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……𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒂 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒅𝒓𝒐𝒑 𝒊𝒏 𝒗𝒆𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 2019 𝒕𝒐 2022, 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒅𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝒊𝒏 2022 Sonam Deki The agricultural sector faces a worrisome setback as vegetable production experiences a significant decline in growth from 2019 to 2022. According to the latest data released by the Department of Agriculture, the total vegetable production stood at 47,828 metric …

…𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒂 𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒑 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒂 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆, 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒂𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒅𝒆. Phurpa WangmoIn a groundbreaking move towards sustainable transportation, the first electric city bus is set to grace the streets of the capital, ushering in a new era of eco-friendly commuting. The Bhutan City Bus Service, under Thimphu Thromde, proudly …

…𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑵𝒆𝒕𝒂 𝑽 𝑬𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒄 𝑽𝒆𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒍𝒆’𝒔 𝑰𝒏𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑹𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝑺𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏’𝒔 𝑬𝑽 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕 Sonam DekiBhutan, renowned for its commitment to sustainability and environmental conservation, has been at the forefront of embracing electric vehicles (EVs) as a key solution to combat carbon emissions. However, the EV operators in the country have recently expressed their disappointment and raised serious allegations against …

…𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 Sonam DekiIn a bid to promote the utilization and safeguarding of the national language, Druk School in Thimphu, have initiated the practice of observing a dedicated Dzongkha speaking day. This initiative, unique to the Druk School among the various educational institutions in the country, aims to instill a …

Jampel Yeshey Payldon is an actor and a social media influencer. She is an active volunteer, a youth leader, and a brand ambassador for many brands in Bhutan; all while still being in high school. As a social media influencer, youth leader and brand ambassador she has taken different stages in the forums. However, she is with Bhutan Today to …

…𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝒊𝒏𝒋𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒚 𝒅𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 Sonam DekiResidents of Thimphu have voiced growing concerns over the ongoing construction of a building amidst frequent incidents of falling debris. The alarming situation has sparked fears among locals, who worry about the potential for injuries and damage to neighboring structures. Some residents residing near …

“…𝑮𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔, 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒂𝒊𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒐𝒄𝒄𝒖𝒓 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒔𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆”. Phurpa Wangmo & Sonam DekiFinance Minister Namgay Tshering has delivered the long-awaited Sixth Pay Commission report to the National Assembly, putting forth a comprehensive set of recommendations for pay revisions in the civil service …

…𝒅𝒛𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒌𝒉𝒂𝒈 𝒂𝒅𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒈 Phurpa WangmoThe Dzongkhag administration of Trashigang has taken a creative approach to address the ongoing waste management challenges in the area. In an effort to encourage children and people to actively participate in waste disposal, the administration has introduced new bins with toy and animal …

… 𝑰𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕, 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒄 𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒌𝒆𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒖𝒎𝒑𝒉. Tenzin LhadenAs Bhutan grapples with a shrinking market and economic challenges, resilient individuals and businesses are demonstrating their resourcefulness by exploring new avenues and adapting to the changing landscape. Despite the hardships brought on …

…Reforms open doors for multiple attempts in Bhutan Civil Service Examinations, expanding talent pool and empowering aspiring youth By Phurpa WangmoIn a significant development, the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) announced amendments to certain sections of the Bhutan Civil Service Rules and Regulations 2018 during its 183rd Commission Meeting held on May 23, 2023.According to the revised Section 7.3.2.2, candidates …