DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

The pandemic has hit all the sectors in the country and people have lost their only source of income to COVID-19. People in different sectors have started doing commercial farming and some are already into construction work. Meanwhile, Tshering Dorji, 32, from Samdrupjongkhar and Dorji Nidup, 40, from Zhemgang have …

Mongar hospital has referred the 38-year-old woman injuried in the Wamrong battery case to Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH), Thimphu for further treatment. The woman along with her 45-year-old husband came to Thimphu on Sunday, 7 June. She has undergone MRI and Computed Tomography (CT) scan, whereby the …

Despite the 62 registered cases of COVID-19, and with 19 active cases in the country, most people are now resuming their outdoor activities without the fear of COVID-19. Many have started to crowd everywhere despite awareness programs and with constant monitoring by the volunteers. The people working on the frontline …

31,476 applied for the Kidu Nu 184 million (mn) has been disbursed till date that includes Nu 176.89 mn for 16,452 applicants and Nu 7.12 mn for child support. As of May, 10,389 people applied for the Kidu. There were 21,087 who applied in April for the Druk Gyalpo’s Relief …

With the easing of lockdown in India and the COVID-19 cases on rise, the highest risk faced is in the border area. The Ministry of Health (MoH) has divided the risk model for the disease into three categories with different risk exposure; remote, urban and border areas. Maintaining social distancing …

Ministry of Health (MoH) has prepared and submitted the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to the government and Ministry of Education (MoE), if schools and institutions reopen. MoH has also carried out a risk assessment in reopening the schools. Health Minister Dechen Wangmo said the risks would result from contact intensity, …

The Prime Minister (PM) at the Meet-the-Press session held yesterday stated that the Build Bhutan project under the Economic Contingency Plan (ECP) will require imported skilled workers initially as there are not enough Bhutanese skilled workers to be employed as full-fledged workforce in the construction sector. In consideration of that, …

Lyonchhen Dr Lotay Tshering said that patrolling teams do make house visits for the purpose of information dissemination and creating awareness. Lyonchhen added otherwise there is no point in visiting the private houses without any reason. “Those who are going for the patrolling are the RBP and they do have …

On 8th May the Health Minister Dechen Wangmo in a press conference said that the Jomotsangkha case had tested positive six times for Immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies on the Rapid Test Kit (RDT) which either means an early infection or an early path to recovery. She at the time explained …

After the closure of all entertainment centers and gyms in the country due to the pandemic, there is an increase in the number of men and women and the youth going for morning and evening walks, or even hiking and trekking during the weekends to holy places and lhakhangs. Some …