DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

During the Question-and-Answer session in the National Assembly, the Member of Parliament (MP) of Dramedtse-Ngatshang constituency, Ugyen Wangdi, said there is a need to review the government’s policy on the eligibility criteria for the government scholarships for class XII pass students. The MP said students who are repeating in class …

Penjore, who was alleged of defaming the Office of Attorney General (OAG) through his Facebook post in May 2021 has appealed to High Court on 8 June 2022. The Thimphu District Court on 9 May 2022 has acquitted Penjore of defamation charges. Penjore has appealed to the High Court on …

Advance money already paid by MoH to Pfizer As per the National Statistics Bureau (NSB) projection, there are 58,531 children under five years who are the only unvaccinated group in Bhutan. Since these children are unvaccinated, the virus can continue to spread and then infect the older people who are …

Penjore is happy and satisfied with the judgment but he still questions the accountability Penjore, after a year of trial against the Office of Attorney General (OAG) and Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) over a post he has made on Facebook, was acquitted by the Thimphu District Court on 29 May.  …

During the First Sitting of the 7th Parliamentary Session, the Member of Parliament (MP) of Bumdeling-Jamkhar constituency, Dupthob, raised a question to the Prime Minister (PM) on what the government is doing to bring down the fuel prices to the same as few months ago, considering Bhutan imports a lot …

The COVID-19 vaccination for children under five years of age are expected to begin as early as 21 June, as per the international sources. The U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to make its decision on Pfizer and Moderna shots for children under five, soon after the experts …

In the beginning of this year, about 700 Bhutanese went abroad, and about 2,500 Bhutanese have registered for IELTS in IMS in May and June 2022. There are around 15,000 Bhutanese living abroad. Therefore, the large number of Bhutanese leaving abroad has become an issue of concern. During the 7th …

Beginning 1 June, India will restrict sugar exports which is expected to last until 31 October 2022. As per the notification from Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, India, the Government of India (GOI), on 24 May, imposed restrictions on sugar exports from 1 June, …

Ever since the class X cut off point was removed, the private schools in the country are finding it hard to survive financially. Now, with absorption of class X students in the government schools, more private higher secondary schools will be forced to close down, which means the teachers and …

As per the ‘Nursing a Nation’ Report, the nurse to patient ratio is 1:6 and the ratio differs from general ward to specialized units. It also changes with patient load. In the morning shift, the nurse patient ratio is 1:6, in the afternoon shift, it is 1:8 and in the …