June of 2020

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Bad roads increase travel time in Samdrupcholing

Infra-settlement

Jun 19, 2020 1 mins read 430 views
Yoga enthusiasts commemorate International Day of Yoga

Sports

Jun 19, 2020 2 mins read 481 views
Farm entrepreneurs highlight missing links in agriculture policy

Entrepreneurs

Jun 19, 2020 3 mins read 455 views
Fungus damages cardamom

Agriculture

Jun 19, 2020 2 mins read 446 views
No water to rear fish

Farming

Jun 19, 2020 1 mins read 433 views
Thangrong BHU and staff quarter develops cracks

Disaster

Jun 19, 2020 1 mins read 467 views
Yoga : The Infinitely gentle thing

Perspective

Jun 19, 2020 2 mins read 455 views
Extraordinary times under extraordinary leader

Perspective

Jun 19, 2020 7 mins read 429 views
Guideline for responsible reporting on mental illness and suicide

Health

Jun 19, 2020 2 mins read 576 views
A logo of cable company hinders learning for the deaf

Media

Jun 19, 2020 2 mins read 495 views
Judgments are public documents, not judicial secrets

Letter to the editor

Jun 19, 2020 2 mins read 530 views
In the interest of the people

Editorial

Jun 19, 2020 3 mins read 473 views
Shrinking supply hikes egg price in Gelephu town

Farming

Jun 19, 2020 2 mins read 466 views
Minimising the Covid-19 risk from loaders

Health

Jun 19, 2020 2 mins read 445 views
UN agencies commit USD 1.17M in support

Award-Grant

Jun 19, 2020 1 mins read 539 views
Govt. reopens businesses with extended closing time

Health

Jun 19, 2020 2 mins read 432 views
Classes X, XII, institutes and colleges to reopen on July 1

Education

Jun 19, 2020 3 mins read 449 views
Dungbi village managing irrigation water sustainably

Water

Jun 18, 2020 2 mins read 445 views
Rodongla trek is ready

Infra-settlement

Jun 18, 2020 2 mins read 498 views
Paro FC gears towards an inclusive sports development

Sports

Jun 18, 2020 2 mins read 437 views
Hazelnut plantation not popular among Paro farmers

Farming

Jun 18, 2020 2 mins read 510 views
Should we do away with electricity subsidy?

Letter to the editor

Jun 18, 2020 1 mins read 547 views
The wild (life) dilemma

Editorial

Jun 18, 2020 2 mins read 452 views
Highway construction delay worries residents

Infra-settlement

Jun 18, 2020 1 mins read 422 views
Work from home to continue until govt. directives

Royal Civil service Commission

Jun 18, 2020 2 mins read 457 views
Crime drops in the capital during Covid-19 pandemic

Crime

Jun 18, 2020 2 mins read 448 views
SMCL pushes DHI financial performance

Mining

Jun 18, 2020 1 mins read 461 views
251 cattle lost to wildlife within two years, none compensated

Wild Life

Jun 18, 2020 3 mins read 456 views
Tshachu closure affects businesses

Culture

Jun 17, 2020 2 mins read 461 views
Covid-19 and beyond: six lessons to keep us going

Perspective

Jun 17, 2020 5 mins read 473 views
Zhemgang fears what might extended lockdown bring to people

Health

Jun 17, 2020 1 mins read 470 views
Indiscriminate littering blamed for clogging drains in Thimphu

Environment

Jun 17, 2020 2 mins read 440 views
Are we focusing enough on our mental well-being?

Letter to the editor

Jun 17, 2020 1 mins read 459 views
Overflowing drains, shortage of policies

Editorial

Jun 17, 2020 2 mins read 463 views
Damphu to Changchey road to be resurfaced soon

Infra-settlement

Jun 17, 2020 1 mins read 476 views
DHI profit increased by 62 percent in 2019

Economy

Jun 17, 2020 2 mins read 453 views
Two confess to Jaigaon double murder

Crime

Jun 17, 2020 2 mins read 569 views
MHPA's turbine 3 down for two weeks

Hydro power

Jun 17, 2020 2 mins read 444 views
Bhutanese start collecting their belongings from Jaigaon

Health

Jun 16, 2020 2 mins read 491 views
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Handicrafts

Jun 16, 2020 1 mins read 493 views
Chagzam and Doksum highway to be blacktopped by next June

Infra-settlement

Jun 16, 2020 2 mins read 439 views
Be open to prevent depression

Letter to the editor

Jun 16, 2020 1 mins read 446 views
Not leaving farmers out in the cold

Editorial

Jun 16, 2020 2 mins read 472 views
If movement restriction is good for some, it is not for others

Health

Jun 16, 2020 2 mins read 469 views
NA rejects NC's recommendation to establish cold chain links

Parliament

Jun 16, 2020 2 mins read 480 views
Snooker operators in Thimphu appeal to Govt. to reopen

Entertainment

Jun 16, 2020 2 mins read 461 views
NA rejects NC's recommendation to handover mines to SMCL

Parliament

Jun 16, 2020 2 mins read 483 views
Autsho town residents wait for their plot

Infra-settlement

Jun 15, 2020 2 mins read 431 views
For Bumthaps it's not a good year for cordyceps collection

Cordyceps

Jun 15, 2020 1 mins read 495 views
For most people, Punakha dzongkhag court is beyond reach

Judiciary

Jun 15, 2020 1 mins read 433 views
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She Lives in the Mirror

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