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During the 2-day visit of the India’s External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar to Bhutan on 29 April, it was verbally conveyed to Foreign Minister Dr Tandi Dorji the Government of India (GoI) has agreed to provide Bhutan with the Third Internet Gateway at the tariff asked by Bhutan. Lyonpo …

Trade was one of the important sectors that were discussed during the visit of India’s External Affairs Minister. According to the Foreign Minister Dr Tandi Dorji, rather then diving into specifics, the government made a more general request to India’s External Affairs Minister. Lyonpo said that Bhutan and India have …

Due to border closure for two years from 2019 to 2021, there has been an increase in the number of people wanting to leave for Australia for further studies. A majority of the applicants aiming to go to Australia are unemployed, quite a number of class XII students and in-service …

The Minister for Economic Affairs Loknath Sharma had a series of important meetings with the Chief Ministers of West Bengal, Assam and Meghalaya, apart form other ministers and senior officials on issues related to Bhutan’s exports and also transportation that either go to or pass through these states. The minister …

The Early Childhood and Development (ECCD) Centers are preparing for the reopening of the centers across the country on 28 April and to ensure safety of children, the ECCD centers have arranged and readied the centers. Although the ECCD centers will reopen next week, the government and ECCD facilities worry …

Some mining companies had been eagerly awaiting the auction of the Chunaikhola Dolomite Mine and Khothakpa Gypsum Mine and there was much controversy over what would happen to these mines, with it also being a sub text in the Parliamentary discussions on the Mines and Minerals Bill 2020. However, the …

Over thousands of birds died and thousands of birds were affected across the country on December 2021 due to the suspected tainted feeds. Department of Livestock (DoL) carried out postmortem examinations of the affected birds and screening of major poultry viral diseases. According to the department, the post mortem examinations …

The reopening of classes PP to VI opened as scheduled on 18 April, despite record cases and many teachers and students testing positive in schools across the nation and especially in Thimphu. Parents worry if their children will get infected and bring the virus home. However, if 50% of the teachers …

The Panbang Dungkhag Court on 6 April 2022 convicted a 35-year-old man, Neten Wangchuk, and a 36-year-old man, Sangay Gyeltshen, to life imprisonment and 5 and half years in prison respectively. Neten Wangchuk is the stepfather to the 9-year-old victim, and the court convicted him for statutory rape. Sangay Gyeltshen …

The increased city bus fares are hurting the commuters already burdened by inflation. Tshering, a regular commuter, is dissatisfied with the fare increase. “I live in Babesa and my office is in the Core Area. The city bus added Nu 10 to the fare. Previously, the fare from town to …