January of 2024

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Over 200 ballots rejected in Trashigang

Politics

Jan 08, 2024 1 mins read 694 views
Trashiyangtse records over 90 percent return of PB

Politics

Jan 08, 2024 1 mins read 674 views
Voters arrive in droves in Tsirang

Politics

Jan 08, 2024 2 mins read 591 views
Postal ballot voters decrease in Gasa

Politics

Jan 08, 2024 1 mins read 678 views
Close to 96 percent of postal ballots arrived in Lhuentse

Election

Jan 08, 2024 1 mins read 754 views
Parties contribute at least half a million in fines to ECB

Politics

Jan 08, 2024 2 mins read 638 views
The brothers of Kuchinthang

Politics

Jan 08, 2024 3 mins read 694 views
Drukair resumes commercial flight to Gelephu

Transport

Jan 07, 2024 2 mins read 635 views
A new era for our airlines?

Perspective

Jan 07, 2024 4 mins read 671 views
Parking woes spark concern in Yadi

Transport

Jan 07, 2024 2 mins read 676 views
Over 90 percent of postal ballotsreceived in Mongar

Politics

Jan 07, 2024 1 mins read 658 views
Voting to make a difference

Letter to the Editor

Jan 07, 2024 1 mins read 643 views
A sustainable progress

Editorial

Jan 07, 2024 2 mins read 698 views
Voting trends in villages likely to change

Politics

Jan 07, 2024 3 mins read 712 views
DHI and its companies become more attractive

NGO

Jan 07, 2024 2 mins read 662 views
ECB says vote `without fear or favour'

Election

Jan 07, 2024 1 mins read 609 views
Bhutan's varied poverty landscape

Economy

Jan 07, 2024 2 mins read 589 views
MoF estimates Nu 78.49 billion budget for FY 2024-25

Finance

Jan 07, 2024 2 mins read 735 views
Know your candidate

Politics

Jan 05, 2024 28 mins read 0 views
Around 50 percent of postal ballots arrive in Lhuentse

Politics

Jan 05, 2024 1 mins read 634 views
Will Tsirang voters recalibrate their posture?

Politics

Jan 05, 2024 1 mins read 679 views
PDP concludes campaign, gears up for the final battle

Politics

Jan 05, 2024 1 mins read 659 views
BTP expects victory with growing support base

Politics

Jan 05, 2024 1 mins read 715 views
Lhuentse gears up for general election

Politics

Jan 05, 2024 1 mins read 669 views
Take off from Panbang

Politics

Jan 05, 2024 3 mins read 662 views
Driving abilities of persons with disabilities

Editorial

Jan 05, 2024 2 mins read 585 views
Will postal ballots decide the general elections?

Politics

Jan 05, 2024 3 mins read 633 views
Mindfulness City project takes flight with airport expansion

Transport

Jan 05, 2024 3 mins read 887 views
Party Presidents unveil insights

Politics

Jan 05, 2024 8 mins read 613 views
Early voters cast their votes

Politics

Jan 04, 2024 1 mins read 589 views
Warming up to upper Kheng

Politics

Jan 04, 2024 2 mins read 593 views
Know your candidate

Politics

Jan 04, 2024 13 mins read 0 views
How do we stop the entry of drugs?

Letter to the Editor

Jan 04, 2024 1 mins read 657 views
Unleashing our Potential

Editorial

Jan 04, 2024 3 mins read 659 views
Luke warm response to common forums in Mongar

Politics

Jan 04, 2024 2 mins read 595 views
Special Early Voting comes to an end

Politics

Jan 04, 2024 1 mins read 657 views
Gasa, Wangdue and Punakha more PWDs voters

Politics

Jan 04, 2024 1 mins read 657 views
PDP promises support to farmers in Bumthang

Politics

Jan 04, 2024 1 mins read 676 views
BTP confident to win all constituencies from Pemagatshel

Politics

Jan 04, 2024 2 mins read 589 views
Wooing Gelephu voters with bigger pledges

Politics

Jan 02, 2024 3 mins read 679 views
Know your candidate

Politics

Jan 02, 2024 10 mins read 0 views
Easy money, not economic struggle, drive illicit trade

Editorial

Jan 02, 2024 3 mins read 670 views
PDP pledges Autsho -Gayzamchhu bypass in Lhuentse

Politics

Jan 02, 2024 1 mins read 784 views
BTP to streamline service delivery in rural areas

Politics

Jan 02, 2024 2 mins read 661 views
Keeping up with the migratory voters

Politics

Jan 02, 2024 2 mins read 648 views
Children sing Lolay at Lingkana Palace

Royal

Jan 02, 2024 1 mins read 737 views
Lolay_A time-honored tradition

Festival

Jan 01, 2024 1 mins read 665 views
Lhuentse voters place development priorities before candidates

Politics

Jan 01, 2024 1 mins read 639 views
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The garden and the giant: How India’s Naya Bharat is nurturing GMC

In November 2025, Bhutan and India signed a joint statement that did more than reaffirm old ties. It framed a future: India entering a new chapter of socioeconomic and technological transformation, and Bhutan accelerating its march towards becoming a high-income country by 2034.

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Development gaps persist despite improved health and public spending

Government expenditure, population size, and access to health and education services vary significantly across dzongkhag...

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RBP arrests 17 in lhakhang and chorten vandalism syndicate

The Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) has arrested 17 individuals in connection with a series of vandalism cases involving lhakh...

Aug 19, 2026 2 mins read 17,854 views
RICBL disburses over Nu 11M for earthquake damage claims

Following the 5.5 magnitude earthquake that struck near Punakha, the Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan Limited (RICB...

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Solar lift irrigation: A game-changer for rural agriculture

At 45, Tshering Pem of Humpathang village in Chhubu Gewog, Punakha, is the beneficiary of an individually managed solar-...

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Damcha– A Promise Beyond the Blackboard

The film also vividly portrays the realities of education in remote Bhutanese communities, where students brave treacher...

Feb 21, 2026 2 mins read 8,349 views
Between Homes: Voices of Bhutanese living between home and elsewhere

I used to run a small grocery shop in Bhutan during the pandemic. It wasn’t anything grand, just a humble little place t...

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Urgent call to skill our youth

The key barriers identified in the report  - qualification mismatch, lack of experience, and inadequate training- are no...

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Bracing for impacts of distant wars

Oil prices have already surged across major economies. If the blockade persists, the resulting supply shock will ripple...

Mar 04, 2026 2 mins read 7,462 views
Beyond the statistics

The rise in inflation may be termed moderate, but the average Bhutanese is experiencing that livelihood is becoming more...

Feb 28, 2026 2 mins read 7,405 views
An auspicious beginning

Last week, Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) stood at the epicentre of events that were as symbolic as they were historic....

Feb 25, 2026 3 mins read 7,320 views
Are we prepared for a major earthquake?

The recent assessment by experts from the National Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal serves as a stark reminder th...

Feb 21, 2026 2 mins read 8,783 views

Recents

Removing children is not discipline but systemic failure

Recent events involving two students from Sonamthang Central School raise a concern extending well beyond one school, one discipline committee or controversy. The issue is whether a school confronted with an adolescent relationship responds as an institution of education and child protection, or as one that removes a perceived problem from its premises.

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