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…𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑫𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒂’𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒄𝒌 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒚 By Kezang Choden In a major initiative to address longstanding market challenges for livestock farmers in Dagana Dzongkhag, the Bhutan Livestock Development Corporation Limited (BLDCL) has officially launched the Livestock Priority Products Aggregation Program at Dagapela. The program is designed to strengthen the domestic …

…𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒊𝒙 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒅𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒌𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍 𝒂𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆𝒓 𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒅𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒃𝒚 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 By Lhendup WangmoOver 50 children in Denchi town, under Pemagatshel, are forced to walk nearly five kilometers every day to attend classes at Khar Middle Secondary School and Yalang Primary School. The journey is not only long but dangerous, …

…𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒖𝒑 𝒎𝒂𝒋𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒈𝒏𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒈𝒎𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 By Yeshi DolmaTuberculosis (TB), one of the oldest and deadliest infectious diseases, continues to pose a serious public health challenge in Bhutan. According to the Ministry of Health, TB cases in the country rose from 864 in 2023 to 920 in 2024. Notably, …

…𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒚 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒐𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒏 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏 We live in an age where mobile phones have become inseparable from our daily lives. The entire world has embraced mobile services, and they now form a vital part of modern living. From communication and entertainment to education and health care, mobile technology plays a central role in how societies function …

… 𝑬𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 By Zhenphen ChokdenThe Ministry of Education and Skills Development’s notification, issued on March 20, 2025, has sparked significant attention across the country, particularly on social media. While some have questioned the specificity of certain instructions and perceived the circular as rigid, Education Minister Lyonpo Yeezang De …

By Tashi Tshewang As the Bhutan Premier League (BPL) 2025 gears up for kick-off on April 19, anticipation is building among players, clubs, and football fans across the country. The Changlimithang Stadium will once again host Bhutan’s top footballing talent as ten teams vie for supremacy in one of the nation’s most anticipated sporting events. Paro FC, five-time BPL champions, …

…𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂 𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒔, 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒖𝒔𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏’𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍 By Sonam Choden The 2025 BoB Bhutan Women’s National League is set to begin on April 19, with ten teams from across the country vying for supremacy. This year’s competition promises a new level of intensity as clubs implement fresh …

…𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒂 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒐𝒊𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚 By Kezang Choden Metakha Gewog is preparing to become self-sufficient in mustard oil production, with a new oil extraction machine set to arrive by the end of April 2025. This initiative, led by the gewog administration in collaboration with local farmers, is expected to …

The recent directive from the Ministry of Education and Skills Development has, quite expectedly, stirred a national conversation. Whenever significant reform touches education, the foundation of any nation’s future, it naturally invites scrutiny, praise, and disagreement. Yet beneath the rising debate lies something deeper- an effort to restore the values and direction of Bhutan’s education system. This is not merely …

Tashi Namgay, 39, is Executive Director of Bhutan Kidney Foundation (BKF) who was diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Failure (CKD) at the age of 21. He recollected how his life changed drastically as he began undergoing dialysis in 2006, a treatment he endured for over two months while waiting for a kidney transplant.Tashi Namgay has become a public figure beyond his …