LOCAL NEWS

Naro community  will not have to cross Thimpchhu  now as it will  get two new wooden bridges by the end of May. A budget of Nu 0.2 mn and 1.3 mn respectively have been allocated for them in the 10th Five Year Plan.With two bridges; Shau Lumey zam and Nenseyphu …

The construction of two 10-km long farm roads in Tongseng and Yakpugang is on hold due to shortage of budget of Nu 500,000 more. As of now three kilometers have been completed with the budget of Nu 110,000. The Gup said though they have put up a proposal to the …

By June, Dakarla will be having its own conference hall to accommodate around 100 people. Dakarla Gup said that conducting meetings in an open space is sometimesdifficult because of the weather.   The gewog had cancelled important meetings due to heavy snowfall; moreover the gewog is too windy.The hall is being …

Tsirang Toe is facing a water shortage crisis after the gewog was allotted only Nu 3mn to bring water from a source that is 35 kilometers away. Gup Nar Bahadur Rai  said around NU 7mn is needed to complete the project.

Officials from Rural Development Training Centre, Zhemgang is at Yoseltse gewog to conduct  a 10-day leadership and conflict management training. Training coordinator, Karma Wangchuk, said the program will help villagers to strengthen local groups and avoid conflicts.

After the earthquake last year, Monggar gewog got a budget of about Nu 160,000 to renovate the Tshenphu Lhakhang  there. But, a  six-kilometer road towards the lhakhang was also damaged. Though there are people who said the money should also be used for the road, budget rules do not allow …

The gups and pazaps here are headed home who were at the Dzong for the ongoing six-day Punakha Domchoe. Pazaps; people dressed as traditional warriors  from five gewogs  in Punakha and three gewogs in Thimphu descended around the Punakha Dzong on Feb 28 evening. Dressed in battle gear, the 136 …

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 …