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To encourage children and men in the house to help women with the cooking, Britannia Cheese launched ‘Let’s Cook for Ama’ cookbook series on 11th November 2020 coinciding with Children’s Day celebrations in Bhutan. The objective of the launch was also to celebrate and appreciate the important role played by …
Read More »Both Chhoekhor-Tang candidates grateful for party support and hope to do well
Dawa representing Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) and Tenzin Norbu representing Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) have completed their common forum for the up-coming Chhoekhor-Tang by-election which will take place on 19 November 2020. Tenzin Norbu said that though he did not get a chance to go on a familiarization tour due …
Read More »Shops buying tobacco from duty free and selling it in their outlets
Bhutan Narcotics Control Authority (BNCA) have seized 100 packets of cigarettes, 100 packets of Baba and 30 packets of Bidi amounting to Nu 75,000 from shops in Thimphu between 28 October to 5 November. They were getting it from duty free and later selling it in shops with increased prices. …
Read More »1 million plus registrations for inter dzongkhag travel in two months
As per the data from Royal Bhutan Police (RBP), the Check-Post Management System (CMPS) for inter-district movement 11 September to 12 November sawcmore than 1 million registrations by people and more than 400,000 vehicles also registered. In the same time frame, 8,747 people have travelled from high risk areas (Samtse, …
Read More »Foreign hacker hacks emails and does unauthorized transfers on m-BoB
Thimphu police are investigating a case of an unauthorized transaction through m-BoB facility that took place a month ago. The suspect transferred Nu 344,000 to one Bhutan National Bank Limited (BNBL) account from five different Bank of Bhutan (BoB) accounts. The initial incident took place on 7 and 8 October …
Read More »Blue Collar Challenge: 925 people have withdrawn from Build Bhutan Project so far
As of 5 November, Build Bhutan Project (BBP) has registered 3,621 unemployed candidates of which 1,349 are female. From the total registered, 2,076 opted for direct engagement program while 1,468 opted for skilling programs. In addition, as per the data from the BBP, 925 people have withdrawn of which 582 …
Read More »390 foreign laborers imported in 28 days while 1,168 are yet to come
33 of 390 tested positive for COVID-19 In 28 days, 390 foreign laborers have entered the country via Phuentsholing. The import of laborers was started on 1 October with directives from the government. In addition, the government approved entry of 1,168 more laborers for now. The labor import is done …
Read More »Candidates bring up pledges and social distancing in debate
Two Chhoekhor-Tang candidates, 42-year-old Dawa and 35-year-old Tenzin Norbu faced each other for a live debate on 29 October where they shared their commitments. Dawa said, “I see my participation in the by-election as a rare opportunity where we don’t have to worry about who becomes the ruling and the …
Read More »Both Chhoekhor-Tang candidates have a plethora of pledges
Dawa, representing Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) and Tenzin Norbu representing Druk Phuensum Tshogpa have made a common pledge in enhancing road connectivity in the constituency. Dawa made pledges in various sector but in the area of roads, he pledged to blacktop the 18 km Chhoekhor-Toed Gewog center to Narphel road, …
Read More »Engineers being trained in software that will improve book keeping and ensure timely payment to contractors
Training of engineers from private construction firms are under way on how to use Construction Manager Software. This is after engineers working under government agencies have been trained and they have implemented the using of the software. Given the advantages of using the software, the Construction Association of Bhutan (CAB) …
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