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…𝒖𝒏𝒑𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒅, 𝒎𝒖𝒅𝒅𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒚 𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒂𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒔. 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒓𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒔 𝒔𝒐𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒅 Sonam DekiThe widening of Chuzom (Bitekha) to Haa highway began in the mid of 2019 with cutting and formation of road. It has been four years since cutting and formation of road widening work was carried out without further progress. With only formation …

…𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙝𝙪𝙩𝙖𝙣 𝙁𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘿𝙧𝙪𝙜 𝘼𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮’𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨, 𝙨𝙢𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙨 𝙪𝙗𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙩𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙥𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙘 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙨 Tenzin LhadenThe consumption of tobacco is not altogether prohibited in Bhutan, though it is largely banned in public places. Smoking tobacco and tobacco products in public places is a violation. The organizations/entities and public outlets are asked to declare their own …

…𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓, 𝑯𝑷𝑽 𝒗𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑯𝑷𝑽 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓, 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝑯𝑷𝑽 𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒅𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝑯𝑷𝑽 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆, 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓 Phurpa WangmoCervical cancer is the most prevalent cancer among women in Bhutan. It has a high mortality rate and is a major public health concern in the country. More …

By Phurpa Wangmo As the world continues to grapple with the effects of climate change, more people and corporations are realizing the importance of planting trees. Mountain Hazelnuts is one such impact venture founded as Bhutan’s first 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in a public-private-community partnership with the Royal Government of Bhutan, with the shared goal to address the key …

…the boy is a young apprentice to his father and during 2022 winter vacation he even moulded the stupa of Tempa (Buddha) By Sonam Deki The Skills Training and Education Pathways Up-gradation Project: Summary Sector Assessment – Education mentions, “In order for Bhutan to continue growing as a lower middle-income economy, skills development is required to address the unmet need …

…𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒉 𝒂𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔’ 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝑷𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒍𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒌 Tenzin Lhaden A housing crunch has been growing in Australia in the past years, which has become more acute in the past few months, particularly in cities like Perth. The rental crisis is mainly attributed to …

Phurpa WangmoOn January 6, 2023, the Bhutan Council for School Examinations and Assessment announced the results for Class X. The overall pass percentage is 71.58%, which is a 1.46% improvement over last year’s 70.12%. The pass percentage has been calculated based on the number of candidates who passed in Dzongkha, English and three other subjects. Sonam Pema achieved the top …

Phurpa WangmoIn recent years, many Bhutanese including civil servants, corporate and private employees and unemployed youths have left abroad for further studies and to make a better living. This phenomena is not confined to above sections of population but it has been observed that growing number of college students withdrawing in the mid of semester. Last year, Gedu College of …

….𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘 𝒗𝒆𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒅𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 Sonam Choki Water harvesting has been practiced by farmers in Tsirang Toed for the past two years. People have been able to grow even during the dry season because of water harvesting. While, some two years ago people were facing water shortages, they are …

… 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒅, 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒎, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆, 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒄 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 Tenzin LhadenUnparalleled volunteerism and contributions are well-known among Desuups. On June 30, 2021, desuups were summoned to help the police following an unfortunate landslide near Torobari that claimed two lives. This is just one example of disaster …