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His Majesty The King visited the Gyalsung Academies in Khotokha and Jamtsholing today to meet the Gyalsups of the Second...
18/10/2025

His Majesty The King visited the Gyalsung Academies in Khotokha and Jamtsholing today to meet the Gyalsups of the Second Cohort of the 2025 Batch currently in training.

The training for the Second Cohort of the 2025 Batch began on 1 August 2025 across four academies, with a total of 2,013 Gyalsups. Since its launch in September 2024, 6,331 young Bhutanese have completed Gyalsungโ€” Bhutanโ€™s National Service.

Source: His Majesty King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck

Editorial: ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟHigh in the Himalayas, against a backdrop of towering snow-clad mountains, the ...
18/10/2025

Editorial: ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ
High in the Himalayas, against a backdrop of towering snow-clad mountains, the Changlimithang stadium in Thimphu is a hive of quiet activity. Here in Bhutan, a nation known for measuring growth by Gross National Happiness, carpenters and masons are not preparing for a typical concert or sporting event. They are building the stage for a different kind of gatheringโ€”one with a profound and urgent purpose.
https://kuenselonline.com/news/the-world-needs-a-peace-prayer

๐—›๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—•๐—ต๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€About 80 percent of regional tourists enter Bhutan via Bagdogra, In...
18/10/2025

๐—›๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—•๐—ต๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€
About 80 percent of regional tourists enter Bhutan via Bagdogra, India
Neten Dorji
With airfare to Bhutan among the highest in the region, tour operators say increasing numbers of tourists are reconsidering their travel plansโ€”many now choosing to enter the country by road through India rather than flying directly to Paro.
https://kuenselonline.com/news/high-airfares-drive-tourists-away-from-bhutans-skies

๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜†Dechen DolkarExperts confirmed that the 1,020 MW Tala hy...
18/10/2025

๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜†
Dechen Dolkar
Experts confirmed that the 1,020 MW Tala hydropower Plant dam sustained no structural damage after a recent overtopping incident caused by flash floods. An official from the Tala Hydropower Project said that preliminary assessments and inspections by the projectโ€™s engineers and the original equipment manufacturer indicate that the power packs and hydraulic cylinders for the damโ€™s hoisting mechanism can mostly be repaired. Crucially, the radial gates remain undamaged.
https://kuenselonline.com/news/tala-dam-structurally-sound-after-flood-overtopping-experts-say

Experts confirmed that the 1,020 MW Tala hydropower Plant dam sustained no structural damage after a recent overtopping incident caused by flash floods.

๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ต๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—นDoI is studying the revival of the struggling industriesKP SharmaPhu...
18/10/2025

๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ต๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น
DoI is studying the revival of the struggling industries
KP Sharma
Phuentsholingโ€”As the economy gradually recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic, several inactive industries at the Pasakha Industrial Estate have begun reviving their operations, signaling a potential turnaround for one of the countryโ€™s oldest industrial hubs.
https://kuenselonline.com/news/inactive-industries-at-pasakha-show-signs-of-revival

๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐˜‚ YK PoudelMarket competition ensures fair prices, better q...
18/10/2025

๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐˜‚
YK Poudel
Market competition ensures fair prices, better quality, and efficient markets. Yet, investigations by the Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (CCAA) have found systematic price coordination among members of the Bhutan Meat Vendors Association (BMVA), resulting in uniform meat prices across vendors in Thimphu.
https://kuenselonline.com/news/uniform-meat-prices-raise-concerns-over-competition-in-thimphu

๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟOctober is observed as Breast Cancer Awareness Month worldwideLhakpa QuendrenGelephu...
18/10/2025

๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ
October is observed as Breast Cancer Awareness Month worldwide
Lhakpa Quendren
Gelephuโ€”When 32-year-old Tshering Dema was diagnosed with stage II breast cancer in March, she faced uncertainty about her โ€œnew normal.โ€ What could have been a moment of despair became a turning point through self-advocacy and support for others.
https://kuenselonline.com/news/making-strides-against-breast-cancer

๐—”๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ-๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ-๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜Chencho DemaPunakhaโ€”A 36-year-old farmer from Punakha has been charged wit...
18/10/2025

๐—”๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ-๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ-๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜
Chencho Dema
Punakhaโ€”A 36-year-old farmer from Punakha has been charged with allegedly ra**ng and impregnating a 15-year-old girl, an incident believed to have occurred in February and reported to police on May 19.
https://kuenselonline.com/news/alleged-rape-leaves-15-year-old-child-pregnant
**e

Perspective: ๐—๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ปThe judiciary's credibility is tested not only inside courtrooms...
18/10/2025

Perspective: ๐—๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป
The judiciary's credibility is tested not only inside courtrooms but also in the court of public opinion. The recent decision on sexual harassment is one example where the public has sparked intense debate online. Following the judgment, social media erupted with polarised reactions. While many criticised the decision, others defended it. Similarly, discussions are erupting over other decisions by the court. However, it would be wrong for the public to assume on the basis of a few bits and pieces of information. Without actually analysing the judgments it could only spread misinformation and emotion dominate public discourse.
https://kuenselonline.com/news/judicial-wisdom-in-an-era-of-misinformation

The judiciary's credibility is tested not only inside courtrooms but also in the court of public opinion. The recent decision on sexual harassment is one example where the public has sparked intense debate online. Following the judgment, social media erupted with polarised reactions. While many crit...

๐—•๐—ต๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ผ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ข๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฎ, ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ปShowcases GNH and sustainable wellbeing on global stage Staff re...
18/10/2025

๐—•๐—ต๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ผ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ข๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฎ, ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ป
Showcases GNH and sustainable wellbeing on global stage
Staff reporter
Bhutan concluded its participation in Expo 2025 Osaka, Japan, under the national theme, โ€œSaving Lives for a Happy Future,โ€ inspired by Bhutanโ€™s unique development philosophy of Gross National Happiness (GNH) on October 13, 2025.
https://kuenselonline.com/news/bhutan-concludes-participation-at-expo-2025-osaka-japan

๐—•๐—ต๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฌ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝDorji ChodenThe European Union (EU) and Bhutan celebrated ...
18/10/2025

๐—•๐—ต๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฌ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ
Dorji Choden
The European Union (EU) and Bhutan celebrated 40 years of friendship and cooperation at a special reception attended by Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay and the largest-ever high-level EU delegation to visit the country.
https://kuenselonline.com/news/bhutan-and-the-european-union-celebrate-40-years-of-friendship

The European Union (EU) and Bhutan celebrated 40 years of friendship and cooperation at a special reception attended by Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay and the largest-ever high-level EU delegation to visit the country.

๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฃ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒJigmi WangdiThe Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) is quietly reshaping Bhutanโ€™s creative ...
18/10/2025

๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฃ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ
Jigmi Wangdi
The Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) is quietly reshaping Bhutanโ€™s creative landscape, giving artists, musicians, and creators new platforms to thrive under the support of the Department of Media, Creative Industry and Intellectual Property (DOMCIIP). What was once a struggling sector with limited resources is now finding its rhythm.
https://kuenselonline.com/news/esp-boosts-creative-renaissance

The Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) is quietly reshaping Bhutanโ€™s creative landscape, giving artists, musicians, and creators new platforms to thrive under the support of the Department of Media, Creative Industry and Intellectual Property (DOMCIIP). What was once a struggling sector with limite...

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