Enhancing the enrolment and quality education The dzongkhag Administration in Gasa with Policy and Planning Division (PPD), Ministry of Education (MoE) completed a meet to discuss proposal for enhancing the enrolment and quality of education in Lunana Community Primary School (CPS). The enrolment and quality of education is reported to …

The decline in number of yaks grazing by the patch of pastureland at the base of snow-capped mountains has been a cause of concern for the livestock department under Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF). With increasing members of the nomadic community moving to urban centers, only few are left …

Almost all the new political parties have now turned their attention to the fairer sex in an attempt to coax them to participate in politics for the 2013 elections. Results so far have not been pleasing and most of the women are not overly zealous to become a figure of …

When Meditation was first introduced in schools a few years ago, it was received with good humor. Students found it funny in the beginning and boring gradually. Most teachers never believed in it and some believers soon forgot it. I never really understood why this was happening. But I tried …

Of the ten submissions made by the business community, seven were shot down by the PM for lack of intelligence Almost a month after the private sector submitted their wish list to the government through the Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (BCCI), the government responded to the issues at …

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has proposed a 50-bedded Detoxification and Treatment Center at Gidakom in Thimphu in the 11th five year plan. The Center to be built on a four acre land at Gidakom is mainly for the treatment for alcohol and drug dependence cases. Initially it was planned …

Save for a not-so-distant reaction to be pre-empted from the Taxi community, the Business sector should stand appeased for now as the government has taken into account a fair share of their Pedestrian day proposal. The BCCI Secretary General, Phub Tshering said the private sector’s submission was clearly to provide …

The absence of a mental asylum for patients who wander aloof to different places and authorities brings the need to establish suitable facilities high on agenda for the country’s authorities and policy makers who are yet to figure out their lines of jurisdiction to handle such cases which are noticeably …

It is not safe to ride motorcycles on the roads of Bhutan. And this piece of warning comes from the people who are designated experts when it comes to roads. Also, while this debate comes to light only just now at home as to whether a motorcyclist is exposed to …

The Prime Minister Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley and ministers who have land allotted to their names in the Gyelpozhing Township will voluntarily give back the land to the government. “As a show of appreciation and support for the work of the ACC, shall voluntarily return to the government land allotted …