Recently the Druk Chirwang Tshogpa (DCT) identified 25 areas of action for a multi-dimensional approach toward development which the party will work on if the party gets elected. This time, out of the 25 areas, DCT came up with the discussion on youth related problems, in a recent press conference. …

Starting this academic year, a new text book on Agriculture will be introduced for class IX and X students which will be an optional subject for the students. The book has been developed by the Ministry of Agricultural and Forests (MoAF). The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the …

The party president of Druk Chirwang Tshogpa (DCT), a cancer survivor, the Gynecologist with the Thimphu National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) Dr. Ugyen Tshomo and Dechen Wangmo who lost her mother and grandmother to cancer are the names of individuals who have formed the Bhutan Cancer Society (BCS) with an objective …

The health system has been in place for a good number of years, but not everyone seems to have availed of the services. And the few lesser privileged are the ones who have either been divided by nature’s harsh terrains, or those who did not even have money enough to …

The 140 feet long Langchenphu motorable bridge of Kurtoe gewog under Lhuentse dzongkhag, collapsed on 15 January and fell into the Kurichu River. The bridge which completed 90% of the works was part of the gewog’s developmental activities and the construction work began last year. Kurtoe gewog has completed all …

The tag ‘branded’ or ‘foreign’ always strikes a note with customers and while out shopping eyes are naturally on the lookout for commodities with this in mind. An initiative by the Agency for Promotion of Indigenous Crafts (APIC) under the economic affairs ministry (MoEA) aims to change this prevalent trend. …

People in the media and the news companies in the country deliver news every other day for readers, who are consumers of the information. It’s a simple two-way process, one that does not call for any other actions besides supply and more demand. On the surface, for the readers, it …

It stinks and that is pretty evident from its name, but its multiple use from medicinal benefits to acting as appetizer has placed on it a marketable value. The subject in discussion here is the ‘Stink Bug’ or ‘Marmorated Stink Bug’ locally known as ‘Naa Boo’. This practice is most …

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 …

Despite a number of surprise inspections and the many advocacy efforts on Tobacco Control Act, tobacco and tobacco products still make their way into Bhutan. And the trend is disturbingly on the rise with authorities increasingly making arrests and seizing contrabands every day. In a recent surprise inspection, tobacco was …