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The Office of the Holy Gold Script handed a 444-paged gold-scripted Gaydtongpa text to the Haa District Administration, today. Gaydtongpa, or the "Perfect Wisdom Sutra in Eight Thousand Verses," is considered the main relic and the most important teaching of the Buddha. The project, an upshot of the Royal Kanjur Project initiated under His Majesty’s Secretariat aims to further nurture and develop local artisans to write Buddhist scripts in gold. The handing-taking ceremony was presided over by the former Tsugla Lopen. The event was attended by the representatives from His Majesty’s Secretariat, Lam Neten, and officials of Haa District Administration. The Gaydtongpa was scripted in gold at a cost of Nu 3.5 M through donations from the people of Haa.

Residents of a few villages in Moogtangkhar-Tsangkharzor Chiwog of Monggar’s Jurme Gewog are grappling with drinking water shortage. For generations, they have been relying on water from Sengri, the only water source. The situation has led to inconveniences, especially during religious ceremonies and funerals where they have to purchase water paying as much as Nu 600 a barrel.

The Dungchhilo-Telung farm road in Pema Gatshel’s Dechhenling Gewog was closed for three years because heavy rains washed away parts of it. Heavy monsoon rains eroded the road’s foundation in multiple places due to unstable soil. But now, after facing many challenges, the road was finally reopened last month.

Cryptocurrency is a digital or virtual form of currency that uses cryptography for security and operates independently of a central bank. It is decentralised, meaning it is not controlled by any single entity, and transactions are recorded on a public ledger called a blockchain. In Bhutan, the craze to invest in and learn about cryptocurrencies is on the rise. People, however, despite promises of lucrative returns, are approaching cryptocurrencies with some skepticism.

To meet domestic demand for timber, the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources is exploring the feasibility of selling timber extracted from the forest thinning process in the country. The ministry initially planned on exporting extracted timber when the forest thinning pilot project was initiated, last year.

Kharungla at Khaling Gewog in Trashigang is the only area in the country where three types of tragopan birds or horned pheasants are found...

The Phuentshogling Thromde has fined about 60 individuals for illegal waste dumping so far. These individuals were identified through CCTV camera footage. Thromde officials have stated that the installation of CCTV cameras has helped in mitigating waste problems in the core town area. However, illegal waste dumping remains a challenge in the peripheral areas of the Phuentshogling town.

Over 6,000 individuals were arrested in drug-related cases last year, marking a significant increase from previous years. While the rise in arrests has been attributed to intensified monitoring, efforts are also underway to assist those arrested and those battling drug addiction. Specialised interventions, such as substance use disorder (SUD) treatments and care services, are provided to detained drug offenders.

To reduce regional disparity and promote balanced development in the country, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport in collaboration with JICA came up with a Comprehensive National Development Plan 2030. The plan aims to link urban centres from different regions to create market and boost economic activities. A seminar to present the plan was held in the capital last week.

It has been a few years since a 200,000 litre water reservoir was constructed in Jomotshangkha town, Samdrup Jongkhar. However, even today, water shortage...