THE NATION

A better way to engage rural students during vacations

Students working in the RNR field. (picture courtesy RNR Wengkhar) Students in the east are having a better recreation option than just sitting around in the house playing videos games or indulging themselves in illegal activities. The students from around the community of Wengkhar Renewable Natural Resources, Research and Development …

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Stone dam effective in combating land degradation

A Thrimshing RNR project under the Ministry of Agrculture and Forests (MoAF) found that the best way to combat land degradation was by using stone check dams. Tshering Dorji the Gewog Forest Officer in his report said there has been mass land degradation and landslide in many gewogs in Trashigang Dzongkhag. …

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Second Housing and Population Census this year

In order to carry out the 2016 Population and Housing Census of Bhutan (PHCB) on May 30 and 31, the National Statistic Bureau (NSB) has started its pre-census on population mapping and house listing. Till date it has completed in three thromdes, like Gelegphu, Phuntsholing, Samdrupjongkhar and work is still …

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Coaching Table Tennis coaches

An Olympic Solidarity course on International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) level-1 coaches’ course is being conducted in Thimphu by the Bhutan Olympic Commission (BOC) from December 21 to 28. The members include school sports instructor and member of dzongkhag sports association from all 20 dzongkhags consisting of 27 members; 21 …

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60 free return tickets to celebrate 60th Birth Anniversary

Commemorating the 60th Birth Anniversary of the Fourth Druk Gyalpo and coinciding with the 108th National Day of Bhutan, Drukair released 60 lucky draw air tickets purchased during the timeframe of November 11 till December 16. Winners of the lucky draw came from a pool of 4971 customers that purchased …

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New bird joins the bird list of Bhutan

Bhutan is considered as one of the top biodiversity hotspots in the world, a tag  befitting of Bhutan’s large forest coverage, which are both rich and intact. Such a provision provides a safe haven for many floral and faunal species to thrive unperturbed. New and rare species of flora and …

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