DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

His Holiness the 70th Je Khenpo, Trulku Jigme Choeda launched the “Our Gyenkhu” initiative on Friday at the Tashichhodzong in the presence of the Health Minister, and senior officials from the Ministry of Health. Taking inspiration from the selfless and benevolent acts of His Majesty the King, “Our Gyenkhu”, an …

Agency says consumer right awareness has improved with more complaints According to the Chief Program Officer (CPO) of the Office of Consumer Protection (OCP), there has been a significant increase in the number of complaints registered for inflating prices of products during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, he said that it …

COVID-19 has hit many businesses and among them are Karaokes, night clubs, Drayangs have been among some of the hardest hit businesses.  A member of the Karaoke Association said that although they understand that this might be the initial phase for the unlocking process, karaoke should not have been clustered …

Meanwhile those who took up farming earlier this year say it is paying off The Agriculture Minister Yeshey Penjor said that there are lots of individuals who are interested to work in the agricultural sector so MoAF is planning to employee around 7,500 youths in the Renewable Natural Resources (RNR) …

The Health Minister Dechen Wangmo said that as per their inspections and hear-say they believe that there are lesser number of people using the Druk Trace App since the relaxations have come in place. Lyonpo reinstated the importance of using the Druk Trace App and encouraged the shopkeepers and public …

According to the Engineer of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Khandu Tshering, the Ministry will engage youth in the construction of irrigation canals in the country after providing some basic training. His Majesty The King in a recent Royal Address called upon the youth of the country to come …

Karpo Tshering, Senior Manager, Corporate Service Division, Druk Holding & Investments (DHI)Limited said that while DHI and its companies are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in varying degrees they have not had to resort to laying off of employees. Activities have been reprioritized and optimized for the financial year by …

The Finance Minister Lyonpo Namgay Tshering said that, the Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) as the central bank and the Financial Institutions are working on monetary measures to ensure more liquidity. Lyonpo said that at the moment there is enough liquidity with around Nu 20 bn lying with the FIs. The …

Paro college of Education (CoE) will launch the Master in Primary Education (English, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies) in the new academic year 2021. The Ministry will send 40 primary school teachers, 10 each in the above subjects to avail this programme. The programme is for 2 years. After completing …

The number of people visiting flu clinics has decreased unlike in the beginning with the disclosure of the first COVID-19 patient in March.  In March, 5,984 patients visited the flu clinic set up by Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) with 300 to 400 patient visiting the flu clinic …