LOCAL NEWS

Yangneer CPS conducts Sports Day Yangneer Community Primary School in Trashigang observed its Sports day on 12 December. The day was supposed to be conducted sometimes in the month of October but since it coincided with Sherig Century Celebrations it was postponed to the December month. The sports meet was …

Development activities still pending in Gomdar gewog A new multipurpose hall (MPH) is under construction for a budget of Nu 230,000. The only community primary school (CPS) in the gewog is under maintenance with the budget from the education sector. The development activities which have been completed in the gewog …

Community constructs cowsheds to up dairy production In the interest of cleanliness while rearing cattle and with an objective to improve the dairy products Chongshing gewog built 10 cowsheds for five selected chiwogs. The gewog’s Gup Pema Dorji said it’s a pilot project but soon with the help of government’s …

Phobji House will be Home stay for Tourists Phobjikha is the best roosting place of black-necked cranes and the community avails good support internationally in terms of installed infrastructure facilities in the community. The gewog’s Gup Jamtsho said the most important benefit was the increasing number of tourists who visited …

Development activities yet to be completed People in the gewog are content that all the development activities are about to be completed. One kilometer of rural water supply scheme (RWSS), an additional source in Tashilingmaed with the budget of Nu 80,000 and two kilometers of source protection in Zomling chiwog …

Many constructions begin for gewog People in the gewog excitedly await the completion of a five kilometer farm road from Marthang Bridge to Marthang village. Gup Sangay Pelzang said “we are really hoping for the best as the construction started since last year”. The budget allocated for the project is …

Korphu completes Rural Electrification Around 210 households under Korphu gewog will get electricity as the gewog finally completed the Rural Electrification (RE) schemes. According to the Gewog Gup Tsheltrim Dorji the project was started in the year 2008 and would complete this year. He said the Bhutan Power Corporation Limited …

After Lyonchhen, the OL visits Laya Opposition Leader (OL) Tshering Tobgay visited Laya as a chief guest to celebrate the Fourth King Jigme Singye Wangchuck’s birthday. Along with him, Gasa MP Dasho Damcho Dorji and Lam Netens from Gasa and Dagana also visited the gewog. Along with birthday celebrations OL …

Enhancing the enrolment and quality education The dzongkhag Administration in Gasa with Policy and Planning Division (PPD), Ministry of Education (MoE) completed a meet to discuss proposal for enhancing the enrolment and quality of education in Lunana Community Primary School (CPS). The enrolment and quality of education is reported to …

 Dzongkhag Tshogdu begins A two-day Dzongkhag Tshogdu started on 8 October in Monggar dzongkhag. Of the many important discussions on agenda one in particular during the session was about the importance of the Local government leaders in all 205 gewogs and their benefits. During the session, local government official raised …