Roadblock at Namling to remain longer

The Department of Roads (DoR) officials are currently unable to estimate when the roadblock at Namling on the Mongar-Bumthang highway can be cleared and the road opened to traffic, due to continuous soil and rockslides.

Rain and windstorm damages paddies in Trongsa

It’s paddy harvest season in Trongsa. Farmers have looked forward to...

Gasa Tshachhu flood caused damage Nu 4M

Property worth Nu 4 million (M) has been confirmed damaged or...

Efforts to improve milk quality in Gelephu underway

To ensure quality milk collection and enhance management practices, two chiller...

Radiation treatment at JDWNRH not benefited patients

An investigation carried out on the radiotherapy services at the Thimphu...

Polakha farmers struggling to sell dolley pickles

Months before the red dolley pickles are bottled and sent to...

ACC investigates possible collusion in waste management project

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) suspended the licenses of four consultancy firms...

Building leadership capacity of women LG aspirants

Thirty-two women who are aspiring to contest in the upcoming local...

Fire engulfs 500 acres of forest in Lhuentse

The first forest fire of the year in Lhuentse broke out...

Exports not earning expected INR value in Gelephu

The export of riverbed materials from Gelephu to Assam in India...

Thimphu has become overly expensive, say residents

In a matter of months, residents in the capital city say...

‘People expect the government to do everything’

I resettled here in 1997 from Bumthang. In 2002, people of...

What makes little boys become monks?

It is the yarney break.  There are not many monks at the monastery....

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