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By Kezang Choden The Parliament has introduced a parliamentary session calendar to improve communication with the media, enabling journalists to access timely and accurate information on legislative proceedings. The measure was announced at the conclusion of a three-day media symposium titled “The Role of Journalism in a Bhutanese Democracy,” part of the Parliament’s initiative to strengthen media engagement and ensure …

…𝒗𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒋𝒐𝒊𝒏 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒘𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 By LhendupWangmo Samphelling Gewog has launched a Zero Waste Hour awareness program aimed at restoring the community’s commitment to proper waste management and aligning it with practices in other villages across the gewog.The initiative saw active participation from residents, reinforcing a culture of cleanliness and environmental …

…𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒉𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕, 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒃𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 By Tashi TshewangThe Matsutake Mushroom Festival was celebrated in Genekha on August 15 and 16, bringing together locals and visitors for one of Bhutan’s most anticipated harvest events. Over two days, participants joined mushroom foraging, sampled traditional cuisine, enjoyed cultural performances, and visited community markets set against the scenic Genekha valley. …

…𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒑 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 By Kinzang Lhamo Norgaygang Gewog has suffered one of the most destructive rainfall events in recent memory, leaving residents facing the dual burden of damaged homes and lost livelihoods. From July 28 to 30, heavy rainfall triggered landslides that blocked farm roads and destroyed acres …

…𝒗𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒏 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒐𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒔 By Tashi Tshewang Students and residents of Pelrithang, under Gelephu Gewog, are struggling to cross a river that expands dangerously during the monsoon season. The absence of a bridge has made daily commutes to Pelrithang Higher Secondary School and surrounding villages extremely risky. During heavy rains, …