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Thromde to outsource waste collection from north zone starting November
Waste:Thimphu thromde will re-invite quotation for the collection and disposal of municipal waste from city’s north zone. Unlike in the previous bid, only financial proposal will be considered this...
View ArticleBhutanese allowed to carry INR 500 and 1,000 notes
INR:Commuters from India, Bhutan and Nepal are now allowed to carry INR denomination of Rs 500 and Rs 1000, subject to a limit of Rs 25,000. A press release from Reserve Bank of India stated that...
View ArticleThe fallow fields of Samrang
Construction of a new irrigation channel is in the pipeline Agriculture: More than 27 acres of wetland in Samrang gewog remain uncultivated for the past few years after a flood washed away the...
View ArticleCIT grows by touch too small
Revenue:The combined corporate income tax (CIT) of 10 state-owned enterprises (SOEs), excluding the Druk Holding and Investment (DHI) companies, have grown by about 2 percent on an average annually...
View ArticleOn tobacco again
Butanese representing the country at the World Health Organisation’s regional meeting that called for stringent action against tobacco should be gleaming with pride. A declaration was adopted to impose...
View ArticlePreferential treatment of local goods could increase
Tender: In a bid to substitute import and promote local products, the percentage of price of goods of Bhutanese origin could reach 10 percent as long the tenders are of equivalent quality when...
View ArticleRICBL’s suspended employee reinstated
However, the board is yet to decide on the finance general manager Update:The Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan Ltd (RICBL) reinstated its internal auditor who was suspended on July 11 in...
View ArticleHis Majesty commands immediate support to affected people
Kidu: His Royal Highness Gyaltshab Prince Jigme Dorji Wangchuck granted semso and conveyed His Majesty The King’s command to grant CGI sheets, timber, Khimsa (plot for house construction) and other...
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SEA countries commit stringent action against tobacco
11 countries, including Bhutan signed and adopted the Dili Declaration to control the use of tobacco in the region WHO: Health ministers of 11 countries yesterday pledged tough actions on tobacco use...
View ArticleAccident kills one, injures five
Traffic: A 53-year-old man died and five others critically injured when the vehicle they were traveling in went off about 10 metres below the road in Martshala gewog, Samdrupcholing dungkhag on...
View ArticleFarmers learn new cropping
Agriculture: An agriculture extension officer from Paro, Yeshi Dorji had a difficult time marketing the tomato from his gewog a few years ago. The main problem was short harvest season and the tomato...
View ArticleReviving Sunday vegetable markets in Trashigang
Agriculture: Of late, the ground floor of the weekend vegetable market shed in Trashigang (Methidrang) town witnessed an increase in vendors and customers unlike in the past. Farmers from the three...
View ArticleJobseekers get trained to find employment
Training: A total of 46 participants completed a four-month training on housekeeping and front office know-how under the Youth Employment Skills (YES) programme yesterday. The programme is part of...
View ArticleRecognising Lyonpodep Sangay Ngedup
Thirteen years ago this month, a team of trekkers were preparing for an arduous task of walking the length of the country – from Trashigang to Changlimethang in Thimphu. They were not adventurers. The...
View ArticleRevamping central and autonomous schools
School principals share experience from immersion programme Education: If central schools in the country are to function at its best, a lot of issues needs to be ironed out, according to school...
View ArticleMedical council stops private practice
Warns of legal action while patients feel the intervention is unfair Health: For the last 15 years, Dechen Pelden hopped from one hospital to another both within and outside the country to correct her...
View ArticleFormer health minister Sangay Ngedup honoured
Receives the WHO’s Excellence in Public Health award Award: In recogniation of their path-breaking interventions that helped improve the health and well-being of people in their countries, the World...
View ArticlePlanned Chamkharchu dam sparks debate
Views divided on whether hydropower dams economically benefit local communities Dams: An online petition to have at least one of Bhutan’s major river systems, the Chamkharchu, without a dam has sparked...
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