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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Read More »Blue Collar Challenge: 925 people have withdrawn from Build Bhutan Project so far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 In addition, as per the data from the BBP, 925 people have withdrawn of which 582 …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) …
Read More »2020 sees reduced crime due to COVID
Thimphu police have registered 1,060 criminal cases in 2020 till date with drugs cases being the highest with 202 cases (mainly drug abuse). The other common cases are battery with 178 cases, larceny with 143 cases, burglary with 71 cases and auto stripping with 48 cases. In 2019, they registered …
Read More »Lone CT scan machine in JDWNRH broken down since 5th October fixed only recently
The only Computed Tomography (CT) scan machine in Jigme Dorji Wangchuk National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) brokedown since 5 October 2020 and was only fixed recently. There was some delay in fixing the machine as the technician was out of Thimphu. They had used Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) as an alternative …
Read More »Why Phuentsholing continues to have local transmission
One feature of Phuentsholing has been the continuing discovery of local transmission cases. Lyonpo Dechen Wangmo said that they do not know if the cases detected in Phuentsholing are new infections or the infection was there from before and is being passed on. She said, “The reason behind having positive …
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