Lockdown hits farmers hard

Around this time in Paro, farmers sell farm produce and begin growing winter crops. In Dogar Gewog, August is the peak season to grow mustard. 

This age-old tradition had almost disappeared. But then, this year, a youth group is planning to grow mustard. The aim is to reduce import of cooking oil. 

Testing stations only for those who travelled between Phuentsholing and Thimphu

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Bhutan Development Bank’s (BDB) branch office in Pemagatshel is providing banking...

Shana Zam back in shape

Continued rainfall and limited helping hands in the lockdown times haven’t stopped the...

Beyond the lockdown and the pandemic

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Feeding the workforce rendered jobless by lockdown

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Increase in the network traffic during the lockdown: telecos

The mobile data traffic for Bhutan Telecom Limited (BTL) increased by...

Trongsa dzongkhag to initiate zoning system

Trongsa dzongkhag task force yesterday finalised the zoning system in the...

Exhausting yet rewarding duty: from the frontliners

The vehicles on Covid-19 duty are parked in front of the...

Lockdown, for now is the only solution 

Upon the command of His Majesty The King, the government, considering...

Over 370 villagers benefit from cash delivery services

When the government announced lockdown, a resident in Dagana was stuck...

Farmers send surplus farm produce to Thimphu 

Dorokha drungkhag has 300 cartons of eggs, 180kg of butter and...

Trongsa sends livestock products to Thimphu

Farmers from Bumthang and Trongsa dzongkhags supplied their surplus dairy products...

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