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…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 …

…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 …

…𝒅𝒖𝒔𝒕-𝒍𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒏 𝒆𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒃𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒏𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒃𝒚 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒔 𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 Krishna Kumar SanyasiThimphu Thromde took prompt action on December 26 to address the issue of wholesale vendors selling vegetables along the footpaths and parking spaces of Kaja Throm. While the decision to relocate wholesalers to Babesa Truck Parking is not new, repeated implementation …

The echoes of Bhutanese tradition are now facing the challenges of modernity. The once-cherished tradition of ‘Lolay,’ a cultural celebration steeped in Bhutanese identity, finds itself at a crossroads as changing times pose threats of waning. This age-old practice, a thread weaving through the cultural tapestry of the society and country, must not be allowed to fade away. It is …

…𝑹𝑩𝑷 𝒋𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒈𝒎𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 Ngawang JamphelThe Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) are intensifying efforts to dismantle drug trafficking networks. The total number of drug-related cases registered in 2022 was 761, while the cases saw a drastic rise to 3,179 within January 2023 to November 2023. While recent operations have resulted …

…𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏’𝒔 𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒚𝒔𝒊𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔, 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒑𝒐𝒑𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄 𝒅𝒛𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒌𝒉𝒂𝒈𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆. Susmika SubbaThe National Statistics Bureau (NSB) of Bhutan recently published a poverty profile on December 29, 2023, drawing on the Bhutan Living Standards Survey (BLSS) conducted in 2022. The findings, presented in …

…𝑮𝒂𝒓𝒔𝒂𝒃𝒊 𝒗𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒂𝒑 𝒊𝒏 𝒓𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 Sonam Deki The remote village of Garsabi, situated under Rebati Chiwog and located nearly 15 km away from Panbang town, witnessed a historic moment as it received power supply for the first time on January 4, 2024. This significant development marks the beginning of a new era …

…𝑨𝒔 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒅𝒂𝒑𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒐𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒏 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆-𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 ‘𝑳𝒐𝒍𝒂𝒚’ 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔, 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒖𝒏𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒄𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒏𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒇𝒆𝒍𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒉𝒖𝒓𝒅𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒕𝒚. Sonam DekiWhile festivities such as Diwali, Christmas, and Halloween prompt meticulous preparations well in advance, one may wonder if the same holds true for Lolay. …