 mins read 475 views
Thruebab, a day to cleanse

Festival

Sep 21, 2017 2 mins read 417 views
Food security project to benefit 10,000 households

Agriculture

Sep 21, 2017 2 mins read 482 views
Bhutan vs India today

Football

Sep 21, 2017 0 mins read 437 views
Open athletics championship fields potential athletes

Athletics

Sep 20, 2017 2 mins read 403 views
Two goals, two wins: Bhutan stands second

Football

Sep 20, 2017 1 mins read 461 views
Doksum town to have a fuel depot by December

Fuel

Sep 20, 2017 2 mins read 389 views
Stray horses under observation for rabies

Horses

Sep 20, 2017 2 mins read 459 views
Challenges facing polio eradication in the country

Health diseases

Sep 20, 2017 1 mins read 639 views
Sued Kamdar resident claims of community bullying her family

Crime

Sep 20, 2017 1 mins read 478 views
Dilemma over significance of Tshechu

Letter to the editor

Sep 20, 2017 2 mins read 464 views
What aggrieves our health workers?

Editorial

Sep 20, 2017 2 mins read 510 views
We are committed to eradicating poverty: PM

PM visits

Sep 20, 2017 1 mins read 410 views
Influenza outbreak contained in Damphu CS

Health diseases

Sep 20, 2017 2 mins read 466 views
RemitBhutan records USD 2M in remittances

RemitBhutan

Sep 20, 2017 2 mins read 444 views
Team to investigate Gedu accident

Accident

Sep 20, 2017 0 mins read 445 views
Bhutan U-18 secures first international win

Football

Sep 19, 2017 2 mins read 450 views
Heritage forest project to conserving Tsirangtoed dzong ruins

Forest

Sep 19, 2017 2 mins read 601 views
Students learn hair cutting skills

Students

Sep 19, 2017 2 mins read 448 views
Thimphu Thromde prepares for Tshechu

Tshechu

Sep 19, 2017 1 mins read 496 views
Japan and Bhutan learn from each other

Bhutan-Japan

Sep 19, 2017 2 mins read 503 views
What's fair about the trade fair?

Letter to the editor

Sep 19, 2017 1 mins read 430 views
Controlling dog population needs sustained effort

Editorial

Sep 19, 2017 1 mins read 439 views
Lunana cellular service to be improved

Bhutan Telecom (BT)

Sep 19, 2017 2 mins read 447 views
UN framework identifies four areas for assistance

UN

Sep 19, 2017 2 mins read 421 views
NC retracts decision to amend Election Act

National Council (NC)

Sep 19, 2017 2 mins read 436 views
People living with disability need empathy: DPAB

Disabled Persons' Association of Bhutan (DPAB)

Sep 19, 2017 2 mins read 485 views
Documentary wins Best Canberra Short Film

Film

Sep 19, 2017 0 mins read 447 views
Countering rural urban migration through regional revitalisation

Perspective

Sep 18, 2017 4 mins read 503 views
Suicides on the rise in Samtse

Suicide

Sep 18, 2017 1 mins read 450 views
Health officials propose off-hour clinic practices in dzongkhags

Health

Sep 18, 2017 3 mins read 478 views
Need to collaborate traditional and modern medicine

Health

Sep 18, 2017 1 mins read 452 views
Cricket has bright future in Bhutan

Letter to the editor

Sep 18, 2017 1 mins read 481 views
Passing the buck at what cost?

Editorial

Sep 18, 2017 2 mins read 444 views
PM at UNGA

PM visits

Sep 18, 2017 1 mins read 426 views
Dogs become nuisance in Chamkar town

Dogs

Sep 18, 2017 1 mins read 416 views
Influenza outbreak in Damphu Central School

Health diseases

Sep 18, 2017 1 mins read 492 views
68 % of healthcare providers satisfied with their job

Health

Sep 18, 2017 2 mins read 397 views
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