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…𝑷𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝑨𝒄𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒆 𝑹𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒕, 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑵𝒖. 14,572.038 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒔 𝒌𝒆𝒚 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔 Phurpa WangmoAs per the review report disclosed by the Public Accounts Committee, there has been a consistent rise in the government’s fiscal deficit in recent years. The deficit increased from Nu. 3,385.374 million in the fiscal year …

…𝑻𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒅𝒆’𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒏-𝒖𝒑 𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒈𝒈𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒎 𝒂𝒔 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝒏𝒆𝒈𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒔 𝒄𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒄 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 Sonam Deki In Thimphu, the bustling city bus parking area has become a hotbed of waste accumulation, raising concerns among citizens. Local residents have expressed their disappointment over the deteriorating cleanliness of the area, emphasizing the need for individual accountability in waste management. Speaking about …

Tshering Dorji The Restorative and Rehabilitation Division of The PEMA Secretariat has organized a three-day National Recovery Symposium under the theme: ‘Substance use disorder (SUD) is preventable and treatable, and recovery is possible.’ This theme aims to shed light on SUD as a medical condition that can be both prevented and treated, emphasizing the potential for recovery and urging individuals, …

…𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒔 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒖𝒍𝒇𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝑲𝒉𝒖𝒓𝒖 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅, 𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒐𝒓 Rinzin Norbu The alarming level of littering at Khuru Ground, situated beneath the revered Buddha Point, poses a significant threat to the natural beauty and delicate ecosystem of the area. The once-pristine grounds, renowned for their serenity and charm, now suffer from the …

…𝑰𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒚, 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒑𝒖𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒏𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒄𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔. 𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒎𝒊𝒅𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎, 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒚 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒅 Phurpa WangmoJangphutse Chewog, located in the Toedtsho Gewog of Trashiyangtse Dzongkhag, has recently witnessed the completion of a much-needed irrigation channel. Constructed at a cost of 2.3 million, this crucial infrastructure project was successfully finalized on June …