DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

Every gewog in the country has a Nu 10,000 budget to celebrate Gyelsay’s first birth anniversary, which is being utilised to offer Kurim and Karmey Tongchoe and recite Kanjur and Bum and conduct other religious activities.   Thimphu Dzongkhag The eight gewogs under Thimphu Dzongkhag are taking different initiatives in …

Officials of the National Statistics Bureau (NSB), the government’s statistical agency, are not saying anything on why the Population and Housing Census of Bhutan (PHCB), supposed to be carried out in May 2015, has been further delayed. PHCB includes collection of data on the number of people living in the …

In response to a question by The Bhutanese in early June 2015, on the quality of service by Telecom companies, Prime Minister Tshering Tobgye talked about considering the viability of a third operator if the two telecom companies don’t improve their services by September  2015. The government in September said …

Local leaders (Gups) are excited to use Rural Enterprise Development Corporation Limited (REDCL) loans, which have flexible installment schedules to bring further development in their gewogs. Villagers can avail loans at 4 percent interest with no mortgage repayable in 10 years but they need a guarantor. A person can pay …

The National Education Conference has endorsed the proposal of the ministry of education to establish a Premier School or “School of Excellence” to bring quality education in the country. Initially the plan was to establish a science focused premier school, however, it was further broadened to the field of technical …

Clean Bhutan Organization has started surveying the state of waste management in the capital to check awareness on zero waste policy, advocate behavioral change on sustainable consumption of goods and in finding the root causes of waste problems. Eight interns are doing the survey in areas plagued with waste management …

Questions have surfaced on the legality of the Bhutan Children’s Parliament, which recently held its second session in Thimphu. National Council Member from Trongsa, Tharchen, has pointed out that BCP constitution should get legalization through the parliament to have legal authority to take out resolutions, demand responses and fix accountability …

An Incident Command System (ICS) is to be put in place during times of disaster. This was decided during the 4th Meeting of the National Disaster Management Authority last week under the Chairmanship of Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay. Discussion on post disaster management; National Disaster Management Strategies; and the need for helipad …

The Third Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Winter Camp themed “One Skill by One Youth is Zero Dependence (1+1=0)” began earlier last week in the Jigme Wangchuck Power Training Institute (JWPTI)-Dekiling, Sarpang. 117 (43 Female & 74 male) students who appeared for Class X examination in 2016 from 39 …

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has found that the Bhutan Development Bank Limited (BDBL) project officer, Pema Nidup gave up to Nu 576 mn in unauthorized loan enhancements. An unauthorized loan enhancement is a situation where the relevant committee of the Financial Institution has only allowed a certain amount of …