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Records with the police reveal an increase in forgery cases, with numbers growing from a little over 11 in 2022 to nearly 30 last year. A specialised training programme is underway in the capital to strengthen national security and prevent document-related fraud. The three-day training, which began yesterday, focuses on international best practices in document security, fraud prevention, and investigative...

The Agriculture Research and Development Centre in Wengkhar, Monggar, has found a new way to raise high-yielding grafted walnut saplings with a higher success rate. Walnut saplings raised using the new-found technology can bear fruits within three to four years. This is expected to reduce the import of walnut saplings, especially for the million-fruit-tree plantation project. Currently, the country imports...

Producing Buddhist art pieces using Thigchen, technique of using major proportion lines has been in existence for quite some time. Although most of the artists, especially painters in the country know its theory, the technique is not as popularly practiced. Artist Tshewang Tenzin’s solo exhibition in Thimphu offers a glimpse into the foundation of this sacred Bhutanese art. The exhibition...

Over 17,000 tourists visited Bhutan last month, taking the total number of tourists for the first quarter to over 27,000. According to the March edition of the Monthly Tourism Bulletin, this is an increase compared to over 25,000 tourists during the same period last year.  The Department of Tourism recorded an estimated revenue of over USD 6.15 M from Sustainable...