Mental health care services to be strengthened in 12th Plan
To strengthen mental health care services, the regional referral hospitals in the country will have a psychiatrist and a clinical counsellor each in the 12th Plan. Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, in...
View ArticleMerak and Sakteng GC roads to be blacktopped in 12th Plan
The government’s pledge to blacktop all gewog centre (GC) roads across the country wouldn’t be possible with Merak and Sakteng GC roads still in the soling and formation cutting stage. The road from...
View ArticleeKaaSel to redress grievances
To address grievances of people accessing public services offered by the ministries, an online system called eKaaSel was launched in Thimphu yesterday. Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay said that the online...
View ArticleZhemgang DT to re-deliberate national dress resolution
The Zhemgang Dzongkhag Tshogdu’s (DT) resolution to make the national dress mandatory in villages and towns from 9am to 5pm from December 17 has not been implemented, home minister Dawa Gyaltshen said....
View ArticleHigh level advocacy tour in Thimphu
Her Majesty the Gyalyum Sangay Choden Wangchuck and Her Royal Highness Princess Euphelma Choden Wangchuck, who are on a high level advocacy tour on public health and social issues met the people of...
View ArticleTheir Majesties celebrate Gasa Silver Jubilee
His Majesty The King, Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen, and His Royal Highness the Gyalsey graced the Silver Jubilee celebration of Gasa as a dzongkhag yesterday. Gasa used to be a part of Punakha dzongkhag...
View ArticleHigh level advocacy on public health and social Issues concludes
Concluding the high level advocacy on priority public health and social issues in 20 dzongkhags, Her Majesty the Gyalyum Sangay Choden Wangchuck yesterday met the employees of drayang and...
View ArticleOpposition Leader visits Tsirang
Beneficiaries of a central school in Tsirang say that the facility should cater to students studying in class VII and above. A student, who completed his studies at Damphu Central School, said that it...
View ArticleMoWHS to blacktop Baylangdra feeder road
Following National Council’s (NC) December 4 resolution, the works and human settlement ministry has arranged budget of Nu 15 million (M) to blacktop the Chuzomsa-Baylangdra feeder road in Wangdue....
View ArticleFormer IT officer to contest for NC from Gelephu
A Gelephu thrompon contestant for 2016 thromde elections has declared his intent to contest for the upcoming National Council (NC) elections. Tshering Norbu worked as an information, communications and...
View ArticlePoverty incidence decreases in agriculture sector
According to Bhutan Poverty Analysis Report (PAR) 2017, poverty incidence in the agriculture sector has decreased from18.5 percent in 2012 to 9.6 percent this year. About 69 percent of the country’s...
View ArticleInvestigation on-going in retired colonel’s death
While the forensic department has completed its investigation into the death of the retired colonel, police said they are still investigating the case. The body of the 55-year-old was found in a place...
View ArticleA society for sustainable tourism
Come June, Bhutan will have a think tank to raise an independent voice in matters related to tourism. Calling it the Bhutan Sustainable Tourism Society (BSTS), the platform is conceptualized by an...
View ArticleUndercutting is illegal but mostly hearsay: PM
Undercutting is illegal, according to Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay. Answering media queries on the government’s stand regarding the alleged rampant undercutting in the tourism sector during the meet...
View ArticleRoad construction already monitored, says minister
Action cannot be taken on perceived corruption If corruption in public road construction are revealed and established, people are taken to task, but not when it is based on perceived corruption, Works...
View ArticleLocal industries suffer post GST
Local beverages and cement industries the hardest hit The application of Indian goods and services tax (GST) has hit some of the largest export-oriented manufacturing industries in the country. Since...
View ArticlePutting waste to use
Every Thursday, Dechen Choden and her colleagues collect plastics from Clean Bhutan’s donation boxes in Thimphu. They have been collecting plastics for about eight months now. After gathering sturdier...
View ArticleKD Builders and NST win volleyball championship
KD Builders defeated Old Friends in the first Open National Volleyball Championship (ONVC) final in Nganglam, Pemagatshel yesterday. The winner of the tournament received cash price Nu 50,000....
View ArticleThe burden of farming
Agriculture has today become synonymous to poverty. Although the incidence of poverty has declined in the sector, agriculture still contributes the highest to the country’s national poverty rate. From...
View ArticleFormer teacher to contest for NC
With former teacher Sonam Pelzom registering with Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB), Mongar has the dzongkhag’s first woman candidate for National Council. Sonam Pelzom, 31, is from Drangmaling,...
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