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The Bhutan National Digital Identity, or the Bhutan NDI app, was launched in October 2023. However, even today, many people still seem unfamiliar with the app, despite it having over 200,000 users. As the country gears up for the digital transformation, the GovTech Agency has begun awareness programmes in five districts, starting yesterday. Most of the people in Shompangkha gewog...

The Four Nations Boxing Championship 2025 wrapped up yesterday in Thimphu, with Bhutan delivering a stellar performance, winning seven gold medals. Over the three action-packed days, boxers from Bhutan, Nepal, India, and Bangladesh went head-to-head for glory. Bhutan dominated the final day of the championship, securing 16 medals, the highest among the participating nations. 39 boxers competed in the tournament,...

The loan deferment period for hotels is set to end in June. According to the Hotel and Restaurant Association, nearly 70 per cent of hotels are still not in a position to begin repaying their loans. The association is now urging the government to provide Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) loans to affected hotels and to grant an additional one-year deferment...

The Royal Botanical Park at Lampelri in Punakha is seeing a decline in rhododendron blooming. The park is said to have some 40 different species of rhododendrons, which usually bloom around this time of the year. Observers during the recent Lampelri Rhododendron Festival attribute the delayed and incomplete blooming to various factors, including climate change, although this is not yet...