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A first of its kind Accelerating Innovation in Bhutan workshop was held in the country to sensitize government counterpart and key stakeholders on innovation, trends in public sector innovation. Head of the Regional Innovation Centre (RIC) at UNDP Asia Pacific, Giulio Quaggiotto, was the facilitator. The participants were taught the …

The government’s one year in office publication  – ‘ One year in Office: Laying foundation for the Change’ highlighted some key economic achievements for its first year in office. The Mangdechhu Hydropower Plant was commissioned on August 17, 2019 marking a new milestone in the five decades of Indo-Bhutan Hydropower …

Healthcare resonated deeply among the people of Bhutan in the last elections, and that can perhaps be the main factor that tipped the votes in favor of this government, states the government’s one year in office report. Keeping in mind the plights of Bhutanese people travelling outside country to avail …

The sensitization effort on the importance of education and building of better school facilities is working in Laya and Lunana. The number of school enrolment is increasing each year, while fewer and fewer students are leaving school. There are two Extended Classroom (ECR) in school (class PP to III) and …

Thimphu police registered 85 cases of illegal possession of controlled substances and tobacco products in three months, August to October 2019. In connection to this, they have apprehended 165 people. From the total arrest made, 158 are males while the rest 7 are females. In addition, of the total arrest, …

Recently the automobile and vehicle dealers approached the government complaining of banks making vehicle loans more tough. There has also been issues with an ongoing liquidity crunch with banks going slow on loans and even stopping loans and turning away many seeking loans. The few loans that are being given …

Druna Ghu Cookies (nine indigenous types of grains), a home product, has hit the market. The nine grains; red rice, millet, sweet buckwheat, bitter buckwheat, barley, amaranth, mustard, wheat and maize are used to make the cookies. However, as of now, Druna Ghu Cookies could only launch the red rice, …

The Purjang of late Yab Dasho Ugyen Dorji, was held on the 3rd of October, corresponding to the 5th day of the Eighth Bhutanese month, at Wolakha, in Punakha. The Purjang was attended by His Majesty The King, His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, and the entire Royal Family. Representatives …

Although public notifications have been sent by the Office of the Consumer Protection (OCP) a few months ago cautioning the people to refrain from taking part in pyramid like schmes, , however, thousands of youth who have graduated from colleges are signed up in the an alleged pyramid scheme business …

Sujay Giri,  a civil engineer and a consultant of Idea Engineering, visited Vellore, India for a medical checkup in January 2015 and stayed there for about 10 days. He used his Samsung Note 4 phone with 4G facility during that time, and upon reaching Vellore, his phone connected to Aircel …