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The government has allotted a budget of Nu 5 billion (bn) for the 12th Five Year Plan (FYP) for Thimphu Thromde where the main priorities are roads, water and sewage. Nu 200 million (mn) out of the total budget is to be spent in the fiscal year 2018-2019. Thimphu Thromde  …

Parking lot was cramped even before the construction. JDWNRH muti-storey parking idea not approved The lower parking lot in the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH), Thimphu is closed temporarily to public. The parking lot is being converted into a five-facility area to provide gym, mortuary, staff canteen, staff …

To commemorate the 28th birth anniversary of Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck, the Ministry of Health, Royal Government of Bhutan will launch three new vaccines on 4th June 2018. There are Pneumococcal vaccine, Rotavirus vaccine and Flu vaccine. Pneumococcal vaccine Pneumococcal disease causes various infections such as meningitis, …

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has introduced seven new candidates earlier this week including one former minister. Lyonchhen Dasho Tshering Tobgay said that it is most important to find experienced, dedicated and capable candidates to serve the people. He said that all the seven new candidates have good work experience …

Every year almost 1000 tourists trek along the Druk Path therefore making it the most trekked route in the country. In the process, they have left behind a trial of litter, causing grave environmental threat to our pristine mountains and streams. The route can be started from Paro or Thimphu, …

Scan Café will be further reducing its number of employees by nine. The understanding has been made that the nine employees will work for the company until the implementation of the European Union (EU)’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which is to come into effect on 25 May. All the …

The Fire Division, Royal Bhutan Police, received 18 house fire cases in the country, out of which 9 cases were registered within Thimphu, in the first quarter of 2018. Similarly, a total of 6 cases of forest fire were recorded. Likewise, in 2017, the division received 26 cases of forest …

As unbelievable as it sounds, villagers in Bumthang have their Dzongkhag and gewog officials and representatives answerable to them at every sound bite. This is achieved through the use of either Facebook or the ever popular messaging app WeChat. Such swift and regular communication on social media is seen as …

The Speaker Tshogpon Jigme Zangpo said that the the last Parliament session of this Parliament would start from 15th June 2018 and end by around the first week of July 2018. The main focus of this short session will be to pass a budget that can fund the current expenditure …

Mongar chose Sonam Pelzom from Dramangling village in Tsamang gewog as their National Council member in the Third Parliamentary Election, National Council. While some believe that Sonam Pelzom won because she was the only woman candidate among 12 male candidates, still there are others who say she won because she …