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…𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒉𝒚𝒈𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒐𝒃𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒔 By Sonam Choden Bhutan stands at a critical crossroads in its relationship with food, faith, and modernity. The passage of the Livestock Bill of Bhutan 2025 marks a transformative moment in how the nation manages livestock, regulates meat production, and aligns its economic goals with ethical …

…𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒘𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒔 By Yeshi Dolma Across the vast arc of the Hindu Kush Himalaya, a rapidly changing landscape is reshaping the lives, livelihoods, and future of millions. Glaciers are melting at unprecedented rates, slopes are becoming more unstable, and fragile settlements are confronting pressures that previous generations could not …

…𝒃𝒖𝒅𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒇𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒑𝒖𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘, 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝑵𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒂𝒎 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆. By Kinzang Lhamo The long-awaited 50 bedded hospital planned for Nganglam, a project considered nationally significant, remains under review as the Ministry of Health reassesses its feasibility amid tightening fiscal conditions. Residents had expected construction to begin …

…𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒘𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒔 𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆𝒕𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈-𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒅𝒓𝒖𝒈𝒔 By Sonam Choden Health Ministry is reviewing Bangladesh’s proposal to supply essential medicines through a government to government arrangement. Officials say the initiative, if approved, could influence the country’s pharmaceutical procurement system and support long term health security. Health Secretary Pemba Wangchuk …

…𝒇𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒆𝒍 𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒎𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒊𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒑 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒂𝒍𝒔 By Tashi Tshewang The Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) has announced the results of the Bhutan Civil Service Examination (BCSE) 2025, with 1,724 candidates successfully qualifying for the merit list from a record 5,035 registrations. The examination, considered the gateway to the nation’s civil service, …