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…𝑹𝑪𝑺𝑪’𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂 16% 𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒗𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒆𝒔, 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒖𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓’𝒔 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆. Sonam DekiThe Royal Civil Service Commission’s latest annual report, covering the period from July 2022 to June 2023, has unveiled an unprecedented exodus from the civil service, with nearly 5,000 employees bidding farewell. The report exposes a concerning attrition …

…𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒘𝒊𝒏 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒂 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒎 𝒈𝒆𝒎, 𝒇𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 Sonam Deki Taking a step towards enriching the area’s inherent natural allure and its potential as a tourist destination, authorities representing the Dzongkhag, Dungkhag, and Gewog administrations jointly carried out an initial land assessment for the enhancement initiative of Panbang’s Twin Waterfall. The …

…𝑬𝒏𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝑺𝒂𝒇𝒆𝒕𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑷𝒆𝒓𝒊-𝑼𝒓𝒃𝒂𝒏 𝑻𝒐𝒘𝒏, 𝒂𝒔 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒕 𝑳𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝑰𝒍𝒍𝒖𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑺𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒘𝒐𝒈 Tshering DorjiIn an effort to enhance safety for residents and foster development in the peri-urban town of Sonamthang, the Ngangla Gewog in Zhemgang has installed street lights at Sonamthang Chiwog. This initiative has benefited 114 households and over 1000 people residing in the populated …

…𝒈𝒆𝒘𝒐𝒈 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒓𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒃𝒐𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔, 𝒑𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 Sonam Deki In a stride towards modernizing education in rural regions, Ngangla Gewog has successfully introduced smart boards into every classroom of the remote Kagtong Primary school under Ngangla Gewog in Zhemgang. This strategic initiative aims to establish a digital learning environment within the …

…”𝑨𝒕 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔, 𝒘𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒆-𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒗𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒔, 𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒎 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏 20 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒕 4 𝒑𝒎 𝒐𝒏 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑭𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒚.” Phurpa WangmoLearner license holders across the country are voicing their frustration with the challenging process of securing driving test bookings. The limited availability of slots and the lightning-fast closures …

…28 𝑨𝒕𝒉𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 11 𝑪𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝑹𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒏 10 𝑫𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑺𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒕 𝑨𝒔𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝑮𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒔 2023 Sonam DekiThe 19th Asian Games, scheduled to take place later this year, will witness Bhutan’s largest-ever contingent of athletes. The Bhutanese delegation comprises an ensemble of 28 athletes accompanied by a team of 11 coaches, firmly insinuating the nation’s determination to thrive on …

…𝑩𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒏 2014 𝒂𝒏𝒅 2018, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 300 𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒅 18,313 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 2022 Phurpa WangmoCervical Cancer has become the most common cancer in women and ranks among the leading causes of death for Bhutanese women. Between 2014 and 2018, the country reported over 300 cases of cervical cancer, with the …

…𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒖𝒑 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒊𝒕 𝑫𝒓𝒖𝒌 𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍 𝑫𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 8𝒕𝒉 𝑹𝒆𝒇𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕 Sonam Deki Druk School, Thimphu received an invitation to participate in the esteemed 8th Reflection International event hosted by City Montessori School, Lucknow, India. The event is scheduled to take place from August 5th to 8th, 2023.It’s the first time a school from Bhutan has been …

Puspa Ghalley, a 24-year-old dancer with over 10 years of experience, is a talented artist who secured a scholarship at the Stance Dance Studio in Delhi in 2017. Her love for dance led her to work as a dance teacher, mentor, choreographer, and facilitator in Gokab. She showcased her exceptional choreography skills in numerous performances she choreographed for UNDP and …

…𝑨 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒑 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 Phurpa WangmoBhutan Construction and Transport Authority (BCTA) has instructed all driving schools in the country to conduct their driving tests at the BCTA premises driving box range, starting this month, July 1. This initiative aims to standardize and ensure uniformity in driving tests. The …