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A collection of the literary works of His Holiness the 69th Je Khenpo, the late Geshey Gendun Rinchen, was launched today coinciding with his 25th death anniversary. The collection titled Sangha Ratna Shanstarum was launched by the Dorji Lopen of the Zhung Dratshang at the Trashichhoedzong. The collection is a set of 12 books. The Zhung Dratshang has printed around 1,000 sets at a cost of more than Nu 5 M which will be distributed in religious institutes across the country.

The compensation claim by Penjore, a private individual, for his arrest and detention for 16 days was dismissed by the High Court. The court also upheld the Thimphu District Court’s judgment acquitting him of defamation charges. He was accused of defaming the Office of the Attorney General through his Facebook post last year. The judgment was passed today.

The Thimphu Thromde is carrying out major maintenance across the city. As part of the initiative, several roads have been dug for major pothole maintenance. But without the holes being covered for nearly a week, it is turning the Thromde’s initiative into commuters’ nightmare.

Bhutan is looking at diversifying the country’s export market by exporting high-value products with high demand. The government has sent out a few of these crops to Malaysia on trial and exported some to Japan as well. The agriculture ministry is now looking at exporting these products to member countries of the Asian Food and Agriculture Cooperation Initiative as well.

Residents of Chhimung chiwog under Chhimung Gewog in Pema Gatshel district have been grappling with acute drinking water shortage for ages now. However, they are pinning hopes on the water pump project to put an end to the water issue. The project is expected to complete this winter.  

A frequent power outage in Silambi Gewog under Monggar district is disrupting ICT classes for the students of Nagor Middle Secondary School (NMSS), which is located in the gewog. The power blackouts for the past week have forced the school to skip ICT classes many times. It was caused by Bhutan Power Corporation’s bush clearing works along the transmission lines, which happen every summer.

The “Chalk and Talk” method of teaching is what most of the schools in Bhutan still continue to follow. But a promising future to change that method of teaching and learning has just begun in two schools in Thimphu. Dechencholing Higher Secondary School and Loselling Middle Secondary School today launched innovative ICT-integrated classrooms. The ICT integrated classroom is a futuristic classroom with all the digital technologies being incorporated into everyday learning.

Farmers of Bhalue chiwog in Chhubu Gewog of Punakha fear that the human-wildlife conflict might become a grave problem, threatening their food security. Unlike past years, this time, an increasing number of wild boars are destroying paddy crops during the maturing season. Earlier, the animals ravage the crops only around the harvesting season.

Plot owners in Gola town in Samtse are given an additional time extension of two years to complete their buildings. As per the plan which began in 2015, all plot owners in the small town under Tashichhoeling Gewog were supposed to complete their two-storied buildings by last year.

Paro FC lead the ongoing BOB Bhutan Premier League followed by Thimphu City FC, with the two teams separated only on goal difference. The top two teams have seven points each from three matches played. The two teams clashed on Friday, last week with the match ending in a 1-1 stalemate. In the latest match played on Sunday, Tensung FC defeated the young BFF Academy squad 3-0 at the Changlimithang stadium.