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…𝒂 𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒋𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑷𝒊𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒉𝒘𝒂 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 By Tashi Tshewang & Yeshi Dolma From November 12 to 17, 2025, Bhutan hosted the exhibition of the sacred relics of Lord Buddha, offering visitors a rare opportunity to witness objects of historic and spiritual importance. The display formed part of an international …

…𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒅𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒚 𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒚𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 By Kezang ChodenGakiling Gewog under Haa Dzongkhag continues to struggle with major road disruptions following the heavy rainfall on October 4, 2025, and the impact of Cyclone Montha later that month. The unexpected disasters caused widespread damage across the gewog, cutting off both internal …

…𝑵𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒍, 𝑷𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒋𝒐𝒊𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒍𝒆 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆-𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒛𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 By Sonam Choden Rising temperatures, melting glaciers, and increasingly erratic monsoon rains are turning the Hindu Kush Himalayan region into one of the most disaster-prone areas in the world. Landslides, floods, avalanches, and glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) are no longer rare events; they are …

…𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒇𝒕 𝒍𝒂𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑻𝒂𝒙 𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎 (𝑩𝑰𝑻𝒔) 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔 𝒂 𝒌𝒆𝒚 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏’𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎 𝒋𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒚 𝒂𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑱𝒂𝒏𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒚 2026 𝑮𝑺𝑻 𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒖𝒕. By Kinzang Lhamo Bhutan has taken a significant step toward implementing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) with the introduction of the Bhutan Integrated Tax system (BITs), a modern digital platform that will …

On this auspicious day, I am deeply happy that we are all gathered here at Changlimithang to pay tribute to His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo Jigme Singye Wangchuck, to express our everlasting gratitude, and to pray for His Majesty’s eternal wellbeing on His Majesty’s 70th Birth Anniversary. We owe an enormous debt of gratitude to His Majesty the Third …

…𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒍 𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒔, 𝒊𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒄𝒌 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕, 𝒉𝒚𝒅𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝑵𝒖. 4,000 𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒆, 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒉𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒂𝒏 𝒏𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒓 By Tashi Tshewang & Yeshi DolmaIndia’s latest commitments to its Himalayan neighbour, announced during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit, mark a transformational moment in cross-border connectivity, energy cooperation, and economic integration. Central …

…𝑹𝑻𝑪 𝑾𝑭𝑪 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒆 3-0 𝒘𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒍𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏’𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚 By Tashi Tshewang Royal Thimphu College (RTC) Women’s Football Club (WFC) clinched the Bank of Bhutan (BoB) Bhutan Women’s National League 2025 title with a commanding 3-0 victory over Transport United Ladies, concluding months of spirited competition in a …

…𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒆𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏’𝒔 𝒛𝒆𝒓𝒐 𝒘𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆 𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 2030 By Leki Chungdon The Social and Cultural Affairs Committee (SCAC) of the National Council conducted consultation meetings and field visits to Gasa, Punakha, and Wangdue Phodrang Dzongkhags as part of its oversight functions and in preparation for an upcoming public hearing. The consultations, held under the theme …

…𝑩𝒖𝒏𝒂𝒌𝒉𝒂 𝒗𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆-𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒖𝒑𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒚𝒅𝒓𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕 By Tashi Tshewang Bunakha Village, located in Chapcha Gewog of Chhukha Dzongkhag, is steadily transforming its agricultural landscape through its first commercial greenhouse initiative, which began in September this year. The project, designed to boost local food production and support the upcoming 180 MW Bunakha Hydro Project, …

…𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒆𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒍 𝒇𝒖𝒆𝒍 𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒂𝒙 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒆, 𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒏 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚’𝒔 𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒃𝒐𝒏-𝒏𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒔. By Kinzang Lhamo Bhutan’s reputation as a carbon-negative nation is facing renewed pressure as carbon emissions rose to 3.97 million metric tons in 2024, while revenue from green taxes fell to Nu 814 million from Nu …