โฆ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐. By Kezang ChodenThe One Gewog, One Product (OGOP) initiative is set to expand its support for projects that promote entrepreneurship, improve livelihoods, and strengthen the rural economy. The expanded initiative will focus on creating high-quality, authentic Bhutanese products that adhere …
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๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ
โฆ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ A persistent shortage of medical specialists is putting significant pressure on the healthcare system, raising concerns about hospitals’ and health centers’ ability to meet the growing demand for specialized care. According to the Civil Service Statistics Report 2024, while there has been an overall increase in …
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โฆ๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐. By Kezang Choden In Kadak Silambi Chiwog, Mongar Dzongkhag, farmers are embracing the T-bar trellising system to boost kiwifruit production, with support from the Agriculture Research and Development Corporation (ARDC) Wengkhar and the Commercial Agriculture and Resilient Livelihood Enhancement Programme (CARLEP). Introduced in …
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โฆ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐’๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. By Lhendup Wangmo As global pop culture and urban migration continue to shape the interests of youth, traditional folk songs like โSham Sham Dolepโ risk being forgotten. Once central to festivals and community gatherings, this cherished song- and other cultural practices- are …
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The global environment is facing an unprecedented crisis, with air pollution and climate change emerging as major threats. Bhutan, despite its small size, cannot remain indifferent to the escalating risks posed by air pollution. The degradation of air quality, driven by industrialization, deforestation, and harmful gas emissions, is already affecting public health, ecosystems, and the global climate. Bhutan must take …
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โฆ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐. By Lhendup WangmoBhutanese drivers are encountering several challenges while using the FASTag system on Indiaโs Assam Highway, including double toll charges and restrictions forcing cash-only payments. These issues have created significant hurdles for road users and raised concerns …
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By Sonam ChodenA devastating forest fire broke out in Damchu on January 23, 2025, destroying seven homes and leaving the community reeling from the swift destruction. Despite the heroic efforts of local authorities, volunteers, and residents, the blaze, fueled by strong winds, tore through miles of land, rapidly spreading across approximately nine kilometers toward Tsamdrag and Pagga Chiwog, displacing families …
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โฆ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. By Kezang ChodenYeezang De Thapa, the Minister of Education and Skills Development, emphasized that the concept of central schools has been a key component of Bhutanโs education policy since the introduction of the first …
Read More »๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐๐๐ซ๐ง ๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ค ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
โฆ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ By Kezang Choden In a significant effort to promote large-scale livestock farming and enhance economic opportunities for local farmers, the Trashigang Dzongkhag Livestock Sector recently organized a Cattle Rally Program in Bikhar and Samkhar Gewog. The event, which celebrated excellence in dairy breeding, brought …
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โฆ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ 12 ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. By Lhendup Wangmo Since 2012, a group of 12 women in Soobdrang Chiwog, Trong Gewog under Zhemgang Dzongkhag, have made significant progress in agricultural development by forming a cooperative aimed at cultivating cardamom. The cooperative has not only …
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