DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

According to an audit report on performance audit on delivery of OPD services, RAA found that there is no proper patients registration system to capture the patients’ information of earlier diagnosis, frequency of visits, addresses and drugs prescribed to monitor patients’ progresses. The records are maintained manually and there are …

On 28 November 2017, Thimphu police apprehended an 18 year old boy for having a sexual relationship with his 15 year old girlfriend. The suspect is a class VIII student while the victim is class VII student and two of them are from different schools in Thimphu. The initial complaint …

The Prime Minister Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay said that people who face issues about public transport can directly bring their issues to his office. This is after the Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA) Director General Pema Wangchuk last week said that RSTA cannot go by complaints raised in the social …

The National Assembly (NA) has supported the establishment of an Ombudsman’s office within the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC), to screen complaints and ease the administrative burden on the commission so that it can concentrate on its core mandate. The need for an Ombudsman’s Office was articulated by the ACC in …

Pasakha police, Phuentsholing division, arrested a 64-year-old man on 9 November who molested a 13-year-old school going girl. The victim’s father reported the incident to police after the mother saw a mark on her daughter’s cheek and questioned her about it. The suspect runs a restaurant in Pasakha where the …

PM says unemployed youths should come forward and register with the Labour Ministry so that the government can help them to get employed too  Lyonchhen Dasho Tshering Tobgay urged all the unemployed youths who wish to get employed to come forward and register themselves with the Ministry of Labour and …

Bhutan’s first Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) study on children with disabilities survey report was launched providing an overview of the current knowledge, attitudes and practices of stakeholders towards disabilities and disability services, with an emphasis on children with disabilities (CWD) in a country. The study was carried out by …

Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen graced a celebration to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Montreal Protocol- a United Nations treaty to take steps to protect the ozone layer on 6th November. Dignitaries and senior officials from the government, UN and private sector also attended the event, which organized by …

The high Court has dismissed the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa’s (DNT) case against the government’s fiscal incentive package alleging violation of the constitution on the grounds that DNT lacks locus standi or legal standing. This is in keeping with one of the arguments the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), the …

It is a lack of knowledge and understanding of the provisions of the Local Government Act that often get local elected leaders into trouble say officials of the Department of Local Governance (DLG) of the home ministry. “Under the Local Government Act, the roles and responsibilities of the elected members …