Bhutan Daily News 01-04-23
- Saidpiece
- Apr 2, 2023
- 2 min read
In Pema Gatshel’s Dechhenling Gewog, farmers are switching to growing cassava as a cash crop. Mongar village in Goishing-Ridzommo Chiwog is the second village after Chhoekhorling to start mass cassava cultivation. Villagers have taken up the cultivation after the National Piggery and Research Centre in Gelephu agreed to buy their produce.
Tshechus and festivals across the country were performed as closed-door events for the last few years due to the pandemic. But with the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions since last year, Tshechus in some places started attracting more visitors. In Gomphu Kora in Trashi Yangtse, more than 600 people from Tawang in India came to witness the Tshechu.
Non-star-rated hotels like Blue Poppy I and II could cater to tourists in a few months. The Prime Minister said this during a meeting with the representative of the private sector at the Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry yesterday. But the Prime Minister asked the tour operators to inform the tourists about the different types of hotels and to let the tourists decide where they want to stay.
The ongoing National Council Public Debate is keeping the viewers in some parts of Zhemgang glued to their television sets. A man in his early 50s at Dhakpai village in Nangkor Gewog never misses a single episode of the live public debate even if the candidates do not represent Zhemgang. It is the new format of the public debate that drew his interest to keep watching the public debate every evening without fail.
Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport asked Drukair Helicopter Services to “ground” the pilot involved in the helicopter crash killing a mother and her infant at Wachey, Lunana in Gasa on March 3.
Four students of Khotokha Primary School were on the stage presenting their innovative model. Made using everyday items, the functions of the device, Eco-Dust Collector, resembled a vacuum cleaner.
Cavity, also known as tooth decay, is a major oral health issue in the country. Left unaddressed, this health and hygiene condition could develop into cancer in the long run.
Despite implementing various strategies and interventions, human-wildlife conflicts (HWC) have become more frequent, severe, and widespread in Zhemgang in recent years.
Barbara Gerke from Germany is the first guest to visit Jigmechhu after the campsite opened to international tourists earlier this month. She shares her experience with Kuensel’s Choki Wangmo.
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