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Nation

High Court upholds Mongar verdict

16 May 2013 | Rabi C Dahal | COMMENTS 0

The High Court yesterday upheld the Mongar district court’s verdict on the Gyalpoizhing land allotment case.

Election officials reject 846 postal ballot applications in Pemagatshel

16 May 2013 | Gyembo Namgyal | COMMENTS 0

Election officials in Pemagatshel are busy packing and sending postal ballots for the National Assembly

HM grants audience to 7th batch De-Suung

16 May 2013 | Administrator | COMMENTS 0

His Majesty the King granted an audience to the 7th batch of De-Suung Volunteers in Tenchholing Military Training Centre

His Majesty the King granted an audience to the visiting Indian Foreign Secretary
SHORT TAKE
14 Feb 2013 | COMMENTS 0

Member of NCB at Tashichhodzong to mark today’s 1 billion rising to end violence against women

Insummary Cartoons

What sayest thou, pal?


Goodbye dudes, I have cancer to treat some place else
If we could not make it for the NC, so what? We have NA still
No lead content in Bhutanese rice! What about lead content in the rice we import?
For all our wish to serve you, who will elect us?
For all our wish to serve you, who will elect us?
Blah blah blah ... what can you make of my campaign?
Education for all, oh, miles to go before I sleep
You served your way, good Sir. Fare thee well, however
So it is while you snore wide awake!
Criminal are they not.Who they are and what they are made of, define, O Lord!

Economy

Indian Foreign Secretary meets Chief Advisor

16 May 2013 | Administrator | COMMENTS 0

Foreign Secretary of India, Ranjan Mathai, made a courtesy call on Chief Advisor of the Interim Government

» Construction of dzongkhag court in Pemagatshel delayed
» Singaporean Ambassador bids farewell

Sports

Top German extreme athlete to run from Trongsa to Taktshang

12 Apr 2013 | Rabi C Dahal | COMMENTS 0

Having raced up and down the Himalayas, 166 km in Mont Blanc and 600 km across the Atacama Desert


Mark
Twain
It's good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling
» Yeedzin wins Druk Pol 2-1 in Coca Cola Bhutan National league final

About Town

One who is ignorant of his ancestry is like a monkey in the wilderness
One who is ignorant of his ancestry is like a monkey in the wilderness

In recent years Bhutan has been able to attract attention of the world

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HM Grants audience to Indian Foreign Secretary
HM Grants audience to Indian Foreign Secretary

His Majesty the King granted an audience to the visiting Indian Foreign Secretary

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Vandal leaves vital clues for police
Vandal leaves vital clues for police

Police in Pemagatshel have alerted their counterparts across the country and have launched a manhunt

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Election 2013

Latest News

Vandal leaves vital clues for police

16 May 2013 | Gyembo Namgyal

Police in Pemagatshel have alerted their counterparts across the country and have launched a manhunt

16 May 2013 | Rabi C Dahal

High Court upholds Mongar verdict

The High Court yesterday upheld the Mongar district court’s verdict on the Gyalpoizhing land allotment case.

13 May 2013 | Administrator

PDP launches campaign

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) kicked off its campaign with a team PDP supporters headed by President Tshering Tobgay

12 May 2013 | ROSHAN KHATI

Party leaders spell their goals

If the May 8 common forum for the four political parties at Royal Thimphu College showed us anything, it is that the country’s political maturity is growing

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Feature

Beyond tolerance, acceptance is necessary: LGBT community in Bhutan

16 May 2013 | COMMENTS 0

As the world marks the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia today to eliminate discrimination

» Mender of bad soles in Lhuentse
» Bhutan observes Press Freedom Day
» A Cry of the heart from a recovering addict

Campus

Inspiring students with personal experiences

14 May 2013 | COMMENTS 0

Often, we are led to believe that there is nothing we can do about students’ learning capacity.

» Practising healthy eating habits in RTC
» Teacher celebrates his last ‘Teacher’s Day’
» Our way to our Science

Grassroot

Parties struggle to get enough representatives

16 May 2013 | Chador Wangmo | COMMENTS 0

Political parties in Drukjeygang-Tseza constituency in Dagana are finding it difficult to get representatives

» Female addicts refuse to seek centre’s help
» Sherubtse graduates to donate thongdrel of Jamyang to college
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Entertainment

Cartoons and Illustrations – Line of Thoughts: Media Training

25 Oct 2012 | Sonam Kurtoep Tshomo | COMMENTS 0

Bhutan Media Foundation completed intensive training on Cartoons

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Tuesday | 21 May 2013
Auspicious for: Constructing new ten-sum, conducting consecration and empowerment ceremony, propitiating gods and deities, conducting gin-seg, making offering to naga, shifting house, starting construction of new house, sowing seeds and planting flowers, making and taking medicine, calling upon superior, joining monastic body and holding discussion. Inauspicious for: Conducting tor-zor and starting business.
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