It’s been a while now since Bhutan declared to go fully organic but the time period has been desirable of telling instances or concrete strides taken toward it. The fact however remains that the plans and programs are ‘inching’ forward. More than 25 acres of land of 53 households of …

The Meat vendors and the Meat committee jointly revised the prices after the vendors shared that the base price of meat has hiked and meat has to be transported in meat vans which charge Nu 10 per kg. This comes as pleasing news for the meat vendors who complained for …

In what could reignite Bhutan’s long held fascination for the Yeti or ‘Migoi’ an official report filed by a Ranger of the Thrumshingla National Park on 3rd September, 2012 claims the discovery of ‘Yeti droppings’. Thrumshingla Park Ranger Pema who had gone to Tang, Bumthang to file a report of …

Eating is daily business, eating Beef has become refined Business and selling Beef is good business. Simple rules they are, to keep with them is a win-win for each quarters. A simple shift in meat market dynamics however has disrupted the equilibrium on all sides of exporters, importers and buyers …

Chicken meat production in eastern Bhutan is a business that majority desisted to undertake due to religious stigmas but a lone farmer rose to the occasion and started a farm. It’s now been a few months and the farmer, Sonam Wangdi, is more than glad he did not ‘chicken out’ …

In what could be a spate of livestock depredation by a tiger, six households of Khangrab, Benjibi, Uamling villages in Tang, Bumthang recently lost six oxen in a row to the tiger prowling within the forests close to their villages. Three oxen aged six, 10 and 11 were killed on …

In a move to enhance police public partnership, coinciding with the celebration of 47th Police Raising day on 1 September, the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) launched a new project called “Friends of Police.” The first eleven volunteers with representation from civil service, business community and film industry were enrolled under …

Back in the village, when other kids of Tenzin Yeshey’s age played in the dusty small flat farm land, when his mates of his village enjoyed all the freedom of hanging around, he followed the stern rigor set by his father. A little more than a decade later, it’s his …

The sincere efforts to manage community forests (CF) have started to pay dividends for the farmers. Active members of the Community Forest Management Group (CFMG) in Lhuentse have benefitted from the community forest. The CF fund lending scheme, whereby the CFMGs are given an opportunity to access the low interest …

The 12th Thimphu League 2012 will kick off from 2 pm tomorrow at the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) grounds. A total of six Thimphu based clubs, Drukpol FC, Dzongric FC, Nangpa FC, Yeedzin, TU FC and Zimdra FC will be playing for the league title. Each team has 30 registered …