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Pay Commission recommends hike for 1,499 LG members

The third pay commission has recommended revising the pay, allowances and entitlements of local government leaders, but not Foreign Service entitlements and pay and allowances for GSP and ESP personnel of the civil service. Specifically, the commission has recommended a 40 percent pay revision for local government, daily allowance by …

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Declining birth rates impact school enrolments

At the Friday NA question hour session the Nubi-Tangsibji constituency MP, Nidup Zangpo, asked the education minister on the government’s plan to make central schools sustainable at a time when most developmental activities are being funded by grants and foreign aid. The MP said that when the country is developing …

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Autsho goes for commercial vegetable production on fallow land

The village of Autsho in the eastern district of Lhuentse is the latest rural community that is using fallow lands to take up commercial vegetable production. Autsho’s vegetable programme has engaged about 17 households in an eight-acre area to practice commercial vegetable production. They have been provided with vegetable seeds, …

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BAFRA imposes Nu 2 mn in fines for smuggling vegetables

The Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory Authority (BAFRA) has collected more than Nu 2 million in fines since January this year on chili, cauliflower and beans from across the southern borders, the import of which was suspended in July last year because of high pesticide content. BAFRA also seized since …

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Two new bird species recorded in Bhutan

Two new bird species were recorded this month taking the total number of avian species found in the country to 721. A small passerine bird called the desert wheatear (Oenanthe deserti) was sighted in Khawajara, Samdingkha, in Punkaha district by bird enthusiast and senior forester Leki Wangdi on April 25. …

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100 mahaseers implanted with radio transmitters

100 golden and chocolate Mahaseers, both of which are freshwater fishes of the Himalayan rivers, have been successfully implanted with radio transmitters, which will help conservationists understand its migration, habitat and baseline population. The transmitters are coded radio tags programmed to emit a coded signal every three seconds and lasts …

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Community forests strengthen community bonds

Community Forest has not only helped people effectively protect and manage forests and other natural resources within proximity of villages but has also brought communities together. In the recent fire in Paro where a house was gutted, community forest members of Druk Thuenpa Puenzhi in Dogar gewog came together in …

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Residents in Thimphu complain of water shortage

Thimphu residents in Changzamtog and Changbangdu have complained to Thimphu Thromde regarding drinking water shortages that has persisted for weeks. Upper Motithang, Lower Chubachu and Changiji areas have also suffered water shortages while it was not enough in several other areas. Pema Wangmo, 36, who lives in Changbangdu said that …

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