January of 2019

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India-Bhutan relations strengthened: PM

Bhutan-India

Jan 02, 2019 2 mins read 252 views
Commercial chilli cultivation picks up in Karmaling

Chilies

Jan 02, 2019 1 mins read 261 views
Water shortage in Kanglung expected to end by July

Water

Jan 02, 2019 2 mins read 284 views
About 35 babies born on new year

Babies

Jan 02, 2019 2 mins read 237 views
Doing away with voucher tax to come with major tax reform

Parliament

Jan 02, 2019 1 mins read 229 views
Engage youth productively

Letter to the editor

Jan 02, 2019 1 mins read 225 views
Putting Science and Mathematics development at the top

Editorial

Jan 02, 2019 1 mins read 266 views
BICMA extends digital switch deadline to February

Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority (BICMA)

Jan 02, 2019 1 mins read 241 views
Third parliament session opens

Parliament

Jan 02, 2019 1 mins read 252 views
Four men sentenced in 2016 kidnapping case

Crime

Jan 02, 2019 2 mins read 293 views
Vendors complaint ought to see the benefits: Agriculture Minister

Vendors

Jan 02, 2019 1 mins read 258 views
GoI commits Nu 1B more outside the tariff

GoI

Jan 02, 2019 2 mins read 258 views
Government open to suggestions on 12th Plan

Parliament

Jan 02, 2019 3 mins read 268 views
BFF to implement new league structure

Football

Jan 01, 2019 4 mins read 253 views
Forest fire still raging in Bartsham, Trashigang

Forest fire

Jan 01, 2019 2 mins read 223 views
CSOs and CBOs to focus on collaboration and knowledge sharing

Seminar

Jan 01, 2019 2 mins read 317 views
Inflation remains below 3.5 percent until November 2018

National Statistical Bureau (NSB)

Jan 01, 2019 2 mins read 235 views
Falling budget for agriculture

Letter to the editor

Jan 01, 2019 1 mins read 270 views
12th Plan - for information or deliberation?

Editorial

Jan 01, 2019 2 mins read 272 views
Namchhu bridge connecting Dorokha and Haa collapses

Bridge

Jan 01, 2019 1 mins read 270 views
Fuel prices drop on New Year

Fuel

Jan 01, 2019 1 mins read 246 views
Narrowing the poverty gap in the 12th Plan

12th Five Year Plan (FYP)

Jan 01, 2019 3 mins read 288 views
Miscreants at large

Crime

Jan 01, 2019 0 mins read 256 views
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P-I right bank stabilisation design nears completion

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Nov 04, 2025 3 mins read 1,658 views
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Global Peace Prayer Festival kicks off tomorrow

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Nov 03, 2025 4 mins read 2,123 views
Amochu quarriers call for flood walls after millions in losses

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Need bold reforms to advance women in leadership roles

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Fraudulent businesses must be punished

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Safe spaces, unsafe realities

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A small kingdom’s great prayer for the world

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Why agile governance and policy innovation matter

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Nov 03, 2025 2 mins read 599 views
One health, one future

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Preparing Bhutan for the AI era

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Bhutanese youth must prepare for GMC jobs

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Making ESP education loan more accessible

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A teacher’s gift to the nation

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Happiness with Mr Bhutan

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Ask Mr Bhutan

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Ask Mr Bhutan

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Oct 27, 2025 2 mins read 734 views
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Oct 25, 2025 2 mins read 757 views
A responsibility we cannot leave to the police alone

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Oct 24, 2025 2 mins read 1,088 views
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Adding colours to life

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Recents

Gold entering a bear market?

Gelephu—As gold prices continue to retreat after hitting new records, putting pressure on the gold tourism market and domestic gold traders, the downturn may signal the beginning of the end of the rally.

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As glaciers melt, highland taps run dry

Laya, Gasa-The tap outside Phento’s home in Laya is a barometer of a growing crisis. Once reliable, its flow has dwindled to a trickle, dictating the daily rhythm of her life and that of her neighbours. The 25-year-old now plans her chores, her hygiene, and even her peace of mind around the sporadic water supply.

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