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On November 3, Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen graced the Salhang Tendrel ceremony for The Pema Center- a hospital for mental health and wellbeing within the JDWNRH complex.  A Royal Initiative of Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen, The Pema Center will be a 60-bedded hospital inclusive of outpatient consultation and counselling, emergency services, treatment and procedure rooms, pharmacy, and inpatient wards.  Addressing the ceremony, Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen said that laying the foundation of the Pema Center was to put forth a commitment to build a robust and supportive health care service in the country. Her Majesty stressed on the need to address the gap between the number of people who need mental health care and those who receive it, as well the stigma associated with mental health conditions, which causes hesitation in reaching out for timely support.  Her Majesty said that mental health will be given the National priority that it deserves. Also speaking at t...

Chencho Gyeltshen is someone who doesn’t need an introduction to the Indian football circuit. The Bhutanese attacker has made his mark wherever he tied his boot and this time, it’s time for the yellow army. How much do you know him? Let’s hear his story! Did you know that Bhutan’s national game is archery? Young Chencho was an athlete, but not football, not archery, taekwondo was the first discipline he learned.He says, “Bhutan’s national game is archery and it’s a tradition to play during our free time, but only a few can take it as a career. During our time, nobody had a full-time job playing archery and me playing football should be considered destiny, because I never thought I could play when I was playing taekwondo before. So football was my destiny “. Everyone has had their struggling days which now they look back makes them stronger. Chencho’s father was a farmer and was not happy with his son playing football back then, little did he know his son was made for doing ...