The Bhutan Red Cross Society was recognized for their service during the COVID-19 pandemic by supporting and ensuring that the vulnerable individuals are given the best of care and health services during the national lockdown among others. The National Order of Merit, Gold, is conferred to the Bhutan Red Cross …

There is an increasing trend where people are eating noodles, processed food and other fast food and less vegetables and not enough protein since both rice and potatoes are carbohydrates, said the Head of Office for World Food Program (WFP), Svante Helms during a Bhutan Dialogue session. As per the …

The Chairperson of Social and Cultural Affairs Committee (SCAC), MP Lhaki Dolma presented a review report on mental health issues and suicide in Bhutan during the 28th session of the National Council. The SCAC committee proposed recommendations which will be finalized on 13th of December, 2021. The committee recommended the Royal Government …

The teacher transfer cases have been a perennial problem with the Ministry of Education (MoE), and with no solution in sight. The transfer cases are sought on marital or health grounds, and number of years served in the rural areas, etc. In 2020, out of 104 transfer cases, 54 teachers …

With Omicron detected in many countries, the Ministry of Education (MoE) is worried about the classes X and XII exams, scheduled to start from 14 February 2022. Another concern is to provide uninterrupted education to the students for the 2022 academic year. The Education Minister Jai Bir Rai said thousands …

Minister asks people to follow COVID protocols which are becoming lax Bhutan has seen two national lockdowns due to COVID-19 pandemic, and a 100-day lockdown in Phuentsholing where the Delta variant was detected in the community. The latest variant of concern, Omicron, contains 32 mutations on the protein spikes which …

As per the Literacy Survey conducted by the Ministry of Education (MoE), there are 15,468 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) aged above six years, and 4,111 PWDs are illiterate. Bhutan’s literacy rate for PWDs is 26.6 percent while for general it is 71. 4 percent. The literacy rate among males is …

The Ministry of Health (MoH) is planning to provide the COVID-19 vaccine booster dose to the priority groups, including people residing in the high risk areas. Currently, Bhutan has 211,290 doses of mRNA vaccines in the country. The United States of America (USA)’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) …

Twenty one COVID-19 cases of the Omicron variant have been detected in India so far.  There are more suspected cases in India who are quarantined with their genome reports awaited in the coming days. The WHO in a statement on Friday said that Omicron had been detected in 38 countries …

The functional curriculum for the special education needs (SEN) in all the inclusive schools focuses mainly on functional literacy and numeracy, life skills and other daily living skills, HPE & ICT, and prevocational/vocational skills for independent living. The functional curriculum guides the teachers with methods to teach most students with …