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…𝒇𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒆𝒍 𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒎𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒊𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒑 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒂𝒍𝒔 By Tashi Tshewang The Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) has announced the results of the Bhutan Civil Service Examination (BCSE) 2025, with 1,724 candidates successfully qualifying for the merit list from a record 5,035 registrations. The examination, considered the gateway to the nation’s civil service, …

…𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔-𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒃𝒊𝒐𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒄𝒐-𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒎 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 By Tashi Tshewang The Bhutan Glory Wildlife Trail (BGWT), initiated by the Dzongkhag Administration of Trashigang, is emerging as a unique “green classroom,” blending biodiversity education with ecotourism development. Nestled in an ecologically rich landscape, the trail is home to both Ludlow’s Bhutan Glory, Bhutan’s national butterfly, …

…𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒖𝒑𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒄 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉, 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒂-𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒔 By Tashi Tshewang The restoration of the Thimphu Basketball Center has transformed Bhutan’s oldest indoor basketball facility into one of the country’s most inclusive and accessibility-focused sporting spaces, introducing modern upgrades that expand opportunities for youth, national athletes, and para-athletes. Inaugurated on November 25 in the presence …

…𝒈𝒆𝒘𝒐𝒈-𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔, 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 By Tashi Tshewang The National Khuru Tournament 2025 is currently underway at Changbangdru, Thimphu, with 19 gewog-based teams from across Bhutan competing in one of the nation’s traditional sporting events. Organized by the Bhutan Indigenous Games and Sports Association (BIGSA), the tournament officially commenced on November 24 and …

…𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆, 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏’𝒔 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 By Kezang Choden Gyalsup Ugyen Dorji, who is undergoing skilling training under the Gyalsung Skilling Program (GSP) in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD) at the Jigme Wangchuck Power Training Institute (JWPTI) in Gelephu, has been …

…𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒑𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒖𝒆𝒔 𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒊𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒚 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒂 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 By Yeshi DolmaThe nation is embarking on a bold energy transformation that could reshape its economic and environmental future. The country aims to expand its installed generation capacity from 3,500 MW today to 25,000 MW by 2040- a target that represents a radical acceleration compared …

…𝒘𝒆𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅𝒘𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒗𝒖𝒍𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚’𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒂𝒍𝒔 By Kinzang LhamoThe country’s standing as the world’s only carbon negative nation is facing growing pressure as global greenhouse gas concentrations reach record levels. The World Meteorological Organization’s Greenhouse Gas Bulletin 2025 reports that atmospheric carbon dioxide rose to 423.9 parts per million in …

…𝒈𝒖𝒑𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒎𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒈𝒈𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒓𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔 By Leki ChungdonLocal Government leaders are once again raising concerns over the lack of proper housing facilities for Gups and Mangmis, saying the issue has affected their ability to serve communities effectively. Many have urged the government to extend either a house rent …

…𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒏 𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 By Leki Chungdon The Department of Surface Transport (DoST) team has begun dismantling Bailey bridge components to construct a temporary bridge over the Amochu River. The effort aims to restore road connectivity to Denchukha Gewog, which was cut off following the recent disaster. According to officials, the temporary …

…𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒓𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔 By Kezang ChodenAs of October 31 this year, Bhutan exported a total of 29,163.5 metric tonnes of agricultural and non-wood forestry products to India, Bangladesh, Singapore, Vietnam, Hong Kong, the United States, France, and Thailand. The highest export of carrot from Phuentsholing was recorded in October with …