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…𝑻𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒑𝒐𝒌𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒖𝒊𝒕 𝒚𝒊𝒆𝒍𝒅, 𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈-𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 By Leki Chungdon Tshowongpoktor, Samdrupjongkhar- The Tshowongpoktor Integrated Farming Project continues to advance steadily under the Land Use Certificate (LUC) program, with notable progress in the construction of trellising systems for kiwi and passionfruit on the second day of field activities. The day’s work focused on strengthening …

…𝒗𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔, 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆𝒓 𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑵𝒖. 11 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒅 By Lhendup Wangmo The blacktopping of the Danglo–Wooluna Chiwog Road, which began in April 2025 and is scheduled for completion by April 2026, is set to transform the lives of residents in the area. The upgraded road is expected to …

By Leki Chungdon Coinciding with the 17th Coronation Anniversary of His Majesty The King, the Trashiyangtse Dzongkhag Administration, in collaboration with the CARLEP Office, distributed 91 mini tillers to farmers from eight gewogs under a 50:50 cost-sharing scheme. The initiative, supported by the CARLEP project, aims to promote farm mechanization, ease agricultural drudgery, and enhance rural livelihoods across the gewogs. …

…𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚-𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔, 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒔 By Tashi Tshewang After years of delay and anticipation, construction of the long-awaited road to Komatshachu hot spring under Goenshari Gewog has finally begun, marking an important step for the local community. The project, funded through the Gewog budget and contributions from Komatshachu itself, aims to complete a three-kilometer stretch …

…𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒎𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔, 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚-𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒆𝒓𝒂 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒔. By Sonam Choden & Lhendup WangmoBhutan is taking deliberate steps to prepare its education system and workforce for an era defined by artificial intelligence (AI) and technological transformation. From classrooms to urban planning, the country is redefining …

…𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒄𝒌 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒉𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒚𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒍𝒂𝒑𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒉𝒚𝒈𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 By Kinzang LhamoNearly one in every three ready-to-eat food samples tested across the Kingdom’s major towns was found contaminated with harmful bacteria, according to the third-quarter bulletin released by the Royal Centre for Disease Control (RCDC). The findings highlight persistent hygiene lapses in …

…𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒎𝒊𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔, 𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒂𝒑 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 By Sonam Choden Despite continuous monitoring and years of public health investment, urban water systems are showing troubling signs of contamination. The Royal Centre for Disease Control’s (RCDC) Third Quarterly Bulletin 2025 reveals that nearly three-quarters of urban drinking water …

…𝑨𝑫𝑩 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒋𝒐𝒃 𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚-𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 By Kezang ChodenBhutan is experiencing a major economic transition following its graduation from least developed country status in December 2023. According to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the country now faces a critical need to strengthen inclusive and sustainable growth while adjusting to structural changes …

…𝒄𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒍 𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒄𝒕 2023 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒕 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒉𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒏𝒆𝒈𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 By Yeshi Dolma In a case that highlights the growing legal accountability for reckless driving in Bhutan, the Civil Bench of the Thimphu Dzongkhag Court has ordered additional compensation to the family of a young man killed in a speeding accident. The judgment, delivered on August 28, …

…𝒄𝒐𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒄 𝒆𝒙𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆 2018, 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒖𝒑𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒚𝒔, 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒚 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 By Sonam ChodenThe nation’s natural resource base is showing early signs of strain. The Annual Environmental Accounts Statistics 2025, released by the National Statistics Bureau (NSB), reveals that the country’s coal and talc reserves have been fully depleted- the …