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A groundbreaking heart procedure was successfully performed in the capital last week. Doctors closed a hole in a patient’s heart using a non-invasive technique—meaning no major surgery and no scars. This condition, called Atrial Septal Defect or ASD, is a birth defect where there’s a hole between the heart’s upper chambers. If left untreated, it can lead to serious problems...

Several households of Orong Gewog in Samdrup Jongkhar will not have to depend on imported rice soon. They will resume rice cultivation after more than a decade following the restoration of the long-awaited irrigation channel. With the restoration of the irrigation channel recently, the sound of ploughs scraping earth and water trickling through channels will return to about seven acres...

Almost everyone in Bhutan has access to improved water sources, but only 63 per cent have 24-hour access to drinking water. This was highlighted in a 2020 article by the former Resident Representative of UNDP Bhutan. Five years on, some still face water shortages in a water-rich country. Yarpheling village in Sarpang is home to around 140 households. Jerrycans and...

Vegetable vendors at Wangdue’s Bajo town will have a spacious market shed by the end of next year.  The construction of a new vegetable market shed is set to commence from June this year. Currently, vegetable vendors struggle with a space crunch at the existing market shed which accommodates more than 35 vendors. Due to the limited space, farmers from...