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National workforce wage rate revised
Officials are hopeful the revision would encourage the workforce to be skilled workers Wage: The National Workforce (NWF) wage rate is revised by about 30 to 35 percent starting September 1. The last...
View ArticleBudget drought hits irrigation schemes
The government will look into pre-financing the schemes to boost DoA’s performance Water: Thirty-seven irrigation schemes of the 108 that the government identified in the 11th Plan may not...
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National team sees big opportunities ahead
Football: The journey of Bhutan’s national football squad through the World Cup Qualifiers has not been easy. Considered to be one of the worst footballing nations in the world, the journey of this...
View ArticleStudent drowns in Kurichu
Tragedy: A 17-year-old student of Thimyul Lower Secondary School in Gangzur, Lhuentse drowned in the Kurichu river at noon yesterday. More than 200 people including dzongkhag staff, gewog officials...
View ArticleBodies of two students will be flown to Bhutan today
Accident: Bodies of the two students who died in a bike accident in Punjab will be flown to Bhutan today. The students, aged 20 ad 18, were 1st year students pursuing Hotel Management at GNA University...
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Mitigating slides at Reutala and Box Cutting roads
A plan to protect the formation of the roads would be discussed this winter Highway: A multi-pronged solution is planned this winter to address the perennial roadblocks at Reutala between Trongsa and...
View ArticleFor food self sufficiency
The agriculture department has an ambitious, but important target of bringing about 79,040 acres, roughly about 32 international football-ground sized paddy fields under improved irrigation systems....
View ArticleImport duty shrinks gypsum export
Export: Gypsum export to Bangladesh has declined substantially after a five percent duty was levied on the mineral in July this year. Figures RSA private limited in Phuentsholing shared reveal drastic...
View ArticleACC nabs kingpin in ATM fraud
Meanwhile, more than 50 Bhutanese ATM cardholders have been interrogated Corruption: In continuation to the ongoing investigations, the Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) has detained one more...
View ArticleApple orchards shrinking
…Govt to survey the actual acreage decline this year Horticulture: The agriculture ministry’s 11th Plan goal to enhance food and nutrition security through the production of fruits and nuts has crashed...
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Where are the turkey eggs?
Farmers wait for the birds to lay eggs even if they are meant for meat Livestock: Recognising turkey farming as a good source of cash income, Tsirang farmers were introduced to it. The dzongkhag...
View ArticleBolstering Dungsam banks
MoWHS: If mitigation studies are not carried out soon, Dungsam river will pose great risk to Samdrupjongkhar in the future. This is according to the thromde and officials from works and human...
View ArticleTaming the Setikhari river
Plans are on the way to mitigate damage from the flooding seasonal river Roads: Plans to build an additional floodway and other flood mitigation measures along the banks of the notorious Setikhari in...
View ArticleUn-ban social media
That the government is studying the impact of the social media ban in government offices is a welcome move. When the government banned the use of social media in offices in 2011, they did so to prevent...
View ArticlePotato prices to drop
Officials ask farmer not to hoard the tuber as price could drop further Auction: The Food Corporation of Bhutan Limited (FCBL) in Phuentsholing has seen a substantial decrease in the quantity of...
View ArticleSurvey to determine Gov’t policy on social media
Media: The Department of Information and Media (DoIM) is currently conducting a survey to determine what civil servants think about the ban on social media in government agencies. The results of the...
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