Tashi Zangmo popularly known as Wangpe Tashi is a 30 year old fashion designer creating waves in the Bhutanese fashion industry. A young, upcoming fashion designer in the country, her eyes are set on redefining popular female fashion. Known for her unique designs among the youngsters, Tashi is a mother of one and her love […]
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To have a solo art exhibition at the age of 19 is no less than a feat and Karma Dendup has achieved that exactly. He describes himself as the sole art enthusiast in his family. Karma completed class XII from Baylling Higher Secondary School in 2018. He is genuinely interested in art and uses various […]
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Thousands of Bhutanese are still resorting to reside across the border town in Jaigaon, India, because of the exorbitant rents in Phuentsholing Contrary to the perception that the housing problems in Phuentsholing would be greatly resolved following the allotment of apartments to 506 registered applicants by the National Housing Development Corporation Limited (NHDCL) last month, […]
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The CEO of iBEST institute, Tharchen’s life represents the rags to riches story. For screen and graphics, Tharchen works like a sculptor continually molding and remolding the entrepreneurial landscape. Unlike today, venturing out into business was a career option riddled with risks. Tharchen conquered the tradition of showing preference for civil service when he graduated […]
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Though modernization has already made inroads into the country, the age-old pre-Buddhist practices involving worship of nature spirits and animal sacrifices is still prevalent in Haa. In Bhutan, Bonism is mostly practiced in remote pockets of the country and animals are sacrificed to local deities (Yul Lhas). As winter chill spreads its icy fingers across […]
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As part of its corporate social responsibility, Drukair, Royal Bhutan Airlines, has initiated an educational outreach program under the banner ‘Tongsa Penlop Inspire Program’ last week, which will be organized annually from 2018 onwards. This new program will replace the erstwhile ‘Trongsa Penlop Rolling Trophy’, which was a golf tournament organized by Drukair annually. The […]
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Ever since taking up the choeten white washing project on November 11, 2016 on a voluntary basis, the community based scouts (CBS) of Kuenphen (Let’s Help) has completed whitewashing of 362 choetens under three different phases in Thimphu, Chhukha, Paro, Trongsa, Zhemgang and Bumthang. Kuenphen (Let’s Help) is a youth group initially formed in 2016 […]
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ShaMa foundation, an international, non – profit organization dedicated to social welfare, education, and health care, which has been active since 2015, and was incorporated in 2018 initiated Shudh Program in Bhutan last year, in June 2017. The program aims to provide access to safe drinking water in remote and challenging geographies and also strives […]
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Samtse town development is in full swing since last year. After completion of the Local Area Plan (LAP)-I, the town has started developing. New structures are already visible in the core town and others are under construction. The newly constructed buildings are already filled. Almost 70% of the developmental work is complete in the core […]
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Samtse dzongkhag is striving to achieve its target to produce winter chili to meet the off-season market demand. Since last season, the dzongkhag had initiated winter chilli production involving the farmers of 12 gewogs. This year with an increasing number of farmers interested in the initiative, the dzongkhag is trying to increase the winter chilli […]
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