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The National Assembly (NA) and National Council (NC) joint committee formed to trash out differences over the Mining Bill are still unable to reach common ground even after five meetings including a first meeting that was held in a resort in Paro for around 4 days. The main difference between …

Enterprises and stores in Thimphu are experiencing shortages due to the lockdown in Phuentsholing and businesses are worried that that the new system of only 120 Indian trucks a day in Mini Dry Port (MDP) might affect their business even more. Chencho, Finance Officer of State Trading Corporation of Bhutan …

Meanwhile, TCB is hopeful that by October 2021 the country will be able to begin receiving visitors only if the COVID situation improves The reopening of tourism in the country is a popular concern, but with COVID-19 cases on the rise in neighboring countries, the chances of this happening are …

His Majesty The King granted Dhar to the newly elected Thrompons of Phuentsholing, Uttar Kumar Rai (L) and Gelephu, Tshering Norbu (R) at Phuentsholing on 14th May 2021.

Many states in India have entered either full or partial lockdowns as the cases and deaths rise. There is also the possibility of a national lockdown in India on the horizon if the numbers there keep getting worse. For Bhutan, West Bengal and Assam which just came out of their …

People working as National Work Force (NWF) workers under Ministry of Works and Human Settlement (MoWHS), popularly known as PWD workers will be given the same preference if they are interested in participating in the Build Bhutan Project (BBP). Though the number of NWFs working along the roadside are very …

The social media is happily buzzing with people expressing their heartfelt gratitude to His Majesty The King for extending the Druk Gyalpo’s Relief Kidu. They are overwhelmed with the sacrifice made my His Majesty in helping the people, and pointed out that such a Kidu must not be misused. The …

Asian development Bank (ADB) forecasts that economic growth in Bhutan will be -3.4% this fiscal year (FY) 2021 from 0.9% in FY 2020 on account of stringent pandemic containment measure, including two prolonged nationwide lockdowns that stifled economic activity across sectors, according to a new report by the ADB. Finance …

Performance Based Variable incentive (PBVI), is part of the pay hike restructuring for State Owned Enterprise (SOE) in 2019, where if an SOEs performance is evaluated as ‘excellent’ the PBVI payout is 50 percent of the basic salary. A performance rated “very good” would amount to a PBVI of 35 …

According to the Department of Agriculture and Marketing Cooperatives under Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, since vegetables are considered essential items, it is expected that its movement as export and import will be allowed even under lockdown situation in the neighboring states of India. The department said that if it …