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Decline in horse rearing challenges Pazaap tradition
Local leaders are not only encouraging more young people to become Pazaaps, but they are also exploring ways to address...
Drukpa’s Champion promotes gloves over drugs
From screens to the ring. Bhutanese social media influencers traded filters for fists this weekend. But this was not about...
From backyard harvest to bottled hope: A winemaker’s quiet struggle in Yangtse
Across Bhutan, small-scale entrepreneurs are transforming what grows in their backyards into sources of income. But while passion and skill...
Monggar’s Zhonggar Dzong calls for preservation
Perched in the hills of Saling Gewog in Monggar, Zhonggar Dzong, a 17th-century fortress now reduced to haunting ruins, stands...
Wang-Lingbu Chhondha: More than a game, a celebration of unity
As archery season arrives, a rare match unfolds between two communities from two districts, Lingmukha in Punakha and Martalungchu in...
Selling hope from a wheelchair
Life can change in a moment. For Tandin Gyeltshen, that moment came six years ago, when a sudden illness left...
Youths step up to preserve Sha-Gi Looju ritual in Wangdue Phodrang
Observed once every three years, the Sha-Gi Looju festival in Wangdue Phodrang draws residents home from across the country and...
National Job Fair returns with new focus on long-term careers
After nearly six years, the National Job Fair returned to the capital, with a fresh approach. This time, beyond job...
Ageing population and waning youth interest threaten Dagsa’s Kharphu festival, Monggar
People of Gongdu Gewog’s Dagsa Chiwog in Monggar are struggling to sustain their biennial local festival called Kharphu, due to...
Paro turns up the volume with Bhutan’s first Asia Rock Festival
As prayer flags fluttered in the evening breeze and the sun set behind Paro’s dzong, monasteries and temples, a new...
Politics
FASTag access for Bhutanese vehicles nears resolution as India submits SOP draft
The foreign affairs and external trade ministry has received a draft Standard Operating Procedure from the Indian government concerning the...
Mobile medical units to bring doctors and lab services to Gewogs
With a doctor in every gewog still out of reach for now, the health ministry is planning to send mobile...
Government’s third-child cash incentive on hold
The government’s Nu 10,000 cash incentive for families having a third child has been put on hold. The cabinet has...
Upper Chhukha Gewogs endured daily travel hassles due to impassable road
Residents of Tsimasham and nearby gewogs in Chhukha continue to face travel difficulties as the four-kilometre approach road connecting the...
Communities gear up for Tragopan Festival, Trashigang
The countdown has begun for the Tragopan Festival in Trashigang, where communities are preparing to showcase and sell their locally...
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