During the 17th session of the National Council, the members will be deliberating on issues related to delays in implementation of Acts and also on issues related to illegal migration under the heading of policy review issues. Sangay Khandu, Chairperson of the Legislative Committee and National Councilor of Samtse said, …

As per the 13th National Labour Force Survey carried out in December 2015, the national unemployment rate has decreased from 2.6 percent in 2014 to 2.5 percent in 2015. The female and male unemployment rates have decreased, from 3.5 percent in 2014 to 3.1 percent in 2015, and from 1.9 …

More than 100 people visited the photo exhibition at Ambient Café on Friday evening to see the photos taken by the Oliver Jammes. In total 63 breathtaking photos photos were displayed to the public and some of them had captions which included Taktshang Monastery-the guardian of the valley, Thimphu Dzong …

Sangay Thinley, 27, is a university graduate from Gedu College of Business Studies and holds B.Com degree with a major in accounting. He is contesting for the Gup post in Yurung Gewog. The Gewog has five Chiwogs and Sangay Thinley will be contesting from the Khangma Chiwog. He will have …

As a move to the 2nd Local Government Election, the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) began to train 54 observers and returning officers from yesterday. The rigorous training which began yesterday will go on till the 21st of May and is divided into three groups. Upon the completion of the …

The recent damage to Drukair plane, A319 Airbus, caused by a freak hailstorm has caused much delays and reshuffling of flight schedules. Although the plane landed safely in Guwahati airport with 90 passengers, however, there is much costly damage to be repaired before the plane can be air worthy again. …

Thimphu Thromde has achieved 24 of its 44 targets made, with 14 on track and 6 at risk.  The key result  areas of Thromde includes enhanced opportunity for lifelong learning, strengthening Bhutanese identity and culture, transparency, efficiency and effectiveness of public service delivery, education, improved health status, quality of urban …

The Thimphu Dzongkhag 11th Five Year Plan midterm review on Monday showed that the Dzongkhags has achieved beyond its targets in capital investment. For the construction of rural water supply scheme, Thimphu Dzongkhag had targeted 15 schemes and so far all has been. The funds for construction of 12 rural …

The earthquake that struck Bhutan on Wednesday at around 7.55 pm did not cause any major destruction in the country. The Department of Disaster management in the country has collected and compiled the data from all 20 Dzongkhags to confirm this. While there is no damage reported in most of …

Thimphu City has allocated total amount of Nu 98 Million for the construction of sewerage treatment plants for Motithang and Yangchenphug areas. It is funded by the Government of India, under the Small Development Project. So far, Thromde has completed the paper work for tendering works. Once it is fully …