The suspension bridge over the Mangde chhu connecting the villages of Nimshong, Korphu and Nabji to the Trongsa-Gelephu highway will be replaced by a bailey bridge by June next year. The bridge will benefit 215 households and three primary schools. It’s been five months since the project which is being …
Read More »Teaching considered “noble” no more
It’s the same old story again. Teaching, the so-called “noble” profession does not have many takers in Bhutan with most university graduates placing the vocation last in their list of preferences. Almost every teacher agrees that there is a huge incentive mismatch with the work load they have. “We don’t get …
Read More »GNH-infused curriculum instead of value education classes: a success?
After the initiation of Educating for Gross National Happiness (GNH) in schools, GNH has been infused in the curriculum and value education (VE) classes dismissed. However, how effective this transition has been still remains to be seen. The Director General with the education ministry (MoE),Tshewang Tandin, said that now every …
Read More »Parents cry foul over NPPF student loan scheme
Many families are unhappy with what they feel is an unfair student loan policy formulated by the National Pension and Provident Fund (NPPF). Students who score an aggregate of below 60% are not eligible for the Nu 0.5mn student loan offered by the organization. Apart from this, only students taking …
Read More »Law comes into conflict with Constitution on nature of PIL
Article 7 Section 23 of the Constitution states that every Bhutanese shall have the right to file a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) if it fulfills the criteria required by the court but according to an eminent judicial expert from the Thimphu district court there are no specific legal provisions relating …
Read More »Eight months after RUB turned autonomous; system sees triumphs as well as trials
Royal University of Bhutan (RUB) which became an autonomous body since July 1, 2011 seems to be achieving its mission in upgrading tertiary education in the country notwithstanding a few hiccups. At the end of the University Council meeting held on January 30, 2012, the Director for Research and External …
Read More »New Economics curriculum for class IX
Thimphu The Department of Curriculum and Research Development (DCRD) under the Education Ministry is confident that the new Economics curriculum for classes IX and X proposed from this year will sail through smoothly without any pilot tests required. According to the curriculum officer for Economics at the DCRD, Omnath Baraily, …
Read More »Mani Dungdrub preponed because of Moenlam Chenmo
The mani dungdrub which is usually conducted from the the 25th to 30th day of the first month in the Bhutanese calendar in Tangsibji gewog, Trongsa has to be preponed this year. This is because the date for the moenlam chenmo conducted in Trongsa Dzongkhag clashed with the mani dungdrub.“So, it …
Read More »Matrimonial cases figure second highest in last year’s list
As per the annual judiciary report of 2011, there are 225 cases filed with Bench 1 of the district court alone from which 73 were related to money, 53 matrimony and the rest were crimes and land disputes. Of the total of 45 cases registered in the last two …
Read More »Lhakhangs being renovated
People in different villages of Nubi gewog in Trongsa are concentrating on lhakhang renovations.The renovation of lhakhangs started since July 2010, 60% of the works at the three-storied lhakhang at Bemjee has been completed.People from 27 households in this village are contributing for the 1.25 mn renovation work in …
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