For the first time in Bhutan, the women’s football league competition will be starting from Sunday, May 8 organized by the Bhutan Football Federation (BFF) with a total of six clubs, each consisting of minimum 18-25 numbers excluding the coaches. The clubs are namely FC Tertoen, Paro Utpal FC, Thimphu …

The five gewogs of Goshi, Gesarling, Nichula, Tashiding and Tshendagang under Dagana are suffering from acute drinking water shortages. They also do not have enough water for their cardamom plants, a main source of income, which needs plenty of water supply and shade. It has been more than four months …

The most important festival  held in Bumthang Ura called Ura Yakchu is going on from 18th to 22nd April. It is celebrated every year for five consecutive days. Every year, the festival is visited by local people, tourists and people belonging to Ura from different parts of the country. Ura …

In the September 2011, RENEW (Respect Educate Nurture Empower Women) signed a project agreement with a German savings bank foundation for international cooperation (SBFIC) to establish a microfinance system in a country. Mr. Bernd Baehr, the Country Representative for SBFIC said the main objective of establishment of microfinance in country …

The unemployment issue, which emerged in early 2000, is seen as one of the major challenges facing Bhutan. As per the Labour Force Survey 2014, the national unemployment rate is estimated at 2.6 percent, which is low compared to South Asian countries. However, the youth unemployment rate at 9.4 percent …

A significant increase in number of dogs infected with Parvo disease has been recorded at the veterinary hospital in Chubachu, Thimphu starting from the end of the February. An average of 4-5 dogs a day, which around more than 60 dogs in a month, are detected positive for the parvoviral …

As a tribute to the 60th birth anniversary of the fourth Druk Gyalpo, 2015 was declared as the National Reading Year. Every school across the country took part recording the number of books read by the students. The first price was bagged by the Zilnon Namgyelling Primary School in Thimphu. …

A total of 51 central schools have been established within this year where 27 are newly established based on the studies on the number of youth and general population and also the remoteness of that area of the country. Central schools are not only expected to generally improve the quality …

During the 11thfive year plan midterm review on March 7, 2016 at Paro Dzongkhag, the various achievements, programs on track and at risk progress were presented and discussed. The key results area was the enhanced rural household income and food grain sufficiency, improved health status of the communities and improved …

The Royal Government of Bhutan hosted the 26th Session of the Asia and Pacific Commission on Agricultural Statistics (APCAS), convened by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, in Thimphu on February 15 to 19. The session drew various recommendations from a total of 76 participants ifrom …