August of 2022

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Residents ask Lingmethang MSS be upgraded

Education

Aug 25, 2022 2 mins read 439 views
There should be zero tolerance against negligence in health care

Letter to the Editor

Aug 25, 2022 1 mins read 429 views
Talking agriculture development

Editorial

Aug 25, 2022 2 mins read 421 views
ECB approves PDP's new slogan

Election

Aug 25, 2022 1 mins read 395 views
Dhamdum bridge to complete six months ahead of time

Road

Aug 25, 2022 2 mins read 389 views
Seven Bhutanese travellers deported from Kathmandu

Foreign Affairs

Aug 25, 2022 2 mins read 658 views
Budget hotels worried about survivability

Tourism

Aug 25, 2022 3 mins read 372 views
Over 450 youth engage in a nationwide chess camp

Sports

Aug 24, 2022 1 mins read 394 views
A youth completes 14-day trek in a single gho

Youth

Aug 24, 2022 2 mins read 431 views
Electric vehicle taxis should charge less fare

Letter to the Editor

Aug 24, 2022 1 mins read 460 views
Improving rural roads

Editorial

Aug 24, 2022 2 mins read 412 views
Reviving the vast fields of Dangray Juk

Land

Aug 24, 2022 1 mins read 408 views
Travel documents replace passports as an interim measure

Foreign Affairs

Aug 24, 2022 3 mins read 486 views
943 registered graduates quit PE this year

RCSC

Aug 24, 2022 1 mins read 369 views
FIs told not to declare dividend despite making profits

Banks

Aug 24, 2022 2 mins read 345 views
RTC FC beats Transport Utd to book first win

Sports

Aug 23, 2022 1 mins read 394 views
For farmers by farmers

Feature Story

Aug 23, 2022 2 mins read 413 views
Need more overhead bridges

Letter to the Editor

Aug 23, 2022 1 mins read 446 views
Too little too late?

Editorial

Aug 23, 2022 2 mins read 405 views
Thai companies offer OJT to six TTI students

Foreign Affairs

Aug 23, 2022 1 mins read 388 views
Pedestrian terminal in Phuentsholing will be completed on time

Thromde

Aug 23, 2022 2 mins read 417 views
Kilikhar-Laptsa bypass blacktopping to begin soon

Road

Aug 23, 2022 1 mins read 397 views
Armyworm affect potato yield in Khaling

Agriculture

Aug 23, 2022 1 mins read 413 views
Hospital negligence alleged in tshogpa death case

Health

Aug 23, 2022 2 mins read 421 views
Bhutanese athletes train in Thailand

Sports

Aug 22, 2022 1 mins read 408 views
Mongar's Zunglen farm road in need of improvement

Road

Aug 22, 2022 1 mins read 368 views
Rangers launch `ghosts of the mountains' survey

Wild Life

Aug 22, 2022 1 mins read 423 views
Train more teachers

Letter to the Editor

Aug 22, 2022 1 mins read 412 views
Lack of monks and a crematorium hamper community in Zunglen

Religious

Aug 22, 2022 1 mins read 421 views
Lack of blacktopping progress irks highlanders

Road

Aug 22, 2022 1 mins read 437 views
DTT In pursuit of a Gross National Happiness State

Politics

Aug 22, 2022 2 mins read 393 views
Lest we forget

Editorial

Aug 22, 2022 1 mins read 0 views
Maochhu has diverse fish species, shows study

Wild Life

Aug 21, 2022 2 mins read 433 views
Chuborshong farmers struggle to cultivate their fields

Agriculture

Aug 21, 2022 3 mins read 448 views
Health ministry trying to save its image?

Letter to the Editor

Aug 21, 2022 1 mins read 379 views
Teachers leaving is a concern

Editorial

Aug 21, 2022 2 mins read 468 views
Non-essential travels restricted, says SC19TF chairperson

Health

Aug 21, 2022 2 mins read 428 views
Cattle eat waste at Samtse landfill

Environment

Aug 21, 2022 2 mins read 468 views
Wangduechhoeling Palace receive historical artefacts

Culture

Aug 21, 2022 1 mins read 426 views
HMS launches tailoring course for its supporting staff

Labour

Aug 21, 2022 1 mins read 435 views
Health ministry readying vaccine for below 5-year olds

Health

Aug 21, 2022 1 mins read 381 views
Khaling farmers resume paddy cultivation after 30 years

Agriculture

Aug 19, 2022 2 mins read 408 views
Human-wildlife conflict: Did we forget livelihood for conservation?

Perspective

Aug 19, 2022 5 mins read 663 views
A haven for nuns: Kila Goenpa

Feature Story

Aug 19, 2022 2 mins read 418 views
`Buddhist for Nature' to address wildlife trade

Wild Life

Aug 19, 2022 2 mins read 473 views
About 57,000 screened for H.Pylori in second phase in Thimphu

Health

Aug 19, 2022 2 mins read 374 views
Caution! Cattle on the road

Stray

Aug 19, 2022 2 mins read 407 views
Teacher exodus could affect quality, officials

Education

Aug 19, 2022 2 mins read 375 views
Of inconsistent procedure and de-facto marriage

Letter to the Editor

Aug 19, 2022 2 mins read 428 views
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