DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

The 2020-21 Annual Audit Report has found that the Ministry of Finance (MoF) transferred Nu 19 mn from the ‘Local Government Election’ budget under the General Reserve to fund capital works activities in various Gewogs under Paro Dzongkhag during the Financial Year (FY) 2020-21. Of the five Gewogs that got …

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in a press release said acknowledged the Royal Audit Authority (RAA) for the thorough investigation and its report on the misuse of General Reserve Fund (GRF) by the Finance Minister Namgay Tshering. PDP’s say “We are alarmed that the Finance Minister who is charged with …

For decades DANTAK has been initiating various major works in the country. Until now they have been awarding works to Indian contractors as they initially did not find the capacity in the Bhutanese contractors. Now with time they have started having faith in Bhutanese contractors and they are finding ways …

There are an estimated one billion people living with disabilities worldwide, and they face many barriers to inclusion in some key aspects of society. It is very important to create a conducive society for them, which will eliminate biased beliefs and stigma. Disabled People’s Organization of Bhutan (DPO) is one …

The Ministry of Education (MoE) introduced inclusive schools in 20 dzongkhags and has made investments over the years for children with disabilities. However, despite these, children with disabilities are amongst the most disadvantaged in terms of access to higher education. As per the “Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) Study on …

Phuentsholing, Chukha used to be the busiest commercial hub, as it borders India. The hustle and bustle of the border town, with thousands of people doing business, and transiting for vacation trips, have come to a standstill due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  With many people moving out of Phuentsholing, especially …

The admission for Pre-Primary (PP) classes has started in Thimphu and Phuentsholing Thromdes. Parents can either download the admission forms from the thromdes’ websites or collect the forms in person. The schools in other dzongkhags have yet to announce the PP admission, but the plan is to get to it …

Thimphu police will soon forward the two cases of sexual harassment to court. For now, the police is still investigating the case. The sexual harassment case from the Royal Tutorial Project was reported to police on 11 September while the Bhutan Power Corporation (BPC) management forwarded the sexual harassment case …

Youth are also awaiting the BEO court case verdict The 678 youth who went to Japan through the Learn and Earn Programme (LEP) had sanctioned Nu 700,000 each from Bhutan Development Bank Limited (BDBL). 182 of them have managed to liquidate their loans. Some of them have also managed to …

The Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) is strictly monitoring and investigating on how prison inmates were able to get hold of various items that they should not be having, as per the Prison Act. Police shared that the inmates had access to mobile phones, drugs and weapons. The issue came into …