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The farmers in Tsento-Shari village under Tsento gewog in Paro have been waiting for irrigation water for paddy cultivation. The long wait is discouraging the farmers from working on the land. They are now thinking to leaving their farmland fallow rather than to toil day and night, and have nothing …
Read More »Chhukha-Damchhu highway would be operational by the end of 2015
The Member of Parliament from Bongo-Chapchha, Dawa Gyaltshen, said that the hotels and business at Tsimasham will run out of business with the new opening of the Chhukha-Damchhu highway. Therefore, he asked how the government will revive the business at Tsimasham, to enhance the economic development of Tsimasham. Responding to …
Read More »KCR Private Limited to construct multilevel car parks in Thimphu
To reduce the increased levels of traffic congestion and unorganized parking on city streets, the Thimphu Thromde will implement an integrated parking system project for the exclusive area of Thimphu City through a public-private partnership (“PPP”) concession model using private finance. There are approximately 900 on-street surface parking spaces in …
Read More »Online game platform for Youth launched
The UN Resident Coordinator/ UNDP Resident Representative, Christina Carlson, launched an online game platform ‘Youth@Work Bhutan’ yesterday in Thimphu. The aim of the online game is to engage the Bhutanese youth to enter into productive dialogues that create solutions to the problems of youth unemployment. The Ministry of Labour and …
Read More »Amul teaches dealers and retailers how business is done
India’s largest farmers’ organization, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd., with more than 3.5 mn members, owning the brand Amul launched the dairy cream tea maker, Amulya, measuring 750 gm with a lesser price of Nu 292, especially packaged for the Bhutanese market. Amulya is set to compete with Nestle, …
Read More »Move for Health Walk with ‘Invest in Health’ theme to be held on 11th October
This year will also witness the Move for Health walk on 11th October where both the Prime Minister Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay and the Health Minister Lyonpo Tandin Wangchuk will be participating. Growth of Bhutan Health Trust Fund BHTF funds had almost come to a standstill by 2002 and in order …
Read More »His Majesty grants Land Kidu to 6,718 households in Zhemgang
His Majesty The King granted landKiduto 6,718 households including those who were eligible for land substitution in Zhemgang on 16th September 2014 in Zhemgang The Kidu is part of His Majesty’s ongoing Land Reform across the country. Addressing the people from various parts of Zhemgang Dzongkhag, His Majesty said that …
Read More »UNDP’s latest Human Development Report chalks out unemployment
The Ministry of Labour and Human Resources (MoLHR), Minister Ngeema Sangay Tshempo launched the Human Development Report (HDR) 2014 in Thimphu yesterday. United Nation Development Programme (UNDP), Resident representative Christina Carlson said that Bhutan is not alone in facing the challenge of youth unemployment problems and that globally the number …
Read More »Conserving the Golden Mashaseer fish
Environment conservationists say the population of Golden Mahaseer will decline by 80 percent if the mega hydro projects continue to come up. It is reported that the population has already declined by 50 percent due to habitat disturbances caused by the ongoing construction of mega hydropower projects in the country …
Read More »After giving up on farming farmers make their livelihood through fodder
The farmers in Yangchenphu village under Sarpang, since long, have abandoned agricultural practice due to a lack of modern farming technology and irrigation water source in the area. The situation, for about 25 farming households, is made worse by the growing human-wildlife conflict. To help the farmers earn a viable …
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