LOCAL NEWS

The people of Jurmed gewog have been lighting their homes with kerosene, with a population of 308, only 2% manages to use solar energy. Electrification was supposed to finish by the end of the current plan but works have not started yet. But Gup Rinchen said that Bhutan Power Corporation …

The students of Naro gewog will be having a proper school after the construction of anew building started. Till now, the school which had till Class III was using  in a cattle shed made of mud and stone. Last year, the school had 11 students and one teacher. This year, …

A road construction towards Wangthangka village under Wangchang geog in Paro has been stopped after four households whose land would be acquired for the road has asked for compensation. One of them who owned the maximum area of the land wanted to be compensated with Nu 2.5 million to construct …

Retsho Goenpa which was built by Drubthrob Samten Nidup will be relocated to Guentsephu. In the past the route to the goenpa was used as a bypass between Tibet and Bhutan. Presently, the Goenpa is  around  three to four hours’ walk  away from the nearest human settlement. The wild life …

Two   lhakhangs at Talo in Punakha Dzongkhag are presently being renovated by the people of  the gewog. In the 10th Five year Plan, the lhakhangs were allocated with Nu 0.5 million each. The renovations are being carried out in Talo and Labstakha chiwogs; the temples were built during the time …

Before, the people of Goenshari community had to travel all the way to Punakha Hospital,  to get treated for serious illnesses since they had only an outreach clinic at their village to cater totheir medical needs. But now, the outreach clinic will be upgraded so that people can have more …

Three kilometers of the 10-km farm road construction from Kalapang to Resa have been completed.  To overcome shortage of water, the Gewog is  also renovating its water source which is four kilometers away from the village. About 30 people will benefit from the construction fo the farm road

A five-day Puran puja, Moenlem Chenmo in Buddhist parlance, conducted for the wellbeing of the king, the people and the country by the Hindu community ended yesterday. The puja was attended by communications minister, Lyonpo Nandalal Rai. The puja was  inaugurated by Dzongdag Pemba Wangchuk in the presence of Dzongrab …

The construction of a Bailey bridge, around 15 meters long, benefitting 26 households will begin on March 5. The bridge, part of the 10th Plan project is estimated to cost around Nu 1mn. But now it  has been learnt that the amount is not sufficient to complete the bridge. Though …

One power tiller, two maize grinders and one oil-processing machine were purchased for the gewog. A seven-kilometer farm road from Dramitse to Drupchhu has been completed in one-and-a-half months time. The construction was led by the gup and tshogpas. The construction of a meeting hall, 52 ft long and 24 …