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Education Should No Longer be Free in Bhutan.

If root is the foundation of plants, then education is the foundation of our future or life. Stronger the root, stronger will be the plant and higher the education, better will be our future. This is why every country gives importance to education and Bhutan is one of the countries where free education is provided. Free education gives everyone equal opportunities to be educated. However, it increases the burden of the Government, its leads to overcrowding of students and they won't value the education. Before anything else, free education increases the burden of the Government. Some of the responsibilities of Government are to provide public services, provide economic security and provide economic assistance. But since the education is free, they have difficulties in managing budgets for everything. Lack of budget declines the economic growth, they can't provide public services properly, and the quality of education will also start to get declined. And one the main reason for ...

Exposure of Heat Wave at Gomtu.

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 By Karuna Rai.                                                                                                      On 24th May, at Gomtu, due to the rising temperature people are exposed to heat, resulting to have hard time. Due to the approaching summer, the temperature has been increasing drastically, exposing all people to heat wave. On 24th May, the temperature has been increased to 39-degree Celsius and it is still increasing. Due to this extreme heat, people are even taking 3-4 times shower a day and some of them are even staying half naked. They are neither able to stay inside, nor outside their house comfortably or peacefully for more than a minute.  It has been a long time since the last rainfall and the wind is har...