April of 2021

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Phobji farmers wait for weedicide

Agriculture

Apr 30, 2021 1 mins read 790 views
RICBL and MoAF agree on tariff for a crop insurance scheme

Agriculture

Apr 30, 2021 1 mins read 898 views
ADB projects 3.7 percent GDP growth in FY 2022

Banks

Apr 30, 2021 2 mins read 758 views
Empowering mountain women farmers through agricultural mechanisation

Perspective

Apr 30, 2021 5 mins read 742 views
ADB recommends restructuring loan schemes

Banks

Apr 30, 2021 2 mins read 786 views
TCB to regulate non-certified hotels

Tourism

Apr 30, 2021 3 mins read 771 views
Rabtey farmers want separate farm road

Agriculture

Apr 30, 2021 2 mins read 741 views
New irrigation canal to resolve water issue in Tangsibji

Water

Apr 30, 2021 2 mins read 767 views
Scrap dealers opt to sell scraps waste within the country

City

Apr 30, 2021 2 mins read 756 views
A museum in a school

Feature Story

Apr 30, 2021 2 mins read 860 views
Uttar Kumar Rai won on more roads, bigger plans

Election

Apr 30, 2021 3 mins read 755 views
A biggest win for Tshering Norbu in Gelephu

Election

Apr 30, 2021 2 mins read 762 views
Public agencies must not get away negligently causing serious injury to any person

Letter to the editor

Apr 30, 2021 2 mins read 840 views
The Reality of Kidu

Editorial

Apr 30, 2021 3 mins read 787 views
Positive cases from community in Phuentsholing

Health

Apr 30, 2021 2 mins read 779 views
Was it change what Thimphu voters wanted?

Election

Apr 30, 2021 3 mins read 760 views
More than 25,000 apply for relief kidu in a week

Kidu

Apr 30, 2021 1 mins read 775 views
India assured support for second dose of vaccine: Foreign Minister

Health

Apr 30, 2021 3 mins read 738 views
Druk Lhayul to play 2021 BPL qualifiers

Sports

Apr 29, 2021 2 mins read 758 views
Tsirang local leaders worried about meeting recurrent expenditure

Local Government

Apr 29, 2021 2 mins read 763 views
Water project benefits 57 households in Dangdung

Desuup

Apr 29, 2021 2 mins read 713 views
Drying Tsangkha Tsho worries residents

Culture

Apr 29, 2021 3 mins read 707 views
RSTA needs to reconsider its order on vehicle ownership transfer

Letter to the editor

Apr 29, 2021 1 mins read 848 views
Credible information crucial in times of disaster

Editorial

Apr 29, 2021 2 mins read 725 views
Three detained for looting police OC's home

Crime

Apr 29, 2021 1 mins read 741 views
Bhutanese engineers build prototype of second satellite

Technology

Apr 29, 2021 2 mins read 784 views
Windstorm rips apart 60 structures in Zhemgang

Disaster

Apr 29, 2021 1 mins read 697 views
Photo exhibition opens at RTA today

Festival

Apr 29, 2021 1 mins read 779 views
Former Lyonpo Dago Tshering is first Bhutanese honoured by Japan

Foreign Affairs

Apr 29, 2021 1 mins read 900 views
Mass testing to decide fate of lockdown in Phuentsholing

Health

Apr 29, 2021 2 mins read 725 views
Bhutan evacuates Covid-19 patients from Delhi

Health

Apr 29, 2021 1 mins read 685 views
Thrompons have mandates

Letter to the editor

Apr 28, 2021 1 mins read 676 views
After the thromde elections

Editorial

Apr 28, 2021 2 mins read 742 views
Zhung Dratshang's auditors hone skills to detect shortfalls

ACC-RAA-OAG

Apr 28, 2021 2 mins read 813 views
Sarpang dzongkhag to promote Guru ney in Retey

Religious

Apr 28, 2021 2 mins read 822 views
Mendrelgang PHC in need of a female nurse

Health

Apr 28, 2021 2 mins read 688 views
Performance of senior civil servants to be assessed

RCSC

Apr 28, 2021 2 mins read 738 views
Earthquake causes structural damage

Disaster

Apr 28, 2021 3 mins read 714 views
Tshering Norbu sweeps all demkhongs in Gelephu

Election

Apr 28, 2021 2 mins read 766 views
P/ling goes for former thrompon

Election

Apr 28, 2021 2 mins read 767 views
Thromde elections

Election

Apr 28, 2021 2 mins read 0 views
Snowman Race, more than mere run

Feature Story

Apr 27, 2021 3 mins read 702 views
Details on the kidu needed

Letter to the editor

Apr 27, 2021 1 mins read 726 views
No, we don't need more bars

Editorial

Apr 27, 2021 2 mins read 813 views
TCB should be consulted for any tourism activities: DG

Tourism

Apr 27, 2021 2 mins read 761 views
NEC should collaborate with MoWHS and DGM: PM

Environment

Apr 27, 2021 2 mins read 714 views
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Lowest bid system puts public works under pressure

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Bridging the middle gap

The Royal Civil Service Commission has identified a concerning trend that deserves urgent attention. Our civil service, the backbone of national administration, faces a dangerous hole in its middle ranks.

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Reform or stay shut

The closure of drayangs (entertainment centres) is an issue that most sensible Bhutanese, except perhaps the operators, have supported. While the current government may have ple...

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Overseas employment isn’t the solution

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United for Project 108

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Banks can unlock growth through affordable credit

Financial institutions are the lifeblood of any modern economy. They mobilise savings, allocate capital, manage risk, an...

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A missed opportunity

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Chain-link fencing: somebody’s gain, another’s loss

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ESP Steering Committee to review Nu 575 million in unspent, recovered funds

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A memoir of hustle and heartache

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From monastery to street: A Bhutanese case for rap

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Where tradition meets treatment

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Fixing and fine-tuning GST regime

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Insolvency law, a long overdue

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GMC was a masterstroke

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Fighting online scams

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