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…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 …

Cervical cancer has emerged as the most common cancer in women and stands as one of the leading causes of death among Bhutanese women. Between 2014 and 2018, the country reported over 300 cases of cervical cancer, and the total recorded cases have now reached a staggering 18,313 by 2022. These statistics are deeply concerning, and it is time for …