About 180 fined for non-compliance to trade and tobacco law
A joint inspection conducted over the last month has collected a fine of about Nu 391,780 until yesterday for non-compliance to controlled substances law. The amount also includes fines collected from...
View ArticleAmochu bridge to miss another deadline
The bridge’s construction is in its eighth year The 175ms long Amochhu Bridge that will connect Phuentsholing and Samtse is likely to miss another deadline. This is because the Department of Roads...
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Bhutan at moderate risk of debt distress: WB
In what could allay the concerns over mounting public debt, Bhutan has a moderate risk of debt distress according to the World Bank. The World Bank’s finding is based on debt sustainability analysis...
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His Holiness the Je Khenpo will elucidate and empower the oral transmission of Kangyur Jaglung (the teachings and precepts holy scriptures of Lord Buddha) for the peace and well being of all sentient...
View ArticleSecondary schools to have a sports instructor by 2018
All secondary schools will have a School Sports Instructor (SSIs) each by the end of next year, Department of Youth and Sports (DYS) officials said. DYS under education ministry certified 38 school...
View ArticleFlash flood washes away bridge in Lopokha
On August 5, volunteers will construct a temporary bridge in Lopokha village in Wangdue which was washed away on the night of July 22. Heavy rain, which caused the flood, also damaged crops. Disaster...
View ArticleMore farmers in Radi opt for electric fencing
Karma Tashi, 54, from Tongling Pam in Trashigang had a bountiful harvest last year. The farmer attributes the good yield to his hard work and the newly installed electric fencing in the chiwog. He...
View ArticleGasa supplies organic produce to nine high-end hotels
Officials of Gasa dzongkhag and economic affairs minisry, members of the Gasa Rangzhin Sanam Detshen, and hoteliers discussed marketing of certified produce such as potatoes and garlic in Thimphu...
View ArticleDon’t count us out: DPT general secretary
The party says its support base is intact The Druk Phuensum Tsogpa (DPT) is today the smallest political party in terms of membership. Despite smallness of size and most of its members resigning, the...
View ArticleThe need for responsible parties
The Election Commission of Bhutan’s decision to refuse registration of Druk Kuenphen Tshogpa has set the bar high for aspiring political parties. In vetting the aspiring party for its capabilities in...
View ArticleAccidents occur most in core city area
At least two road crashes occur every day across the country. This is according to the records with Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA). This year’s figure for Thimphu until June is 371 road...
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CPI records 5 percent Inflation in June
The price of goods and services increased by almost five percent between June last year and this June, according to the consumer price index. This was 0.72 percentage lower than the year-on-year...
View ArticleTsirang prioritises people living with disability in 12th Plan
It was nine years ago. A family in Soentapsa village of Tsirangtoed was overjoyed when they were blessed with a baby boy. They celebrated the birth. Their joy was short-lived. A year later, they found...
View ArticleOAG appeals tax evasion case ruling
The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) filed an appeal at the High Court yesterday against the Phuentsholing Court’s ruling in favour of defendant Jatan Prasad, proprietor of Jatan Prasad Lalchand...
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RMA tightens vehicle loan
In the wake of increasing vehicle import and associated impact on the economy and the environment, the Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) has tightened access to credit for purchase of vehicles. The...
View ArticleMend the road
Road widening project on the East-West highway is making travel increasingly difficult. Last week, a dozen public transport operators submitted a petition to the Road Safety and Transport Authority...
View ArticleSwitzerland’s National Day observed
Members of the Swiss community in Bhutan, Bhutan-Switzerland Society, and representatives from the Swiss government and Bhutan government gathered in Thimphu on August 1 to mark the 726th National Day...
View ArticleLhuentse farmers acquire LPG cylinders
About 235 households of three gewogs in Lhuentse received domestic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders on August 1 as part of the economic affairs ministry’s scheme to distribute it to rural...
View ArticleLPG price rises by Nu 4 a month
The price of subsidised cooking gas (LPG) has increased by Nu 4 each in June and July this year. With the last hike on July 4 midnight, the price of a 14.2kg LPG cylinder until yesterday evening was Nu...
View ArticleRural life insurance scheme revised
The government has revised the existing rural life insurance scheme (RLIS) to Nu 30,000 from Nu 15,000 with effect from July 1. This is as per the resolution made during the ninth session of the second...
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