The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Department of Information Technology and Telecom (DITT) are presently collaborating on the joint development of a small satellite for Bhutan which is targeted for launch in December 2021. A Bhutanese team will travel to India in October 2021 for Phase-II of the training …
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Why 46% of students scored less than 40% in their mid-term exams and why it is a reality check
Recently there was much shock as the Education ministry found that around 46% of students scored less than 40% in their mid-term exams. The Education Minister Jai Bir Rai said this result was due to the fact that last year the students had to take up online classes and another …
Read More »In a revamped buyback system, MoAF will specify a list of mandatory products: Agriculture Minister
In a move to revamp the buyback scheme, and to improve and strengthen the agricultural marketing system, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MOAF) plans to buyback only the mandatory products which the ministry will identify and declare to the farmers, in order to overhaul the buyback scheme. Unlike the …
Read More »Opening of gates along border only after pandemic is under control globally: Foreign Minister
One of the big questions over which there is a lot of discussion in bordering towns and villages is when Bhutan will open its southern border gates from Phuentsholing to Samdrupjongkhar. Foreign Minister Dr Tandi Dorji said that Phuentsholing had a four-month long lockdown in recent times that has led …
Read More »Bhutan celebrates 50 years of UN membership
Lyonchhen Dasho Dr Lotay Tshering hosted a reception on 21 September to mark the culmination of the year-long commemoration of the historic milestone of the 50th anniversary of Bhutan’s membership to the United Nations. Lyonchhen shared some of the achievements made in past 50 years. He said, “Back in 1970s, …
Read More »Children from 5 to 11 to be vaccinated once FDA gives approval for Pfizer in USA: Health Minister
On 20th September Pfizer-BioNTech said a vaccine trial on children from the age of 5 to 11 showed a strong immune response and was found to be safe and very effective. The trail by Pfizer was on 2,268 children from ages 5 to 11. The difference is that the children …
Read More »DLO says it will freeze bank accounts of unauthorized donation drives
Given the numerous benefits of using various social media platforms to seek help or support, people have now turned to online donation drive to fund medical treatment expenditure in the country. Recently, individuals have been carrying out several donation drives for additional money to fund their medical treatment abroad. However, …
Read More »Delta Alert
Israel was the first country in the world to vaccinate the majority of its population, and then it opened up for business as life went back to ‘normal.’ Now Israel is seeing a record number of new cases with two in every 150 Israelis testing positive for the virus. This …
Read More »Can Xi End China’s Gilded Age?
ANN ARBOR – Within the span of a generation, a new super-rich class emerges from a society in which millions of rural migrants toiled away in factories for a pittance. Bribery becomes the most common mode of influence in politics. Opportunists speculate recklessly in land and real estate. Financial risks …
Read More »SSB officer under enquiry for links with Jaigaon tobacco smugglers and Jaigaon Customs officials accused of taking money from Bhutanese vehicles and exports
A Deputy Commandant (DC) of the SSB based in Jalpaiguri, Rajneesh Moral, has been transferred out and is undergoing an enquiry over allegations of his links with tobacco smugglers in Jaigaon who smuggled tobacco into Bhutan. SSB confirms transfer and enquiry The SSB Inspector General (IG) of Siliguri Frontier Srikumar …
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