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There more than three thousand graduates that appear for the highly competitive Bhutan Civil Service Examination (BCSE) conducted by the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) each year. According to RCSC, the civil service is still the largest employer in Bhutan. However, RCSC can take in only a limited number of …

One and a half month of a comprehensive cervical cancer screening camp is on-going in Punakha, Bumthang and Monggar, starting from January till mid of February 2020. The health ministry expects to cover 16,000 women, aged between 25 to 65 years. The ministry is partnering with local governments, RENEW, NCWC, …

Phuentsholing town will soon have a satellite clinic, which will run more or less like a hospital. The satellite clinic is expected to ease the congestion in Phuenstholing general hospital as a huge number of people come in for check up and other medical needs. Phuentsholing Thromde has identified the …

During the meeting between the Association of Private Schools and the government attended by private schools and officials from the Ministry of Education, the Prime Minister announced that for 2020 academic session, about 2,700 or even less students will be allotted to private schools and students will be allowed to …

Villagers in Toetsho gewog in Trashiyangtse say their gewog is left behind in any development sectors. There are several issues that the gewog face. Lack of medical facilities Most women in the village reported that it was difficult for them to access medical facilities, such as Pap smear, as there …

UNDP has launched its Human Development Report (HDR) 2019 with the theme ‘Beyond income, beyond average, beyond today: Inequalities in the 21st century’. It sets out that despite unprecedented progress against poverty, hunger and disease in the world, systemic inequalities are deeply damaging the society , and presents its analysis …

Bhutan telecom launched the Business Community Management System for Disaster control on 12th December, 2019 graced by the Minster of Information and Communication Karma Donen Wangdi, representatives from JICA, Official Development Assistance (ODA), delegates from Japan, Bhutan Telecom Staff, Business Continuity Plan (BCP) members and the media. The project began …

The controlled drug, Morphine, will be airlifted along with other drugs and reach Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) within 10 to 15 days of this month. Morphine was out of stock in JDWNRH, which led to the collection of morphine tablets from the other hospitals. The cancer patients …

The 4th ICT Conference was organized by the Department of Information Technology and Telecom (DITT), Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) on 2nd December. The conference is held once in two years to provide a platform for ICT professionals in government agencies to discuss on issues arising from the technologies …

Bhutan and India celebrated the golden jubilee of its establishment of formal diplomatic relations in 2018. The two countries continue to share a unique and time tested bilateral relationship, characterized by utmost trust, goodwill and mutual understanding. The special relationship has been sustained by a tradition of regular high-level visits …