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…𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒅 𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒑𝒖𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒂 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒑 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒆𝒖𝒎 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔, 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒉𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒛𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒚 𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒇𝒖𝒆𝒍 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒅. By Kinzang Lhamo Bhutan, long celebrated as a global environmental leader, experienced a sharp rise in fossil fuel imports in 2024 despite generating record amounts of clean electricity, official data show. The Annual Environmental Accounts Statistics …

At just fourteen, the young Crown Prince of Bhutan faced death when his car met with a devastating accident in Assam, India. Three lives were lost, yet the Prince survived with only minor injuries. His father, His Majesty Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, the Third Druk Gyalpo, believed that the blessings of the guardian deity Palden Lhamo and the collective prayers of …

Thukten Wangchuk, Paro In recent years, the landscape of public discourse has undergone a profound transformation, reshaping the way citizens interact with governance, institutions, and each other. Social media platforms, once primarily spaces for social connection and entertainment, have become powerful instruments for civic engagement. They are no longer just digital meeting places; they are arenas where individuals can scrutinize …

…𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒆 𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒖𝒑𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 By Kezang Choden The Tendu Basic Health Unit (BHU) in Samtse Dzongkhag is facing a critical shortage of emergency transport services, prompting urgent calls from the community for an ambulance to serve the area, including neighboring Norgaygang Gewog. At present, emergency cases from Norgaygang Gewog and nearby villages rely on …

…𝒅𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒐𝒎, 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒍𝒆𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒅 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒆́𝒔 By Yeshi DolmaIn recent months, the rise of anonymous social media accounts has stirred a wave of public debate across the nation. These digital voices, often faceless and nameless, have begun shaping narratives about governance, corruption, and public trust. What began as whispers in online forums …