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All cats and dogs in Sarpang are being sterilised as part of the effort to prevent any potential outbreak and transform the Gelephu Mindfulness City into a rabies-free zone. According to a survey conducted by the livestock office in September last year, Sarpang recorded around 1,800 pet dogs and 3,600 cats. In 2023, during the National Accelerated Dog Population Management...

To enhance the skills of Bhutanese women footballers, the Bhutan Football Federation(BFF) is providing coaching training for women footballers and sports instructors. The two-week coaching course, which began on Monday, features participants, including members from the women’s national team, school sports instructors, and coaches from football clubs across Bhutan. The training classified as Asian Football Confederation, AFC C-level diploma course...

A free surgery camp in Gelephu has provided life-changing medical intervention to twelve individuals. The initiative was organised to help people with deformities and complex medical conditions requiring specialised medical services but did not have access. The camp began on Monday and ended yesterday. The reconstructive and plastic surgery team screened more than 20 patients enlisted previously. The team operated...

Good road connectivity is a boon for farmers, but the lack of it can be detrimental. This is the situation facing the people of Jangwakha-Sewla in Punakha. Over a decade and a half ago, a farm road was cleared bringing benefits to the farmers in the Chiwog. Many took up commercial vegetable farming, with some even expanding their businesses. Today,...