March of 2018

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BDBL loan suspension affects Chukha farmers

Bhutan Development Bank Limited (BDBL)

Mar 15, 2018 2 mins read 477 views
Tsholingkhar gup penalised for violating election rules

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Mar 15, 2018 2 mins read 506 views
Health and physical education seminar

Seminar

Mar 15, 2018 0 mins read 382 views
RICBL asks court to dismiss former ED case

Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan (RICBL)

Mar 14, 2018 2 mins read 473 views
Production doubles for dairy cooperative in Tsirang

Dairy cooperative

Mar 14, 2018 2 mins read 513 views
The YouTube farmer of Samtenling

Agriculture

Mar 14, 2018 2 mins read 460 views
Tendruk gup accused of gambling

Crime

Mar 14, 2018 1 mins read 412 views
Wildlife and water shortage deters paddy cultivation in Bumthang

Wildlife

Mar 14, 2018 2 mins read 429 views
BoB lends first PSL loan for poultry and mushroom business

Bank of Bhutan (BoB)

Mar 14, 2018 1 mins read 414 views
DAHE halts seventh international education fair

Department of Adult and Higher Education (DAHE)

Mar 14, 2018 2 mins read 455 views
Revised taxi fares, a myth?

Letter to the editor

Mar 14, 2018 1 mins read 437 views
Give media its right of place

Editorial

Mar 14, 2018 1 mins read 433 views
RTC to start B.Sc Nursing programme

Royal Thimphu College (RTC)

Mar 14, 2018 2 mins read 466 views
H5N1 outbreak controlled in S/jongkhar

National Centre for Animal Health (NCAH)

Mar 14, 2018 1 mins read 441 views
Five candidates to compete for Wangdue NC seat

National Council

Mar 14, 2018 1 mins read 475 views
Media arbitrator can't take action: ECB spokesperson

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Mar 14, 2018 2 mins read 443 views
Jaiprakash denies labour constraints for MHPA's delay

Hydropower

Mar 14, 2018 2 mins read 447 views
Man arrested with controlled substances

Drugs

Mar 14, 2018 0 mins read 447 views
Gasa nominates three NC candidates

National Council

Mar 13, 2018 1 mins read 411 views
Samdrupjongkhar has five NC candidates

National Council

Mar 13, 2018 1 mins read 421 views
Conserving traditional Bhutanese architecture

Traditional houses

Mar 13, 2018 2 mins read 520 views
Space crunch halts waste management efforts

Waste

Mar 13, 2018 1 mins read 438 views
BKP declares two more candidates

Politics

Mar 13, 2018 1 mins read 530 views
Response to "Posting graphic videos online"

Letter to the editor

Mar 13, 2018 1 mins read 383 views
Freedom from the press

Editorial

Mar 13, 2018 2 mins read 428 views
Man charged for voluntary manslaughter

Crime

Mar 13, 2018 1 mins read 471 views
Paro has six candidates vying for NC seat

National Council

Mar 13, 2018 1 mins read 437 views
Study finds 30% college students are addicted to internet

Internet

Mar 13, 2018 2 mins read 445 views
JAB discourages arbitrary decisions against media houses

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Mar 13, 2018 4 mins read 434 views
ECB urges parties to refrain from political activities

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Mar 13, 2018 3 mins read 477 views
Techstars Startup Weekend

Workshop

Mar 13, 2018 0 mins read 408 views
Bhutan out of ASEAN Women's T20 open tournament

Cricket

Mar 12, 2018 1 mins read 464 views
Bumthang nominates two council candidates

National Council

Mar 12, 2018 1 mins read 441 views
Zhemgang nominates four nominees so far

National Council

Mar 12, 2018 1 mins read 440 views
Chukha nominates six NC candidates

National Council

Mar 12, 2018 1 mins read 443 views
Bumthang nominates one more candidate

National Council

Mar 12, 2018 0 mins read 398 views
BNB disburses first PSL loan for potato farming

Bhutan National Bank (BNB)

Mar 12, 2018 1 mins read 396 views
Posting graphic videos online

Letter to the editor

Mar 12, 2018 1 mins read 425 views
Laya, a story of change

Editorial

Mar 12, 2018 1 mins read 405 views
3 business licenses cancelled for involvement in prostitution

Crime

Mar 12, 2018 1 mins read 457 views
Thimphu nominates five council candidates

National Council

Mar 12, 2018 1 mins read 429 views
Efforts on to make Sarpang vegetable sufficient

Agriculture

Mar 12, 2018 2 mins read 413 views
OAG to review Nu 7.2M visa fees embezzlement case

Office of the attorney general (OAG)

Mar 12, 2018 3 mins read 433 views
Rammed earth structures

Workshop

Mar 12, 2018 0 mins read 436 views
Punakha has 8 National Council candidates

National Council

Mar 11, 2018 1 mins read 414 views
Indo-Bhutan friendship car rally ends

Car Rally

Mar 11, 2018 2 mins read 425 views
Suspension bridge launched over Jitichhu in Samtse

Bridge

Mar 11, 2018 1 mins read 411 views
Haa has four NC candidates

National Council

Mar 11, 2018 1 mins read 380 views
Trashiyangtse concludes dhamngoi zomdu

National Council

Mar 11, 2018 1 mins read 415 views
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Recents

RAA uncovers major procurement lapses in the Nu 610M BITS projects

A Special Audit Report by the Royal Audit Authority (RAA) has identified significant procurement, planning, and governance failures in the Bhutan Integrated Taxation System (BITS 1.0), concluding that the project failed to achieve its intended objectives and resulted in substantial wasteful and avoidable expenditure of public funds.

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