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The Dorji Lopen of the Central Monastic Body conferred Khadar to the newly appointed Tshengye Ue-Chung, today. 43-year-old Namgay from Ge-nyen Gewog in Thimphu is the new Tshengye Ue-Chung...

To provide a good opportunity for Bhutanese professionals to learn at the best Japanese Universities, 40 Bhutanese civil servants will be given a chance to pursue masters and doctoral degrees in Economics and various other fields in Japan between 2020 and 2023.

The Ambassador of Bhutan to Japan, Major General Vetsop Namgyel and Ambassador of Japan to Bhutan Satoshi Suzuki signed the Exchange of Notes for the Economic and Social Development Programme under Japan’s Grant Aid in New Delhi, India yesterday.

The National Museum, Paro Ta Dzong, re-opened today after remaining closed for renovation for almost eight years. The event celebrates the 40th Birth Anniversary of His Majesty The King.

With the economy of the country import-driven, most businesses were affected after the closure of the international borders. But it came as a blessing to the farmers who have been competing with cheap priced imported vegetables before. 

Tsirang district is known for producing all kinds of crops and vegetables because of its favourable climatic conditions. But like any other district, it also faces challenges in retaining soil fertility. Every monsoon farmers lose their fertile soil to soil erosion due to the sloppy land structure.

Farm roads serve as a lifeline for farmers living in far-flung villages of the country. The benefit it brought is immeasurable, yet affect on the environment in every case and damages to private properties in some case have been part of the developmental activities.    

The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is calling on governments in the South Asia region to direct more resources towards social protection schemes including emergency universal child benefit package. The call comes amid the threats the global pandemic is presenting to the hard-earned progress achieved so far in advancing children's rights in the region.

Commercial fish farming is gaining popularity in Samrang Gewog under Samdrup Jongkhar district. Six households have now ventured into fish farming on a commercial scale, and it's expected to achieve self-sufficiency of fish in the district.

Monggar Gewog Administration’s intervention to restore irrigation canal came as a blessing for many farmers in the gewog. Some 13 households in Themnangbi village...