The Policy and Planning Division of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests published reports a report on Irrigation Impact Assessment with reference to the National Irrigation Policy carried out with support from FAO. The report made the following recommendations. Despite the emphasis on promotion of improved water management technologies, majority …

The Ministry of Labour and Human Resources has said that that the National Graduates Orientation Program (NGOP) 2017 is scheduled from 12th – 19th August, 2017 in Thimphu. The participation in NGOP is voluntary and therefore only interested graduates may register online with the MoLHR from 11th – 25th July, 2017. The NGOP is not for in-service …

With the onset of monsoon season, there have been the ‘Outbreak’ of Dengue Fever in Phuntsholing, Samtse and Samdrupjongkhar. All reported cases are being treated and onsite outbreak surveillance has been carried out by the Royal Center for Disease Control (RCDC), District Health Sectors and the Vector-Borne Disease Control Programme …

The heavy monsoon downpour lead to the Punatsangchu river overflowing the coffer dam into the dam site work, that was underway on the other side. The P II coffer dam diverts the river away from the dam site on the other side to a single diversion tunnel. What has raised …

Two volunteers who began a cross-country walk to raise awareness and funds for the Bhutan Kidney Foundation, on June 4 this year, arrived at the Clock Tower in Thimphu on July 4th , exactly a month after they started off from Samdrup Jongkhar covering 738 Kilometers. Mr.Tsheten Dorji and Mr. Chimi began …

This August, stories from the world of fashion take center-stage at the 8th edition of Mountain Echoes Literary Festival.The distinctive literary, arts and cultural festival will be held in Thimphu from 24th – 27th August and will celebrate Untouched Beauty, Unexplored Ideas and Unstoppable Voices from the heart of the happiest country in the world. Fashion will be …

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on 7th July suspended the Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan Limited (RICBL) CEO, Namgay Lhendup and Executive Director Sonam Dorji, as part of its corruption investigation. A source said that the investigation is into RICBL’s financial dealings with Nubri Capital which is a private fund …

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) for the last three weeks has been investigating how a trusted ATM Teller of the Druk-PNB Bank embezzled around Nu 10 mn in cash from nine ATM machines of the bank in Thimphu. The bank started getting suspicious when not all its ATMs were working …

His Majesty The King granted an Audience to the participants of the inaugural Foundational Leadership Programme, at the Royal Institute for Governance and Strategic Studies on 28th June, and visited several other places during a Royal Visit to Phuentsholing. FLP is RIGSS’s new programme, intended for entry-level professionals. The main …

Over 9,000 individuals granted citizenship till date His Majesty The King granted Citizenship Kidu to 137 individuals on 29th June, 2017. The recipients took an Oath of Allegiance to the Tsa-Wa-Sum, at the Kuenrey of the Tashichhodzong. Recipients of the Kidu, who live across the country, and are from all …