The construction of 10 MLD (millions liters per day) water treatment plant at Taba and construction of intake, transmission main line from Dodena to Taba with further trunk line and distribution reservoirs is expected to complete by January next year, according to Thimphu Thromde. The project worth Nu 400 million …

An earlier article exposing the high fees charged by government schools under the Thimphu Thromde, published in this paper, has garnered much debate among the people on the social media. The school fees range from Nu 1,700 to Nu 17,000 per student. Some people wanted to know how the government …

The capital budget allocation for Thimphu Thromde in the 12th Five Year Plan (FYP) is Nu 5 Billion (bn) where the main priorities are road, bridge, public transportation, parking, water and sewerage among others, according to Thimphu Thrompon, Kinlay Dorjee. According to the Thimphu Thrompon, redesigning and reconstruction of Lungtenzampa …

The children’s shelter in Changgedaphu is the first ever interim children’s shelter home established by Nazhoen Lamtoen to provide aftercare services to disadvantaged children. Nazhoen Lamtoen provides aftercare services to children and youth in conflict with law and in difficult circumstances. In the past, children were sheltered in hotels until …

The Department of Information Technology and Telecom (DITT) under Ministry of Information and Communication (MOIC) in collaboration with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), conducted a Cyber Incident Simulation exercise on 27 November. The simulation exercise was designed exclusively for heads of government, policy makers and other high ranking figures to …

Hejo and Changbangdhuin Thimphu will soon have their own vegetable sheds opened by December. The construction of the sheds fall under a project worth Nu 19.7 million funded by the Government of India (GOI) Small Development Project (SDP) IV. The construction of a third vegetable shed in Olakha was cancelled, …

Schools were charging up to Nu 35,000 a year During 15th Annual Principal Consultative meeting held in Phuentsholing on 24- 25 November, it was decided that from 2019, all the government schools under Thimphu Thromde shall not collect school fees of more than Nu 700 per year, including the mandatory …

Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) had pledged that it would close the ‘Samrang meat processing project and turn it into a commercial vegetable venture,’ under its list of cultural pledges. It was also listed as one of the 25 pledges in the first 120 days of the government. However, this pledge …

Although Thimphu Thromde finalized its plans to relocate the fuel depots in the city to locations outside the core town limits, however, it was not able to acquire the land belonging to the Tashi Group despite numerous discussion and consultations between the two. Thromde’s chief urban planner, Thinley Norbu, said, …

The Bhutan innovation Teck week, an event that was aimed at providing unique opportunity for young aspiring entrepreneurs to showcase and launch their ideas concluded today. The week long program, that began on November 12, was organized by Entrepreneurship Division, Department of Employment and Human Resources (DOEHR), Ministry of Labor …