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During the second Qestion and Answer parliamentary session, two questions were raised against the Finance Minister Namgay Tshering on whether it was legal to use the general reserve funds for development of gewogs in Finance minister’s own constituency. The general reserve funds are reserved for meeting unforeseen, unavoidable and unexpected …

Maenbi Tsaenkhar MP, Choki Gyeltshen, during the Question & Hour Session in the National Assembly (NA) asked the Ministry of Work and Human Settlement (MoWHS) on when the construction of Shingkhar-Gorgan Highway and the bypass between Trashiyangtse and Lhuentse via Dongla will be started. MoWHS Minister, Dorji Tshering, said that …

According to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA), Bhutan stands to gain numerous advantages if the country is a member of the International Solar Alliance (ISA). MoEA Minister, Loknath Sharma, said that 88 countries around the world have joined ISA, with all UN member countries having the option to do …

Mental health patients have just the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) to get their treatments, as there are no facilities at the community level to address mental health issues in the country. According to the Health Minister, Dasho Dechen Wangmo, there are various mental health issues in the …

Thimphu High Court Criminal Bench I convicted Khandu Wangmo to 21 years in prison for her involvement in the sedition case. She has been charged for three counts of sedition. Khandu Wangmo drafted three seditious letters and distributed them to frame her ex-husband Drangpon Yeshey Dorji and his family. The …

Supreme Court has dismissed the Wamrong Battery Case on 5 November 2021. Defendant Tshering Yangki appealed to the Supreme Court on 23 August 2021, as she was not satisfied with the judgment passed by the High Court. On 22 July 2021, the High Court Bench II upheld the lower court’s …

With the daily surge in the number of COVID-19 cases in the neighboring states of India, residents of Phuentsholing are requested to follow the COVID-19 protocols diligently. It has been around 80 days since Phuentsholing had the last community case on August 12, 2020. Southern COVID-19 Task Force (SC19TF) Member …

The Gene Sequencer Machine, which was procured in 2019 with the support from the World Health Organization (WHO) at a cost of more than Nu 10 million, remains unused in the Royal Centre for Disease Control (RCDC) due to the lack of experts to install the machine in the country. …

So far, Bhutan has not detected any positive cases from the community. NI-TAG member Dr Sonam Wangchuk said there are multi-factors. Bhutan has a high vaccine coverage, frequent advocacy and sensitization in the southern borders, and the other one is epidemiology. Since the neighboring country is not detecting positive cases, …

Under the vigilant guidance of Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck, the Bhutan Red Cross Society (BRCS) has been carrying out efficient humanitarian efforts in the field of disaster management, health service and social service. As the President of BRCS, Her Majesty initiated many services to help alleviate the …