Nepal Ends Flood Rescue Efforts, Turns to Essential Rehabilitation
Officials stated on Monday that Nepal has concluded search and rescue operations for those missing after the August floods. Teams completed ground surveys and recovered some people, then handed duties…
Bhutan Steps Up Efforts to Reduce Thorthormi Glacial Lake Flood Threat
Bhutan is testing a revised siphon system to lower the water level of Thorthormi Lake, a potentially dangerous glacial lake located more than 4,400 metres above sea level in the…
Empowering women through solar-powered irrigation
Women make up more than half of Bhutan’s agricultural workforce, according to the Industry Census Report. Yet, they have often had little say in the technologies designed to make farming…
GMCA Emphasizes Quality, Safety, and Environmental Standards as Gelephu Airport Project Enters Next Major Stage
As massive earthworks near completion, the Gelephu Mindfulness City Authority (GMCA) has officially awarded the major airfield construction contract to the Rigsar-Vajra Joint Venture, marking a monumental step forward in…
Gelephu flood protection project completed
Gelephu’s flood protection project is now complete, with the government formally handing over the completed works to Gelephu Mindfulness City today. The project strengthens four vulnerable river stretches in Sarpang…
Devotees Travel Across Bhutan to Receive Precious Teachings of Terton Pema Lingpa
Thousands of devotees have converged at the sacred Gangteng Shedra in Wangdue Phodrang for the commencement of a historic, month-long grand ceremony featuring the Oral Transmission and Empowerments of Terton…
10 Civilians Killed in Airstrikes in Afghanistan
At least 10 civilians, mostly children, were killed in Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Kunar and Helmand provinces. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) confirmed the civilian casualties on…
Water shortage is drying up farms and daily life in Tili
For most people, turning on a tap and getting water is routine. But in Tili village at Shaba in Paro, getting enough water for the day has become a daily…
Gyalsung Reaches 12,707 Graduates With Largest Cohort Yet Commended by His Majesty The King
His Majesty The King gracefully presided over the momentous Passing Out Parade of the Gyalsung Training 2026 Batch (Cohort 2) held at the Gyalsung Academy in Khotokha, Wangdue Phodrang, marking…
Bhutan’s Kinley Tshering, Lam Dorji Reach Asian Games Archery Quarterfinals
Bhutan’s archers Kinley Tshering and Lam Dorji have reached the men’s individual recurve quarterfinals at the 20th Asian Games after securing three consecutive victories each in the elimination rounds. Kinley,…