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The development of a craft village in Changzamdongthang, Thimphu, by the agency for promotion of indigenous craft (APIC), is yet to begin because of road diversion work, which is expected to be completed within five months. APIC is now asking for its allotted five acres of land in Changzamdongthang, which …

Open defecation and waste issues have literally taken over Kuenselphodrang in Thimphu, where thousands of devotees including trulkus, lams, monks, lay monks, nuns and residents from across the country have gathered to receive oral transmission and empowerment of Kanjur, the teachings of the Lord Buddha from His Holiness the 70th …

To reach out to the commuters and drivers in specific and the general public at large, the Chithuen Phendey Association organized a drug and alcohol free advocacy program. Over 100 vegetable vendors of Centenary Farmer Market and the Thimphu Thrompon joined the campaign to create awareness on Drugs and Alcohol …

Thimphu police apprehended four suspects in connection with the murder a 33 year old man who is from Thimphu. The incident took place on the early morning of 22nd July on the road below MoWHS. On July 22 at around 4.30 AM, a man came to Thimphu city PS stating …

In a sign of the growing numbers and impact of regional tourism, ‘Anim Dratshang’ in Thimphu located at Zilukha has become a popular tourist destination with busloads of tourists going there. While a few nuns at the Zilukha nunnery in Thimphu don’t agree that the nunnery should serve as a …

To increase production of rice, a staple Bhutanese diet, the agriculture ministry has introduced two other varieties of spring paddy. Spring paddy called Anand, GB-1 and GB-3  were cultivated in about 100 acres in Khamethang, Samdrup Jongkhar, 185 acres in Chuzergang, 136 acres in Gelephu and 100 acres in Yoeseltse, …

A release by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests said the National Research Centre for Animal Nutrition, Bumthang has conducted the promotional program on use of Root Crop Chopping Machine starting from Ura Geog in Bumthang Dzongkhag in pursuit of mechanising feed and fodder development activities in the country. The …

The Policy and Planning Division of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests published reports a report on Irrigation Impact Assessment with reference to the National Irrigation Policy carried out with support from FAO. The report made the following recommendations. Despite the emphasis on promotion of improved water management technologies, majority …

With the financial and technical support from United State Agency for International Development (USAID), Health Volunteer Overseas (HVO), Management and Science for Health (MSH), and in collaboration with the Physiotherapy Unit, Jigme Dorji Wangchuk National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH), the Department of Public Health, Ministry of Health organized Wheelchair Service Training …

Two volunteers who began a cross-country walk to raise awareness and funds for the Bhutan Kidney Foundation, on June 4 this year, arrived at the Clock Tower in Thimphu on July 4th , exactly a month after they started off from Samdrup Jongkhar covering 738 Kilometers. Mr.Tsheten Dorji and Mr. Chimi began …