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WEBSeptember 17, 2024. Embroidery is stitching its way into Bhutanese fashion, blending tradition with a modern twist. Vibrant Bhutanese symbols and intricate floral patterns now adorn tegos and wonjus, offering a fresh take on timeless attire. While the trend is gaining popularity, Bhutanese etiquette specialists note that as long as the essence ...
Trashigang Hospital to be expanded - BBSCL
WEB1 day ago · September 20, 2024. To ease congestion and enhance healthcare services at Trashigang Hospital, there are plans to expand it in the current Five-Year-Plan. The expansion of the hospital’s services will include a new operation theatre, intensive care unit, dialysis unit and emergency unit. Every day, around 200 patients visit the hospital.
Free-use library brings reading to the streets - BBSCL
WEB1 day ago · Everyone feels empowered when access to a meaningful or relevant book is not limited by time, space or privilege. Inspired by this belief, a man has started a “free-use little library” in the heart of the capital. Using a repurposed piece of furniture, he has set up a small roadside bookshelf, offering free books for anyone to borrow and enjoy.
Update on Mines Restoration Guidelines to mandate progressive …
WEB1 day ago · The Department of Geology and Mines plans to revise Mines Restoration Guidelines, making it mandatory for companies to adopt progressive closure practices for mining sites. Progressive closure is the implementation of closure activities during the construction and operation of mines rather than waiting until the end of the mining activity. This is in accordance with the recommendations of the ...
Bhutanese innovators looking forward to collaborate at Bhutan ...
WEB2 days ago · From students to entrepreneurs, the spirit of innovation thrives across generations, even in Bhutan. As the Bhutan Innovation Forum draws near, Bhutanese innovators say they are looking forward to possible collaboration with international experts and to expanding Bhutan’s innovation. To contribute to the Gelephu Mindfulness City, innovators will exhibit their products and draw inspiration ...
July inflation rises slightly to 2.04%, up from June - BBSCL
WEB2 days ago · September 19, 2024. Inflation has continued to be low this year, with the National Statistics Bureau’s latest Consumer Price Index report showing a modest increase for the month of July. The overall inflation rate now stands at 2.04 per cent, slightly up from June’s 1.84 per cent. While the shift is small, it marks a subtle increase in the ...
Fuel price drops by nearly Nu 4 - BBSCL
WEB4 days ago · September 17, 2024. Petrol and diesel prices have decreased by nearly Nu 4 in the capital since the last price revision at the beginning of the month. Fuel prices in Bhutan have consistently declined across all districts in September, marking the third consecutive month of falling prices. The price of fuel is revised twice a month in the country.
Department of Law and Order drafting new guideline on ... - BBSCL
WEBAug 20, 2024 · The Department of Law and Order is drafting a guideline on soliciting donations and conducting crowdfunding activities. The guideline will be an expansion of the department’s public notification shared in 2022, which states that engaging in such activities without approval could prompt the department to take action. The department says there is a lack of awareness of the consequences of ...
Garpawoong students finally move into long-awaited boarding
WEBAugust 13, 2024. After eight long years of waiting, students at Garpawoong Middle Secondary School in Samdrup Jongkhar finally have new boarding facilities. The hostel, originally planned for completion in 2017, faced delays, forcing students to walk over five kilometres every day. Some parents even had to hire vehicles, spending Nu 2,000 monthly.
Students hike to create awareness on climate change and climate …
WEBAugust 19, 2024. Climate change is a global phenomenon. Today, as the country embraces solutions to tackle climate change, a group of students from different schools in Thimphu went on a hike, talking about climate change and climate justice. Led by a young Indian undergraduate student, the group hiked from Changangkha to Kuensel Phodrang.