BBSCL

The cut-off point for Class 10 students is coming back next year. The minimum score is yet to be decided, but it will only impact next year’s class ten students. Only those who secure the minimum score will get admission to class 11 in government schools. The decision has received mixed reactions. The previous government discontinued the cut-off point in...

If you are a sports coach or aspire to become one, look no further than the newly inaugurated National Coaching Academy in Thimphu to build your skills. His Royal Highness Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck opened the facility today at the Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC) campus. The National Coaching Academy will be used as a training and development centre for foundational...

Farmers of Zhisarthang in Sarpang’s Singye Gewog are finally breathing a sigh of relief as their farmlands are being fenced with chainlink. For years, they have struggled with wild animals damaging their crops, forcing many to leave their fields fallow. Farmers have been growing paddy, vegetables, and areca nuts but it has been a constant battle. Wild boars, rabbits, deer,...

After losing their orange orchards to citrus greening, farmers of Gagaling-Nimazor chiwog in Tsirang have found a new source of livelihood. The farmers there now produce jaggery for commercial purposes by growing sugarcane on a large scale.  Tsirang’s Gagaling-Nimazor chiwog was once renowned for being one of the largest producers of orange. However, like other orange growers across the country,...