Treating epilepsy challenged with social stigma and myths
Phub Gyem, Thimphu
Feb 14, 2019Social stigma and myths surrounding epilepsy is a challenge to treating the illness. Epilepsy, as psychiatrists describe is a brain malfunction that can manifest in various forms- seizures and salivation being the most common.
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Lhops keep their rombu tradition alive
Damcho Zam, Samtse
Dec 3, 2018For ages, the Lhop communities in Samtse have been burying the dead inside a tomb, locally known as 'rombu'. This unique culture of entombing the dead bodies in their own land is still practised widely in the villages of Jigme, Singye, Wangchuck and Sanglung-Satakha in Dorokha.
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Yak rearing on decline in Haa Uesu
Samten Dolkar, Haa
Nov 5, 2018There were nearly 50 households who practiced yak farming in Eesu Gewog, Haa. But that was some three decades ago. Today, there are only six.
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The Royal Highland Festival
Yeshi Nidup, Laya
Nov 5, 2018With temperatures dipping below -2 degree Celsius, it was freezing cold as the Third Royal Highland Festival opened in Laya late last month. Light snowfall greeted the visitors to the festival.
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