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…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 …

…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 …

Wangchuk Dema, Thimphu At just fourteen, the young Crown Prince of Bhutan faced death when his car met with a devastating accident in Assam, India. Three lives were lost, yet the Prince survived with only minor injuries. His father, His Majesty Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, the Third Druk Gyalpo, believed that the blessings of the guardian deity Palden Lhamo and the …