The newly appointed Gelephu Thrompon Tshering Norbu, who secured 713 votes to win the election shared his thoughts on winning the thromde election and he promised to work on resolving the issues pertaining to basic amenities such as shortage of drinking water, maintaining roads, drainage, flood protection walls and street …
Read More »The quarantine protocol will be stricter than before: PM
The increasing cases of breach of quarantine protocol in the quarantine centers have alerted the government to impose stricter measures. The national taskforce has also made a decision to immediately suspend the incoming of foreigners temporarily due to the new coronavirus variants and cases in the neighboring Indian states. Health …
Read More »Govt in touch with 1,200 Bhutanese in India as some turn positive
According to the foreign ministry there are approximately 1,200 Bhutanese all over India as of 1st week of April and the ministry is in touch with them. On April 29, 2021, 30 Bhutanese arrived in the country from the Royal Bhutan Embassy in Delhi and 26 of them are COVID-19 …
Read More »Govt hopeful to get vaccines for second dose: Foreign Minister
Foreign Minister Dr Tandi Dorji said the GoI has assured to provide the vaccines and Bhutan still has one and half month of time for the second dose. He said although India is going through difficult times, the government hopes that the Government of India (GoI) will provide vaccines for …
Read More »Govt coming up with more enhanced COVID-19 safety protocols
With the many positive cases reported in the country, the government will now implement stricter COVID-19 safety protocols. Royal Bhutan Police will also be monitoring to see whether the people are wearing their facemasks and following all the safety protocols. Chief Program Officer, Rixin Jamtsho said the latest scientific finding …
Read More »Potholes still a big concern for commuters in the capital
Potholes are a perennial problem and are seen everywhere varying in sizes and shapein the capital city, prevalent more in those corner areas. They are dangerous to road users, and the damage they cause to vehicles can be hugely expensive. The most affected is on the way to Rinchen High …
Read More »1,800 class X-pass students to enroll in private schools of their choice
The ministry of education (MoE) will support 1,800 class X-pass students through government scholarships to study in private schools and a total of 9,894 students will be absorbed in the government schools. A total of 12,925 candidates from 130 schools, of which 124 were government and 6 were private schools …
Read More »Schools in Phuentsholing Thromde switch to online teaching-learning mode
School decide to not reopen immediately even if lockdown is lifted The lockdown was expected in Phuentsholing owing to its high risk location, so the schools were preparing for it from the beginning of the year itself. When the government announced lockdown for Phuentsholing Thromde and for southern border dzongkhags …
Read More »MoH to send local COVID-19 samples for genome sequencing to check if variants have entered Bhutan
The Ministry of Health (MoH) is sending samples of infected people from Phuentsholing and Thimphu for genome sequencing to a WHO recognized laboratory in Bangkok. The Health Minister Dasho Dechen Wangmo said that around 15 to 20 samples will be sent from cases in Phuentsholing and Thimphu to the laboratory …
Read More »Moral Responsibility important while applying for interest waiver under Druk Gyalpo’s Relief Kidu: RMA Official
The Druk Gyalpo’s Relief Kidu to all the affected individual needing the Monthly Income Support Kidu and the Interest Payment Support Kidu of 50 percent waiver for all eligible borrowers will be extended for another 15 months, from April 2021. A release from the Prime Minister’s Office said Royal Command …
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