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Residents of Singye Gewog in Sarpang will soon experience smoother travel as the Department of Surface Transport nears completion of blacktopping the gewog road. The project, expected to finish in three months, promises to enhance connectivity and create new economic opportunities for the community. The road, built in 2016, had not undergone major maintenance due to budget constraints. Now, as...

Bhutan’s progressive policies on papers often fail at implementation. A striking example is the National Policy for Persons with Disabilities 2019. Persons with disabilities know this reality firsthand. In this news report, a young woman with disability, running a tailoring business, expresses fear of not being able to sustain her business after recent reports shed light on sudden increase in...

A new footpath in Maedgang village in Samtse was supposed to bring relief to residents, especially young children, during the monsoon. However, just as the project neared completion, a portion of the concrete footpath had to be dismantled after it was found to be constructed on private land without approval. The Norbugang Gewog administration initiated the construction of a 1.3-kilometre...

As the country faces the rising threat of Non-Communicable Diseases or NCDs, the health ministry is now equipping religious leaders with the knowledge and skills to reduce preventable health risks. During the last two days, health coordinators from the Central Monastic Body and the Chhoedey Lhentshog across six eastern districts took part in an NCD prevention training in Samdrup Jongkhar....