May of 2021

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147 water sources dried, 2,317 drying up

Water

May 27, 2021 2 mins read 390 views
Parliament begins fifth session

Parliament

May 27, 2021 3 mins read 412 views
High Quality secures a win with two last-minute goals

Sports

May 25, 2021 1 mins read 406 views
Cyclone YAAS to trigger moderate rain

Disaster

May 25, 2021 0 mins read 426 views
Damkar Efforts are being made to preserve this ancient tradition

Feature Story

May 25, 2021 3 mins read 467 views
No room for corruption

Letter to the editor

May 25, 2021 2 mins read 407 views
news_some good, some bad

Editorial

May 25, 2021 2 mins read 372 views
NC to deliberate review report on SOEs

National Council

May 25, 2021 1 mins read 367 views
Mongar bye-election candidates begin campaign today

Politics

May 25, 2021 1 mins read 402 views
NC proposes CSO Act amendment

Parliament

May 25, 2021 2 mins read 425 views
Bhutan receives 5,850 Pfizer doses

Health

May 25, 2021 2 mins read 391 views
RENEW's shelter home benefits 327 individuals last year

NGO

May 24, 2021 3 mins read 406 views
CLCS introduces Dzongkha and Culture degrees for better employability

Education

May 24, 2021 1 mins read 457 views
Vegetable wholesalers want more business time at CFM

Trade

May 24, 2021 2 mins read 385 views
Outsourcing valuation could ease problems for banks

Letter to the editor

May 24, 2021 1 mins read 362 views
Have we let our ?

Editorial

May 24, 2021 2 mins read 481 views
HC upholds Samtse dzongkhag court's judgment on former schoolteacher

Judiciary

May 24, 2021 2 mins read 403 views
Mass screening results to decide relaxation in Samtse

Health

May 24, 2021 2 mins read 368 views
Gradual unlocking of Samdrupjongkhar town begins

Health

May 24, 2021 1 mins read 444 views
Khashateng and Phajo Goenpa converted as community quarantine

Health

May 24, 2021 1 mins read 467 views
Doma stock from Tading exported after minister intervenes

Trade

May 23, 2021 2 mins read 445 views
Achieving organic pledge not possible: Agriculture officials

Agriculture

May 23, 2021 2 mins read 430 views
Don't play with education!

Editorial

May 23, 2021 2 mins read 459 views
Maybe MoE should come on record and explain to parents

Letter to the editor

May 23, 2021 2 mins read 436 views
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Politics

May 23, 2021 2 mins read 597 views
A low-key start: Nganglam bye-election

Politics

May 23, 2021 3 mins read 372 views
Many Bhutanese opting to pursue MBA at RIM

Education

May 23, 2021 2 mins read 528 views
Mass testing begins in Sakteng

Health

May 23, 2021 1 mins read 386 views
New protocols for quarantine hotels in Gelephu

Health

May 23, 2021 2 mins read 397 views
DPT announces candidates for Mongar and Nganglam bye-elections

Politics

May 21, 2021 2 mins read 414 views
A while before no sewers overflow onto Thimphu roads

City

May 21, 2021 2 mins read 446 views
Hard-pressed, old, and alone

Feature Story

May 21, 2021 2 mins read 439 views
VPs unhappy with new promotion criteria

Education

May 21, 2021 4 mins read 426 views
HRH Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck re-elect as BOC President

Sports

May 21, 2021 1 mins read 503 views
Bhutan's success against Covid-19 desperately needs preserving

Perspective

May 21, 2021 4 mins read 439 views
Nine tour operators sign MoU to promote tourism in Dagana

Tourism

May 21, 2021 1 mins read 431 views
Second phase lockdown relaxation in Phuentsholing begins today

Health

May 21, 2021 2 mins read 393 views
We'll be wiped out if we can't control the virus now: PM

Health

May 23, 2021 3 mins read 422 views
Jomotshangkha under lockdown

Health

May 21, 2021 2 mins read 385 views
Doing away with cut-off point led students to become complacent

Education

May 21, 2021 4 mins read 450 views
The right to education must not become vaccine for the political disease

Letter to the editor

May 21, 2021 2 mins read 432 views
The threats loom large and are real

Editorial

May 21, 2021 2 mins read 412 views
OL proposes forgoing party presidents' campaigns

Election

May 21, 2021 3 mins read 406 views
Bhutan prepares for Tokyo Paralympic Games

Sports

May 20, 2021 2 mins read 407 views
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