DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

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 …

Ministry of Labor and Human Resources (MoLHR)-Management Information System (MIS) was launched with an objective to improve the operational efficiency of the ministry by bringing together all the allied information systems that were developed since 2006, but in isolation of each other. According to MoLHR, about 10 information management systems …

The 2021-2022 budget had predicted an annual domestic revenue of Nu 35 bn but as of mid April 2022 the government has only collected Nu 23.6 bn in revenue and is still Nu 12 bn short with just two months left until the budget year ends in June 30 2022. …

The Royal Centre for Disease Control (RCDC) will be making genome sequencing a monthly routine activity to detect any new Coronavirus variants in the country. RCDC conducted genome sequencing in the beginning of the last outbreak of Omicron and sub- variant BA.2 was identified. The Ministry of Health (MoH) is …

During the press conference with the media, when asked about ex-Drayang employees not being eligible for trainings that require educational qualification and as they struggle to make a living, the Prime Minister said that the ex-drayang employees have the same access to the opportunities created by the government. “We are …

Residents in South Thimphu have been experiencing severe water shortages since five days. According to the announcement made on Thimphu Thromde’s Facebook page, the water supply to Olakha, Changbandu, and parts of Babesa are disrupted because of damage to the main water line in Semtokha, Some of the affected are …

Thimphu, along with other dzongkhags, have seen seeing a steady decline in the number of COVID-19 cases, as most people are now either infected and immune to the Omicron variant infection, especially after the country transitioned its pandemic response from Phase I to Phase II. Thimphu is seeing a lesser …