Hom Nath Thapa Hom Nath Thapa, 30, from Gosarling gewog has a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce from Gaeddu College of Business Studies, after which he remained back in village as an educated farmer. If elected, he said, he would review the central school policy. He also pointed out for the …

BN Bhattarai BN Bhattarai, 51, is from Sang Ngag Choeling gewog. He voluntarily resigned in 2013, having served as a Specialist in Extension with the Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests. He has 32 years of work experience focused mainly on land conversion, land use, resettlement and disaster …

Surjaman Thapa Surjaman Thapa, 33, a former journalist with the Bhutan Broadcasting Service holds a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication and Journalism. Having worked as journalist for past nine years, Surjaman said that the experience provided him with the opportunity to meet people from different walks of life, and …

A nine-year old student was admitted in hospital after being electrocuted by a metal pole hit by a lightning strike in lower Goshi in Dagana on 12th March at around 4.30 pm. Four others were also admitted to hospital due to minor injuries caused by the same lightning  strike. The …

Bhutan achieved the measles elimination status in April last year, being one of the first two countries to eliminate measles in WHO South-East Asian region (SEAR) before the 2020 regional target. A series of vaccination and awareness campaign were carried out since 1979 to achieve the goal. The health ministry …

For around last three decades, cash crops such as orange has provided farmers with a livelihood. Orange is considered one of the main cash crops other than cardamom. Until a few years ago Dagana and Tsirang exported an average of 24,000 metric tonnes of mandarins a year. In recent years, …

This week, the students in Sherubling Central School in Trongsa reported high fever, body ache and some other sickness like fatigue and cough. Following the high number of absentees in schools, it was confirmed that about more than 70 students were infected with Influenza-like illness (ILI) also known as acute respiratory infection …

Last year, the health ministry committed to provide at least one female health worker in all the 184 Basic Health Unit (BHU) by January 2018. To fulfill the commitment the ministry issued a transfer order for Health Assistants (HA) to go to BHUs lacking female health assistants. The ministry initially …

With aims to encourage scientific innovation and creativity among school children, the Science Technology Engineering Mathematic (STEM) Olympiad at a national-level returns this June. It is organized by Ministry of Education (MoE) in collaboration with Royal Education Council (REC). The program coordinator, Bhoj Raj Rai, said STEM Olympiad provides a …

Near a muddy stream in Babesa, Thimphu, is a makeshift hut of plastic and bamboo. It is home to a man in his mid 50s who suffers from a speech disability and one side of his body is paralysed. Several Thimphu residents who have walked through the area, below the …