April of 2018

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Rinchen HSS opens cradle room for breastfeeding babies

Schools

Apr 18, 2018 3 mins read 406 views
Thunderstorm likely in south, central and eastern Bhutan

National Center for Hydrology and Meteorology forecasts

Apr 18, 2018 0 mins read 350 views
Lhuentse all set for poll day

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Apr 17, 2018 2 mins read 352 views
Trongsa prepared for NC elections

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Apr 17, 2018 1 mins read 388 views
420 officials leave for 47 polling stations in Wangdue

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Apr 17, 2018 1 mins read 411 views
Thimphu, all set for poll day

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Apr 17, 2018 2 mins read 437 views
Vote wisely

Letter to the editor

Apr 17, 2018 1 mins read 366 views
How have our safest places become dangerously unsafe?

Editorial

Apr 17, 2018 2 mins read 449 views
Stage set for NC poll day in Samtse

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Apr 17, 2018 1 mins read 431 views
P/ling police detains three for throwing a newborn

Crime

Apr 17, 2018 1 mins read 388 views
Paro fields 277 officials to 32 polling stations

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Apr 17, 2018 1 mins read 380 views
Windstorm affected homes receive compensation in Sarpang

Department of Disaster Management (DDM)

Apr 17, 2018 2 mins read 409 views
ECB fields 5,619 officials for NC poll day

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Apr 17, 2018 2 mins read 369 views
No campaign period

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Apr 17, 2018 0 mins read 435 views
DTC terminates contractors for failing to complete work

Dzongkhag Tender Committee (DTC)

Apr 16, 2018 3 mins read 445 views
TMBC wins the first Asian Enduro series medal in Nepal

Sports

Apr 16, 2018 1 mins read 431 views
Election is here again!

Perspective

Apr 16, 2018 3 mins read 369 views
South Asia promises safe sanitation and hygiene to its people

Sanitation

Apr 16, 2018 2 mins read 345 views
Fine the Jindas

Letter to the editor

Apr 16, 2018 1 mins read 424 views
Fight against drugs must not lose momentum

Editorial

Apr 16, 2018 2 mins read 392 views
Teaching World History without textbook yet to pick up

Education

Apr 16, 2018 2 mins read 456 views
Global Money Week observed in Trashigang

Global Money Week

Apr 16, 2018 2 mins read 363 views
Health ministry condemns anaesthetic technician's conduct

Health

Apr 16, 2018 3 mins read 438 views
Limited time for door-to-door campaigning, say NC candidates

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Apr 16, 2018 2 mins read 358 views
Telephonic common forum held for Lunana gewog

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Apr 15, 2018 2 mins read 388 views
Forestry can be the bigger growth driver than hydropower

Perspective

Apr 15, 2018 2 mins read 400 views
S/jongkhar sees 73 percent voter turnout at postal ballot facilitation booths

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Apr 15, 2018 1 mins read 414 views
Three men charged for alleged smuggling of SP+

Crime

Apr 15, 2018 2 mins read 408 views
MoE to prioritise housing for teachers in 12th Plan

Education

Apr 15, 2018 2 mins read 381 views
Robbery at JDWNRH

Letter to the editor

Apr 15, 2018 1 mins read 380 views
Resource waste must be stopped

Editorial

Apr 15, 2018 1 mins read 388 views
HC dismisses NC injunction request

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Apr 15, 2018 3 mins read 385 views
34 arrested for abuse and illicit trafficking of drugs

Crime

Apr 15, 2018 0 mins read 439 views
BNCA challenged with non-compliant clients

Bhutan Narcotic Control Authority (BNCA)

Apr 15, 2018 3 mins read 415 views
Tourist arrivals increased by 21.5 percent in 2017

Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB)

Apr 15, 2018 2 mins read 331 views
Dagachu project employee drowns in Dagachu

Accident

Apr 15, 2018 0 mins read 370 views
Father seeks social media's help to find missing son

Missing

Apr 13, 2018 2 mins read 390 views
Special needs voters in Trashigang cast their ballots

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Apr 13, 2018 2 mins read 358 views
Three men sentenced for trafficking controlled substances

Crime

Apr 13, 2018 2 mins read 485 views
Financial institutions fuel Nu 103B domestic loan

Loan

Apr 13, 2018 2 mins read 394 views
Management of BPH and cancer prostate

Perspective

Apr 13, 2018 6 mins read 437 views
How best to assess Bhutan fintech? Put people first

Perspective

Apr 13, 2018 3 mins read 381 views
Underground cables and pipes delay bypass construction

Construction

Apr 13, 2018 2 mins read 379 views
Guidelines identify strategies to improve heritage sites' resilience

Workshop

Apr 13, 2018 2 mins read 359 views
Demand for honey encourages farmers to take up beekeeping

Beekeeping

Apr 13, 2018 2 mins read 401 views
Two security guards in custody for alleged theft

Crime

Apr 13, 2018 1 mins read 399 views
NRDCL deploys additional sand dredging machines

Natural Resources Development Corporation Limited (NRDCL)

Apr 13, 2018 1 mins read 364 views
MoE initiates counselling to students in Bjemina

Crime

Apr 13, 2018 2 mins read 385 views
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Fighting online scams

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