Though the PHPA-2 requires anywhere between 2500 to 2800 people the project has just above 1,000 people working on the site. The imported workers normally work in a cyclic process where-in they work for about 3 to 4 months on an average or at the maximum stay for no longer …

In a telecasted question-and-answer program regarding the violations and offences that a defaulter would face, Lungten Dubgyur, Attorney General of the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) said that the major violators will face imprisonment of up to 3 to 5 years with no option for bail as the Offences …

Fewer calls concerning COVID-19 anxiety so far Considering that COVID-19 cases are being detected ever more unpredictably in different parts of the country, and there are parts of the population who could be vulnerable to being mentally vulnerable due to the current situation, the JDWNRH rolled out the Mental Health …

Right before the National Lockdown, when Thimphu was at the verge of a lockdown, people from different regions noticed a sudden change in price on face masks and other relevant protective products and poured their thoughts onto forums and groups on Facebook.  Although the Office of Consumer Protection had repeatedly …

A question to the Finance Minister was addressed yesterday during the Question and Answer session in the National Assembly about how much loans had been disbursed so far by the Cottage and Small Industries (CSI) bank since its establishment.  The Finance Minister in response said that due to lowered interest …

Loans may be disbursed by mid-December Sonam Penjor, the Director, National Credit Guarantee (NCG) Support Facility for the Nationl Credit Guarantee Scheme (NCGS) office incorporated on 17th October this year said that the office is still in the process of institutionalizing and it would require sometime to properly setup the …

The motion was moved by Ugyen Dorji, Dewathang-Gomdar constituency MP for the government to institute a system of reviewing the retirement age of civil servants from time to time; and to raise the retirement age for all categories of civil servants to 60 years. He cited examples of how the …

Digital Identity (ID) is one of the main results focused under the main Digital Drukyul Flagship Program of Nu 2.557 bn as the fund also covers results such as Institutionalizing e-Patient Information System, creating Digital Schools, Integrating e-business services (business licensing and Single window for trade), Land records, tax information etc. …

The Ministry of Health (MoH) had targeted the electronic Patient Information System (ePIS) to reach at least 44 health facilities in the first year and so far the project has been handed to the Thimphu Tech Park Limited (TTPL) through DHI as per the government directive. ePIS, is a superior …

The Department of Trade (DoT) under the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA) in collaboration with the International Trade Center (ITC) and the European Union (EU) launched the Trade Information Portal (TIP) on 9th November in the presence of the Economic Affairs Minister Loknath Sharma, Ugo Astuto, Ambassador of the EU …