The agriculture crisis
Rapid urbanisation and ever-increasing demand for infrastructure development is pushing agriculture or food production to the backseat. Close to 700 acres of paddy fields have been lost to road,...
View ArticleGelephu-Zhemgang road to open by today afternoon
The Zhemgang-Gelephu highway is expected to open to traffic by afternoon today. A huge boulder has blocked the highway at Ossey, 28kms away from Gelephu since yesterday. The department of road tried...
View ArticleHeavy rains trigger flood alert
Flood Monitoring and Command Room is monitoring the water level in river basins With river levels rising due to the rains, the National Centre for Hydrology & Meteorology (NCHM) issued a flood...
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Drying water thwarts rice self-sufficiency dream
If Bhutan cultivated all the land left fallow, the country would produce additional 10,323.315 metric tonnes (MT) of paddy every year. According to the 2015 agriculture statistics, 6,345 acres of paddy...
View ArticleAlternative facts matter
Bhutan’s struggle with rampant use and abuse of controlled substances is a national issue. It is no secret that the ban on tobacco has cultivated a black market that law enforcement agencies are unable...
View ArticleHarmonising Won-Buddhism and Happiness
A joint workshop on happiness was held between members of the Centre for Bhutan Studies and GNH, and Wonkwang University of South Korea yesterday in Thimphu. Wonkwang University’s executive director of...
View ArticleCould harvesting rainwater solve water shortage?
Gungthramo, Punakha: Even as monsoon rain drips from the roof of her small hut, Tandin Beda rushes out to collect water from her neighbour to drink and wash. She has been depending on her neighbour for...
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Nu 11B non-performing loans
Non-performing loans (NPL) increased by 26.64 percent (from Nu 8.99B to Nu 11.39B) between March 2016 and March this year. According to figures from the Royal Monetary Authority (RMA), total loans from...
View ArticleRoadblocks cleared but travellers cautioned
The many roadblocks that had occurred across the country have been cleared, but due to continuous rain, risks to the travellers and the chances of the roadblocks happening remain. Roadblocks on the...
View ArticleAmbassadors call on Prime Minister
Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay met the Ambassadors of Turkey, Spain and Myanmar to Bhutan at the Gyalyong Tshogkhang yesterday. Lyonchhen welcomed the Ambassadors to Bhutan and congratulated them on...
View ArticleOAG charges former Chang gup and land officials for encroaching on state land
The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) charged former Chang Gup Naku, two land record officials, and two others for fraud, forgery, and collusion in the sale of 50 decimal government land in Babesa...
View ArticleFormer Chang gup charged for violating Land Act, 1979
The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) charged the former Chang gup Naku for illegal encroachment of government of land in Thimphu. The miscellaneous hearing of the case was conducted yesterday at...
View ArticleECB prepares for 2018 elections
The two newly formed political parties, Druk Gaki Tshogpa and Druk Kuenphen Tshogpa, are yet to register with the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB). According to ECB, the promoters of the political...
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Development helps curb goontong in Merak
Merak is situated 3,500 metres above the sea level. Snow-capped mountains border the beautiful highland village in the north. It is a bright and sunny day. Merak remains covered in thick fog for good...
View ArticleThe Sarpangseer ascetic goes missing
A 66-year-old ascetic woman, locally known as Sadhuni, Srimati Rai of Menchulam (Sarpangseer), Sarpang is missing since May 11. On June 14, Gakidling gup, Nim Dorji Sherpa filed a missing report to...
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Dengue fever outbreak in three dzongkhags
With more than 100 cases reported since last month, the health ministry yesterday issued a public notification of an outbreak of dengue fever in Phuentsholing, Samtse and Samdrupjongkhar dzongkhags....
View ArticleRainwater helps Pelrithang farmers transplant paddy
After leaving her land fallow due to shortage of irrigation water and wildlife damaging her fields, Damayanti Dhimal in Pelrithang, Gelephu chose to cultivate her wetland this year. She transplanted...
View Article195 participants to compete in Gokab
Unlike the past events, the Gokab, 2017 event, which starts tomorrow, is expected to bring tough competition with participants coming from about seven dzongkhags. The two-day event, which will be held...
View ArticleCheri Monastery accuses former Gup of encroaching onto its land
Thimphu Thromde has issued three notifications to former Chang gup Naku after Cheri Monastery officials complained that the gup had allegedly encroached onto their land and fenced it in Lungtenphug....
View ArticleLessons from Merak
We have come to a point in our development journey when the challenges we face demand extraordinary resolve to act, not just with level-headed planning, but also with a sense of greater urgency. While...
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