With more than 36 dairy farmers group including one cooperative in Trashigang today, the dzongkhag is more than self-sufficient in milk production. Excess milk production has also led farmers to exporting milk to other nearby dzongkhags. The dairy groups comprise of more than 1,000 households from 11 gewogs. Among them Samkhar gewog has seven dairy […]
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After testing paper lotteries, Bhutan Lottery Limited will be venturing into online lottery. Two i-lotteries and a terminal based lottery are expected to hit the market by October this year. BLL officials are working to launch the product after completing software development which will be outsourced to a private firm through open tender soon. Bingo […]
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Cardamom was once the main cash crop for farmers in the southern belt. Saplings were brought all the way from the Indian plains of Assam as farmers invested in the crop that had lucrative yields. Those days a kilogram of cardamom could fetch up to Nu 2,000. Consequently, living standards improved in the villages and […]
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The debate is ongoing with the Mines and Minerals Bill deferred to the winter session of Parliament Parliamentarians were divided on the nationalization of the mining sector spelt out in the Mines and Minerals Bill 2019, which has been deferred to the winter session of the parliament. Minister for economic affairs Loknath Sharma introduced the […]
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Heavy vehicle dealers say that the ordered vehicles have arrived and are at their stock yards After the notification from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on the load capacity restriction that was imposed from May, 17, heavy vehicle dealers in the border town of Phuentsholing have also been impacted with customers unwilling to take around hundred […]
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Bhutan Telecom Limited (BTL) saw a revenue growth of Nu 3.6bn and a profit after tax of Nu 0.92bnn last year, according to the BTL annual report. A growth of 12.56% in revenue and 9.86% in profit after tax was recorded as compared to 2017. Most of the revenue was generated as service revenue from […]
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The government has proposed a total budget of Nu 64.82bn for the financial year 2019-20. Finance Minister Namgay Tshering revealed this while presenting the national budget for financial year 2019-20 to the National Assembly yesterday. The Finance Minister mentioned that the main objective of the budget is to ensure economic growth and stability and achieve […]
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Villagers say growing asparagus does not involve much work and that the returns are financially rewarding Asparagus farming is becoming a lucrative business for the farmers of Yangnyer gewog in Trashigang with the villagers now planning increase asparagus production in the gewog. While a few have started growing asparagus in large areas, many farmers grow […]
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Truckers question relevant government agencies for not constructing weigh bridge at Gelephu After the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) issued a notice on the restriction of overload carried by trucks which was enforced from last Friday, exporters and truckers ferrying boulders to Bangladesh are reportedly affected. Not a single truck has moved to Bangladesh after the […]
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Bhutan Development Bank (BDB) earned a profit of Nu 322mn last year. In 2017, BDB ran into losses worth Nu 762mn while in 2016 the bank earned a profit of Nu 325mn. Chief Executive Officer of BDB, Phub Dorji, said that in 2017, the bank introduced a new system called core banking solutions (CBS) but […]
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