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It has been three years waiting for a land replacement for some twelve households of Narphoong in Gomdar Gewog of Samdrup Jongkhar. The farmers lost about twelve acres of land to a massive landslide in 2018. Their request for land replacement has passed from one office to another ever since.

A farm road is believed to change the life for better in most rural communities in the country. But sometimes it fails to serve its purpose. This was the case with the 10-kilometre Nyala Drangla farm road in Tangsibji of Trongsa. However, their spirits are once again high as they can soon enjoy a smooth ride on their road after about 15 years. The month-long blacktopping work will start this month.

His Majesty The King visited Lunana this morning, and granted Lagthram to the 191 households who are receiving Land Kidu in Goenshari, Punakha. 

The Lingzhi Dzong in Thimphu is gradually returning to its former grandeur. Reconstruction works on the Dzong is now about 70 per cent complete. The Laytshog Lopen of the Zhung Dratshang presided over the installation ceremony of the Utse or the main tower of the dzong today.

Human-wildlife conflict still remains a major problem in the country. Despite various efforts, farmers across the country are still plagued by the challenge in protecting their crops from wild animals.

You might have heard it before or you know someone who does this. Parents living in makeshift huts for their children’s education. This is yet another story from Goenshari Primary School in Punakha. Parents are asking for a hostel facility.

The Global Positioning System or GPS coordinates training saw an overwhelming turn out in Pema Gatshel recently. The one day session was enough to equip nearly 100 participants with the basic skills. Using a smartphone, GPS coordinates help track and trace during search and rescue operations.

Besides the modern and traditional medicines, Bhutanese also depend on local healers to treat for treatment. While local healers use skills inherent to them and indigenous to their locality, it mostly involves sucking blood and lacerating. However, such practices often raise questions on the safety and risks of transmission of contagious diseases. To address such issues, an awareness campaign on safe treatment is underway in Mongar and Tashigang.

Going by the Thimphu Thromde’s plan, it won't be long before the North Thimphu residents will get to enjoy a smooth ride between Bhutan Telecom and Jungshina bridge. The Thromde plans to complete the four-lane road construction works by the end of this month.

Taking staff’s attendance and conducting class tests have become way easier at Tang Central School in Bumthang. Thanks to an initiative of a teacher, the school now uses QR Codes to record staff’s attendance and Google Workspace to perform a host of other activities.