Rachana Sharma

Two men caught stealing flowers from highway

While the nation was busy preparing for celebrating the 60th birth anniversary, a few chose to take a detour by stealing the flowers planted by the National Biodiversity Center under the Ministry of Agriculture. The culprits, a hotelier and one of his staffs aged 56 and 29 years respectively were …

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GEP- effective when job seekers understand procedures

Many job seekers who cannot register themselves into the Guaranteed Employment Program (GEP) online have to come all the way to the Ministry of Labour and Human Resources (MoLHR) in Thimphu to seek assistance and apply for a job. They say it is inconvenient for them to register from home. …

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University graduates see a bright future in agriculture

It has been seven months since three aspiring commerce graduates formed a start- up organic agriculture business. They have managed to change the stereotypical notion that farming is only meant for uneducated people in rural areas. In fact, their educational background is only helping them to enhance agricultural works and …

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Elephants continue to discourage farming in Sipsu

Elephants roaming along the bordering areas of Sipsu are a major cause of concern for the farmers as it discourages farming. The human-wildlife conflict in Sipsu, especially with elephants, has been going on for many years. Farmers are forced to leave their farmlands to resettle elsewhere. Elephants cannot be killed …

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Focus on improving quality construction: PM

The Prime Minister gave a clear warning to contractors of the north east-west highway a few weeks ago to do a good quality job or forego similar future jobs. The PM said that the government was open to applying similar standards in other construction projects for ensuring good quality construction …

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