How to gain healthy weight
HEALTH AND FITNESS: Dear Sir, I’ve been losing my weight and now I’m underweight. I’m planning to gain weight in a healthy way. Some are suggesting me to take protein or mass powder to gain weight....
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Rhododendron festival
Park celebrates lifestyles of highlanders MAIN STORY: It’s a bright day at the Royal Botanical Park in Lamperi. Local visitors and tourists are strolling around the 125-acre park, the first recreation...
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Our happiness should not be the cause of other’s misery
YOUNT IN FOCUS: Let me explain my situation. I am a working mother with two children (one 9 and one 7). Although we have disagreements, my husband is generally good to me and our sons. Still, I am...
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Spinach and Ricotta stuffed Fatayer
Spinach and Ricotta stuffed Fatayer RECIPE Method: Mix sieved flour with sugar, salt, yeast, melted butter and add required water to make smooth dough Cover it with cling wrap and keep it aside for 30...
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Zhungdra: dying voice of the divine
MAIN SOTRY: It was 1968. A group of veteran Bhutanese singers and instrumentalists boarded a plane for the first time. They were to make a gramophone recording upon the command of the Third Druk Gyalpo...
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Lungten Prophecies
WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO: Lungten generally refers to some thing predetermined or definite, and thus by extension to prediction or prophecy. When an action has a definite value such as being right or...
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Is caffeine good or bad?
HEALTH AND FITNESS: Sir, I’ve been working out for the past two months. Every day I’m learning so many new things as I work out and research about each workout. However, there’s one question that have...
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The evolution of Bhutanese art
MAIN STORY: As a country develops, its art changes and evolves. Bhutanese contemporary art today reflects the change the country has undergone. Many more artists are expressing themselves today. In the...
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We should prepare our minds for change instead of trying to prevent change
YOUTH IN FOCUS: I will (hopefully) graduate from college in the summer, and I want to join a small CSO/NGO, but my parents are against it. They feel that CSOs and NGOs are unstable and that I might...
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Gucchi Bharwan Murgh Ka Pharcha
RECIPE: Method: Marination: Slit chicken breast from top and make a pocket in it Marinate it with ginger garlic paste, salt, malt vinegar, chilli and turmeric powder Stuff the chicken breast with...
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Doing extra bit out of school
MAIN STORY: It’s 4pm. A shrill alarm pierces through the air. It’s time for the students to head home. Tandin, 12, however, has a different plan for the day. Instead of heading home, he makes his way...
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Saga Dawa, the auspicious month
WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO: Saga Dawa, the fourth Bhutanese month and equivalent of Vaisakha month in Indian calendar, is a duezang. Duezang, literally means, auspicious time. Due refers to time and zang...
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Holding your muscle
HEALTH AND FITNESS: My friend and I have trained together for a few years and made good progress. But since we stopped training for a few months now, I have noticed that my muscles have shrunk a lot,...
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Boedra in the autumn of its days
MAIN STORY: It was early 1960s. Ap Tsheten Dorji had just arrived in Bhutan. With him, he brought along something really precious – 30 boedra songs from Tibet, which he shared with the Bhutanese...
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Contemporary Bhutanese writers look to make a mark
Main story: At a time when literature in Bhutan is flooded with the country’s folklore, urban legends and myths, a handful of authors have been trying to break away from the practise of publishing...
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Do not let temporary pleasure blind you to the reality of long term consequences
Youth in focus: I’m a married guy with one son. I have a good relationship with my wife, but recently I started hanging out with a woman who works in my office (also married). I am getting increasing...
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Strawberry Mango Tapioca Pudding
Recipe: Method: Stir together the milk, tapioca, sugar, and salt in a medium saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir for five...
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And so the Mountain Echoes ended
Main story: The capital came alive last Thursday evening, on August 25, when the seventh edition of the Mountain Echoes literary festival kicked off. The festival brought together writers, biographers,...
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Taking Refuge – Chabdro
Why we do what we do: The first Buddhist step on the journey to enlightenment is taking refuge, called śaraṇaṃ in Sanskrit and chabdro (སྐྱབས་འགྲོ་) in Choekey. It is the most fundamental Buddhist...
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Trying new workout routines
Health and fitness: Hi Sir, I’ve been working out for over two years now. I’ve achieved my goal of looking and feeling fit. I constantly complete and do all my routines. Since I’ve already achieved my...
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