May of 2018

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Bhutan truck set on fire report untrue

Truckers

May 23, 2018 0 mins read 367 views
13th youth centre opens in Kabesa

Youth

May 22, 2018 2 mins read 352 views
Enhancing access to help the victims of the domestic violence

Workshop

May 22, 2018 2 mins read 282 views
Koufuku goes for premium dairy products

Koufuku International Limited (KIL)

May 22, 2018 2 mins read 342 views
Positive qualities of youth should be appreciated

Letter to the editor

May 22, 2018 1 mins read 385 views
When projects get delayed

Editorial

May 22, 2018 2 mins read 301 views
Woman raped while returning home from work

Crime

May 22, 2018 2 mins read 346 views
High Court dismisses Wangdue NC election case

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

May 22, 2018 2 mins read 344 views
Scan Caf‚'s retrenchment as per law, says labour ministry

Labour

May 22, 2018 2 mins read 357 views
Bhutan approves 64 FDIs in 15 years

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)

May 22, 2018 2 mins read 336 views
Musical evening

Musical evening

May 22, 2018 0 mins read 350 views
CBP for better assistance to victims of domestic violence

Workshop

May 21, 2018 2 mins read 368 views
Khebisa residents are more vigilant after Khegpa rumours

Headhunter (Khekpa)

May 21, 2018 1 mins read 470 views
Court gives non-Bhutanese seven years for misuse of ATM cards

Crime

May 21, 2018 1 mins read 370 views
Kadrinche la

Letter to the editor

May 21, 2018 2 mins read 390 views
The exemplary youth

Editorial

May 21, 2018 1 mins read 372 views
12 people charged in BDBL embezzlement and fraud case

Crime

May 21, 2018 4 mins read 781 views
Students recognised for returning lost cash

Students

May 21, 2018 3 mins read 378 views
Mangdechhu project deadline pushed to November

Hydropower

May 21, 2018 3 mins read 323 views
13th youth centre

Youth

May 21, 2018 0 mins read 328 views
Jachungs win Coronation cup 2018

Basketball

May 20, 2018 1 mins read 354 views
Samtse DSA win 3rd national volleyball championship

Volleyball

May 20, 2018 1 mins read 337 views
Fire razes Chokhorthaling Goenpa in Punakha

Fire accident

May 20, 2018 1 mins read 347 views
LGBT community in Bhutan observes IDAHOT

LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender)

May 20, 2018 2 mins read 367 views
Migrant workers rehabilitation programme

Letter to the editor

May 20, 2018 1 mins read 360 views
Performance matters

Editorial

May 20, 2018 2 mins read 0 views
OAG charges three for prostitution in Phuentsholing

Office of the attorney general (OAG)

May 20, 2018 1 mins read 366 views
Entrepreneurs share challenges in doing business

Business

May 20, 2018 3 mins read 345 views
National education policy drafted

Education

May 20, 2018 2 mins read 399 views
Thimphu proposes eight helipads, cinema halls in 12th Plan

Plan Meeting

May 20, 2018 2 mins read 340 views
CBI workshop

Workshop

May 20, 2018 0 mins read 363 views
Thangrong PS in Mongar holds an undokai festival

Schools

May 18, 2018 1 mins read 325 views
3rd national volleyball championship underway

Volleyball

May 18, 2018 2 mins read 340 views
PM defends decision to replace PDP candidates

Politics

May 18, 2018 2 mins read 329 views
Brother of proposed candidate seeks compensation from DPT

Politics

May 18, 2018 2 mins read 323 views
CCTV cameras to monitor Trashigang town

CCTV cameras

May 18, 2018 2 mins read 363 views
I learned more than what I taught.

Perspective

May 18, 2018 2 mins read 335 views
Zhemgang awaits bus service to resume

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

May 18, 2018 1 mins read 368 views
JDWNRH's ophthalmology dept. faces acute shortage of human resource

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH)

May 18, 2018 2 mins read 377 views
Gomchen Wangchuk, the man who helped Bhutan eliminate goiter

Personalities

May 18, 2018 4 mins read 398 views
Brawls and loud noise at Olakha

Letter to the editor

May 18, 2018 1 mins read 335 views
Addressing unemployment will require mindset change

Editorial

May 18, 2018 2 mins read 312 views
Why candidates switch political parties?

Politics

May 18, 2018 4 mins read 339 views
Individual Work Plan is necessary for teachers: RCSC

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

May 18, 2018 5 mins read 368 views
12th Plan budgets salary raise for civil servants

Salary

May 18, 2018 2 mins read 334 views
4th India-Bhutan Tennis Championship

Tennis

May 18, 2018 0 mins read 359 views
Thimphu City leads Pepsi Thimphu league

Football

May 17, 2018 2 mins read 370 views
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Recents

Best Class X results of the past three years

The Class X results declared today are the best of the past five years. This is the first time in five years that the pass percentage of the Bhutan Council for School Examination and Assessment (BCSEA) has increased drastically compared to the previous year.

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