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Farmers of Bjagphu Chiwog in Wangdue Phodrang’s Ruebisa Gewog can now cultivate rice without losing their harvest to wildlife. Their paddy fields are now guarded by chain-link fencing installed with support from the government. Up until now, farmers had to guard their paddy fields from wildlife day and night with some households unable to continue cultivation due to increasing human-wildlife...

Nganglam in Pema Gatshel has become a gateway to five eastern districts, following the connection of the Nganglam-Gyalposhing highway. Today, most travellers, including EV taxis, prefer to travel through Nganglam due to the shorter route. However, the challenge that EV taxi drivers face is the lack of a quick charging station in the town, which forces them to take unplanned...

Residents of the eastern and central regions can expect an uninterrupted fuel and LPG cylinder supply. A new petroleum, oil, and lubricant depot opened in Garmani, Monggar. With a capacity of two million litres, the depot can refuel approximately 40,000 cars or 25,000 trucks with larger fuel tanks. The Minister of Industry, Commerce and Employment inaugurated the fuel depot yesterday....

The construction of the Royal Centre for Infectious Diseases at Gidakom in Thimphu is on track as scheduled. The Health Minister and the Chief Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) visited the site, yesterday. For now, more than 15 per cent of the construction work has been completed. Supported by the Government of Japan through JICA, the centre...