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Despite efforts, the College of Natural Resources (CNR) in Punakha faces an acute shortage of water every summer. President of CNR Phub Dorji (PhD) said the problem is not new and that it has been there for a few years now. “We have water problem during rainy season, especially around …

With the election period on, the Election Commission of Bhutan’s  (ECB) notification calling the third National Assembly election forbids the use of title, designation, rank, kabney and rachu, pata and geyntag or any other sign, insignia or symbol of an office held earlier during the campaign period. This is in accordance with the …

The Department of Road (DoR) has completed the construction of a multi-cell bridge over Setikharey stream in Gelephu within six months. The bridge opened to traffic last week. The construction of the 50ms span bridge began this year at a cost of Nu14.5M. DoR officials said the construction was sped …

Stone collection works at Wadulumba in Monday, Paro has been halted after about 14 residents of Menday submitted a written complaint to the department of forest and park services (DoFPS) on August 20. The stone collection site is about two kilometers from Menday village and started operation about two weeks ago. …

The income generated from the home stays and campsites in the country have helped improve family income, conservation of the environment, tradition and culture, according to an evaluation on ecotourism. The evaluation by the Gross National Happiness Commission in April this year was carried out to assess ecotourism impact on …

To transport milk to the gewog centre road head, residents of about 25 households of Brongshung village in Gomdar, Samdrupjongkhar walk about one and a half hours everyday. The second highest milk-producing village in the gewog is not connected with a farmroad. (Photo: Kelzang Wangchuk, Samdrupjongkhar) 

In the run up to the upcoming Mountain Echoes Literary Festival, two art exhibitions — ‘Colours of Nature by Green Pigment’ and ‘Tree of life: The Tree of Immortality’ will open today at the Royal Textile Academy (RTA) until August 25. The exhibition will open from 9:00am till 5:00 in …

The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) charged a 36-year-old man from Kuengarabten in Trongsa for child abuse earlier this month after police forwarded them the case of a drayang owner employing a minor. The case surfaced in June this year after the drayang owner lodged a complaint against the kidu officer in Trongsa for an alleged …

Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) submitted Letter of Intent (LoI) to Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) yesterday to participate in the upcoming elections to the National Assembly.  Among the four political parties, DPT was the last to submit LoI.  LoI was filed as per section 198 of the election Act, which …

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) submitted its letter of intent to the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) yesterday, to secure a berth in the primary round of election on September 15. “We are humbled and honored to have been able to participate in the third election,” the party president Tshering …

The widened 8.75kms road that connects Lhamoizingkha to the 80.5kms Lhamoizingkha-Dagapela road at Dalbari has benefited people of Karmaling and Nichula at large. The residents of Karmaling and Nichula gewogs use the road to come to the drungkhag office and Lhamoizingkha town. This road had never seen formal maintenance in …

The major challenge facing Thimphu TechPark Limited (TTPL) is attracting new Information Technology (IT) and IT-enabled service companies to establish their branch offices at the Park, according to the TTPL’s annual report 2017. Other challenges include retention of companies and reliability and speed of the Internet. With the development of …