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…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 …

…𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑲𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑳𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒊𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒌𝒉𝒂, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑵𝒊𝒄𝒉𝒖𝒍𝒂 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒍𝒆 𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒆𝒔 By Kezang ChodenIn the remote corners of Dagana Dzongkhag, three gewogs Lhamoizingkha, Karmaling, and Nichula are grappling with severe infrastructure challenges that have turned their daily lives into an ongoing battle against nature. These communities, located within Lhamoizingkha Drungkhag, are vulnerable during the …

It was a chilly winter afternoon in Thimphu, and I was having one of those days when nothing seemed to go right. You know, the kind where you wake up late, find a hole in your favorite sweater, and discover that the call you were eagerly awaiting about a project never came. My only desire was to unwind with a …

…𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒉𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 By Nedup Dorji In an ambitious move to jumpstart its post-pandemic economic recovery, the government has launched the first phase of its Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP), dedicating a substantial Nu 5.3 billion (B) of the total Nu 15B to support distressed businesses, boost agricultural and livestock sectors, and promote …

…𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒑𝒑 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒂 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒐𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 By Pema WangmoIn the rapidly evolving digital age, social media platforms have become integral to our daily lives, shaping how we communicate, connect, and even form romantic relationships. Among these platforms, TikTok, initially known for its viral videos and challenges, has recently …