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Increasing Popularity of Modern Electric Butter Lamps in Homes

โ€ฆ๐’–๐’๐’•๐’Š๐’Ž๐’‚๐’•๐’†๐’๐’š, ๐’Š๐’• ๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ๐’†๐’” ๐’๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’†๐’๐’ˆ๐’•๐’‰ ๐’๐’‡ ๐’๐’๐’†’๐’” ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’๐’Š๐’†๐’‡ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’ ๐’๐’‡ ๐’…๐’†๐’…๐’Š๐’„๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’. Susmika subba …

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Former Teacher Embarks on a Spiritual Odyssey, Ugyen Lhendupโ€™s Journey to Monkhood

โ€ฆ๐’†๐’™๐’‘๐’๐’๐’“๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’Š๐’๐’”๐’‘๐’Š๐’“๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’•๐’‚๐’๐’† ๐’๐’‡ ๐’‚ ๐’•๐’†๐’‚๐’„๐’‰๐’†๐’“’๐’” ๐’”๐’‘๐’Š๐’“๐’Š๐’•๐’–๐’‚๐’ ๐’’๐’–๐’†๐’”๐’• ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’๐’†๐’”๐’”๐’๐’๐’” ๐’‰๐’† ๐’ƒ๐’“๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ๐’” ๐’‡๐’“๐’๐’Ž …

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Contractors Raise Concerns About the Extended Defect Liability Period in the 2023 Procurement Rules

โ€ฆ๐‘ช๐’๐’๐’•๐’“๐’‚๐’„๐’•๐’๐’“๐’” ๐’‘๐’†๐’•๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐‘ท๐’“๐’Š๐’Ž๐’† ๐‘ด๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’”๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐’•๐’ ๐’“๐’†๐’„๐’๐’๐’”๐’Š๐’…๐’†๐’“ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’†๐’™๐’•๐’†๐’๐’…๐’†๐’… ๐‘ซ๐’†๐’‡๐’†๐’„๐’• ๐‘ณ๐’Š๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š ๐‘ท๐’†๐’“๐’Š๐’๐’…, ๐’„๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’„๐’๐’๐’„๐’†๐’“๐’๐’” ๐’๐’—๐’†๐’“ ๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’๐’Œ …

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๐Ž๐๐ˆ๐๐ˆ๐Ž๐-๐”๐ง๐ฅ๐จ๐œ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ๐š๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐–๐ข๐ง๐ ๐„๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ, ๐š ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐ ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

Bhutan boasts not only abundant solar and hydropower resources but also promising wind energy potential. …

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Economic Resurgence, A Closer Look at Bhutanโ€™s 2022 Economic Growth and Inflation Trends

โ€ฆ๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’๐’๐’ˆ ๐’“๐’†๐’„๐’๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’š ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ๐’†๐’“๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ฐ๐’๐’‡๐’๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’, ๐‘ฉ๐’‰๐’–๐’•๐’‚๐’’๐’” ๐’†๐’„๐’๐’๐’๐’Ž๐’Š๐’„ ๐’๐’‚๐’๐’…๐’”๐’„๐’‚๐’‘๐’† ๐’Š๐’ 2022 ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’š๐’๐’๐’… Phurpa WangmoIn 2022, Bhutan’s economy staged steady resurgence, recording a growth rate of 5.2 percent. This marked a remarkable recovery from the severe 10.2 percent contraction witnessed during the challenging year of 2020, plagued by the pandemic. The growth story of 2022 was not only about numbers but …

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Bhutanโ€™s Energy Odyssey-From Hydropower to Diverse Energy Futures

โ€ฆFeasibility studies for four other small hydro projects consisting of 45MW Gamri-I, 26MW Druk Bindu-I and II, 20MW Begana, and 90MW Jomori are nearing completion after which construction will be immediately initiated Tshering DorjiThe annual electricity generation from the plants in operation in 2022 reached 10,752 million units (MU). Out of this, 3,295 MU was consumed domestically, while 7,819 MU …

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Private Sector Employees Demand Equal Voting Rights Through A Postal Ballot System

โ€ฆCalls for inclusivity are rising as non-civil servants urge a reconsideration of postal ballot eligibility and propose alternatives to ensure equal participation Sonam DekiGrowing discontent is evident among private sector employees concerning the current postal ballot system. They are questioning the fairness of a system that appears to favor civil servants, which raises concerns about unequal treatment under the law. …

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An Exclusive with Tashi Yoezer

Tashi Yoezer stands as a formidable force in the realm of boxing, having honed his craft through nine years of unwavering dedication and rigorous training. His journey has forged him into a resolute and accomplished boxer, primed to make his mark on the international stage. Possessing remarkable skills and an unwavering belief in his abilities, Tashi fearlessly embraces the forthcoming …

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๐„๐ƒ๐ˆ๐“๐Ž๐‘๐ˆ๐€๐‹- ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐ƒ๐ž๐›๐ญ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ

As Bhutan enters the fiscal year 2023-24, while there have been positive signs of progress, such as a reduction in the fiscal deficit due to increased revenue mobilization, Bhutan faces challenges with a projected widening fiscal deficit, driven by reduced grant estimates. The total public debt has risen to alarming levels, reaching 136.8 percent of GDP, primarily attributed to hydropower …

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