July of 2020

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Flu vaccines for all

Health

Jul 17, 2020 3 mins read 315 views
Covid-19 is not a tool to wrongfully terminate employees

Letter to the editor

Jul 17, 2020 2 mins read 315 views
Trading in Influence our biggest problem

Editorial

Jul 17, 2020 2 mins read 331 views
Accountant leaves gaping holes in budget for 4 gewogs

ACC-RAA-OAG

Jul 17, 2020 3 mins read 302 views
High Income GNH Society by 2030

Economy

Jul 17, 2020 2 mins read 319 views
In the interest of P/ling and Jaigaon

Health

Jul 17, 2020 7 mins read 329 views
Thimphu sees more eight-storey buildings

Thromde

Jul 16, 2020 3 mins read 311 views
Hydropower besides, Bhutan looks at renewable energy

Hydro power

Jul 16, 2020 2 mins read 348 views
By choice an omnivore, by fate a herbivore

Letter to the editor

Jul 16, 2020 1 mins read 355 views
The pandemic is still major threat

Editorial

Jul 16, 2020 1 mins read 312 views
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Education

Jul 16, 2020 2 mins read 330 views
First client survey gives GNHC much to do

GNH

Jul 16, 2020 2 mins read 335 views
Two directives on Merak GC road

Road

Jul 16, 2020 3 mins read 339 views
OL to become ICIMOD director general

Politics

Jul 16, 2020 2 mins read 318 views
Covid-19 Updates

Briefly

Jul 16, 2020 0 mins read 329 views
Snowman run deferred to next year

Sports

Jul 15, 2020 1 mins read 308 views
Sarpang Dzong construction to help local workers become skilled

Labour

Jul 15, 2020 2 mins read 310 views
Health staff aren't frontline workers, it's the people

Letter to the editor

Jul 15, 2020 1 mins read 312 views
The face mask debate

Editorial

Jul 15, 2020 2 mins read 337 views
To wear or not to wear: The face mask quandary

Health

Jul 15, 2020 3 mins read 335 views
Allay land customs station eases transport

Transport

Jul 15, 2020 1 mins read 317 views
Perceived corruption has remained same in the last 4 years

ACC-RAA-OAG

Jul 15, 2020 4 mins read 311 views
Tshongzom village in Samtse under quarantine

Health

Jul 15, 2020 2 mins read 307 views
His Majesty returns from eastern tour

Royal

Jul 15, 2020 1 mins read 316 views
Missing man found dead

Disaster

Jul 14, 2020 0 mins read 0 views
Private turf operators back to good business

Sports

Jul 14, 2020 2 mins read 291 views
Of faithful's voluntary service

Religious

Jul 14, 2020 1 mins read 357 views
The compact civil service and the poor service

Letter to the editor

Jul 14, 2020 1 mins read 318 views
What solution to the traffic problem?

Editorial

Jul 14, 2020 2 mins read 349 views
Severe penalties for traffic offences proposed

Traffic

Jul 14, 2020 2 mins read 334 views
The cost of keeping the Gelephu-Trongsa highway open

Road

Jul 14, 2020 2 mins read 293 views
Teachers distribute SIM to remote schools

Education

Jul 14, 2020 1 mins read 283 views
PI and PII to recruit locals after Indian workers leave in hordes

Hydro power

Jul 14, 2020 3 mins read 335 views
Of cattle and drivers on highway

Road

Jul 13, 2020 1 mins read 293 views
Prank caller to health helpline detained

Crime

Jul 13, 2020 0 mins read 288 views
Gasa-Lingzhi trek construction has begun

Tourism

Jul 13, 2020 1 mins read 284 views
Reserbu hospital needs gynaecologist

Health

Jul 13, 2020 1 mins read 260 views
Waste is everybody's responsibility

Letter to the editor

Jul 13, 2020 1 mins read 296 views
Time for discourse

Editorial

Jul 13, 2020 2 mins read 323 views
Court seeks details in Wamrong case

Judiciary

Jul 13, 2020 1 mins read 298 views
Taktsang electrification project completes

Culture

Jul 13, 2020 2 mins read 299 views
Draft tourism policy calls for all-season tourism

Tourism

Jul 13, 2020 3 mins read 292 views
After gewog merger, DLG proposes amendment of LG Act

Local Government

Jul 13, 2020 3 mins read 322 views
T/gang-S/jongkhar highway closed for four days

Road

Jul 12, 2020 2 mins read 318 views
KOICA contributes medical supplies for Covid-19 response

Health

Jul 12, 2020 2 mins read 307 views
Follow preventive measures

Letter to the editor

Jul 12, 2020 1 mins read 306 views
Local governance changing

Editorial

Jul 12, 2020 2 mins read 360 views
Two sentenced to prison in illegal trespass case

Crime

Jul 12, 2020 2 mins read 360 views
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