The three defendants, among the four who were involved in criminal conspiracy case, have appealed to the high court. Khandu Wangmo has appealed on 6 August, Supreme Court Justice Kuenlay Tshering had appealed on 1 August, while Drangpon Yeshey Dorji made the appeal on 5 August. In the judgment passed …
Read More »Phuentsholing students to be relocated to Phaduna in Punakha
Students will move by mid-August, 2021 Classes IX to XII students in Phuentsholing are to be relocated to Phaduna in Punakha so that they can continue their second term in the 2021 academic year. The primary students will continue with online teaching and learning in Phuentsholing itself. Phaduna is on …
Read More »DPT VP Lily Wangchuk resigns from the Party
In a statement the DPT Vice President Lily Wangchuk said she has resigned from the post of Vice President of the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa and applied to withdraw from the primary membership of the party. She said he has had great experience working with the most seasoned politicians of Bhutan’s …
Read More »Bhutan en-route to setting another vaccine record with the second dose
According to Ministry of Health (MoH), 599,640 people have registered for Nationwide Second Dose Vaccination Campaign and a total of 454,186 people are already vaccinated, out of which 238,321 are male and 215,865 are female. The second roll out was from 20 to 26 July 2021 which is a period …
Read More »121,000 children will still remain unprotected from the COVID-19 variants
Even after vaccinating the children aged between 12 to 17 years, Bhutan will still be left with around 121,000 children unprotected from the COVID-19 variants. The Health Minister Dasho Dechen Wangmo said the ministry is working towards securing vaccines for the children. The ministry will be taking up the discussion …
Read More »A mix and match of vaccines has better protection against the COVID-19 variants: NI-TAG
A mix and match of the vaccines or heterologous dosing of different brands for first and second doses appears to give a good protection due to stronger immune response against the COVID-19 variants, as per the scientific research and studies done worldwide. Many trials have been conducted on heterologous dosing, …
Read More »Students in India worry about 15th August Preliminary Examination date for BCSE
The Preliminary Examination (PE) for Bhutan Civil Service Examination (BCSE) is scheduled to start on 15 August. Many final year college students studying in India are worried that they might not be able to sit for PE, as it is unlikely for them to make it on time for the …
Read More »Thimphu Thromde unable to complete construction of four-lane highway project on time due to the pandemic
Thromde to form a separate team for potholes The four-lane road project spanning from the road near the Bhutan Telecom Limited head office till Jungshina Bridge was to be completed by the end of May 2021 as per Thromde plans. However, the project could not be completed on the expected time. …
Read More »MP elects of Mongar and Nganglam to concentrate on completing pledges
After winning the bye-election held in the Mongar and Nganglam constituencies, the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) candidates expressed their gratitude and also their commitment to completing the pledges in the remaining years of the government’s tenure. Karma Dorji, Nganglam constituency, said he will immediately meet with the government to discuss …
Read More »LAP at Kabisa likely to resume soon
The Local Area Plan (LAP) for Kabisa under Thimphu, which was started in the middle of 2017, is likely to resume soon. Though all the public consultations were done by 2018, they could not progress with the work due to issues raised on the conversion of wetland to dry land …
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