The National referral hospital last year, reported one death caused due to typhoid which is a water borne disease, while there were 145 cases of diarrhoea ,five cases of dysentery , five cases of conjunctivitis and 17 typhoid-fever cases which are all water borne illnesses. About 70% of these cases …

The Thimphu Police has detained two suspects after a stolen SIM card was used excessively to vote for a reality-TV dance show called Dance Khoray Dance. The female suspect was recently brought to Thimphu after they found out she was a friend of the man who voted from the stolen …

In sync with the government’s vision to have Community Forests managed independently, three Community Forests (CF) in Tsirang recently made the successful transition . Community Forests Management group members of Dangraybu CF under Doonglagang gewog, Chirphen CF under Mendrelgang gewog, Darjeling CF under Rangthangling gewog in Tsirang not only personally …

NGOs prove beneficial in Ura The two NGO centers- Aurbay Sher Shong Payzhotkhang (ASSP) and Pre-nursery school by READ Bhutan and Loden Foundation have proved most beneficial to the Ura community. Gewog Gup Dorji Wangchuk said the two centers were established two years back and this has made a tremendous …

Most employees in vehicle showrooms have been in fear since the Rupee crunch that their jobs are treading the thin line. With sales still stagnated due to the  wait for a confirmed status on the revised vehicle taxes, and the customers put-on wait for banks to lift the suspension on …

The Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) will tie-up with the Reserve Bank of India sometime between the third or fourth quarter of this year, on the cross border connectivity to enable the shared payment network. This plan falls under the Bhutan Financial Switch (BFS) project, which is being done in collaboration …

A joint committee comprising members from National Assembly (NA) and National Council (NC) will be formed to draft proper procedures to pass a private member’s bills. Apparently, this comes to light after rejection of the first private member’s bill which was passed by the NC in the eighth parliamentary session …

The National Assembly (NA) in its course of discussion about formation of a special land committee had derided the roles and responsibilities of organizations relative to land and land issues. The Wangduephodrang MP Passang Thrinlee said independent bodies like Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Office of the Attorney General (OAG) and others …

The recent Rupee crunch has emerged as one of the most significant economic phenomenon of our time. In the midst of all the chaos, competing views have been offered without any attempt to bind these arguments coherently. It seems to me that these disparate views are merely an attempt for …

A key ingredient of a good democracy is the ability to make good compromises and take decisions based on the common consensus for the larger national interest. In that sense the decision of the National Assembly to not deliberate on the Land Bill 2012 during the tenure of this Parliament …