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During the National Cadastral Resurvey Programme in 2012, lands covered with overgrown vegetation or situated in challenging terrain were left unsurveyed and categorised as TP plots. For more than a decade, many landowners have been unable to utilise these lands. At the recent Samtse Dzongkhag Tshogdu, local leaders raised the issue, calling for urgent solutions to a long-standing problem. Farmers...

Bhutan National Digital Identity (NDI) has announced a new paid training programme called the NDI Xcelerator Program. The one-month course is aimed at closing the country’s digital skills gap by training young Bhutanese in blockchain-based digital identity technology. The programme will begin on 8th of next month. It is open to fresh graduates and professionals with a background in ICT...

In Mendrelgang Gewog of Tsirang, farmers may soon stop worrying about losing their crops to wild animals. A 7.5-kilometre chain-link fence is under construction, aiming to protect farmlands and improve agricultural output. The project, spearheaded by the Tsirang District Administration, is expected to be completed by June. The chain-link fence will benefit around 200 households covering 400 acres of farmland...

Factory owners in Phuentshogling’s Damdara industrial area are calling for a deadline extension to relocate their factories to Dhamdum Industrial Park in Samtse. The Phuentshogling Thromde has set a relocation deadline for mid-next year. Worried about the time frame, business owners are planning to appeal to the prime minister. They are also asking for a freeze on the land lease...