In the aftermath of the People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) triumph in the National Assembly Elections 2023-2024, it is not just a victory for a political party but also a collective responsibility bestowed upon the PDP to shape Bhutan’s destiny. Simultaneously, the Bhutan Tendrel Party (BTP) assumes a crucial role as the opposition, ensuring a dynamic and accountable democratic landscape. Central …

…𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒉𝒖 𝑫𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐𝒑𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓 Sonam Deki In the year 2023, the Royal Bhutan Police recorded a substantial rise in drug-related cases, totaling 1,920, resulting in the apprehension of 3,669 individuals. Delving into the divisional breakdown, Thimphu emerged as the epicenter of drug-related incidents, reporting 732 cases and the arrest of 1,506 individuals. A …

…𝑰𝒏 2023, 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒂 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒃𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒆𝒙𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒗𝒊𝒐𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 137 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔, 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 77 𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒆 Susmika Subba The year 2023 witnessed an alarming surge in sexual violence cases in Bhutan, with 137 reported incidents, a substantial increase from the 112 cases in 2022. Thimphu led the list with 25 reported incidents, followed …

Dorji Gyeltshen is one of the finest comedian-actors of Bhutan film industry. He did not just stumble into the film industry; he lunched his journey as a cook in the film “Rang gi Sem”, taking on a small role. He has struggled his way to reach where he is now, making him a testament to the rewards of the hard …

…𝑨 𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝑻𝒂𝒔𝒉𝒊 𝑻𝒐𝒃𝒈𝒂𝒚’𝒔 𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒖𝒎𝒑𝒉 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝑪𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒅 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑨𝒍𝒄𝒐𝒉𝒐𝒍 𝑼𝒔𝒆 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚. Sonam Deki Embarking on the journey to reclaim normalcy after succumbing to Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) is an arduous task. While some manage to abstain temporarily, many …

…𝑨𝒅𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆, 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 Susmika Subba In pursuit of revolutionizing agricultural practices and promoting self-sufficiency in Bhutan, Kinzang Wangdi, the founder of the Oathbar Mountain Horticulture Promotion Project, initiated a cauliflower plantation project in the picturesque region of Gangtozhing. This region is located in Goenshari under Punakha Dzongkhag in 2020. The farm holds an organic certification, …

…𝑨𝑫𝑩 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒖𝒆𝒍𝒔 𝑵𝒚𝒆𝒓𝒂 𝑨𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑩𝒖𝒏𝒂𝒌𝒉𝒂 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒓 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒔, 𝒑𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 Ngawang Jamphel The Ministry of Finance secured a US$5 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for two crucial hydropower projects in Bhutan, namely Nyera Amari I and II (404 MW) in Samdrup Jongkhar and Bunakha Reservoir (180 MW) in Chukha. …

…𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝑪𝑨𝑨 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑵𝒖. 8,248/- 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒚𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 Tshering Dorji In the month of December 2023, the Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (CCAA) reported a total of 12 consumer complaints. Notably, six of these complaints have been successfully resolved, showcasing the dedication of the CCAA in addressing consumer …

The exploration of mental health issues among individuals transitioning into retirement reveals a nuanced and multifaceted landscape within the realms of psychiatry and occupational health. This pivotal life phase, characterized by substantial shifts in lifestyle, routine, and social interactions, demands a comprehensive understanding of the associated challenges and potential interventions. A focal concern in this exploration revolves around the profound …

…𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒔’ 𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒅 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒏𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕-𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒓. Krishna Kumar Sanyasi In the often-overlooked landscape of post-retirement life, a complex interplay of mental and physical challenges unfolds for individuals bidding farewell to their professional careers. Retirement, often regarded as a period of leisure, can paradoxically induce emotions …