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The Finance Minister Namgay Tshering during a press meet clarified that there were no announcements regarding the discontinuity of stationary support, freebies and uniforms for central schools (CS) and autonomous schools. Lyonpo added, “However, in order to bring in reforms with the existing central school concept, instead of a blanketed …
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7-day mandatory quarantine to continue: Health Minister
The Health Minister restated that the 7-day mandatory quarantine will not be done away anytime soon because of risks posed from porous borders. Lyonpo said that they are very much aware of how it has disrupted livelihoods of some people, especially for people who have to travel on a frequent …
Read More »How to file taxes online after new extensions
The Department of Revenue and Customs (DRC) notified the general public that the PIT date has been here on extended until 31st of March 2021 and filing of BIT and CIT has been extended till 30th April 2021. Tax payers have been requested to file their taxes online through the …
Read More »National Child Policy being drafted for child wellbeing and protection
A final stakeholder consultation meeting was conducted on drafting a National Child Policy led by National Commission for Women and Children (NCWC). NCWC initiated drafting National Child Policy with fund support from UNICEF. The concept note on National Child Policy was approved by Lhengye Zhungtshog in 30 April 2019. The …
Read More »Another outbreak is expected if people become more complacent: Health Minister
The health ministry has been observing a bit of complacency among the people and the health ministry is trying to monitor it. Especially after the second lockdown, more people are seen mass gathering and without masks sometimes. Health Minister Dasho Dechen Wangmo said it has come to the notice that …
Read More »Thrompons of Thimphu, Gelephu and Phuentsholing complete their tenure
Meanwhile, ECB is gearing up for upcoming Thromde Tshogde Election in the pandemic scenario According to the spokesperson of Election Commission of Bhutan, Phub Dorji, the Third Thromde Tshogde Elections date is not yet decided and it will be confirmed only when the notification goes out. The Thromde Tshogde for …
Read More »Vegetable sufficiency at 85% as MoAF sees major increase in winter vegetable production
Chief Agriculture Officer of Department of Agriculture under Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Namgay Thinley said that most winter vegetables have hit the market along with the chillies in the country. The common winter vegetables which are already in abundant in the market are cauliflowers, broccoli, cabbage, radish, ginger, green …
Read More »Launch of Creative Industries Export Strategy Bhutan (2021-2025)
The first Creative Industries Export Strategy (CIES) for Bhutan 2021-2025 was inaugurated yesterday in the presence of Kinley T. Wangchuk, Director General of Department of Intellectual Property (DOIP), MoEA, Dorothy Tembo, Deputy Executive Director of the International Trade Centre (ITC) and Gerald Daly, United Nations Resident Coordinator, Bhutan office. The …
Read More »TCB totally against proposal of onetime visa or SDF fee in the 21st Century Economic Roadmap: TCB DG
Minimum Daily Package Rate will be liberalized in the future but it is too early for now said TCB DG According to the Director General of Tourism Council of Bhutan Dorji Dhradhul, TCB is totally against the proposal of one-time visa or SDF fee proposed in the Draft 21st century …
Read More »Supreme Court accepts ACC’s appeal in JPLP case despite OAG not appealing
The day of 29th August 2019 witnessed high drama between the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) and the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) over the Jatan Prasad Lal Prasad (JPLP) tax evasion case. Prior to this the ACC had sent two reminders to the OAG to appeal the case. Two …
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