Monthly Archives: December, 0

Farmers of Bjimichu village in Chhukha are upset with the chilli production this time. After a good harvest last year, they expanded their farm operations, with hopes of another profitable season. But the outcome this time is not what they expected.

The De-Suung Skilling Programme is a gift from His Majesty The King to the DeSuups. It is a series of multiple short-term accelerated training...

Tsirang is one of the second-highest egg-producing districts. But the business looks bleak today. Beginning this month, some poultry farmers in Tsirang have started...

Road means economic development and growth. It brings many social benefits. It ensures access to various services. And people know that. Everyone residing along the 35-kilometre long Phuentshogpelri Gewog Center road in Samtse welcomes the blacktopped road. It was improved recently and people can now enjoy a smooth ride between Samtse and Gomtu town.

The residents of Kela in Trongsa would soon have a blacktopped farm road. The blacktopping of a more than two-kilometre road began on Friday and will be completed by the end of this month. 

Growing waste is one of the costs the country is paying for modernization and development. Most of the districts, today, are faced with challenges in managing waste. In Samdrup Jongkhar, a Civil Society Organization has been helping reduce waste by empowering women with skills to weave products out of unwanted plastic wastes.

Media reports of not testing foreign workers at the point of entry have people accusing the government of lapses. However, a member of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG), Dr Tshokey, said due protocols and procedures were followed while importing the workers. He clarified that antigen tests for foreign workers are not conducted in entry points due to the inaccuracy of the tests during the early stages of infections.

A 77-year-old woman in Thimphu is charged with alleged trafficking of a child. The North Thimphu Police station registered the case against the woman recently. She is accused of trafficking a 13-year-old non-Bhutanese girl. The case came into the limelight after the girl died by suicide at Langjophakha in Thimphu on the 16th of this month.

The booster shot campaign which was supposed to begin from tomorrow has been deferred in Thimphu and other places under lockdown. As per the Technical Advisory Group, the booster shot will however be rolled out in the green districts. So far, the country has vaccinated around 260,000 people mostly in the high-risk areas and frontline workers in low-risk areas.

The Education Ministry is working to open a third government high school in Zhemgang. The ministry has bought a private school that was shut down for many years and is currently refurbishing it. The school is expected to open from this academic session. The news has not only delighted parents but also shopkeepers in the locality who are hoping it will boost their business.