July of 2019

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Elephant calf rescued in Gelephu

Gelephu Thromde

Jul 23, 2019 1 mins read 0 views
No farm road connects Thangyel village

Trongsa Dzongkhag

Jul 23, 2019 1 mins read 375 views
NC to take over Convention Centre

National Council

Jul 23, 2019 2 mins read 367 views
Is vehicle import tax serving its intended objective?

Letter to the Editor

Jul 23, 2019 1 mins read 377 views
Better late than never

Editorial

Jul 23, 2019 2 mins read 0 views
Psychiatric patient takes his own life

Health

Jul 23, 2019 2 mins read 353 views
Mountains Echoes to celebrate stories of diversity

Mountains Echoes

Jul 23, 2019 2 mins read 343 views
Bhutan ADR rules and regulations launched

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Jul 23, 2019 2 mins read 357 views
Landslide buries three in Dumtey

Disaster

Jul 23, 2019 1 mins read 314 views
Enhancing national disaster management capacity

Briefly

Jul 23, 2019 0 mins read 304 views
Bhutan to face Sri Lanka today

Sports

Jul 22, 2019 1 mins read 323 views
Crowdfunding gains traction

Royal Securities Exchange of Bhutan

Jul 22, 2019 3 mins read 338 views
Gyalpoizhing-Nganglam highway still closed for traffic

Disaster

Jul 22, 2019 1 mins read 371 views
Hangay farmers want govt. to resolve elephant menace

Samtse Dzongkhag

Jul 22, 2019 2 mins read 327 views
Towards cashless and digital society

Electronic Public Expenditure Management System (ePEMS)

Jul 22, 2019 3 mins read 335 views
Our roads and highways

Letter to the Editor

Jul 22, 2019 1 mins read 345 views
What are we teaching our children?

Editorial

Jul 22, 2019 2 mins read 338 views
Public hearing for informed decisions

Public Hearing

Jul 22, 2019 2 mins read 316 views
Workshop owners appeal for government land

Thimphu Thromde

Jul 22, 2019 2 mins read 323 views
Residents call for city bus service

Wangdue Dzongkhag

Jul 22, 2019 1 mins read 347 views
MoE reconsiders underage admission

Education Ministry

Jul 22, 2019 1 mins read 345 views
Water flagship programme to include irrigation

Irrigation

Jul 22, 2019 2 mins read 337 views
Bhutan Alternative Dispute Resolution

Briefly

Jul 22, 2019 0 mins read 346 views
First Bhutan weightlifting championship held at Thimphu

Sports

Jul 21, 2019 1 mins read 362 views
Nurturing the entrepreneurs to start up!

Entrepreneurs

Jul 21, 2019 3 mins read 352 views
The Wind of Karma: Story with a familiar theme

Entertainment

Jul 21, 2019 1 mins read 356 views
13 STI/STD cases reported every day

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)

Jul 21, 2019 3 mins read 450 views
What's wrong in Taktse college?

Letter to the Editor

Jul 21, 2019 2 mins read 393 views
Developing Zhemgang

Editorial

Jul 21, 2019 2 mins read 357 views
Gangtey Lodge ranked one of the best hotels

Tourism

Jul 21, 2019 1 mins read 360 views
Classes at Apollo Bhutan Institute of Nursing to start next month

Health

Jul 21, 2019 2 mins read 389 views
Health facilities in Tsirang roll out PEN

Health

Jul 21, 2019 2 mins read 369 views
Automobile workshop operators accused of subletting and denying rents

Thimphu Thromde

Jul 21, 2019 2 mins read 340 views
Scaling-up major challenge for startups

Cottage and Small Industries (CSI)

Jul 21, 2019 3 mins read 344 views
U-15 team beats the Maldives

Briefly

Jul 21, 2019 0 mins read 326 views
A former national player returns to the pitch

Sports

Jul 19, 2019 2 mins read 401 views
Landslide, a threat to Rinchending lhakhang again

Disaster

Jul 19, 2019 1 mins read 398 views
Road widening works damage irrigation canal

Agriculture

Jul 19, 2019 1 mins read 327 views
Poor potato yield worries farmers in Yangner

Agriculture

Jul 19, 2019 1 mins read 318 views
Dementia cases on the rise

Health

Jul 19, 2019 2 mins read 399 views
MPs should do more homework: Speaker

Parliament

Jul 19, 2019 2 mins read 364 views
Spouses of armed force personnel to learn to prepare Kuwaiti cuisine

Vocational Skills Development Centre (VSDC)

Jul 19, 2019 2 mins read 326 views
Finding true Bhutanese narrative

School Curriculum

Jul 19, 2019 2 mins read 370 views
Dengue and Chikungunya outbreak in P/ling and Samtse

Health

Jul 19, 2019 1 mins read 323 views
Biodemocracy, balancing political and ecological democracy

Biodemocracy

Jul 19, 2019 2 mins read 370 views
Private schools - Are they not schools of this country?

Letter to the Editor

Jul 19, 2019 1 mins read 377 views
Transforming cottage and small scale industries

Editorial

Jul 19, 2019 2 mins read 333 views
Landfill overflowing before expected time

Tsirang Dzongkhag

Jul 19, 2019 2 mins read 370 views
Is the economy overheating again?

Economy

Jul 19, 2019 4 mins read 361 views
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