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In Sarpang, commuters travelling along the Chhoekhorling road in Dekiling Gewog are set to benefit from a much-needed road blacktop. A 3.1-kilometre stretch from the Gelephu-Sarpang highway till Jigme Wangchuck Power Training Institute is being blacktopped. Until today, the road was riddled with potholes, making travel inconvenient. The road was blacktopped in 2013 and since then, no major maintenance was...

While progress has been made towards eliminating gender disparity, much remains to be done. Speaking at the UN commemoration event for International Women's Day, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that eradicating extreme poverty for women and girls would take another 130 years. Here in Bhutan, marking the day in Phuentshogling, participants called for urgent and sustained action to accelerate gender...

The Royal Audit Authority’s review report on the Local Government Development Grant found that most local government funds are being allocated to farm roads and Lhakhang development. The report states that key sectors such as education, health, and livestock are given the least priority. The 2024 Annual Grant Guideline prioritises projects with economic and social benefits that will boost local...

Relying on conventional conservation methods to analyse and preserve artefacts has always been challenging in Bhutanese museums. The traditional methods usually lack precision and have risks of damaging the artefacts. To address this challenge, professors from British universities are training Bhutanese museum conservators in heritage science techniques. The workshop focuses on hands-on training on non-invasive analytical methods such as X-ray...