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…𝒕𝒂𝒙𝒊 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝒃𝒖𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒔, 𝑩𝑪𝑻𝑨 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒅𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚 Sonam DekiAmidst the competitive urban landscape, a group of taxi drivers is raising concerns about passenger seating limits for public buses. As the city’s pace quickens during rush hours, the scene unfolds with public buses filled with passengers. This prompts these drivers to question whether …

…𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒆 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒗𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒕𝒆𝒔, 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒃𝒐𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒓 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 Phurpa WangmoStudents residing in the villages of Dhonphangmag, Mongnangkhola, Gomchu, and Drewoong, located in the remote part of Khaling Gewog in Trashigang, face tiring journeys to attend Khaling Lower Secondary School (KLSS). These young learners are compelled to endure …

…𝑹𝒐𝒚𝒂𝒍 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂 𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆-𝒘𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 7-𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚, 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒉𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒃𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒖𝒃𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈. Phurpa WangmoThe Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) have reported a total of 1,764 individuals involved in various drug-related cases during the period from January to July this year, marking the highest number of cases reported within a 7-month period.Among these cases, 953 …

…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 …