September of 2021

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Outdoor gyms in bad state of repair

Sports

Sep 30, 2021 1 mins read 470 views
As we celebrate 50 years of partnership with UN

Letter to the Editor

Sep 30, 2021 1 mins read 480 views
A shared responsibility

Editorial

Sep 30, 2021 2 mins read 0 views
Sombaykha health centre falling apart

Health

Sep 30, 2021 2 mins read 437 views
Cabinet approves new department for HR needs

RCSC,

Sep 30, 2021 1 mins read 475 views
BPC decides to forward sexual harassment case to Police

Crime

Sep 30, 2021 2 mins read 498 views
5G by end of this year

Technology

Sep 30, 2021 2 mins read 530 views
At the 76th UNGA, PM tells the world Bhutan's secret

Foreign Affairs

Sep 29, 2021 6 mins read 441 views
Lab assistant arrested for rape of a minor in Tsirang

Crime

Sep 29, 2021 0 mins read 478 views
Ambassador to Australia presents credentials

Foreign Affairs

Sep 29, 2021 1 mins read 466 views
Japan gifts more fire fighting vehicles

Award-Grant

Sep 29, 2021 1 mins read 433 views
Nobding in need of fuel depot

Fuel

Sep 29, 2021 1 mins read 452 views
Importance of civic sense

Letter to the Editor

Sep 29, 2021 1 mins read 457 views
Better late than never

Editorial

Sep 29, 2021 2 mins read 0 views
Government to be neutral on Afghanistan's Taliban government: Sources

Foreign Affairs

Sep 29, 2021 2 mins read 434 views
Tashicholing to get year-round water for irrigation

Water

Sep 29, 2021 1 mins read 434 views
RNR sector sees spike in its GDP share

Economy

Sep 29, 2021 2 mins read 471 views
Farmers lose crops to rainstorm

Disaster

Sep 29, 2021 1 mins read 378 views
Nutrition, not hunger, is the issue

Food

Sep 29, 2021 2 mins read 470 views
Man arrested for rape of a minor

Crime

Sep 28, 2021 1 mins read 0 views
SJ thromde in a fix over compensation row

Thromde

Sep 28, 2021 2 mins read 466 views
Sasung Gyelpo and ruins in Tsirangtoed

Feature Story

Sep 28, 2021 3 mins read 430 views
It's our approach, and not the stray dogs per se, that is the problem

Letter to the Editor

Sep 28, 2021 2 mins read 479 views
The side effects

Editorial

Sep 28, 2021 2 mins read 474 views
TOEFL IBT test begins today

Education

Sep 28, 2021 2 mins read 511 views
Bhutan begins efforts to become a model ecotourism destination

Tourism

Sep 28, 2021 3 mins read 713 views
Leopard attacks two men at home

Wild Life

Sep 28, 2021 1 mins read 420 views
PM underscores the importance of investing in health

Health

Sep 28, 2021 1 mins read 424 views
Mentally challenged woman dies in a quarantine facility

Grievance

Sep 28, 2021 1 mins read 442 views
Chencho Dorji prepares Sudeva FC for Hero I-League

Sports

Sep 27, 2021 1 mins read 424 views
Pandemic impacts nettle fabric business

Trade

Sep 27, 2021 1 mins read 390 views
RUB colleges establish happiness and wellbeing centres

Education

Sep 27, 2021 2 mins read 449 views
Traffic congestion needs sustainable solutions

Letter to the Editor

Sep 27, 2021 1 mins read 431 views
Who will bell the cat?

Editorial

Sep 27, 2021 2 mins read 0 views
Police drop anonymous complaint for lacking evidence

Crime

Sep 27, 2021 1 mins read 381 views
Stray horses too heavy a burden for Phuentsholing thromde

Stray

Sep 27, 2021 2 mins read 444 views
Rescued boys placed under observation

Lost and Found

Sep 27, 2021 2 mins read 441 views
Massage parlours or brothels?

Trade

Sep 27, 2021 1 mins read 437 views
No local Covid-19 cases for 45 straight days

Health

Sep 27, 2021 2 mins read 422 views
Ranjung Mikyo Dorji makes his debut in Nepal cricket tourney

Sports

Sep 26, 2021 1 mins read 425 views
Paro to have sales outlet for organic produce

Agriculture

Sep 26, 2021 2 mins read 496 views
How do we interpret student performance in assessment?

Letter to the Editor

Sep 26, 2021 1 mins read 556 views
Raising healthy and resilient future

Editorial

Sep 26, 2021 2 mins read 503 views
Bhutan and India sign joint satellite Implementing Arrangement

Technology

Sep 26, 2021 2 mins read 409 views
Two missing boys found safe after four days

Lost and Found

Sep 26, 2021 1 mins read 462 views
Seyphu to host Bhutan's first mega solar power plant

Energy

Sep 26, 2021 4 mins read 379 views
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