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By Sonam ChodenA devastating forest fire broke out in Damchu on January 23, 2025, destroying seven homes and leaving the community reeling from the swift destruction. Despite the heroic efforts of local authorities, volunteers, and residents, the blaze, fueled by strong winds, tore through miles of land, rapidly spreading across approximately nine kilometers toward Tsamdrag and Pagga Chiwog, displacing families …

…𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒙𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍𝒔, 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒂 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎 𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚. By Kezang ChodenYeezang De Thapa, the Minister of Education and Skills Development, emphasized that the concept of central schools has been a key component of Bhutan’s education policy since the introduction of the first …

The challenges faced by Bhutanese drivers on India’s Assam Highway due to the FASTag system have raised serious concerns regarding the financial and logistical difficulties hindering cross-border trade and transportation. These issues, including double toll charges and technical malfunctions, have made travel more expensive and time-consuming, particularly for freight operators and business owners. The impact is not limited to individual …

…𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒄𝒌 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒏𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒚 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒚 By Kezang Choden In a significant effort to promote large-scale livestock farming and enhance economic opportunities for local farmers, the Trashigang Dzongkhag Livestock Sector recently organized a Cattle Rally Program in Bikhar and Samkhar Gewog. The event, which celebrated excellence in dairy breeding, brought …

…𝒂 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒑 𝒐𝒇 12 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒁𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝑫𝒛𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒌𝒉𝒂𝒈 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒔 𝒂 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆, 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚. By Lhendup Wangmo Since 2012, a group of 12 women in Soobdrang Chiwog, Trong Gewog under Zhemgang Dzongkhag, have made significant progress in agricultural development by forming a cooperative aimed at cultivating cardamom. The cooperative has not only …