The labor ministry (MoLHR) will soon launch its first Human Resources Development (HRD) advisory series to curb unemployment issues and develop an appropriate human resources development policy, plans and programs for all the agencies. A total of around 140,000 jobs will be required in the 11th Five year Plan and …

When we watch a football match, we hardly bother to see who the referee is because we remain focused on the players and the match. Fact is behind every successful match, the role of a referee is of great importance to help the match come out into the ones that …

Gewog carries out series of maintenance activities Seven kilometers of farm road is still under maintenance in the gewog which will be completed by next month. The gewog’s irrigation channel is under maintenance in the many areas of Daukhola (seven and half kilometers), Changey (five kilometers), Ramdhingey (three kilometers), Bangtrakhulo …

Countdown has already started with only a couple of days left for the New Year, and people are already geared up for celebrations across the country. Music, cakes, lots of foods and drinks, new clothes, get-togethers and picnics is what comes to most minds when an occasion such as this …

A review of seized drugs compiled with the Narcotics Drug Law Enforcement Unit (NDLEU) of Thimphu police indicates an increase in the usage of controlled substance, especially Pharmaceutical drugs in the capital over a span of two years. Last year 1545.3 grams of marijuana was seized while this year as …

With a closer election race expected for the 2013 elections every vote including postal ballot votes will count. According to the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) Register-Apply-Vote (RAV) is the correct process for electorates to vote through a postal ballot. To vote by post, one needs to be on the …

Response to ‘Druk Miser Nazhoen Tshogpa joins PDP’ I think it is healthy to have younger people take part in politics. After all, the youth will shape the future of Bhutan’s democracy. However, one thing to be weary of are the impressionable minds of the youth and what ploys parties …

It has been around eight to nine months since the government and the central bank introduced a slew of measures aimed at cooling down the economy and decreasing rupee imports. These include austerity measures by the government and limited access to rupee and credit by the central bank. The credit …

Both DGPC and NPPF stand to get reduced dividends if the project cannot negotiate a higher tariff with Tata power Bhutan’s first medium sized hydro project with a foreign private company partner is facing the possibility of reduced profitability due to a sharp increase in its construction costs. The reduced …

Records compiled with the Woman and Child Protection Unit (WCPU) of Thimphu police show that the city is a safe place for women compared to other countries as crime against woman in Bhutan is not so serious. However, this little acknowledgement from the keepers of law also disturbingly hints that …