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Bhutan has exhausted its known coal reserves, according to the Environmental Accounts Statistics 2024 report. Coal extraction peaked at 190,000 tonnes in 2018 and 2019. However, the figure dropped to 70,000 tonnes by 2020. By 2023, no reserves remained. The report notes that while future studies may uncover new sources of coal, there are currently no additional reserves available for...

Residents of Dorokha are unhappy with the education and skills development ministry’s decision to downgrade Dorokha Lower Secondary School to a primary school. They argue that the school should instead be upgraded. A recent notification from the Samtse District Education sector has left Dorokha residents disappointed. Starting from the academic year 2025, nearly 200 students in classes seven and eight...

His Holiness the Je Khenpo consecrated the Singye Choeling Tshuglhakhang at Dewathang Gewog in Samdrup Jongkhar today. The monastery was constructed to mark the 70th birthday of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, Jigme Singye Wangchuck. With Choe Long Truel Sum as the main relic, the Singye Choeling Tshuglhakhang is now a sacred site for daily prayers and rituals for...

In the highland communities such as Merak and Sakteng in Trashigang, where livelihoods rely heavily on livestock, the Sakteng Nyingje Jam Chong Tshogpa has become a lifeline. The centre has saved more than 1,500 calves from being culled, over the past six years, offering hope to herders and a future for the low-yielding cattle. These two types of calves are...