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The acute shortage of doctors in the country has been compelling nurses to prescribe medicines, often leaving patients unsatisfied. A recent study revealed that over 61 per cent of the Bhutanese nurses are unlawfully prescribing medicines. According to the Bhutan Medicines Rules and Regulations 2019, only doctors are permitted to issue prescriptions. Bhutan Medicines Rules and Regulations 2019 states that...

Tourists visiting Bhutan now have an additional tourism product to explore in the Himalayan Kingdom. Haa Valley in the West is now declared as one of the high-end recreational fly-fishing destinations in the country. Prime Minister TsheringTobgay inaugurated the tourism product during the first day of the Haa Spring Festival today. Haa Spring Festival is a celebration of nomadic lifestyles,...

Farmers of Nimazor village in Tsirang’s Rangthangling Gewog now grow ginger as their main source of livelihood. Most households in the village turned to large-scale ginger cultivation after citrus greening destroyed their orange orchard, which was once their primary source of income. Although a good alternative, marketing the rhizome is a challenge for the farmers. It is harvest season but...

For the highlanders of Lingzhi and Soe gewogs in Thimphu, getting helicopter services these days has become a challenge. During the recent Thimphu Dzongkhag Tshogdhu, the local leaders for these gewogs called for prompt and reliable helicopter services. It has been around two years since the residents of Lingzhi and Soe gewogs struggled to book helicopter services. Gewog leaders say...