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The Changlimithang Stadium will host more than 200 international guests tomorrow. The guests have arrived in the country to celebrate the 117th National Day. Some of them hiked to Druk Wangditse Lhakhang and visited the Kuenselphodrang in Thimphu today to experience Bhutanese culture and tradition. At the Druk Wangditse Lhakhang, the guests received blessings and participated in Bhutanese games. Some...

To engage the community in local economic development, the Department of Local Governance and Disaster Management held a workshop in Sangbaykha, Haa. The event is part of the 13th five-year plan. It is to help local government officials and communities to design and manage socio-economic development projects effectively. The communities are encouraged to make decisions and come up with solutions...

More than a thousand seed samples were collected and taken to the National Biodiversity Centre or NBC as a part of the 10th Biodiversity Fair held in Tsirang yesterday. The seeds are considered unique and rare in the country. They will now be conserved in the centre’s gene bank in Thimphu for sustainable use.  At the fair, farmers from ten...

  The Royal Audit Authority recommends the government to come up with clear guidelines on hospitality and entertainment expenses. According to the latest audit report, the government spent Nu 126 M in the last three years. The report raised concerns of misuse which has been there since the first government. The government spent close to Nu 92 M for hospitality...