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…𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒅𝒚𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒐𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒏 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 By Tashi Tshewang Paro College of Education, led by Tashi Wangmo, conducted a month-long summer engagement for teacher trainees and community volunteers from June 8 to July 8. The program featured workshops in traditional crafts such as weaving, tailoring, and natural dyeing. It brought together 15 …

…𝒑𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒆 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄 𝒓𝒖𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝒉𝒊𝒕-𝒂𝒏𝒅-𝒓𝒖𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 By Kezang Choden The Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) has expressed growing concern over the increasing number of vehicle-pedestrian collisions and hit-and-run incidents in the country. These accidents endanger public safety and highlight the need for stronger enforcement of traffic rules and greater public awareness. According to official …

…𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒔 𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒂 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒑𝒖𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒂𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 41 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒑𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 By Yeshi DolmaThe nation’s agriculture sector tells a story of quiet toil, of garlic fields stretching across Bumthang, turmeric roots pulled from Pemagatshel hills, and dairy cattle grazing in the valleys of Tsirang. It is a sector that employs 41 percent of the population, making it …

Agriculture has long been considered the backbone of many economies in the Global South. In countries where a significant portion of the population relies on farming for livelihood, the sector carries not only economic but also cultural and social weight. Yet, when a sector that employs the largest share of the national workforce contributes minimally to the Gross Domestic Product, …

…𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒑𝒊𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎 𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒏𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒑𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒚 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 By Sonam Choden The Department of Livestock has completed the first phase of training for the new Pig and Poultry Farm Registration System (FRS). This marks an important step toward the nationwide rollout of a digital platform aimed at formalizing and improving the management of livestock …