DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

Even after vaccinating the children aged between 12 to 17 years, Bhutan will still be left with around 121,000 children unprotected from the COVID-19 variants. The Health Minister Dasho Dechen Wangmo said the ministry is working towards securing vaccines for the children. The ministry will be taking up the discussion …

A mix and match of the vaccines or heterologous dosing of different brands for first and second doses appears to give a good protection due to stronger immune response against the COVID-19 variants, as per the scientific research and studies done worldwide. Many trials have been conducted on heterologous dosing, …

The Preliminary Examination (PE) for Bhutan Civil Service Examination (BCSE) is scheduled to start on 15 August. Many final year college students studying in India are worried that they might not be able to sit for PE, as it is unlikely for them to make it on time for the …

Thromde to form a separate team for potholes The four-lane road project spanning from the road near the Bhutan Telecom Limited head office till Jungshina Bridge was to be completed by the end of May 2021 as per Thromde plans. However, the project could not be completed on the expected time. …

After winning the bye-election held in the Mongar and Nganglam constituencies, the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) candidates expressed their gratitude and also their commitment to completing the pledges in the remaining years of the government’s tenure. Karma Dorji, Nganglam constituency, said he will immediately meet with the government to discuss …

The Local Area Plan (LAP) for Kabisa under Thimphu, which was started in the middle of 2017, is likely to resume soon. Though all the public consultations were done by 2018, they could not progress with the work due to issues raised on the conversion of wetland to dry land …

Member of Parliament of Nanong Shumar Lungten Namgyal requested the government to share the plans and measures to solve the problems faced by the Class XII students who qualified for higher studies due to the limited number of intake for students in the colleges. Wamrong MP Karma Thinley asked whether the …

Meanwhile, both the houses adopted the Lhengye Zhungtshog Bill of Bhutan, 2020 During the Joint Sitting of the Parliament, the house deliberated on the 7 disputed clauses of the Lhengye Zhungtshog Bill of Bhutan 2020. The Vice-Chairperson of the Joint Committee on the Lhengye Zhungtshog Bill of Bhutan 2020, Ugyen …

The two candidates from the Mongar constituency faced each other and discussed their pledges on a LIVE TV public discussion last Monday. The candidate from Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa, Karma Lhamo, pledged to build a mother and child hospital, and pave roads. She also pledged to blacktop Kilikhar to Labtsa farm …

The Chairperson of the Good Governance Committee Sangay Dorji presented the review report of the farm road issues at National Council on Friday and said that giving due consideration to the importance of farm roads, in the 12th Five Year Plan, the Royal Government has allocated Nu. 1,050 million (1.5 …