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…𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒊𝒎 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒇𝒚 𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒊-𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒉𝒖 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑷𝒉𝒖𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 By Kezang Choden With flat ownership becoming increasingly common in urban areas such as Thimphu and Phuentsholing, the government is preparing to introduce strata rules to regulate the management and maintenance of buildings with multiple owners. This move responds to growing concerns over …

…𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒖𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 By Kinzang Lhamo Thousands of Bhutanese vehicles, estimated between 3,000 and 4,000 daily, travel along highways in Assam and West Bengal, forming a critical route for cross-border trade and connectivity. Despite the importance of these roads, Bhutanese drivers and vehicle owners continue to face persistent challenges related …

By Kinzang Lhamo Farmers in Metakha Gewog can now look forward to a future of reliable irrigation, thanks to the launch of the Kuenphenzhingchu Irrigation Project, a significant initiative funded by the Government of India through the GOI-PTA initiative. The Nu 35.15 million project features a modern mechanized irrigation system spanning 3.28 kilometers, aimed at boosting agricultural productivity and improving …

…𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒎𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒌 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏 𝒅𝒛𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒌𝒉𝒂𝒈𝒔 By Sonam Choden The dairy sector in eastern Bhutan has undergone a notable transformation through strategic interventions under the Commercial Agriculture and Resilient Livelihoods Enhancement Programme (CARLEP). This government-led initiative, supported by various development partners, has strengthened dairy value chains across Dzongkhags including Mongar, Trashigang, Lhuentse, and Samdrup Jongkhar. …

…𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 By Kezang ChodenDespite the Royal Academy of Performing Arts (RAPA) being upgraded to the Royal Institute of Performing Arts (RIPA) and its ongoing efforts to safeguard Bhutan’s intangible cultural heritage, youth participation remains limited. RIPA has announced its upcoming training session three times through public notifications, but only a …