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On 5 January 2016, a semi permanent house was razed to ground at around 7.30 om at Sherubling Higher Secondary School, Trongsa. The house was occupied by Sonam Gyeltshen, a teacher in Sherubling Primary school and during the time of incident the house was empty and so there was no …

Bhutan Narcotics Control Agency (BNCA) has been conducting surprise tobacco inspection checks in other dzongkhags after it started the checks in Thimphu. The aim of the inspection is to make people aware of the Tobacco Control Act. BNCA along with its stakeholders conducted surprise tobacco inspections from December 25- 30 …

The advertisement policy and guidelines based on paper circulation audit conducted in 2014 has been discussed in two consecutive meetings within ministries, the cabinet and the media houses. MoIC Minister DN Dhungyel said that only five media houses participated in the audit in 2014, and therefore, the process could not …

99 percent of tourist guides say they are happy with the current tariff system, and therefore, they will not support the move towards tariff liberalization. However, they want changes in the DSA with a raise in minimum benchmark excluding professional fees. More than 100 guides attended a meeting that was …

News reporting on climate change issues is apparently much less compared to the news coverage on crimes and political issues. This was pointed out during a recent brainstorming session conducted by Bhutan and Media and Communications Institute (BMCI) which consisted of journalists from media houses, representatives from environmental organizations and …

The introduction of zebra crossing rule on November 11, for the safety of the people, is taking off well with pedestrians as they become more aware of its benefit.  According to the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP), zebra crossings on roads are important due to increasing traffic caused by the increase …

The first parliamentary elections in 2008 had women’s participation at 14 percent. Although the second parliamentary elections in 2013 saw the appointment of the first-ever female cabinet minister, however, just 8 percent of women’s participation was recorded during the time. As per the survey done by the Election Commission of …

Lyonpo Yeshey Dorji, Minister for Agriculture and Forests  and Mr. Miguel Arias Canete, EU Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy signed the Declaration European Union – Kingdom of Bhutan Cooperation on Climate Change” yesterday in Paris on the sidelines of the UNFCCC COP21. The Declaration takes cognizance of the need …

Among the recommendations on employment that the social and cultural affairs sector presented to the house, the members of National Council debated about the agricultural sector in creating employment and its promotion. According to the Labour Force Survey of 2014, 56% of the total population depends on agriculture for their …

During the question-hour session in National Council (NC), the MPs in the house expressed concerns regarding the leasehold of sokshing and tsamdro, and compensation to those farmers whose food crops are lost due to natural calamities. The house, in its previous session, had raised questions on the delay in implementation …