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The mothers who are entitled for six months maternity leave are not eligible for the breast feeding allowance. The Prime Minister (PM) during the press-meet yesterday said the allowance is targeted for the women who are not entitled for the six months maternity leave. PM said this is because the …

Member from Bumdeling Jamkhar constituency questioned the Ministry of Information and Communication, Lyonpo Karma Donnen Wangdi on Suung Joen app during the Friday question hour session. “Currently, social media applications like WeChat and WhatsApp are widely used in the country but that requires internet connectivity. Suung Joen app, as pronounced …

Given that the conservation of environment has been recognized as one of the four pillars of the Gross National Happiness (GNH), Bhutan has committed to remain carbon neutral at the 2009 Conference of Parties in Copenhagen, which was further reaffirmed at the 2015 Paris agreement to maintain a healthy balance …

The reduction rate is down from the earlier target of 9 percent Creating productive and gainful employment has been identified as one of the National Key Result Areas (NKRA) out of the 17 NKRAs in the 12th plan. The key performance indicators under this particular priority are to maintain national …

During the question hour session on Tuesday, member from Lhamoi Zingkha-Tashiding constituency questioned the agriculture minister on the plans and programs to address citrus greening disease affecting the farmers. In response, the agriculture minister, lyonpo Yeshey Penjore said, “About 39 percent of the rural households are engaged in citrus production …

According to the current assessment of the baseline growth forecast, modest growth of 5.4 percent in the medium term and 5.1 percent on an average for the 12th FYP has been projected. Slowdown in growth is projected mainly on account of shifting of commercial operation date of Punatsangchu- I and …

The finance minister, Lyonpo Namgay Tshering presented the national budget for the financial year 2018-2019 during the ongoing parliament session on Friday. A total budget appropriation for FY 2018-19 has been estimated at Nu 47bn which includes budget of Nu 36 bn passed during the 11th session of the second …

According to the economic minister Lyonpo Loknath Sharma, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA) looks forward for the successful review of some of the policies and acts that are in need of revision. The minister said that the government plans to complete most of the policy related works within the …

The vegetable vendors at the Centenary Farmer’s Market (CFM) have appealed to the Prime Minister in regard to the recent increase in the rental and store charges by the CFM management board. The CFM board with the aim to improve the facility in the market has recently approved the revised …

His Majesty The King offered prayers at the Samtse Shivalaya Mandir on the morning of 20th December. A prayer ceremony was held at the Mandir leading up to the National Day Celebrations, for the successful conclusion of events, and for the well-being of the country and people. His Majesty was …