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As Gups happily received the keys to the Gewog boleros one issue also nagging them was on the annual budget of Nu 60,000 which they say will not suffice to meet the gewog utility vehicle’s fuel and maintenance expenses and this might result in the facility not fully serving its …

A total of 65 houses in Tashiding gewog in Dagana are empty, a 21 percent increase over the previous decade. Of the 358 households in Tashiding Gewog 65 are empty households. Tashiding Mangmi, Rajman Blon said, “Behind the increase in empty houses is the graying of the village population and …

Targets ‘at risk’ of not being achieved were the focus of discussions during the mid year review of the annual performance agreements (APA) for 2016-17 signed between the 10 government ministries and seven autonomous agencies and the prime minister. While targets on the ‘Achieved and On track’ checklist were acknowledged …

In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 362 of the Financial Services Act of Bhutan 2011, the Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan (RMA) issued the guidelines on Certificate of Deposits(CDs) which will be effective from 03 January 2017. The above guideline on CD was approved by the RMA Board …

All major potholes in Thimphu city’s road network should be repaired starting next month according to Thimphu Thromde officials. The work is expected to start from February under an Asian Development Bank (ADB) contract package. “We are waiting for approval from ADB which is expected to happen some time in …

Motor Vehicle Accidents (MVA) in Thimphu increased by 15 cases in 2016 compared with the previous year according to records of the traffic division of the Royal Bhutan Police. There were 34 registered cases in 2015. This went up to 49 cases last year, which resulted in 15 deaths (12 …

Bhutan Toilet Organization (BTO) was founded in 2014 to flush out the dirty toilets in the country by advocating and acting individually with the quest to provide improved toilet facilities. Passang Tshering, the founder of Bhutantoilet.org and a famous blogger, in the midst of bringing various issues to the forefront …

“Clean Bhutan” aspires to fulfill the very aspirations of His Majesty in making Bhutan one of the cleanest countries in the world. His Majesty has always stressed on the importance of keeping our surroundings clean and managing our own waste to ensure national integrity, national pride and a bright future. …

In 2016, police in the border town of Phuentsholing came across bodies of three men and three women that could not be identified and had to be handed over to municipal authorities for proper disposal. Of the six, four were found in the Toorsa River and two had been abandoned …

After Bhutan saw chemical free chilies being airlifted from the India to solve the rising demand and the high domestic prices, The Food Corporation of Bhutan Limited (FCBL) has now started importing more chillies from Kolkata which are fit for consumption. The chillies are being transported in trucks from Kolkata, …