The former Thrompon Tikaram Kafley from Jampeling demkhong and Tshering Norbu from Tashiling demkhong will compete for the third Thromde elections in Gelephu. Tshering Norbu Tshering Norbu from Tashiling demkhong who has BSc (Honors) Computer Science from Sherubtse College and from Delhi University is contesting for the second time. He …

Even after getting the first dose of Covishield vaccine, people should continue with the health protocols. Wearing a mask, hand washing and social distancing must be done until all the people in the world are vaccinated. Dr Sonam Wangchuck, the national immunization technical advisory group (NI-TAG) member said people should …

Bhutan’s normal crude death rate was estimated to be around 6.7 in 2017 which means for every 1,000 people 6.7 will die in a year of various causes. Given our current population of 748,931 this means that around 5,000 people will die in 2021 as part of our normal crude …

MoH Minister says aim is to get above 95% of eligible people vaccinated Bhutan as of Monday evening vaccinated a total of 468,297 people with the first dose of Covishield (AstraZeneca) which is 85.33% of the eligible population of 548,762 and 60.56% of the total population of 748,931. This 62.52% …

As of Tuesday 2.30 pm 340,917 people got vaccinated. Around 5,050 suffered from side effects like headache, fever and pain at injection site as of Monday evening.  Ministry of Health (MoH) has identified 1001 vaccination centers housed in 363 schools, few ECCDs and institutions, and 45 doctors have been identified …

512,905 people registered for the vaccine as of Friday The Ministry of Health (MoH) is asking all the people residing in Bhutan to get the COVID-19 vaccination, irrespective of the need for verification documents or registration. Those who have already registered can bring along their CID cards, and for others …

The only government-run Early Child Care Development (ECCD) center in Phuentsholing is not open, as it has no facilitators to run it. The Thromde Education Officer of Phuentsholing said the center is ready to operate, but due to lack of facilitators, the center remains closed.  The ECCD center, located in …

The ministry of education (MOE) will be enrolling 1,500 students in private schools for the 2021 academic year out of 12,500 students. The rest of the students will be absorbed in the government schools. The private school association will decide how to share the 1,500 students among themselves. Education Minister …

The parents of children studying in Karma Academy, Class XII (stream: Science, Commerce and Arts), Shaba, Paro appealed for negotiation on additional fee levied by the School for the extension of the academic year 2020. This, however, seems to be a similar issued faced by many students and parents across …

Most Bhutanese are ready for the vaccine but a significant minority opt out for now With around a week left for the mass COVID-19 vaccination in the country and the government all set with the roll out plan some vaccine hesitancy has crept in. Though the majority are for the …