January of 2021

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Frontliners reach home

Desuup

Jan 31, 2021 1 mins read 427 views
Covid-19 slows down Pap smear coverage

Health

Jan 31, 2021 2 mins read 460 views
A beauty is to behold, not a story to be told

Perspective

Jan 31, 2021 4 mins read 426 views
Veterinary services continue during the lockdown

Health

Jan 31, 2021 2 mins read 419 views
A woman decides to be a mechanic than a manager

Labour

Jan 31, 2021 1 mins read 435 views
Being diligent and prudent is the way forward

Letter to the editor

Jan 31, 2021 1 mins read 451 views
Tourism and Bhutan's future

Editorial

Jan 31, 2021 2 mins read 552 views
No fixed wage for workers at orange depots in Gelephu

Labour

Jan 31, 2021 2 mins read 479 views
Tshenkharla CS students under observation for glossitis

Health

Jan 31, 2021 2 mins read 401 views
Handicraft owner-turned farmer

Handicrafts

Jan 31, 2021 2 mins read 452 views
Tourism sector against introduction of one-time visa or SDF fee

Tourism

Jan 31, 2021 4 mins read 430 views
Thimphu City FC to face Club Eagles in AFC Cup qualifiers

Sports

Jan 29, 2021 2 mins read 469 views
Lam goes missing in Trongsa

Lost and Found

Jan 29, 2021 0 mins read 503 views
Paro after lockdown relaxation

Health

Jan 29, 2021 1 mins read 414 views
Govt. expects strong economic recovery next fiscal year

Economy

Jan 29, 2021 1 mins read 421 views
Watch your sleep, expert says

Health

Jan 29, 2021 2 mins read 460 views
Bad roads cause dust problems

Road

Jan 29, 2021 1 mins read 476 views
Pork producers look for better price

Food

Jan 29, 2021 1 mins read 464 views
We can cope with the COVID-19 crisis by "Being Resilient"

Perspective

Jan 29, 2021 10 mins read 479 views
Community worry losing mining opportunity

Mining

Jan 29, 2021 3 mins read 453 views
Ferrosilicon price hits a record high

Industries

Jan 29, 2021 2 mins read 422 views
Labour ministry raises wages for BBP workers

Labour

Jan 29, 2021 2 mins read 548 views
Current vegetable crisis, a threat to food security

Letter to the editor

Jan 29, 2021 2 mins read 399 views
No time for relaxation

Editorial

Jan 29, 2021 2 mins read 404 views
Business as usual in Thimphu from Monday

Trade

Jan 29, 2021 3 mins read 414 views
Unidentified disease affects chilli plants in Dagana

Agriculture

Jan 29, 2021 1 mins read 415 views
Cabinet approves Bhutan's first policy on tourism

Tourism

Jan 29, 2021 3 mins read 380 views
The never-ending chilli issue

Food

Jan 29, 2021 4 mins read 0 views
The changing image and role of Kudrungs

Appoint

Jan 28, 2021 4 mins read 491 views
Bhutan improves on the Corruption Perceptions Index

ACC-RAA-OAG

Jan 28, 2021 2 mins read 443 views
Industries in Thimphu operate on self-containment mode

Industries

Jan 28, 2021 1 mins read 420 views
Avoiding the big rush

Letter to the editor

Jan 28, 2021 1 mins read 416 views
Ensuring safe schools

Editorial

Jan 28, 2021 2 mins read 379 views
Cashless transaction increase in the second lockdown

Banks

Jan 28, 2021 2 mins read 388 views
RoundGlass-Sudeva face today

Sports

Jan 28, 2021 1 mins read 395 views
Gelephu thromde yet to identify a place for garment vendors

Thromde

Jan 28, 2021 1 mins read 451 views
PM to be among the first to take Covid-19 vaccine

Health

Jan 28, 2021 3 mins read 427 views
Preparing schools to reopen

Education

Jan 28, 2021 2 mins read 410 views
Police investigate video of two boys fighting

Crime

Jan 27, 2021 2 mins read 416 views
Cancer walk challenge to create awareness

Health

Jan 27, 2021 2 mins read 426 views
Bhutanese youth might be the happiest after all

Perspective

Jan 27, 2021 3 mins read 442 views
We could do better

Letter to the editor

Jan 27, 2021 1 mins read 441 views
Lets not leave out the rural population

Editorial

Jan 27, 2021 2 mins read 366 views
Students study in self-containment mode

Education

Jan 27, 2021 1 mins read 442 views
Six TB cases detected from flu clinics

Health

Jan 27, 2021 2 mins read 465 views
Schools in Paro reopen

Education

Jan 27, 2021 2 mins read 438 views
A widow and two disabled children

Disable

Jan 27, 2021 2 mins read 424 views
Fuel prices increase

Fuel

Jan 26, 2021 1 mins read 446 views
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