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…𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝑵𝒖 1.5 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒂𝒔 𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝑰𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕-𝒇𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒈𝒈𝒍𝒆𝒔 The bustling streets of Dechencholing have turned into a landscape of devastation following the flash flood that struck on August 10, 2024. Among the worst-hit is the owner of Mendra Grocery and Liquor Shop, who now faces the daunting task of recovering from a …

Bhutan stands out on the global stage as one of the few countries with carbon-negative status, meaning it absorbs more carbon dioxide than it emits. This remarkable achievement, coupled with its reputation as an environmental champion, has positioned Bhutan as a model for sustainable development. However, despite these accolades, the country faces significant challenges in waste management, which, if addressed …

… 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒕 𝑳𝒂𝒎𝒂 𝑲𝒐𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒅𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒚 By Pema WangmoAs modern medicine advances, thousands still seek healing beyond the reach of conventional treatments. Lama Tsham Koenchoe, a humble spiritual healer from Bhutan, has become a symbol of hope for those whose ailments resist scientific remedies. He is popularly known as Baap Lhakhang Lama.Over the last 16-years, …

…𝑹𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝑯𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝑺𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝑮𝒆𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒊𝒄 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑯𝒚𝒅𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒊𝒄 𝑽𝒖𝒍𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒐𝒏 By Yeshey LhadonThimphu The flash flood that ravaged Dechencholing on August 10, 2024, has been attributed to a deadly combination of severe weather, geological instability, and challenging topography. This conclusion comes from an extensive assessment released by the National Centre for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM) and the Department of Geology …

…𝑨𝒎𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒆 20,000 𝑴𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒄 𝑻𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝑶𝒊𝒍 𝑨𝒏𝒏𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚, 𝑭𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒆𝒍𝒇-𝑺𝒖𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑳𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑭𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 By Kezang Choden In a bold move to reduce dependency on imported mustard oil and stimulate local economic growth, Metakha Gewog in Chukha Dzongkhag has embarked on a groundbreaking initiative to produce mustard oil locally.This ambitious project, officially launched by the end of …

…𝒂 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒅𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 By Sonam ChokiDothi was a sweet name given by his grandparents out of love and affection. He started using at the age of 11 in the year 1992. Initially, he began with marijuana, influenced by those around him, out of curiosity. It started with just a try, but by …

…𝑷𝑫𝑷 𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 100 𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒔, 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 30 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒔; 𝑩𝑻𝑷 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 Krishna Kumar SanyasiThe People’s Democratic Party has emerged as the dominant force in the recent National Assembly Elections 2023-2024 general round, securing victories in 30 constituencies and showcasing vibrant democratic enthusiasm. Meanwhile, the Bhutan Tendrel Party, positioned to assume …

…𝑷𝑫𝑷 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑩𝑻𝑷 𝑼𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒊𝒍 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑨𝒊𝒓𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑷𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒍, 𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑭𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑨𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑬𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝑷𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒆-𝑬𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑫𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏 𝑹𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒐𝒏 Editorial Team In a recent public debate held on December 28, candidates from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Bhutan Tendrel Party (BTP), both contesting from the Nanong_Shumar constituency in Pemagatshel, expressed their intentions to explore the feasibility …

…593 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒚, 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 2117 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 By Phurpa WangmoIn a startling revelation, the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) have disclosed that a staggering 3179 individuals including 262 drivers are implicated in various drug-related cases from January to November this year. The cases span 19 Dzongkhags across the …

…𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒗𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒂𝒕 63%, 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 66.36% 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 2018 Phurpa Wangmo In a noteworthy development for Bhutan’s democratic landscape, a surge in conscientious civic participation is evident as an increasing number of Bhutanese citizens actively engage in the electoral process. Despite this positive trend, the primary round …