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Ambassador of India to Bhutan Jaideep Sarkar moderates a seminar, “India’s Journey since 1947: Reflections from Bhutan” on August 17 in Thimphu. Former chief justice Lyonpo Sonam Tobgye, Lyonpo Dago...
View ArticleLocal leaders ask Kholongchhu project to employ locals
Local government leaders in Trashiyangtse have requested the Kholongchhu project authority to provide more employment opportunities to local residents. At the dzongkhag tshogdu last week, Khamdang gup,...
View ArticleRCSC clarifies BHS graduates’ eligibility
Graduates of Bhutanese and Himalayan Studies (BHS) from the College of Language and Cultural Studies (CLCS) are not eligible for postgraduate diploma in education (PGDE) in History but can apply for...
View ArticleMangdechhu project targets commissioning by June 2018
The 720MW Mangdechhu hydroelectric project is likely to be commissioned betweenMarch and June next year. The project’s managing director, A K Mishra, said that the project is within the schedule...
View ArticleRevised strategy integrates anti-corruption in development plans
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), through their revised national integrity and anti-corruption strategy (NIACS), will work with different agencies to reduce corruption. Reducing corruption is the...
View ArticleGiving the benefit of the doubt
The Supreme Court’s recent notification to verify wrongful conviction of those caught with SP+ but were charged for SP is progressive, even if the issue is of the Court’s making. On July 26, the Court...
View ArticleGST could trigger deflection of goods and fronting
With the implementation to Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India making the price of goods and services in Phuentsholing competitive, trade officials are wary of fronting business increasing in the...
View ArticleWhen will the Shingkhar-Gorgan road’s construction begin?
Local leaders in Lhuentse asked if the government would be able to start the construction of Shingkhar-Gorgan road before their term ends. The issue was discussed in the recent dzongkhag tshogdu (DT)...
View ArticleIf you pay, it is not a gift: ACC
Bhutanese cannot distinguish between gift and bribe, where the gift culture could be misused to bribe people. According to the Anti- Corruption Commission’s legal officer Kelzang Dema, if the officials...
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A fire razed a two stroyed traditional house at Namkhey village in Tang, Bumthang yesterday morning. The fire is suspected to have started around 10:25AM. Royal Bhutan Police in Bumthang said a...
View ArticleUnderstanding climate change through narratives
A photo display on the impact of climate change and audio stories were presented in Thimphu yesterday to understand the impacts of climate change. The photo display and audio stories were created as a...
View ArticleGreat Grand Parents nauseate Yusipang residents
Residents of Yusipang in Chang gewog, Thimphu, and vegetable vendors along the roadside temporary shed in Yusipang are complaining of unpleasant odour emitting from the regional pig-breeding centre in...
View Article11 shop owners asked to relocate to new Lhuentse town
Almost a year after Lhuentse dzongkhag administration issued a notification to 11 shop owners, asking them to move their shops to the new buildings by the end of this month, shop owners are still not...
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Education ministry to recruit 316 graduates on contract
The education ministry will recruit 316 general graduates as national contract teachers for 19 dzongkhags including thromdes by October this year. The recruitment would fill in the gaps that were...
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Dr Ang Poon Liat, a consultant paediatrician at Thomson Paediatric Centre, Singapore talks on the Secrets Behind Healthy Longevity at the 21st Friday Forum yesterday at the Royal Institute for...
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Low awareness on cervical cancer hinders early detection
Cervical cancer has killed more women than pregnancy complications in Bhutan, according to gynecologist with the national referral hospital in Thimphu, Dr Ugyen Tshomo said. Cervical cancer, which...
View ArticleGive housing priority
The ministry of works and human settlement’s announcement during its recent session at the orientation programme that it has drafted a housing policy is a much-awaited intervention. The pressure on...
View ArticleSMU graduates hopeful to resolve issues
Graduates of Sikkim Manipal University (SMU) are hopeful that they would be able to meet the prime minister with all relevant agencies together to discuss the issue of getting their degrees recognised....
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Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay meets the people of Bjena gewog in Wangduephodrang yesterday during his three-day tour of the 11 gewogs in the dzongkhag
View ArticleOpposition demands immediate release of labour force survey report
The Opposition Party has demanded an immediate release of the 14th Labour Force Survey Report (LFRS) 2016-2017 in its authentic form. In a press release it issued yesterday, the opposition stated that...
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