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Black-necked crane numbers decline in Bumdeling, Trashi Yangtse

Despite ongoing conservation efforts, the number of black-necked cranes arriving in Bumdeling in Trashi Yangtse, has declined over the past few years. Records show...

Bhutan car smuggling case: ED seeks financial documents from vehicle owners including actor Amith Chakkalakkal

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has intensified its investigation into a luxury vehicle smuggling racket allegedly involving cars imported illegally from Bhutan, issuing notices to...

Unfinished Pangna–Thangna farm road blacktopping frustrates residents, Dagana

Residents of Thangna Chiwog in Dagana are disappointed after their farm road was excluded from the government’s second phase of road blacktopping in their...

Bhutan, Morocco Explore Setting Up Of IIT Overseas Campuses

After IIT Madras-Zanzibar in Tanzania and IIT Delhi-Abu Dhabi in the UAE, the government may now set up campuses of the prestigious Indian Institutes...

Ageing population and waning youth interest threaten Dagsa’s Kharphu festival, Monggar

People of Gongdu Gewog’s Dagsa Chiwog in Monggar are struggling to sustain their biennial local festival called Kharphu, due to a growing shortage of...

NC debates Bhutan-Thailand FTA amid job and reserve concerns

During today’s National Council deliberation on the Free Trade Agreement between Bhutan and Thailand, MPs raised concerns over potential job losses and the impact...