May of 2018

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Domestic flight to Gelephu resumes

Aviation

May 17, 2018 1 mins read 0 views
Widening work at Kheri irks commuters

Road

May 17, 2018 2 mins read 325 views
No genetically modified Bt-brinjal in Bhutanese market, confirms study

Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory Authority (BAFRA)

May 17, 2018 2 mins read 409 views
JDWNRH to roll out consultation by appointment in all departments

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH)

May 17, 2018 2 mins read 358 views
What's being apolitical?

Politics

May 17, 2018 2 mins read 362 views
Make Apps that will be used

Letter to the editor

May 17, 2018 1 mins read 315 views
Resilient roofing guideline is welcome

Editorial

May 17, 2018 2 mins read 291 views
Better Business Summit begins in Thimphu

Business

May 17, 2018 2 mins read 315 views
Committee to investigate negligence in patient's death at JDWNRH

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH)

May 17, 2018 2 mins read 321 views
Job fair offers over 3,600 vacancies

Job fair

May 17, 2018 2 mins read 369 views
Bhutan-India trade grows

Bhutan-India

May 17, 2018 3 mins read 301 views
11th and 12th Plan meetings

Plan Meeting

May 17, 2018 0 mins read 332 views
Delegation

Delegation

May 16, 2018 0 mins read 0 views
Bhutan observes world telecommunications and information society day

Bhutan Telecom (BT)

May 16, 2018 1 mins read 316 views
Competition initiated to enhance food and nutrition security

Competition

May 16, 2018 2 mins read 293 views
ICIMOD-Bhutan Partnership

Perspective

May 16, 2018 2 mins read 309 views
DPT introduces two candidates

Politics

May 16, 2018 1 mins read 334 views
Guidelines to make roofs windstorm resilient drafted

Guidelines

May 16, 2018 1 mins read 302 views
Measures needed to ease traffic congestion

Letter to the editor

May 16, 2018 1 mins read 319 views
Need for improved public transport system

Editorial

May 16, 2018 1 mins read 345 views
LLDC ministerial meeting ends today

Meeting

May 16, 2018 1 mins read 298 views
Bear killed in self-defense, say forest officials

Wildlife

May 16, 2018 2 mins read 303 views
Bhutan, ICIMOD discuss areas for partnership in the 12th Plan

International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)

May 16, 2018 2 mins read 358 views
Druk MicroFin to facilitate financial services for the unbanked

Launched

May 16, 2018 3 mins read 323 views
PM orders a review of IWP for teachers

Teachers

May 16, 2018 4 mins read 300 views
Indian embassy hands over cheque worth Nu 425M

Indian embassy

May 16, 2018 0 mins read 306 views
RMA cautions banks to be wary of invoice issued by car dealers

Royal Monetary Authority (RMA)

May 15, 2018 2 mins read 348 views
Tsirang to plant tree saplings on 40 hectares of forests

Tree saplings

May 15, 2018 1 mins read 341 views
The aged destitute couple of Yonphula

Social Problems

May 15, 2018 2 mins read 297 views
Five arrested for stabbing a man

Crime

May 15, 2018 1 mins read 354 views
Woman detained for aborting fetus

Crime

May 15, 2018 1 mins read 279 views
OAG withdraws bribery charge against former land record official

Office of the attorney general (OAG)

May 15, 2018 4 mins read 325 views
A plea from an affected family

Letter to the editor

May 15, 2018 1 mins read 305 views
Change may be expensive, but change we must

Editorial

May 15, 2018 2 mins read 324 views
OAG charges six to court over fake insurance claim

Office of the attorney general (OAG)

May 15, 2018 5 mins read 330 views
45 arrested with controlled substances

Drugs

May 15, 2018 0 mins read 332 views
37 schedule I public servants did not declare their assets

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC )

May 15, 2018 2 mins read 343 views
OAG charges Bjemina VP to court

Office of the attorney general (OAG)

May 15, 2018 1 mins read 324 views
12 metres more for Damchu-Chukha bypass bridge

Bridge

May 15, 2018 2 mins read 352 views
Zhung Dratshang returns to their summer residence

Zhung Dratshang

May 15, 2018 0 mins read 328 views
Wangdue windmills generate about 2M units of electricity

Wind turbines

May 14, 2018 2 mins read 388 views
Tenancy rules and regulation released

Ministry of Works and Human Settlement (MoWHS)

May 14, 2018 1 mins read 334 views
270 gungtongs in Tsirang

Empty houses (Gungtongs)

May 14, 2018 2 mins read 304 views
DPT announces four candidates

Politics

May 14, 2018 2 mins read 359 views
About 39 enterprises meet health and safety requirements

Labour

May 14, 2018 1 mins read 325 views
Eve-teasing by construction workers

Letter to the editor

May 14, 2018 1 mins read 366 views
Looking beyond suicide itself

Editorial

May 14, 2018 1 mins read 298 views
PDP introduces seven candidates

Politics

May 14, 2018 3 mins read 284 views
Weather affects flights to Yonphula airport

Aviation

May 14, 2018 2 mins read 324 views
Schools to have enhanced internet connectivity in 12th Plan

Information and Communications Technology (ICT)

May 14, 2018 3 mins read 334 views
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