The Member of Parliament from Nanong-Shumar questioned the lifting of gynecological services from Pemagatshel hospital. She said it has been done without a consultation with local government and asked for an explanation from the Health Minister. She said Pemagatshel is one of the biggest dzongkhags in Bhutan with 11 gewogs, …

Tshendu Goenpa lhakhang in Nagya Gewog has no protection from the heavy monsoon rain downpour it has no roof. The floors have the lhakhang are flooded from the recent rainfall. A source said the roof of the lhakhang was blown off a month ago due to a windstorm. Nothing has …

During the Question Hour session of National Assembly, the Health Minister, Tandin Wangchuk, revealed that proper breast feeding given to infants for complete six months stands at 10.4 percent in Bhutan, which was at a lower global rank. The opposition MP of Radhi-Sakteng, Jigme Wangchuk, questioned the Ministry of Health …

A Brown Bag Seminar organised by the QED consultancy firm on the theme “English Medium Schools in Bhutan: Is It Working?” was held at the YDF premises on May 28. The session was moderated by Dr Mark LaPrairie who has extensively researched on the topic for his PhD dissertation, in …

The Wangduephodrang police, during a vehicle inspection for drugs on highways, caught a woman in her 20’s carrying chewing tobacco products in a taxi on May 20. The police had received a tip-off about the woman carrying the tobacco products. She was caught at Paytekha, about three kilometer away from …

The police in Paro have arrested a 45-year-old man of Shana village, Tsento gewog for smuggling 733.9 kilograms of sandalwood May 26. The police, after being informed by their source, raided the suspect’s two-storied house for sandalwood on May 26. After a thorough search that lasted one and half hours, …

The government’s pay revision report has also revised the various allowances, benefits and entitlements for both politicians and bureaucrats. The government has hiked the Daily Allowance (DA) for in country travels and also Daily Subsistence Allowance (DSA) for travels to India and other third countries. The DA has been hiked …

The government’s final pay revision report recommended hiking the salary of the Prime Minister from the existing Nu 78,000 to around Nu 180,000 while for the ministers the hike recommended was from the existing Nu 78,000 to around Nu 130,000. After much discussion and deliberation in the National Assembly going …

The boat which capsized in Rendibi, Zhemgang on May 10, has left many children fatherless and the death toll has now climbed to nine, with the ninth body found yesterday afternoon by the police on the other side of the river bank. The ninth body was identified as Leki Dorji, …

A formal complaint has been lodged with the Wangduephodrang police station against a 73-year-old man accused of molesting a 10-year-old girl since last year. This has also raised the issue on what defines molestation as the Penal Code of Bhutan merely states the crime as “the offence of molestation.” According …