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๐‡๐š๐šโ€™๐ฌ ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐ง๐ฌ ๐’๐ž๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ž ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž

โ€ฆ๐‘ณ๐’๐’„๐’‚๐’๐’๐’š-๐’Ž๐’‚๐’…๐’† ๐’”๐’๐’–๐’—๐’†๐’๐’Š๐’“๐’” ๐’•๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’๐’๐’”๐’• ๐’•๐’๐’–๐’“๐’Š๐’”๐’Ž ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’”๐’–๐’‘๐’‘๐’๐’“๐’• ๐’”๐’–๐’”๐’•๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’๐’† ๐’๐’Š๐’—๐’†๐’๐’Š๐’‰๐’๐’๐’…๐’” ๐’Š๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’“๐’†๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’๐’ By Tshering Yangden Haa Dzongkhag, in collaboration with Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation Bhutan, conducted 15-days Souvenir Development Training Program aimed at empowering local communities and fostering economic growth within the region. The program equipped participants with essential skills to create unique, locally made souvenirs to promote Haaโ€™s cultural heritage …

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๐„๐ƒ๐ˆ๐“๐Ž๐‘๐ˆ๐€๐‹- ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐†๐ฒ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฌโ€™ ๐‘๐จ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐”๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ๐š๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ

The Gyalsung program, initiated under the visionary leadership of His Majesty The King, represents a transformative milestone in Bhutanโ€™s journey towards national unity, discipline, and a prosperous future. The success of the first cohort of Gyalsups has set a commendable precedent, earning praise from His Majesty and admiration from citizens across the nation. As we celebrate their achievements, it is …

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๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐€๐ ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ ๐•๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ๐š๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐‹๐†๐๐“๐+ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ

By Lalit Gurung Gender-based violence within Bhutan’s Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) community is a critical issue that has often been overlooked. According to Pride Bhutan, an LGBTQ+ organization, among the 353 registered members, 11 percent reported experiencing bullying, 38 percent faced stigma, 36 percent encountered discrimination, and 8 percent had been subjected to some form of violence. …

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๐‘๐ข๐ง๐ณ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ๐›๐ฎโ€™๐ฌ ๐‘๐จ๐š๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐š๐ซ๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐œ ๐“๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐“๐ž๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ฌ ๐’๐ฎ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ

By Bikash Mishra Rinzin Norbu, a 23-year-old para-athlete, is redefining the limits of possibility as a national table tennis player and an advocate for inclusion and resilience in Bhutan. With pride, he identifies as both a sportsperson under the Bhutan Table Tennis Federation and a recent graduate of Royal Thimphu College, where he completed his Bachelorโ€™s degree in Commerce in …

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๐„๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐…๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐Ž๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ

By Tshering Yangden A three-day oyster mushroom cultivation training was recently held in Gomdar Gewog, Samdrupjongkhar Dzongkhag. Organized by the Barzor Vegetable Group of Bazor Village in collaboration with Samsara Farming, the training aimed to equip local farmers with the skills needed to venture into sustainable farming practices. Despite financial constraints, the Barzor Vegetable Group independently organized and funded the …

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๐”๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐‚๐š๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐‘๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐›๐›๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐Œ๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ญ

โ€ฆ๐‘ฉ๐’–๐’š๐’†๐’“๐’” ๐’“๐’†๐’‘๐’๐’“๐’• ๐’‡๐’“๐’–๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’‚๐’” ๐’‘๐’“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’š ๐’†๐’๐’†๐’—๐’‚๐’•๐’†๐’…, ๐’…๐’†๐’”๐’‘๐’Š๐’•๐’† ๐’…๐’†๐’‘๐’“๐’†๐’„๐’Š๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’—๐’‚๐’๐’–๐’† By Bikash MishraThe lifting of the vehicle import moratorium about four months ago by the government has sent ripples through the automobile market, with significant economic implications for both consumers and industry stakeholders. The resumption of vehicle imports has sparked renewed interest among buyers, but also led …

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๐Ž๐๐ˆ๐๐ˆ๐Ž๐- ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‘๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐š๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐…๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‹๐š๐ง๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ

In a country like Bhutan, where Gross National Happiness (GNH) forms the cornerstone of its development philosophy, the decision to import inorganic fertilizers to boost agricultural production raises critical concerns. While the intent to increase agricultural yields is understandable, it is crucial to align such measures with the nationโ€™s commitment to sustainability and holistic well-being. Bhutan has always been recognized …

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๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ž ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ž ๐š๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ข๐š๐ง ๐…๐€๐’๐“๐š๐  ๐…๐ž๐ž๐ฌ ๐’๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ž

โ€ฆ๐‘น๐’Š๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’„๐’๐’”๐’•๐’” ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’๐’๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’”๐’•๐’Š๐’„๐’‚๐’ ๐’Š๐’”๐’”๐’–๐’†๐’” ๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’‚๐’Š๐’ ๐’•๐’“๐’–๐’„๐’Œ๐’†๐’“๐’” ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’Ž๐’–๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’” ๐’๐’‚๐’—๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’Œ๐’†๐’š ๐’“๐’๐’–๐’•๐’†๐’” By Lhendup WangmoBhutanese drivers, particularly truckers and daily commuters relying on the Indian FASTag system for toll payments, are grappling with unexpected toll fee hikes that have turned travel into a financial and logistical nightmare. What was once expected to streamline travel has instead led to financial burdens, …

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๐‘๐ž๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ๐š๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ

By Lhendup Wangmo Jigme Tshering, owner of Park Hotel, a prominent three-star hotel in Phuentsholing, Chukha, recently shared his thoughts on the pandemicโ€™s impact on Bhutanโ€™s tourism sector and the strategic steps his hotel has implemented to adapt to the changing market landscape. Jigme Tshering emphasized the importance of collaboration among stakeholders to achieve the Department of Tourism’s ambitious goal …

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๐ƒ๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐š ๐…๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ ๐Œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ค ๐๐ซ๐จ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ

โ€ฆ๐‘ช๐’๐’Ž๐’Ž๐’–๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š-๐‘ซ๐’“๐’Š๐’—๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฐ๐’๐’๐’๐’—๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’•๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’๐’๐’”๐’• ๐‘ฌ๐’„๐’๐’๐’๐’Ž๐’š ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐‘น๐’†๐’…๐’–๐’„๐’† ๐‘ฐ๐’Ž๐’‘๐’๐’“๐’•๐’” By Kezang Choden The Darla Milk Processing Unit (MPU) in Chukha Dzongkhag is undergoing a transformative upgrade, paving the way for enhanced dairy production, economic growth, and reduced reliance on imports. The ambitious renovation project, valued at Nu 0.8 million, signifies a milestone for the community-led Darla Gonor Thoenked Gongphel Detshen, which …

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