DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

The upcoming Thimphu Thromde election will see three candidates vying for the Thrompon post. The poll day for the third thromde election is on 28th of this month. Ugyen Dorji from Jungshina-Kawajangsa Ugyen Dorji from Jungshina-Kawajangsa Demkhong who is a new candidate vying for the post was assistant Lecturer in …

As of Tuesday 2.30 pm 340,917 people got vaccinated. Around 5,050 suffered from side effects like headache, fever and pain at injection site as of Monday evening.  Ministry of Health (MoH) has identified 1001 vaccination centers housed in 363 schools, few ECCDs and institutions, and 45 doctors have been identified …

The parents of children studying in Karma Academy, Class XII (stream: Science, Commerce and Arts), Shaba, Paro appealed for negotiation on additional fee levied by the School for the extension of the academic year 2020. This, however, seems to be a similar issued faced by many students and parents across …

A group of 10 Bhutanese young women, all below the age of 30 years had left for Qatar with fake visas on first week of March from Paro Airport but upon reaching Delhi airport the staff in the airport did not let them board as they were suspected to be …

FCBL expects to complete the construction of cold storages by end of August 2021 According to the Chief Executive Officer of Food Corporation of Bhutan Limited (FCBL), Naiten Wangchuk, FCBL is expecting to complete the construction of three cold storages in the country by the end of August 2021. He …

Police detained the Khamdang-Ramjar’s Member of Parliament (MP) Kuenga Loday  on 1st March for an alleged illegal road construction case in Trashiyangtse. The gewog’s Mangmi and his three sons were also detained a few months ago in connection to the case, but were out on bail till date. And along with …

Only 22 electric cars are on the way to the country According to the Project Manager of Bhutan Sustainable Low Emission Urban Transport System, Phub Gyeltshen, the importation and supply chain of electric vehicles (EVs) have been affected due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. He said that it has been …

The day of 29th August 2019 witnessed high drama between the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) and the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) over the Jatan Prasad Lal Prasad (JPLP) tax evasion case. Prior to this the ACC had sent two reminders to the OAG to appeal the case. Two …

Affected students have recovered After the outbreak of Glossitis in some schools in the country, the Ministry of Education (MoE) has started a mass screening of glossitis in all the schools, irrespective of feeding and non-feeding schools. Bhutan has been experiencing sporadic outbreaks of micronutrient deficiency over the years, the …

Even after record cases and 43 days of complete lockdown in the capital, Thimphu town still witnesses huge crowds and vehicle traffic in town. It appears that the fear of the coronavirus has greatly subsided. However, a majority of the people are wearing facemasks, using hand sanitizer and Druk Trace …