January of 2021

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Lhamoidzingkha still under lockdown

Health

Jan 06, 2021 2 mins read 330 views
Beware of scams

Letter to the editor

Jan 06, 2021 1 mins read 702 views
Better option is going tough

Editorial

Jan 06, 2021 2 mins read 289 views
Unlocking begins, lochoes still not allowed

Health

Jan 06, 2021 2 mins read 339 views
Phuentsholing's first day of lockdown relaxation

Health

Jan 06, 2021 2 mins read 308 views
Hydropower generation increased by 31 percent in 2020

Hydro power

Jan 06, 2021 2 mins read 352 views
Residents breach lockdown protocol, endangers others

Crime

Jan 06, 2021 2 mins read 351 views
Mass testing for Kela village

Health

Jan 05, 2021 2 mins read 359 views
Covid-19 threats are not over, says Sowai Lyonpo

Health

Jan 05, 2021 2 mins read 313 views
Chencho Dorji ready Sudeva FC for I-League

Sports

Jan 04, 2021 1 mins read 325 views
Mongar supplies vegetables to eastern dzongkhags in lockdown

Food

Jan 04, 2021 1 mins read 369 views
Thimphu police record 24 cases in the lockdown

Crime

Jan 04, 2021 1 mins read 346 views
Customer service should improve

Letter to the editor

Jan 04, 2021 1 mins read 333 views
Timely information

Editorial

Jan 04, 2021 2 mins read 378 views
Tsirang orange exporters worried over less export

Trade

Jan 04, 2021 1 mins read 292 views
Vegetable delivery in Phuentsholing improves

Food

Jan 04, 2021 2 mins read 381 views
Lunana man tests negative

Health

Jan 04, 2021 1 mins read 385 views
Govt. explores India's support in procuring Oxford vaccine

Health

Jan 04, 2021 3 mins read 314 views
First phase of smart unlocking begins from tomorrow

Health

Jan 04, 2021 3 mins read 388 views
Erratic weather affects winter vegetable production

Agriculture

Jan 01, 2021 2 mins read 368 views
New Year celebrations in Covid-19 times

Festival

Jan 01, 2021 1 mins read 330 views
Pam farmers pinning theirs hopes on early variety potato

Agriculture

Jan 01, 2021 1 mins read 339 views
First Bhutanese language school down under

Education

Jan 01, 2021 2 mins read 354 views
New licensing system for HFCs importers under Kigali Amendment

Environment

Jan 01, 2021 2 mins read 401 views
Mandatory display of prices could solve price crisis

Letter to the editor

Jan 01, 2021 2 mins read 351 views
Growing our own food

Editorial

Jan 01, 2021 2 mins read 0 views
OCP penalises shops for unfair trade practices

Trade

Jan 01, 2021 2 mins read 350 views
Food prices drive inflation amid Covid-19

Food

Jan 01, 2021 2 mins read 369 views
Covid-19 outbreak contained within Thimphu and Paro so far

Health

Jan 01, 2021 2 mins read 307 views
88 gender-based violence in 12 days

Gender

Jan 01, 2021 4 mins read 344 views
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