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Five orange exporters based in Samdrup Jongkhar are struggling to get orange to export to Bangladesh as most of the local traders and villagers sell the citrus directly to Indian traders across the border. According to the exporters, last year each of them exported about 20 truckloads of orange to Bangladesh. This season, five of them together, exported only 13 truckloads so far.

The issue of a lack of parking space in Gelephu Thromde has been put to rest, at least for now. The old truck parking near the vegetable shed was redeveloped into parking space for taxis and private vehicles. The thromde office started the redevelopment works earlier this year after the taxi drivers raised concerns about parking space crunch. The new parking space can accommodate 30 vehicles.

Orange season in the country is almost over, but orange growers in Zhemgang are not very happy. They are disappointed with the price they are fetching this time, which is much lower than that of the past year.

With the ever-growing impact and importance of science on human lives, traditional monastic monks have taken to learning the subject. 17 monks from various Buddhist institutes participated in a training on Astronomy and Cosmology in the capital. The training according to the organisers will help the participants understand modern science and incorporate it into Buddhism including astrology. The eleven-day training ended today. Astronomy is the study of the universe and its objects and cosmology is a branch of astronomy that deals with the nature of the universe.

Once a tired old town, Gyalpozhing, has now become a preferred place for business with more government institutions and regional offices coming up in the town. The town’s growth began following the commencement of the Kurichhu Hydropower Plant in 1992. Since then, the town has changed over time.

A farm road has become a necessity for the farmers of two chiwogs in Pema Gatshel. In the absence of one, the people of Gazawung village in Chhoekhorling chiwog have left nearly 50 acres of land fallow.

From simple landline phones to using sophisticated mobile phones with high-speed internet, the telecommunication service has come a long way. And with easy access, many people use mobile banking services to recharge talk time and data in their mobile phones. This has reduced the number of E-load service providers. E-load is a paperless recharge facility which is available to prepaid customers.

The condition of the road leading to Samdrup Choling dungkhag office in Samdrup Jongkhar is in need of repair. The bad road condition is causing inconvenience to both commuters and residents of Thangchu Genpa village in Phuntshothang Gewog as the road passes through the village. 

Being a farmer in some remote areas of the country means spending most of their times on farms located far from the settlement. Similar is the fate of farmers of Chhokhorling Gewog in Pema Gatshel. They have to spend the nights in temporary huts and depend on firewood to light up the huts and cook meals. The villagers are requesting the relevant agencies to provide power supply to their farmland.

In the last two years, festivals across the country were celebrated as closed-door events. People could not attend it in person. But after the relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions, Tshechus across the country are starting to draw huge gatherings. Even in Zhemgang, a local Tshechu has attracted over 500 people this year.