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By Chimi Rinzin More than 80% of the population is involved in agriculture in our country. Agriculture has been the main source of livelihood for generations. But today, due to various reasons, it seems farmers are losing interest in agricultural work and as a result most of the lands are left fallow. As per the RNRC Newsletter released recently, most of …

By Yeshi Choden Though Bhutan is a small country with small population it has been struggling with the employment problem since decades. As per the 13th National Labour Force Survey report, the national unemployment rate has decreased from 2.6 percent in 2014 to 2.5 percent in 2015. However, the youth unemployment rate increased by 1.3 percent in 2015 from 9.4 percent …

By Dhicksha Darnal Animals cannot talk nor reason but they do suffer as much we human do. Even though Bhutanese advocate Kindness and compassion toward all living beings, many fail to practice it in real life. Being a Buddhist country there is nothing as exploiting animals for experiment or leather, but we have some how become so heartless and ignorant about …

By Yeshi Choden Thimphu Thromde has never received a single complain regarding unlawful increase of a rent by any tenants so far. An official from Thimphu Thromde said there is no single complain filed by any tenants regarding the illegal increase of a rent. “If there are such issues, the tenant should report with proper documents and evidence.” “Instead, it is …

Tshewang Ugyen commonly known as Charlie is the first Bhutanese dancer to participate in Dance plus TV reality show audition in India and Everest Jam held in Nepal. In total, Charlie won as many as nine major trophies since 2003 till date. Tshewang is 25 year old from Phuntsholing and graduated from Gaeddu College of Business Studies and currently working …

By Dhicksha Darnal We think danger lurks outside but we find the real evil inside the safe walls of our home. Women are trapped in a room and not let out, raised fist as if he is going to hit you, grabbed, humiliated and threatened many times so much so that they fear of the sense of some unpredictable force that …

By Yeshi Choden Junk food has slowly but surely found its place in our Bhutanese diet. It has become and internal part of our eating habits and has become something we cannot live without. People of all age groups prefer junk food as it is cheap and readily available. There are ample of cafes and fast food restaurants which give them …

By Chimi Rinzin Reading books has been the habit of many people from various age groups since decades, but today the old books have given way to online reading and internets. The launching of E-library app has affected the book stores hugely. People prefer online readings as it’s convenient. This has decreased the visitors coming to book stores. Pekhang Book Store …

By Tshering More than 353 yak herders from across the country came together in Thimphu and had firsthand discussion on their development priorities in the first ever consultative workshop with the government on October 18. The workshop was organised to give awareness on existing legislation on conservation & development programs and to come up with holistic plans and strategies for …

By Tshering In 2016, Nu 8.977bn was spent to buy petrol and diesel compared to Nu 7.963bn in 2015, a growth of approximately 13 percent, according to the first Annual Environmental Accounts published by the National Statistics Bureau (NSB). However, in terms of percentage share, diesel import accounts for 78 percent in 2016 while petrol accounts for only 22 percent, …