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The inflation has increased since October last year. This is according to the latest Consumer Price Index or CPI. The inflation in February this year reached 3.38 per cent, up from 1.34 per cent in October last year. The inflation is mostly driven by food and non-food items. So, in response to the increasing food inflation, the agriculture and livestock...

The government is hoping to finalize the modality for the Nu 1bn support programme this month. During the Meet The Press session today, the Industry, Commerce, and Employment Minister said the programme will support class XII graduates in continuing their studies. During the election campaign, the government pledged to support one youth from households where no member has previously studied...

A new footpath in Maedgang village in Samtse was supposed to bring relief to residents, especially young children, during the monsoon. However, just as the project neared completion, a portion of the concrete footpath had to be dismantled after it was found to be constructed on private land without approval. The Norbugang Gewog administration initiated the construction of a 1.3-kilometre...

Local leaders in Chhukha, especially of larger gewogs, are worried about the decline in their block grant budget for the 13th Five-Year Plan. During the recent Dzongkhag Tshogdu, they raised concerns over the Resource Allocation Formula used in distributing the grant. They said that it will widen the economic development gap between larger and smaller gewogs. The local leaders are...