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A new party registers amidst looming 2023 National Assembly Election

โ€ฆ.๐’‚ ๐’๐’†๐’˜ ๐’‘๐’๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’„๐’‚๐’ ๐’‘๐’‚๐’“๐’•๐’š ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’Œ๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’Š๐’•๐’” ๐’˜๐’‚๐’š ๐’•๐’ ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’‘๐’†๐’•๐’† ๐’Š๐’ 2023-๐‘ฎ๐’†๐’๐’†๐’“๐’‚๐’ ๐‘จ๐’”๐’”๐’†๐’Ž๐’ƒ๐’๐’š ๐’†๐’๐’†๐’„๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’” Choeying Dekar Bhutan Tendrel Party (BTP) after formally submitting its charter, name and symbol, membership list and other documents required by the law and being approved by the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) on January 11, the party is registered as the 6th political parties in the …

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57 civil servants benefit from CSWS since its launch

โ€ฆ..The RCSC pays Nu 10,000 to every civil servant on the birth of a child under the Civil Servantโ€™s Welfare Scheme. By Sonam Deki On November 11, 2022, Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) introduced a new entitlement under the Civil Servantโ€™s Welfare Scheme (CSWS) that provides Nu. 10,000 to every civil servant on birth of a child. As of today, …

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Easy to prepare and easy to harm-packaged food!

โ€ฆ.food that are tantalizingly packaged could kill you By Sonam DekiSonam Tobgay, the Dietitian of Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral hospital said โ€œLet food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food by Hippocrates. This idea that food should be our medicine is not a new one. In fact, it is the cornerstone of a modern day nutritionistโ€™s work. The …

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Journalistsโ€™ attrition, a telltale of flagging environment for journalists

โ€œโ€ฆ lack of information often discourages us to do story and ultimately, we quitโ€ By Sangay Dorji & Sonam Choki For Bhutanโ€™s media sector, the attrition of journalists is nothing new. Journalists have been known to leave for a variety of reasons, including the search for better opportunities, work demands, personal conflicts, lack of career advancement, and occasionally management concerns.However, …

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Solar PV system lights Aja Nye

By Staff Reporter The first-ever 80 KiloWatt (kW) Decentralized Distributed Generation of Solar Photovoltaics (PV) system in the country at Aja Nye, Mongar was virtually launched by Lyonpo Loknath Sharma in presence of community members and partners on December 30, 2022. The construction of the first Decentralized Solar PV system of 80 KiloWatt (kW) in the rural community of Aja …

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Only local products the priority

โ€ฆonly thematic fairs meant for promoting local products and services and for export purposes shall be allowed By Sonam Deki The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and Employment (MoICE) (then Ministry of Economic Affairs) had informed the general public that the conduct of consumer trade fairs and general fairs in the country involving external parties and imported goods shall not be …

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Machineries and equipment for better road maintenance

By Staff Reporter The national highway networks face a serious challenge of road block in the winter season due to heavy snowfall along the high passes and landslide during the monsoon seasons. In order to facilitate the Departmentโ€™s efforts in keeping the roads open to commuters under all kinds of weather and in particular the snowy weather in the winter …

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OCP inspects market hubs for consumer protection regulations adherence

โ€ฆ..A total of 172 businesses, including groceries, meat markets, auto shops, tire shops, and Petroleum Retail Outlets (PRO) inspected. By Sonam Deki From November 20 to December 5, 2022, the major market hubs in Gasa, Punakha, and Wangdiphodrang Dzongkhags were inspected by Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) with the assistance of Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory Authority (BAFRA) Offices in …

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English overshadows national language-Dzongkha in schools

โ€ฆโ€ฆ1219 students failed in Dzongkha while 522 students in English- pupil performance report 2022 By Sangay Dorji & Dechen Wangda When โ€œpassedโ€ in Dzongkha subject was made mandatory for Students of classes preprimary (PP) to XII in order to be promoted to a higher grades during 18th National Education Conference (NEC), it garnered much attention as most students viewed the …

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Hydroponic a Perennial Farming

Crops can be grown anywhere on earth at any time of the year, regardless of climatic conditions, availability of cultivable land, or soil quality with Hydroponic farming technic. By Dechen Wangda What if you could produce and grow everything you needed all year long in your own home?Hydroponics, also called aquaculture, nutriculture, soilless culture, or tank farming, the cultivation of …

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