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Hybrid maize seeds assure promising yield
Sonam Wangdi, Phuentshogling
Apr 10 2014Sadhu-Madhu village under Phuentshogling Gewog looks lush green. After a month of sowing, acres of maize plantation are ready to bear fruits. The promising yield is attributed to hybrid seeds the villagers were provided with.
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Vibrant town of the yore loses its luster
Cheychey, Kanglung
Apr 8 2014Once a vibrant shopping centre, Kuri Zampa in Monggar is now anything but a commercial hub. The only shop in the town barely earns Nu. 500 a day.
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Villagers decide to build their own road
Sonam Wangdi, Phuentshogling
Mar 30 2014The villagers of Dophulakha under of Phuentshogling Gewog have decided to take matters into their own hand. They have decided to build a farm road with their own money, after their pleas fell on deaf ears. Neither the government nor the dzongkhag administration had heeded to their request for a farm road.
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By sheer faith and devotion
By Choni Dema, Punakha
Mar 15 2014Tandin Wangmo, 81, has never missed Punakha Domche and Tshechu. She vividly remembers her first day at Domche, 73 years ago. She was just eight years old and since then never missed any of the festivals.
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The Legend of Yue Pemachen
By Pema Namgay, Trashigang
Mar 14 2014Most Bhutanese are familiar with the epic of Khando Drowa Zangmo. It was taught in the schools as part of the school curriculum until a few years ago. Towards the end of the epic, Khandro Drowa Zangmo’s son, Kuentu Legpa rules a village called Yue Pemachen. And that place is said to be the present day Chaling village under Shongphu Gewog, Trashigang.
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Sherzhong’s teachers continue to live in classrooms
Eshori Gurung, Gelegphu
Feb 17 2014Another year of hardships for some teachers of Sherzhong Primary School in Gelegphu has begun. They will have to continue to live in classrooms. The teachers’ quarters, they were supposed to shift in, is still incomplete. The four unit two-storied building was to be completed last year.
6 Comments / Read/Watch »Forest fire continues to rage in Bartsham
Apr 23 2014
Forestry officials and fire fighter volunteers are battling the forest fire in and around Muktangkhar village in Bartsham for the second day, today. Dessups have now joined the local fire fighter volunteers.
No Comment / Read More »Bhutan and India sign agreement on four new hydropower projects
Apr 22 2014
The Bhutanese and Indian governments signed an inter-governmental agreement on the construction of four new hydropower projects in the country. The Economic Affairs' Secretary, Dasho Sonam Tshering, and the Ministry of Power's Secretary, P.K. Sinha, signed the agreement in Thimphu, today.
1 Comment / Read More »Prompt action saves Gelegphu town
Apr 22 2014
Had it not been for the prompt action of the fire fighting team last night, Gelegphu town would have meted the same fate as Chamkhar town in Bumthang. With buildings constructed close by, the consequences could have been disastrous.
No Comment / Read More »Farmer unhappy after FCB takes over Chhuzaggang’s rice mill
Apr 22 2014
Many farmers in Gelegphu are unhappy after the Food Corporation of Bhutan (FCB) took over Chhuzaggang’s rice mill. The Chhuzaggang Agricultural Farmer’s Cooperative (CAFCO) members say they don’t understand the switch in the ownership, as they have been operating the mill for the last three years.
No Comment / Read More »Training on controlling Chinese Citrus Fruit Fly held
Apr 22 2014
To mobilise the community, two-day training on controlling Chinese Citrus Fruit Fly and Powdery Mildew was held in Tsirang. Chinese Citrus Fruit Fly attacks matured fruits. Female flies also lay eggs in unripe fruits. Studies have shown that the maggots feed inside, rendering the fruits useless and causing them to drop prematurely.
No Comment / Read More »Religious institution initiates farm road construction
Apr 22 2014
A 2.2 kilometre farm road is being constructed from Bemri to Totpulung of Shumar Gewog in Pema Gatshel. The construction was initiated by the Lam of Ugyen Thegchog Yangtse Nunnery, Singye Dradrok.
No Comment / Read More »Agreement signed on Farm Mechanisation Project Phase II
Apr 22 2014
The Officials from Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA), Gross National Happiness Commission and Ministry of Agriculture and Forests signed the Record Discussion on Strengthening Farm Mechanisation Project Phase II, today.
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- Apr 23 2014
Bhutan and India renewed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen existing friendly relationship and bilateral cooperation in the field of audit public finances. It was signed by the Auditor General and Comptroller, Dasho Ugyen Chewang, and Auditor General of India, Shashi Kant Sharma, in Thimphu, yesterday. Under the agreement, people working in the audit sector will be provided professional skills and knowledge. They will undergo training in reputed National Academy of Audit and Accounts in Shimla, India. The MoU will be valid for next six years.
- Apr 22 2014
A two-day workshop on National strategic on strengthening nursing and midwifery development concludes in the capital, today. The Health Minister, Tandin Wangchuk, attended the closing ceremony. During the workshop, participants identified challenges, issues and strategies to improve nursing and midwifery in the country. They also developed a draft National strategic direction for Nursing and midwifery development 2015-2019. About 33 participants, including chief nurses from six districts, attended the workshop.
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