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…𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝑹𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑵𝒖 40 𝑩𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝑪𝒂𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑭𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑶𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝑫𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔 By Lhendup WangmoThe Government of India (GoI) has approved 61 Project Tied Assistance (PTA) projects under Bhutan’s 13th Five-Year Plan, with an initial tranche of Ngultrum (Nu) 49,578.75 million already released. Finance Minister Lekey Dorji shared the update during the National Assembly session on Monday, highlighting that …

…𝑨𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒂’𝒔 𝑱𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆…𝑨𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒂’𝒔 𝑱𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 By Rinzin Norbu In the remote village of Khatoeykha, Lokchina Gewog, Chukha Dzongkhag, a small primary school stands as a beacon of hope for 115 students. Against a backdrop of rugged terrain and challenges, the school symbolizes the resilience and determination of families prioritizing education for their children. This story follows 11-year-old Anisha …

…𝑰𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏’𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎 𝑩𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒆𝒔 By Bikash Mishra Bhutan joins the world in raising awareness on World Prematurity Day. It was first observed in Europe in 2008 to celebrate and bring together families of premature babies, government, society and the health care workers to discuss the complications and the struggles faced by the parents of premature children, the children …

…𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒇𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒍𝒂𝒘𝒔, 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝑴𝑷𝒔 𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒗𝒊𝒐𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒍 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔’ 𝒃𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒕𝒔 By Tshering Yangden Member of Parliament (MP), Naiten Wangchuk of Economic and Finance Committee (EFC) highlight Pay Structure Reform Act (Amendment) Bill during the ongoing winter session of EFC member, MP Naiten Wangchuk pointed out issues in the current laws that affect parliamentary …

…𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 4,710 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔, 𝑴𝑷𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒕𝒔 By Kezang Choden & Lalit Gurung The Good Governance Committee (GCC) of the National Assembly tabled a motion on calling for the enactment of a Pension Act to address critical challenges faced by the National Pension and Provident Fund (NPPF). The …

…𝑨 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚-𝑫𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝑨𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒕𝒐 𝑹𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒆 𝑹𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝑰𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒆 By Kezang Choden Gakiling and Sangbay Gewogs in Haa Dzongkhag are accelerating efforts to achieve self-sufficiency in winter vegetable production. As part of this initiative, 25 farmers from the two gewogs have been identified to cultivate nine priority vegetable varieties across 20 acres of land. The program aims to reduce reliance …

…𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒊𝒙 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 100 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 By Lalit Gurung What began as a humble effort supporting six students in terms of educational materials, groceries, and pocket money in 2019 has now blossomed into a wider, collaborative community movement. A small but impactful initiative, “Little from the Heart,” founded …

…𝑭𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑳𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑰𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝑳𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒔 By Tshering Yangden Dagala, one of the remotest Gewog under Thimphu Dzongkhag gets Bmobile network service early this month with the installtiopn five network towers. It is expected to benefit 280 residents settled across five chiwogs namely Chamgang Toey, Chamgang Maey, Wangdrog, Doondrog, and Gyaltala with 95 percent network coverage. Of the …

…𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝑺𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝑺𝒐𝒂𝒓 𝒊𝒏 2025 By Yeshey Lhadon Mountain Hazelnuts (MH) reported a total yield of 10.4 tonnes, nearly double the 5.5 tonnes harvested in 2023 marking a significant milestone in the country’s hazelnut cultivation efforts, which continue to expand and thrive across various regions. Among the leading dzongkhags, Lhuentse emerged as the top supplier for the first time, …

…𝑪𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒕 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑶𝒖𝒕𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝑲𝒆𝒚 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 By Kezang ChodenThree cabinet ministers presented the Action Taken Reports (ATR) on resolutions from the First Session of the National Assembly. The reports focused on key issues, including the establishment of a Crop and Livestock Compensation Trust Fund, enhancement of healthcare services, and the necessity of a Priority Development Fund. Lyonpo Younten …