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Safer, smoother rides are ahead for Samdrup Jongkhar Thromde residents as the Thromde takes action to repair the town's internal roads. The much-needed repairs at the Servicing Centre, people say, mark the first step in the thromde's promise to deliver better roads throughout the town. The road at the Servicing Centre leads to essential service industries like automobile workshops, furniture...

In Khebisa Gewog of Dagana, a four-storey mud house constructed centuries ago stands as a witness to history. Now, as it crumbles under the weight of time, its owner faces a difficult choice: preserve the ancient structure filled with sacred artefacts or risk dismantling it, despite the community's warnings of misfortune. The four-storied traditional mud house is in Gibsa. Once...

HIV-negative individuals whose intimate partners are HIV-positive can now avoid contracting the virus without having to use contraceptives such as condoms. The health ministry has introduced an oral medication for HIV-negative individuals. In the first phase of the pilot programme, key populations including men having sex with men, sex workers, transgender individuals, and people who inject drugs residing in Thimphu...

The Department of Forests and Park Services imposed fines exceeding Nu 700,000 on 38 individuals and institutions responsible for setting forest fires from 2021 to 2023.  However, this figure is deemed very low given the large number of forest fire incidents reported during the period in the country. The three-year period saw 169 reported forest fires.   The Department of...