February of 2022

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Merak and Sakteng GC roads being blacktopped

Road

Feb 27, 2022 2 mins read 788 views
Movement restriction delays GIN connectivity of remote schools

Education

Feb 27, 2022 3 mins read 606 views
Travel in India for a common man

Letter to the Editor

Feb 27, 2022 1 mins read 656 views
With prayers earnest-all the best!

Editorial

Feb 27, 2022 2 mins read 724 views
A Bhutan bound truck with contrabands seized in Jaigaon

Transport

Feb 27, 2022 2 mins read 621 views
One monk dies, another hospitalised

Grievance

Feb 27, 2022 1 mins read 648 views
Movement restrictions in parts of Dagana and Tsirang

Health

Feb 27, 2022 3 mins read 572 views
Woman's body found in septic tank after three years

Crime

Feb 27, 2022 1 mins read 587 views
CT scan machine at JDWNRH down for a month

Health

Feb 27, 2022 2 mins read 775 views
Around 26,800 students begin board exams today

Education

Feb 27, 2022 3 mins read 628 views
Paro FC to face Club Valencia of the Maldives in AFC Cup

Sports

Feb 25, 2022 2 mins read 605 views
Last-minute call for tests panic students and parents

Education

Feb 25, 2022 3 mins read 632 views
GoI releases Nu 759 million for PTA projects

Grant

Feb 25, 2022 1 mins read 690 views
Long Covid after Covid-19 more dangerous

Health

Feb 25, 2022 3 mins read 611 views
DPR for barrage at PI to be ready by this month

Hydro power

Feb 25, 2022 2 mins read 644 views
On high lending rates

Letter to the Editor

Feb 25, 2022 1 mins read 786 views
Losing it

Editorial

Feb 25, 2022 2 mins read 576 views
MoF's one-time special advance won't help: contractors

Finance

Feb 25, 2022 3 mins read 610 views
Prolonged lockdown halts boulder export from Gelephu

Health

Feb 25, 2022 3 mins read 576 views
SOEs struggle financially, fufill social mandate

SOE

Feb 25, 2022 4 mins read 607 views
Ku-band dishes connect over 11000 homes with TV network

Technology

Feb 28, 2022 3 mins read 590 views
A stretch in time

Letter to the Editor

Feb 28, 2022 1 mins read 628 views
In the interest of the public

Editorial

Feb 28, 2022 2 mins read 0 views
Remittance inflow increases in 2021

Banks

Feb 24, 2022 1 mins read 562 views
Help to dispose of waste

Letter to the Editor

Feb 24, 2022 1 mins read 592 views
In the wake of new restriction

Editorial

Feb 24, 2022 1 mins read 602 views
More positive cases emerge in Samdrupjongkhar

Health

Feb 24, 2022 1 mins read 565 views
Royal Tour Update

Royal

Feb 24, 2022 1 mins read 636 views
Five medical specialists deployed at RIGSS

Health

Feb 24, 2022 1 mins read 639 views
Most residents remain indoor as P/ling opens up

Health

Feb 24, 2022 2 mins read 562 views
Leopards causing menace in Lhamoidzingkha

Wild Life

Feb 24, 2022 1 mins read 594 views
Why contract tracing after a week?

Health

Feb 24, 2022 2 mins read 613 views
Finance Minister asks FIs to reduce interest rates

Finance

Feb 24, 2022 2 mins read 607 views
Lunaps waiting for helicopter service to head home

Transport

Feb 20, 2022 1 mins read 610 views
HR Committee to decide on contract extension for PHPA-I employees

Hydro power

Feb 20, 2022 2 mins read 609 views
Domestic air passengers increase by 37 percent

Transport

Feb 20, 2022 2 mins read 587 views
Bhutan's tiger conservation effort receives global recognition

Wild Life

Feb 20, 2022 3 mins read 720 views
The fight is not over

Letter to the Editor

Feb 20, 2022 1 mins read 640 views
Showing the Way

Editorial

Feb 20, 2022 2 mins read 607 views
Driver tests positive in Khothakpa

Health

Feb 20, 2022 1 mins read 601 views
All covid deaths with underlying health conditions

Health

Feb 20, 2022 2 mins read 624 views
Thank you His Majesty

Health

Feb 20, 2022 8 mins read 707 views
Dagala gewog refuses to give clearance to tap new water source

Water

Feb 18, 2022 2 mins read 684 views
Oldest Covid-19 patient in stable condition

Health

Feb 18, 2022 1 mins read 575 views
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