DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

15 countries contacted for help by Bhutan Bhutan hopes to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine in the next four weeks so that that 526,000 Bhutanese will be given the second dose. The Member of Parliament (MP) from Chhumig Ura, Karma Wangchuk during the Question Hour Session, said it has been more …

The Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) candidate from Nganglam constituency for the up-coming bye-election, Rinchen Pelzang, 37, brings along 13 years of experience in the civil service and knowledge about rural Bhutan. He holds a Bachelor and Diploma degrees in Agriculture Science from the College of Natural Resources, Royal University of …

The ministry of education will be introducing career-based education and counseling which is one of the new approaches to education. The ministry is exploring ways to supplement the new normal curriculum and pedagogy to make students take part in self-exploration learning. The department of youths and sports will be intensifying …

The Supreme Court convicted Dasho Sherab Gyeltshen, four RICBL officials and one workshop proprietor in connection to a false vehicle insurance claim case. The Supreme Court did not find a reason to alter the charges.  The Supreme Court convicted Dasho Sherub Gyeltshen, to two months imprisonment which is classified as …

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has provided 46 smartphones to students with disabilities earlier this week. 25 smartphones to Muenselling Institute, 13 phones to Khaling Lower Secondary School and 8 to Jigme Sherubling Central School and tablets will be provided to rest 698 students with disability this June. Last year, …

The former Thimphu Thrompon Kinlay Dorjee had once famously promised that once the Nu 400 mn Dodena water project is complete, Thimphu would have 24/7 drinking water available for all. However, even after the project is complete the reality is that it is not happening. Thimphu Thromde Engineer Penjor Drukpa, …

The High court in a recent hearing of the Wamrong battery and trespassing case asked the police to investigate the current health status of the victim Sonam Peldon. As claimed by the victim’s lawyer, she is not able to work as she used to do before and that she has …

What has come under radar of Construction Development Board (CDB) is that many engineers are renting their certificates to contractors at a minimal rate for additional income. It benefits the contractor from not having to hire an experienced engineer at full-scale salary, and instead the job is done by unemployed …

The increasing cases of breach of quarantine protocol in the quarantine centers have alerted the government to impose stricter measures. The national taskforce has also made a decision to immediately suspend the incoming of foreigners temporarily due to the new coronavirus variants and cases in the neighboring Indian states. Health …

The ministry of education (MoE) will support 1,800 class X-pass students through government scholarships to study in private schools and a total of 9,894 students will be absorbed in the government schools. A total of 12,925 candidates from 130 schools, of which 124 were government and 6 were private schools …