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…𝒂 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒑𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒉 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍-𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 By Kezang ChodenThe Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) has raised alarm over the escalating cases of hard drug abuse and trafficking, particularly involving brown sugar and heroin. Recent data indicates a significant rise in drug-related offenses across the country, with urban centers such as Thimphu, Phuentsholing, …

…𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒆-𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒔, 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 By Kinzang Lhamo The Haa Spring Festival, a vibrant annual event in western Bhutan, concluded its three-day celebration on April 9, 2025, drawing locals and visitors from across the country. Organized by the Haa Dzongkhag Administration, the festival highlighted the region’s cultural richness while providing …

…𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑫𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒂’𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒄𝒌 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒚 By Kezang Choden In a major initiative to address longstanding market challenges for livestock farmers in Dagana Dzongkhag, the Bhutan Livestock Development Corporation Limited (BLDCL) has officially launched the Livestock Priority Products Aggregation Program at Dagapela. The program is designed to strengthen the domestic …

…𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒊𝒙 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒅𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒌𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍 𝒂𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆𝒓 𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒅𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒃𝒚 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 By Lhendup WangmoOver 50 children in Denchi town, under Pemagatshel, are forced to walk nearly five kilometers every day to attend classes at Khar Middle Secondary School and Yalang Primary School. The journey is not only long but dangerous, …

…𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒖𝒑 𝒎𝒂𝒋𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒈𝒏𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒈𝒎𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 By Yeshi DolmaTuberculosis (TB), one of the oldest and deadliest infectious diseases, continues to pose a serious public health challenge in Bhutan. According to the Ministry of Health, TB cases in the country rose from 864 in 2023 to 920 in 2024. Notably, …