November of 2021

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HC dismisses disqualified LG candidates' petition

Judiciary

Nov 30, 2021 2 mins read 440 views
MoLHR focuses on skilling youth

Parliament

Nov 30, 2021 2 mins read 442 views
Fuss-less finding with Smartphones

Feature Story

Nov 30, 2021 2 mins read 473 views
We need quality CSOs?

CSO

Nov 30, 2021 1 mins read 457 views
Questioning the question hour

Editorial

Nov 30, 2021 2 mins read 438 views
High Court bench III dismisses conspiracy case appeal

Judiciary

Nov 30, 2021 1 mins read 477 views
Proposal to include female officers in Police Service Board shot down

Parliament

Nov 30, 2021 1 mins read 470 views
Dorjilung hydropower DPR to be ready in seven months

Parliament

Nov 30, 2021 1 mins read 481 views
Funding developmental activities from GRF not against law: FM

Parliament

Nov 30, 2021 2 mins read 651 views
Bhutan records 22 new HIV cases in past five months

Health

Nov 30, 2021 2 mins read 477 views
PCE_zero tolerance against sexual harassment

Gender

Nov 29, 2021 2 mins read 461 views
Teaching impermanence to children through a book

Education

Nov 29, 2021 1 mins read 440 views
NC members support HR independence of ACC

Parliament

Nov 29, 2021 1 mins read 455 views
Addressing road safety

Letter to the Editor

Nov 29, 2021 1 mins read 455 views
Complaints against former Tashiding gup

Local Government

Nov 29, 2021 1 mins read 433 views
Police will be entitled to benefits like RBA and RBG: NA

Parliament

Nov 29, 2021 3 mins read 542 views
Two gewogs in Trashigang with lone gup candidates

Election

Nov 29, 2021 2 mins read 459 views
LG candidates turn to High Court after last-minute bizarre disqualification

Local Government

Nov 29, 2021 3 mins read 420 views
Issue bigger than gups

Editorial

Nov 29, 2021 2 mins read 444 views
Invincible Sunrise Women's FC crowned champions

Sports

Nov 28, 2021 1 mins read 443 views
NC to deliberate on major sections of ACC Bill dropped by NA

Parliament

Nov 28, 2021 5 mins read 413 views
On ABTO's proposal

Letter to the Editor

Nov 28, 2021 2 mins read 453 views
Dealing with the new Covid variant

Editorial

Nov 28, 2021 2 mins read 408 views
Resolving water issues a priority for thrompon candidates

Election

Nov 28, 2021 1 mins read 475 views
Should we worry about the national debt?

Parliament

Nov 28, 2021 7 mins read 414 views
Omicron threat causes worldwide scramble

Health

Nov 28, 2021 2 mins read 437 views
His Majesty enters quarantine after a Royal tour of the south

Royal

Nov 28, 2021 1 mins read 418 views
Adverse social impact of Covid-19

Economy

Nov 26, 2021 3 mins read 425 views
OAG dismisses allegations against former Shelngana gup

ACC-RAA-OAG

Nov 26, 2021 3 mins read 507 views
New hydropower projects won't be rushed

Hydro power

Nov 26, 2021 2 mins read 401 views
Major planned activities to align with revised TSP

City

Nov 26, 2021 2 mins read 494 views
A fading love story of Tramtsithang

Feature Story

Nov 26, 2021 2 mins read 516 views
Tourism Post Covid

Perspective

Nov 26, 2021 4 mins read 427 views
The Constitutional Equation of the GNH

Perspective

Nov 26, 2021 5 mins read 615 views
What determines the electability of local leaders?

Election

Nov 26, 2021 3 mins read 449 views
Pongchula international airport unlikely

Transport

Nov 26, 2021 2 mins read 436 views
295 to contest for LG posts in Samtse

Election

Nov 26, 2021 1 mins read 462 views
CSI on track: economic affairs minister

Parliament

Nov 26, 2021 1 mins read 424 views
State Secrets should not be a shelter to bury lapses of the state agencies

Letter to the Editor

Nov 26, 2021 2 mins read 429 views
The fruits of wisdom

Editorial

Nov 26, 2021 2 mins read 483 views
Opposition raises alarm on govt's budget use

Parliament

Nov 26, 2021 3 mins read 451 views
Semjong Celebrates

Water

Nov 26, 2021 3 mins read 442 views
Bhutanese tea importers meet Indian exporters

Trade

Nov 25, 2021 1 mins read 419 views
RCSC will redeploy 25 civil servants

RCSC

Nov 25, 2021 3 mins read 427 views
Sergithang Maed chiwog conducts dhamngoi zomdu three times

Election

Nov 25, 2021 1 mins read 450 views
Agencies must help ACC root out corruption

Letter to the Editor

Nov 25, 2021 1 mins read 441 views
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Dec 24, 2025 2 mins read 1,351 views
Building inclusive sports

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Dec 23, 2025 2 mins read 1,567 views
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