DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

Despite the steady expansion in Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) centres over the last few years, the need to establish such services are seen as critical in certain areas. During the meet the press session last week the prime minister, Dasho Tshering Tobgay, said children in rural villages lacked …

By 2023 Thimphu city will have 24 hours water supply according to Thimphu Thromde officials. The new treatment plant, being constructed at Taba, will address much of the shortage being faced is locations such as Chang Jiji, Olakha and Babesa. The plant has a capacity of 10 million litres a …

The United Nation Development Program (UNDP) initiated a municipal review report on HIV and rights programs for men who have sex with men and transgender people in Thimphu from 2014-2015. The recently launched report is expected to prioritise support for key populations, such as people who use drugs, sex workers, …

The import of fuel grew from Nu. 7.963 bn in 2015 to Nu. 8.977 bn in 2016 from, with a growth of approximately 13 percent. Petrol import increased by almost 2 percent in 2016 as compared to the previous year. In 2016, 359.60 million litres of petrol was imported, up …

Seven people were mauled by bears since 2016 according to records maintained by the forest department. The victims suffered major face disfigurement and eye damage. According to research the majority of black bear attacks tend to be motivated by hunger rather than territoriality, and thus victims have a higher probability …

Medical professionals have ruled out foul play in the death of a 33-year-old man from Jigmecholing who was found hanging in his room on the morning of October 2. He had used his kera (traditional cloth belt) to hang from a ceiling beam 10 feet from the floor. Police believe …

All professional drivers, which include drivers of trucks, passenger buses and commercial vehicles should be tested mandatorily for drug use. This was proposed during the first stakeholder meeting of RSTA Rules and Regulation 2017. “RSTA is committed to protecting the safety, health and well being of the public from the …

The High Court conducted the show cause hearing on the writ of mandamus petition filed against the PDP government by the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) for the alleged illegal and unconstitutional implementation of the tax alteration. The show cause hearing was conducted by seven judges on September 25. At the show cause hearing the …

With the ever increasing number of patients visiting the hospital, there is also a growing need for medical equipment. Jigme Dorji Wangchuk National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) sees the maximum number of patients among all the hospitals across the country with the OPD attendance coming to around 600,000 in a year …

A group of youths, ranging between 14 year to 18 year robbed a 46 year old man on 14 September at around 9:30 PM. The victim is a Bangladeshi citizen working in the Bangladesh embassy to Bhutan. The group of youths consist of four boys and one girl. The incident …