Govt. committed to its employment pledge: Labour minister
NA: The Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) blueprint will be tabled to the cabinet for approval in March next year. Responding to Sergithang – Tsirang Toed MP, Novin Darlami on the...
View ArticleNo gains for private sector from business reforms
The ranking should not be the yardstick to measure the ease of doing business says MoEA minister Economy: Further impact of reforms made in the areas of ease of doing business would be visible in a...
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Making our roads less hazardous
Our roads are becoming increasingly unsafe. Navigating the city roads is a challenge that is growing by the day because of numerous ruts and holes on our roads. This poses serious threat to both...
View ArticleRetender works on Dalbari-Dagapela road to start soon
Construction: The government would retender the terminated works of the two contract packages on the Dalbari-Dagapela secondary national highway soon. Works and human settlement minister Dorji Choden...
View ArticleNA negates motions from opposition
The house did not deliberate both the issues of Paro Thromde and up-gradation of Gyalpoizhing HSS Assembly: The National Assembly (NA) will not re-deliberate the Paro thromde issue again, deputy...
View ArticleLDC graduation, a milestone of 11th Plan
All implications of graduation would be incorporated in the 12th Plan, according to the GNHC Workshop: Irrespective of the LDC graduation criteria, achieving the sustainable development goals (SDG) or...
View ArticleKidu relief begins for hailstorm victims
The hailstorm of October affected about 4,000 people across the country Council: His Majesty’s office has started providing relief kidu to the victims of last month’s hailstorm and windstorm in the...
View ArticleCouncil recommends revision in tourism tariff
An urgent need for a policy or an act was among the seven recommendations the house made to revamp the tourism industry Tourism: After a one-year long review of the tourism industry, the National...
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Mental heath issues high among the third gender
The LGBTI&Q community, among others called for better protection of confidentiality Symposium: If Bhutan is serious about preventing suicides and addressing mental health issues, it should not...
View ArticleLest we make a mistake
Opening up tourism or freeing the tariff is as complex as the functioning of the lucrative business. Both will have long-term implications and a good debate, the sort happening at the National Council,...
View ArticleThe happiest people in Bhutan
GNH: The happiest people in Bhutan are those that are better educated, and despite spending less time working compared to their less happier compatriots, still earn high incomes, the 2015 GNH survey...
View Article55 charges against 17 defendants in Gelephu fraud case
Corruption: Almost about eight months after the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) forwarded its investigation report on one of the biggest embezzlement and fraud cases in recent years, the Office of...
View ArticleCouncil resolves to amend Election Act
Not because of the tone of the commission’s response but because the issues merited further deliberation Election: The National Council will move a motion to amend the Election Act 2008 in the summer...
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