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A decade ago, when the Department of Forests and Park Services (DoFPS) under Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF) first initiated establishment of Community Forests (CF) at Dozam under Monggar Dzongkhag, people were apprehensive about such new ventures. For them, the forest and other natural resources were more of a …

The number of users are still very less Despite a pre-paid card system in place there are only a few that use it. Most complained that paying via cash everyday is difficult and also expensive. The Bhutanese has followed this particular issue for a very long time and in the …

The lndian Minister for External Affairs, H.E. Mr. Salman Khurshid, will visit Bhutan from 14-15 January 2013. The visit is in keeping with the tradition of regular high level exchanges between the two Countries. Mr. Khurshid’s visit to Bhutan will further strengthen the excellent state of cooperation and friendship between …

The CARE 2013 badminton finals were held on the 9th of January at the Nazhoen Pelri where four matches were played. The Hari Gurung and Muku Palden Vs Ugyen Dorji and Rinzin Wangmo match, was quite the attention grabbing match although it was played after lunch. When the first set …

Despite there being more than 150,000 devotees which formed a huge crowd for the Wang in Punakha that concluded recently, the B-Mobile network which took measures to ensure effective communication succeeded in its objective. The people at the Wang say they are pleased with the B-Mobile network performance which was …

Groups of people of Samtenling have reaped the fruits of their hard labor with their first harvest of vegetables. The vegetables were planted three months back on 35 acres of land. Vegetables grown by the people of Samtenling are Cabbages and Carrots while other kinds of vegetables are grown in …

A short review on DPT’s progress against its commitments It’s agreed, Bhutan became a ‘thought leader’ internationally, and this happened under the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa’s (DPT) tenure. Nevertheless it also cannot be swept under the rug that the ‘economy’ of the country almost toppled down. This too, can be unquestionably …

Last year in November, the Thimphu City Corporation (TCC) came up with the new sewerage connection to deal with waste in some areas of  Thimphu town. The septic tanks are cleaned every year by the city corporation for free, but if the tanks are cleaned for the second time in …

Considered as one of the major breakthrough in agricultural research and innovation, aeroponics is the latest discovery that could open a world of opportunities for potato growers in the country. Aeroponics is in essence a method of growing plants in air or moist environment in a closed or semi-closed environment …

His Majesty the King, Chancellor of the Royal University of Bhutan (RUB), graced the Joint Convocation of the two Colleges of Education of the RUB on January 7, 2013 in Paro. His Majesty the King, in His Address to the 1,168 M.Ed, PGDE and B.Ed graduates, said, “The most important …