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A total of around 140,000 jobs will be required in the 11th Five year Plan according to the Annual Report (Fiscal Year 2011-12) of the labor ministry (MoLHR). Although the MoLHR achieved 2.1% unemployment rate, much lower than the target set, yet the ministry should gear up to resolve the …
Read More »First TVET Convocation brings recognition to TVET and IZC graduates
A total of 1043 graduates attended a three day convocation for Technical Training Institute (TTI) and Institute of Zorig chhusum (IZC) graduates in the capital which ended yesterday. This is the first ever convocation for Technical Vocation and Education Graduates (TVET). It was organized mainly to give them prior recognition …
Read More »Labor ministry adds 22 Competent Linemen to the job market
National certificate Level 2 (NC-2) vocational qualification was awarded to 22 Out of 25 Transmission and distribution Lineman in the capital. The recipients are now certified competent and it is also the seamless track for their higher education and upgradation of their skills and knowledge. The National assessment and certification …
Read More »A good journey but sights still need work, that’s the Bhutanese film factory
Fans screaming and mooning at the sight of actor Tandin Bidha or Chencho Dorji, singers Namgay Jigs or Ugyen Panday forced to take on a disguise to avoid passionately charged mobs of female or male fans hungry after a close-up shot with them. That, is currently, not the scene in …
Read More »Bhutan will follow Singapore in ICT
IDA international and Temasek Foundation roll out first leadership training programme for senior Bhutanese ICT officers For the first time, Singapore and Bhutan signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Infocomm technology (ICT) on October, here in the capital. The collaboration of the two countries in ICT has just been …
Read More »US Ambassador meets PM Jigme Y Thinley
After a visit to Soe, Naro and Lingshi, Prime Minister Jigmi Y Thinley met with the Ambassador of USA to India Ms. Nancy Powell at the Gyalyong Tshokhang yesterday. The US Ambassador arrived in the Country on 21 October on a six day official visit. Ms. Nancy Powell was accompanied …
Read More »‘Poor Man’s timber prove to be a boon in poor Zhemgang
Amidst reports of dying bamboos in other parts of the country, those in Goshing gewog in lower Kheng of Zhemgang thrive prosperously. This comes as a stroke of respite for poverty stricken communities in Zhemgang. The communities remain ever expectant of the steady flow of cash income from sale of …
Read More »Rural women better managers of natural resources
Women in the Greater Himalayan regions are more involved in conservation, preservation and use of landraces of cereals, legumes, vegetables, forest plants, and herbs to meet their livelihood and cultural needs. This is stated in a study, published by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD). The publication, titled …
Read More »Sherubtse reduces Combination Courses for Effective Management System
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 …
Read More »Kanglung residents put former Gup under the accountability scanner
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 …
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