February of 2019

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National women's team gear up for SAFF championship

Football

Feb 28, 2019 2 mins read 549 views
Menchuna farmers focus on cauliflower

Agriculture

Feb 28, 2019 1 mins read 523 views
Lack of space leaves children out of Rangjung's lone ECCD centre

Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD)

Feb 28, 2019 2 mins read 537 views
Mangdechhu project's commission slated for April

Hydropower

Feb 28, 2019 1 mins read 561 views
Some thoughts on the recent snowfall

Letter to the editor

Feb 28, 2019 1 mins read 554 views
The purpose of APA

Editorial

Feb 28, 2019 1 mins read 596 views
Western disturbances cause snowfalls this winter

National Centre for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM)

Feb 28, 2019 1 mins read 0 views
Western disturbances cause snowfalls this winter

National Centre for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM)

Feb 28, 2019 1 mins read 548 views
33 houses in Wangdue report damages from windstorm

Department of Disaster Management (DDM)

Feb 28, 2019 1 mins read 1,003 views
Deed of lease for Bhutan embassy's plot in Dhaka signed

Bhutan-Bangladesh

Feb 28, 2019 0 mins read 683 views
It is official - No classes on Saturdays

Education

Feb 28, 2019 2 mins read 476 views
Under cutting is tourism sector's bane, say tour operators

Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB)

Feb 28, 2019 3 mins read 634 views
Transforming Bhutan's Economy

Economy

Feb 28, 2019 0 mins read 532 views
Transport United out of AFC Cup 2019

Football

Feb 27, 2019 1 mins read 537 views
Gomo Lhatsho restored again

Lake

Feb 27, 2019 1 mins read 884 views
Buna residents want landfill relocated

Waste

Feb 27, 2019 1 mins read 493 views
After APA comes MAMA

Annual performance agreements (APA)

Feb 27, 2019 1 mins read 559 views
e-banking services could be better

Letter to the editor

Feb 27, 2019 1 mins read 610 views
The earn and learn saga

Editorial

Feb 27, 2019 2 mins read 510 views
Declining budget allocation hampers RNR sector's plans

Renewable and natural resource (RNR)

Feb 27, 2019 2 mins read 478 views
Leave it to the consumers: BEBPL

Bhutan Ecolite Brix Private Limited (BEBPL)

Feb 27, 2019 2 mins read 474 views
PM signs APA for the next four months

Annual performance agreements (APA)

Feb 27, 2019 2 mins read 520 views
Tourism should receive what it deserves: PM

Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB)

Feb 27, 2019 2 mins read 543 views
Japan Bhutan to sign grant contracts

Bhutan-Japan

Feb 27, 2019 0 mins read 489 views
Transport Utd counting on home advantage

Football

Feb 26, 2019 2 mins read 502 views
P/Ling thromde turns to young traffic regulators

Traffic jams

Feb 26, 2019 2 mins read 519 views
Malaria-free target takes a bite

Health

Feb 26, 2019 3 mins read 538 views
Make Economics a compulsory subject

Letter to the editor

Feb 26, 2019 1 mins read 711 views
Fostering competition important

Editorial

Feb 26, 2019 2 mins read 470 views
Spirituality and religious involvement could promote mental health

Health

Feb 26, 2019 3 mins read 659 views
One more day left to go digital

Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority (BICMA)

Feb 26, 2019 2 mins read 536 views
Windstorm damages structures in three dzongkhags

Department of Disaster Management (DDM)

Feb 26, 2019 2 mins read 461 views
AFC match at 6pm today

Football

Feb 26, 2019 0 mins read 490 views
Gelephu cricket ground to be operational next year

Cricket

Feb 25, 2019 2 mins read 499 views
Auditors attend hydropower auditing training

Royal Audit Authority (RAA)

Feb 25, 2019 1 mins read 559 views
Ranjung in dire need of a fuel depot

Fuel

Feb 25, 2019 1 mins read 570 views
An occasion to honour 36 years of friendship

Perspective

Feb 25, 2019 3 mins read 534 views
Award

Award

Feb 25, 2019 1 mins read 0 views
Farmers wait for government to buy back cardamom

Cardamom

Feb 25, 2019 1 mins read 482 views
Flower exhibition leaves SJ happier

Letter to the editor

Feb 25, 2019 1 mins read 525 views
The neglected

Editorial

Feb 25, 2019 2 mins read 536 views
No parking space for trucks in Trongsa

Parking

Feb 25, 2019 1 mins read 508 views
Opposition demands govt. to address Japan issue

Government

Feb 25, 2019 2 mins read 534 views
Rain helps mop up Bjimina forest fire

Forest fire

Feb 25, 2019 1 mins read 500 views
Incomplete construction affects Kidheykhar CS

Schools

Feb 25, 2019 1 mins read 514 views
Local brick manufacturers seek government's intervention

Bricks

Feb 25, 2019 2 mins read 481 views
Two days to go digital

Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority (BICMA)

Feb 25, 2019 0 mins read 608 views
Natural Yogurt in Tsirang aims big

Dairy processing unit

Feb 24, 2019 1 mins read 477 views
Dechenpelri villagers rebuild their lives, brick by brick

Bricks

Feb 24, 2019 2 mins read 498 views
Women involved battery and libel case still in detention

Crime

Feb 24, 2019 1 mins read 515 views
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