The continuous hike in poultry feeds has hit the poultry farm owners hard across the country and few are already on the brink of closing their business due to zero-profits and losses incurred. This is the fifth time that such a hike came into force within a period of less …

Chalk this up to climate change as there doesn’t seem to be a logical reason, when the cattle egret (bubulcus ibis) believed to be a subtropical bird species is sighted at an altitude of 4,538 meters above sea level. The migration of such a bird which is better acclimatized in …

The Dewathang-Gomdar candidates Mingbo Drukpa of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Ugyen Dorji of Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) candidate humbly thanked voters gathered to witness the debate held in Samdrup Jongkhar yesterday. The PDP candidate stressed on important matters that require to be resolved immediately if the party is given …

The unexpected death of a young forester due to the altitude sickness during cordyceps patrolling on Monday serves as a stark reminder to others that are engaged in similar patrolling duties and cordyceps collections activities, of the lack of required equipment in averting such incident in the future. A forester …

The candidates of the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) addressed the voters in Bartsham-Shongphu constituency, and shared their party manifestos and ideologies, and gradually brought forth the burning issues during the common forum held on June 27. The voters made the best out of the opportunity …

The common forum at the Kanglung-Samkhar-Udzorong constituency was a display of righteous stands for People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to inform voters about the corrupt practices by former Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) ministers. The DPT side, regardless of all the PDP pointers, solely stuck to addressing party pledges. Addressing the overwhelming …

Although it is yet to be confirmed, there are reports of Bhutanese people, especially in the southern parts of the country, of being involved in an illegal trade of Tokey Gecko by smuggling it across the border for its supposedly high medicinal properties. Unconfirmed reports say that each lizard is …

Candidates of People’s Democratic Party in Samdrup Jongkhar yesterday concluded their common forum for the general round of election held last in Bangtar. The candidates covered five gewogs under Samdrup Jongkhar and discussed about the specific needs in different gewogs. More than 300 voters gathered in Karmaling High School to …

In what’s increasingly looking like a well coordinated strategy from the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa party, its party president Jigmi Y Thinley and candidates have pressed a series of allegations leading to defamation against the paper. The reactions are in response to the story by this paper on ex-ministers and their …

Even a decade after the government acquired their land for developmental purpose, two households in Orong have yet to receive their land substitution. The government, during land acquisition, had offered the affected households the choice of cash compensation equal to the land value in that year or the land substitute. …