The ministry of education will be introducing career-based education and counseling which is one of the new approaches to education. The ministry is exploring ways to supplement the new normal curriculum and pedagogy to make students take part in self-exploration learning. The department of youths and sports will be intensifying …

Currently Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) is referring emergency cases to Guwahati by road due to the deteriorating situation in Kolkata and Vellore. So far 91 patients were referred outside from January 2021 till date. Due to surging cases in Kolkata and Vellore, four patients were sent to …

In order to ensure the strict quarantine protocols, Royal Bhutan Police and Desuups will ensure no breaching of quarantine protocols in the quarantine facilities and ensure no breach during escort of quarantine individuals to quarantine facilities. There will be an appropriate criteria for selection and deployment of Desuups at the …

The current COVID-19 cases reported in the country possibly could due to the new Indian Variant called B.1.617 and found in 44 countries so far. The health ministry was supposed to send the samples of infected people from Phuentsholing and Thimphu for genome sequencing to a WHO recognized laboratory in …

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has provided 46 smartphones to students with disabilities earlier this week. 25 smartphones to Muenselling Institute, 13 phones to Khaling Lower Secondary School and 8 to Jigme Sherubling Central School and tablets will be provided to rest 698 students with disability this June. Last year, …

A 31-year-old Bhutanese man living in New York who was waiting in the subway to get home was stabbed from the back on his neck leaving him partially paralyzed. According to the New York Daily News, the suspect admitted that he plunged a dagger into Bhutanese man’s neck, then hid …

Currently no Bhutanese in India nor from other countries has registered with the foreign ministry saying they want to return back to the country. The Bhutanese Embassies and missions in the respective states are keeping in touch with them. An official from the ministry of foreign affairs said the Bhutanese …

With many positive cases reported in the country and students testing positive, schools have enhanced their COVID-19 safety protocol received from the Ministry of Health (MoH) and Ministry of Education (MoE). COVID-19 test for students as well as staff are routinely done to ensure the safety to ensure that schools …

In order to attract quality candidates in the teaching field, the Paro College of Education (PCE) will be implementing a new system for selecting class 12 graduates for Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) program offered by the college for commencement in July 2021. Dean of PCE, Dr Kezang Sherab, said the …

With the increasing number of COVID-19 cases coming in, and the new variant which affects the lungs of the patient requiring constant supply of oxygen, the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hopsital (JDWNRH) has already looked into the matter and made sure the hospital will not run out of oxygen …