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…𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒘𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓-𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝑮𝒐𝒎𝒕𝒖 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑷𝒂𝒈𝒍𝒊 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 By Kinzang Lhamo The official handover of three water borewells under the Small Development Project (SDP) was held on May 5, 2025, marking a crucial step in addressing persistent water shortages in Gomtu and Pagli. With two borewells in Gomtu and one in Pagli, the …

…𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒃𝒚 𝒔𝒐𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒗𝒆𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒏𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 By Tashi Tshewang Bhutan’s year-on-year inflation rate rose to 3.52% in March 2025, driven largely by a steep increase in food prices, according to the National Statistics Bureau’s latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) bulletin. Food and non-alcoholic beverage prices surged by …

In a country that has long prided itself on decentralization and citizen-centric governance, it is deeply troubling that numerous gewogs across the country are functioning without the very personnel who make local governance possible. While national leaders continue to advocate for greater autonomy and service delivery at the grassroots, their words ring hollow when basic administrative roles such as Gewog …

Nim Dorji Tamang, a passionate golfer from Bhutan, has been dedicated to the sport since childhood, learning by carrying bags for experienced players. He officially joined the Bhutan National Golf Team in 2018, achieving a historic international victory in Bangladesh. Despite challenges like limited resources in Bhutan, he remains committed to growing the sport. Motivated by his parents and inspired …

…𝒂 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝑭𝑨𝑶 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒔 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒚𝒂𝒌 𝒘𝒐𝒐𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒂 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆, 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑩𝒋𝒊 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑲𝒂𝒕𝒔𝒉𝒐 𝒈𝒆𝒘𝒐𝒈𝒔 By Kinzang Lhamo In the windswept highlands of Bji and Katsho gewogs, a quiet revolution is underway. What was once discarded as worthless waste- yak wool- is now being transformed into a valuable …