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๐‹๐ก๐ฎ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ๐ž ๐‡๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐€๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ

โ€ฆ100 ๐’”๐’•๐’–๐’…๐’†๐’๐’•๐’” ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’๐’†๐’‡๐’Š๐’• ๐’‡๐’“๐’๐’Ž ๐’‰๐’๐’๐’Š๐’”๐’•๐’Š๐’„ ๐’†๐’…๐’–๐’„๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’, ๐’†๐’Ž๐’๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’‚๐’ ๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’†๐’๐’„๐’†, ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’”๐’‘๐’Š๐’“๐’Š๐’•๐’–๐’‚๐’ ๐’ˆ๐’–๐’Š๐’…๐’‚๐’๐’„๐’† ๐’•๐’ ๐’†๐’๐’‰๐’‚๐’๐’„๐’† ๐’‚๐’„๐’‚๐’…๐’†๐’Ž๐’Š๐’„ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’‘๐’†๐’“๐’”๐’๐’๐’‚๐’ ๐’ˆ๐’“๐’๐’˜๐’•๐’‰ By Kezang Choden Lhuentse Rabdey, in collaboration with the Dzongkhag Education Sector, successfully conducted a 10-day Attitude Improvement, Education, and Skills Development program aimed at supporting students who need additional academic and personal guidance. The initiative, held from December 19 to 28, 2024, …

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๐‡๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ-๐Ž๐ง ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐–๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐†๐ž๐ฐ๐จ๐ 

โ€ฆ๐’๐’๐’„๐’‚๐’ ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’Ž๐’–๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’†๐’” ๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’Š๐’ ๐’—๐’Š๐’•๐’‚๐’ ๐’‘๐’๐’–๐’Ž๐’ƒ๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’˜๐’‚๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’†๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’• ๐’”๐’Œ๐’Š๐’๐’๐’”, ๐’‘๐’“๐’๐’Ž๐’๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’”๐’†๐’๐’‡-๐’“๐’†๐’๐’Š๐’‚๐’๐’„๐’† ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’”๐’–๐’”๐’•๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š ๐’Š๐’ ๐‘ป๐’“๐’‚๐’”๐’‰๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’๐’ˆ By Kezang Choden The Department of Engineering and the Human Settlement Sector of Trashigang, in collaboration with SNV Bhutan, successfully concluded a five-day Water Caretaker Training program at Thrimshing Gewog in Trashigang Dzongkhag. Running from December 24 to 28, 2024, the program attracted 22 participants …

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๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐€๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐…๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐„๐ซ๐จ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ

โ€ฆ๐’‡๐’๐’๐’… ๐’Š๐’๐’‡๐’๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’‰๐’Š๐’•๐’” ๐’๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’๐’š 5%, ๐’˜๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’† ๐’๐’๐’-๐’‡๐’๐’๐’… ๐’‘๐’“๐’Š๐’„๐’†๐’” ๐’…๐’“๐’๐’‘; ๐’‘๐’–๐’“๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‘๐’๐’˜๐’†๐’“ ๐’…๐’†๐’„๐’๐’Š๐’๐’†๐’” ๐’‚๐’Ž๐’Š๐’… ๐’“๐’Š๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’„๐’๐’”๐’•๐’” By Tshering YangdenThe latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for November 2024 reveals that country’s inflation rate has increased to 1.87% year-on-year, up from 1.34% in October 2024. This uptick signals a growing strain on household budgets, particularly driven by higher food prices, which have …

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๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐€๐ข๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐€๐๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž

By Tshering YangdenThe Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan, in partnership with Bangla Interventional Therapeutics (BIT) of Bangladesh, hosted a significant international conference on cardiology on December 30, 2024. The event aimed to enhance the skills and knowledge of healthcare professionals, focusing on the latest advancements in the management of cardiovascular diseases. The conference brought together experts from …

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๐Š๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐  ๐„๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐š๐ฆ๐›๐จ๐จ ๐‚๐ซ๐š๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ

โ€ฆ๐‘ฐ๐’ˆ๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ฌ๐’„๐’๐’๐’๐’Ž๐’Š๐’„ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐‘บ๐’๐’„๐’Š๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ป๐’“๐’‚๐’๐’”๐’‡๐’๐’“๐’Ž๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’“๐’๐’–๐’ˆ๐’‰ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’Ž๐’ƒ๐’๐’ ๐‘ญ๐’–๐’“๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’† ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐‘ซ๐’†๐’„๐’๐’“ By Kezang ChodenResidents of Kalapang Chiwog, Saling Gewog under Mongar Dzongkhag, are making strides in bamboo craftsmanship by producing furniture and decorative items such as sofas, tables, basket, beds, and lampshades. The initiative, which began in 2023 with support from the Tarayana Foundation, has not only empowered the women economically …

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๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‹๐š๐ฐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‘๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ๐š๐ง

โ€ฆ๐‘บ๐’–๐’ƒ๐’”๐’•๐’‚๐’๐’„๐’† ๐‘จ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’”๐’† ๐’‚๐’• ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ญ๐’๐’“๐’†๐’‡๐’“๐’๐’๐’• By Lalit GurungThe nation is witnessing a troubling increase in the number of children in conflict with the law. This year, 240 cases were registered, a significant rise from 176 cases last year, according to the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP). The statistics highlight a growing issue that demands immediate and concerted action. Substance abuse remains …

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๐’๐š๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ž ๐•๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฆ๐ฌ

โ€ฆ๐‘ท๐’Š๐’„๐’Œ๐’๐’†๐’” ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐‘ญ๐’๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’•๐’ ๐‘ท๐’“๐’๐’”๐’‘๐’†๐’“๐’Š๐’•๐’š By Lhendup WangmoEmerging entrepreneurs unveiled their latest products at the Samtse Entrepreneur Program, an event that attracted a wide audience of investors, business leaders, and aspiring innovators. Diverse array of cutting-edge solutions aimed at transforming various industries, from tech and fashion to sustainable agriculture and health were a part of the program. A group of …

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๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐’๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐…๐š๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฑ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐’๐ ๐‹๐จ๐š๐ง

โ€ฆ๐‘ซ๐’†๐’๐’‚๐’š๐’†๐’… ๐‘จ๐’‘๐’‘๐’“๐’๐’—๐’‚๐’๐’” ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐‘ซ๐’๐’„๐’–๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’•๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐‘พ๐’๐’†๐’” ๐‘ญ๐’“๐’–๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’† ๐‘จ๐’‘๐’‘๐’๐’Š๐’„๐’‚๐’๐’•๐’” By Yeshey Lhadon & Lalit GurungThe inaugural Private Sector Conference in Bhutan has shed light on rising discontent within the business community regarding the implementation of the Economic Stimulus Program (ESP). Aimed at revitalizing the economy, the ESP has been criticized for its bureaucratic hurdles, leaving many private sector members frustrated and financially …

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๐–๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐‰๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ก๐š๐ซ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ก๐จ๐จ๐๐ฌ

โ€ฆ๐—” ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—น By Lhendup WangmoThe residents of Jhalikhar, Bumthang, are grappling with a severe water shortage that has persisted for weeks, creating significant challenges for households and businesses alike. The scarcity has severely impacted hoteliers and restaurant owners, forcing some to temporarily close their doors. For many locals, the daily …

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๐…๐Œ๐‚๐‹ ๐€๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ ๐„๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐…๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ

โ€ฆ๐‘บ๐’•๐’“๐’†๐’๐’ˆ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’๐’” ๐‘ฉ๐’‰๐’–๐’•๐’‚๐’’๐’” ๐‘ญ๐’๐’๐’… ๐‘บ๐’†๐’„๐’–๐’“๐’Š๐’•๐’š By Lalit Gurung The aggregation program launched by the Farm Machinery Corporation Limited (FMCL) targets 1,735 metric tonnes of essential crops which includes 1,000 metric tonnes of maize, 700 metric tonnes of paddy, 30 metric tonnes of wheat, and 5 metric tonnes of quinoa. This initiative is playing a pivotal role in enhancing food security and …

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