BUSINESS

By next academic year 2013 Sherubtse College would reduce the double degree courses and start with single subject courses. The decision comes to light after consideration of job market factors as well as the constraints faced by the college. “In order to ensure in depth coverage of the subject and …

Kanglung gewog residents have alleged that their former Gup misappropriated plans for the feeder road supposed to benefit more than one community whereby the feeder road now benefits only a minority. The Kanglung residents who countered the process of government’s approval of the plan and decisions taken at gewog level …

With no response from the Road Safety and Transport Authority on  bus fare revision following the diesel price increase of Nu 5.25 last month, bus operators have approached the communications ministry to intervene. Passenger bus operators said transport fares remained unrevised despite increase in operational cost. “Even if bus operators …

The National Centre for Riverine and Lake Fisheries (NCR&LF), Haa, is in the second phase of brown trout restocking following a decline in Bhutan’s natural fish population. The first fish restocking program was held in Gomthang under Bumthang dzongkhag last year following a royal command and about 1,500 brown trout …

Having waited enough for solutions from the government, businessmen expressed urgency for solutions to improve the situation Business community across the country are impatient and gripped by serious worries as more than three months has passed since the private sector submitted various issues to the government during a meeting with …

Water infrastructure in the country looks to get a facelift with the government’s endorsement in principle, the proposal by Ministry of Works and Human Settlements (MoWHS) to clearly delineate roles and responsibilities of stakeholders. This comes as a timely intervention in the current scene where there are no clear terms …

The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) on Tuesday launched a book on the first ever study of local government elections in Bhutan. It was co-launched by the Danish ambassador to Bhutan Freddy Svane and the chief election commissioner of Bhutan Dasho Kunzang Wangdi. The whole process of research as well …

If everyone is the same and if everyone is dubbed ‘a political party’, then probably one of them will pull a wild card… to stand out. In a press conference yesterday the Bhutan Kuen-Ngyam Party (BKP), Spokesperson Sonam Tobgay presented ‘a very rare political ethos’ as he described it. The …

 The Labor Ministry will send 15 University graduates to Thailand Vocational Training Institutes (VTI) as English teachers. This is the ministry’s initiative planned since five years back. Initially, around 172 graduates competed for 19 slots but 15 students were selected and 4 as standby after all the written exam and …

The Health officials in Paro clarified the recent incident at the Paro Dzongkhag hospital involving a 73year old woman who passed out during a routine tooth extraction process by two dental technicians. A clarification letter was sent to this paper by the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of the Paro dzongkhag …