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…𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒇𝒕𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒂 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒄 𝑻𝑽 Babita Kharel In recent years, Music Videos (MV), the music television (MTV) giant, have witnessed an unprecedented surge in the nation’s media consumption preferences. This trend reflects a growing inclination towards music videos as a preferred form of entertainment, indicating a shift away from traditional media …

..𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒔 𝒂 𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒘𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒏𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒙𝒕 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒆 By Tenzin EudenIn a commendable move to tackle the shortage of educators in schools, the Ministry of Education Sector and Development (MOESD) has successfully recruited 101 teachers out of over 500 candidates who voluntarily resigned from their previous positions on a contractual basis. This initiative comes in …

…𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒆𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒅𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏, 𝒇𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒂𝒙𝒊 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒅𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒂𝒗𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒏𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒃𝒚 By Kezang ChodenLoggchina Gewog, under Chukha Dzongkhag, is struggling with a shortage of healthcare staff in the only Basic Health Unit (BHU) in the gewog, leaving its residents to contend with …

Water, the elixir of life, constitutes a significant portion of our planet, with around 60 to 70% of the Earth’s surface covered in it. Yet, despite its abundance, only a mere 1% of this water is readily available for human use. The remaining 97% is saline, unfit for consumption, while 2% remains locked in frozen glaciers. This scarcity stresses the …

…𝒗𝒆𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝑹𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒄𝒌 𝑷𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑫𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑭𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒆𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑵𝒖. 4,500 𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝒗𝒆𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒍𝒆, 𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕, 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚’𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔. By Ngawang JamphelIn the border town of Jaigaon, India, adjacent to Bhutan, a discordant note has emerged. Taxi drivers in Jaigaon are expressing concerns …