…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 …

…𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒅 𝒖𝒑𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒔 𝒄𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒇𝒇 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍𝒔, 𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕𝒔 By Kinzang LhamoEvery monsoon, residents of Getana and Bongo Gewogs in Chukha face dangerous challenges when roads are blocked or washed away, cutting them off from basic services. The absence of permanent bridges, especially at key points like Badina, …

…𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒊𝒎 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 By Kezang ChodenThe Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) remains a central component of the government’s national recovery plan, designed to promote job creation, strengthen the private sector, and direct investment into priority sectors. To date, 50 percent of the total ESP outlay has been secured, …

…𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒊𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒇𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒚𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒅 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒏 𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏 By Sonam ChodenAgricultural development remains central to rural progress, especially in communities where subsistence farming is the main source of livelihood. In Udzorong, targeted interventions through CARLEP have led to measurable improvements in farming practices and productivity. These interventions include hybrid seed trials, maintenance …

…𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆𝒓 𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 By Kezang Choden In an effort to preserve traditional infrastructure and improve community facilities, Bji Gewog in Haa Dzongkhag has recently completed the construction of a traditional wooden bridge under Gyensa-Tokay Chiwog, along with reservoir tanks at Jamtay Goenpa under Talung Chiwog and Yangthang Goenpa under Yangthang …

…𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒅 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆𝒕𝒚, 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒇𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒘𝒐𝒈𝒔 By Tashi Tshewang The Department of Surface Transport (DoST), Regional Office in Sarpang, has announced the timely completion of an infrastructure upgrade on the Senggye Gewog Center Road. The nine-kilometer stretch now features a newly resurfaced road, improved side drains, and strengthened retaining structures. Funded …