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The National Teaching Service, a dedicated framework to professionalise and improve teachers will be rolled out by next year. During the Meet the Press session on Friday, Education and Skills Development Minister Yeezang De Thapa said the framework will help curb teacher shortage and create pathways for contract teachers. The minister said the ministry along with the Royal Civil Service...

Vegetables are a key source of income for farmers. But in most places, farmers lack a proper market to sell their produce. Similarly, farmers residing near Nganglam town in Pema Gatshel have been selling their goods in open spaces. Now, with the completion of a newly constructed two-story building, they no longer have to endure the heat and dust to...

Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay inaugurated a two-day festival at Rongtse Nye in Haa’s Sangbaykha Dungkhag, yesterday. It is aimed at promoting tourism and traditional cuisine, and improve local businesses. This inaugural event is the first of its kind in the Dungkhag, unlocking the cultural and economic potential of the region. Hundreds of people from Gakiling and Sangbay Gewogs under Sangbaykha...

The coal mine at Habrang in SamdrupJongkhar is set to prematurely shut down by the end of this month. This is due to declining coal reserve. The Public Accounts Committee informed this at the Joint Sitting of the Parliament today. The Habrang coal mine spans an area of over 100 acres. The State Mining Corporation has been digging coal here...