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…𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒓’𝒔 𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒚 Phurpa Wangmo In a truly remarkable and life-altering transformation, 30-year-old Ugyen Lhendup, formerly an educator, has embarked on an extraordinary spiritual journey. His path has led him away from a successful teaching career to embrace the life of a monk …

…𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝑫𝒆𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝑳𝒊𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑷𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒅, 𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝒈𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒚 Sonam DekiIn a noteworthy development, the 2023 Procurement Rules and Regulations (PRR) have witnessed a significant alteration-a lengthening of the defect liability period from one year to two years. This change has prompted a wave of dissatisfaction among …

Bhutan boasts not only abundant solar and hydropower resources but also promising wind energy potential. With dedicated efforts and innovative techniques, despite its challenging mountainous terrain, the country can tap into its rich solar and wind resources across various regions. According to the Renewable Energy Management Master Plan (2016), Bhutan has the technical capacity to produce 12 gigawatts (GW) of …

…𝑶𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒔 𝑨𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒋𝒐𝒃 𝒗𝒂𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒍𝒆 𝑬𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒐 𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑵𝒖. 40000 Phurpa Wangmo & Sonam Deki In an effort to safeguard the rights and well-being of Bhutanese youth seeking employment opportunities overseas, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and Employment (MoICE) has introduced new salary criteria. Effective immediately, individuals aspiring to work …

In a recent development, the Bhutan Construction and Transport Authority (BCTA) has introduced revised taxi and bus fares, which is being hailed as a move to compensate for inflation and provide a slight relief to civil servants who have recently received a pay hike. While some view this as a positive step towards economic growth, I, on the other hand, …