November of 2021

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Women's empowerment is just talk

Letter to the Editor

Nov 03, 2021 1 mins read 342 views
For a strong LG

Editorial

Nov 03, 2021 2 mins read 385 views
Low demand forces sawmills in Mongar and Lhuentse to close

Industries

Nov 03, 2021 3 mins read 421 views
Man gets 32-year prison term for rape of a minor

Crime

Nov 03, 2021 1 mins read 416 views
A need for collective climate action across sectors

Environment

Nov 03, 2021 3 mins read 412 views
His Majesty gifts Tsendrong UN Garden

Royal

Nov 03, 2021 1 mins read 418 views
The Pema Centre - a hospital for mental health and wellbeing

Health

Nov 03, 2021 1 mins read 410 views
Residents request Paro hospital upgrade and specialists

Health

Nov 02, 2021 2 mins read 612 views
Guardians of nature at work

Feature Story

Nov 02, 2021 2 mins read 400 views
Strict Covid-19 protocols

Letter to the Editor

Nov 02, 2021 1 mins read 438 views
Saving daylight

Editorial

Nov 02, 2021 2 mins read 493 views
Share prices gain momentum

Finance

Nov 02, 2021 2 mins read 441 views
Dhamngoi zomdus to be held in afternoon and morning shifts

Election

Nov 02, 2021 2 mins read 401 views
Fuel prices likely to rise further

Fuel

Nov 02, 2021 4 mins read 405 views
Sarpang farmers worry about drying orange trees

Agriculture

Nov 02, 2021 3 mins read 389 views
For tranquility

Editorial

Nov 11, 2021 2 mins read 482 views
e-TA/DA system to curb table tours and bogus payments

Finance

Nov 11, 2021 2 mins read 351 views
Questions on Penal provision application for lockdown breach

Crime

Nov 11, 2021 3 mins read 376 views
Social media facilitates information gathering amid the pandemic

Media

Nov 11, 2021 1 mins read 495 views
IBD outbreak in Darla

Health

Nov 11, 2021 1 mins read 435 views
Share prices of major players fall despite active trading

Trade

Nov 11, 2021 3 mins read 388 views
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Recents

ACC drops cases against former JDWNRH president; family alleges wrongful implication

Family members of former President of Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) Lhab Dorji have alleged wrongful implication and institutional failure after the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) closed two long-running investigations into the handling of private donations and the establishment of a radiotherapy facility at the national referral hospital.

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The gift of children

Punakha—When Karma Namgay and Dechen Lhaden’s daughter turned four, the questions from relatives and friends became increasingly awkward to answer – why had they not had another child?

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