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NGOs prove beneficial in Ura The two NGO centers- Aurbay Sher Shong Payzhotkhang (ASSP) and Pre-nursery school by READ Bhutan and Loden Foundation have proved most beneficial to the Ura community. Gewog Gup Dorji Wangchuk said the two centers were established two years back and this has made a tremendous …

To Rebuild Wangduephodrang Dzong The people of Gozhi gewog who echoed the sentiments of the rest of the nation to grieve the loss of the 374 year old Wangduephodrang dzong. The Gups from the southern dzongkhag said they are now more alert and cautious, to avoid such a tragic incident. …

Bolero to boost income for dairy association in Orong Orong Gewog’s Mar-Datsi Thuendrel Tshogpa under Samdrup Jongkhar with a newly bought Bolero pick-up truck hopes to serve their customers more efficiently. The Bolero was bought with the income generated from the dairy products. The Tshogpa is confident to supply the …

Of all the complaints Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) received so far, complaints on personnel management ranked second amongst nine areas of corruption, as stated in ACC Annual Report 2011. The agencies against which public complaints were lodged most frequently include local government, corporations, private sectors, ministries and dzongkhags. During the period …

Lamgo / Paro Free seeds for farmers Although in favor of the people, the vegetable seed distribution at the gewogs in Paro has gone off the government’s plans. Due to less demand the government has now started free distribution of the seeds. When the system was introduced the government was supposed …

Market sheds will ease Rupee-generated inconveniences The construction of two 18 meter-wide and five meter-tall, market sheds are going underway in the gewog for people to sell their products. The market sheds are built to accommodate 24 people. Gup Ganga Prasad Limbo said people in the gewog have to purchase …

Work-completion a matter of percentage Many planned-works are 90% complete in the gewog, including the Rural Water Supply Scheme (RWSS) and what remains are on the fast-track. The completed farm roads of the gewog include Sinchula (7.5 kilometers), Chhumed Lhakar (8.5 kms) and Tabji (3 kms) respectively. The renovation of …

Athang people wish for a road The financial crunch at Air The absence of a proper road in two chiwogs in lower Athang has time-tested the will and patience of the villagers while three chiwogs have never seen a road going out or coming into their villages. The road in …

  Stop network problems, start CIC say the residents      The construction of a Community Information Center (CIC) has been completed since last year but it has not started its functions. When the CIC starts, the village residents can avail IT enabled services such as photo copy, printing, internet etc. “Even …

Gozhips in Dagana harvest more than 40 tons of Maize every year. Gozhips will hardly harvest five or six tons of Maize this year. That is easily not… good news. Farmers in the gewog are deeply worried the unusually long hiatus in rainfall is a prelude to an approaching famine …