DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

By Dasho Kunzang Wangdi Tenth Anniversary of The Gyaltsuen & Royal Wedding Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck was crowned as the Queen of Bhutan on 13th of October 2011 as the youngest queen in the world. Bhutan is now blessed with Gyalseys HRHs  Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck and Jigme …

The Bhutan Power Corporation (BPC) has forwarded the alleged sexual harassment case to the police on 1 October. After a board meeting on Thursday, the management uncovered significant prima facie evidence against one of its directors who had been accused of sexual harassment. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BPC, …

There are four dominant variants of SARS-CoV-2 spreading among the global population. The four variants are the Alpha Variant (formerly called the UK Variant, first found in London and Kent), the Beta Variant (formerly called the South Africa Variant), the Gamma Variant (formerly called the Brazil Variant), and the Delta …

On 20th September Pfizer-BioNTech said a vaccine trial on children from the age of 5 to 11 showed a strong immune response and was found to be safe and very effective. The trail by Pfizer was on 2,268 children from ages 5 to 11. The difference is that the children …

Given the numerous benefits of using various social media platforms to seek help or support, people have now turned to online donation drive to fund medical treatment expenditure in the country. Recently, individuals have been carrying out several donation drives for additional money to fund their medical treatment abroad. However, …

Gyelposhing police under Mongar Dzongkhag on 17 September arrested a 21-year-old man for allegedly impregnating a 14-year-old girl who is also his step sister. The suspect is a class 12 pass-out and unemployed while the victim is a class VIII student in one of the schools in Mongar. The incident …

According to the Works and Human Settlement Minister, Dorji Tshering, while it is simple to build and maintain a farm road in dry season, the difficulty comes during the monsoons when heavy rainfall destroys the farm roads. Lyonpo said Bhutan has to explore making climate change resilient roads. He added …

Bhutan has gone 14 days with zero cases and four weeks with no community cases. There are multiple factors that are contributing to no new positive cases from the community. The main two factors are vaccination and strict monitoring. Dr Sonam Wangchuk, a member of the National Immunization Technical Advisory …

Thimphu Police along with the Samtse Police have apprehended 6 men, between 25 to 30 years of age. The four suspects were arrested in Samtse on 24 August while the remaining two suspects were arrested in Thimphu. A gang of suspects had robbed a house near the Centenary Farmers’ Market, …

A total of 4,599 graduates have registered to appear for the Preliminary Examination (PE) of the Bhutan Civil Service Examination (BCSE) 2021, which will be held on 5 September. Of the total 4,599 graduates, 858 graduates have completed their degrees outside Bhutan, and a total of 3,741 graduates completed their …