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Decades-long water shortage in Barp Gewog set to end next year, Punakha
The shortage of drinking water shortage problem will soon become a thing of the past for the people of Barp Gewog in Punakha. They...
Bumthang readies for 118th National Day celebration
Preparations are in full swing in Bumthang as the district gears up to host the 118th National Day. With just six days remaining, officials,...
SDG Impact Forum calls for innovative funding to support Bhutan’s young entrepreneurs
For many Bhutanese entrepreneurs, the biggest challenge is not the lack of ideas, it is limited access to finance. Today, that challenge took centre...
NA’s Women, Children and Youth Committee calls for stricter alcohol laws
As proposed by the Health Ministry, the Women, Children and Youth Committee of the National Assembly has recommended lowering the Blood Alcohol Content, or...
Bridge construction begins at Chimti, bringing relief to Chhukha’s Logchina residents
Residents of Logchina Gewog in Chhukha are hopeful once again as construction begins on a new bridge at Chimti. Two years after floods washed...
National Assembly questions effectiveness of MoAL’s cost-sharing mechanism
Some Assembly members raised concerns over the effectiveness of the cost-sharing mechanism. They said it has not adequately benefited economically disadvantaged farmers in remote...