DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

Although clean water technically means that which is not turbid or colored and is free of suspended solids, it does not necessarily mean it’s safe for drinking. That is because pathogens present are not visible to naked eye. According to the Bhutan Drinking Water Quality standard (BDWQS) water that is …

The Bhutan Infocomm and Media Authority (BICMA) will support a paid internship program with any of the media houses that fulfills its terms. The plan was approved during their 24th meeting where it was decided that a sum of Nu 0.08 million from the Media Development Fund will be used …

As of yesterday, police in Samtse and Wangdue were still on the lookout for miscreants who burgled two homes and a vehicle in three separate incidents earlier this week. In Samtse burglars broke into a house of a dzongkhag employee and allegedly stole gold, silver and diamond jewelry worth around …

Three more people have been detained in connection with the gold smuggling case that came to light on August 27 when customs apprehended two people at the Paro International Airport. The two men, returning from Bangkok, were carrying 11.045 kgs of gold. Police said that the suspects said they paid …

Bhutan was officially declared one of the first two countries in South-East Asia Region (SEAR) of WHO to eliminate measles before the regional target of 2020. In recognition to this, Bhutan achieved a Citation as an appreciation from the WHO SEARO at the 70th Session of WHO Regional Committee in …

With a major change in academic session since this year, the first ever month long summer vacation has been experienced by both teachers and students. Although no assessment for the schools has been done so far, the education ministry is optimistic about the major change brought about in the education …

The two-day meeting of the Standing Committee on Social and Cultural Affairs of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) in Thimphu concluded on September 1 collectively adopting 10 resolutions. The 10 resolutions cover a wide range of issues of mutual interest such as culture, information technology, health equity, migrant workers, corruption, …

Citizens can now apply online to seek appointments for 11 public notary eServices, which were formally handed over to the judiciary earlier this week by the Public Service and Grievance Redressal Division (PSGRD) under the cabinet secretariat. The online notary eServices includes procuring marriage certificate, translation of marriage certificate, marital …

The Anti-Corruption Commission conducted five-day sensitization programme for government and private sector agencies to streamline the process of integrating National Integrity and Anti-Corruption Strategy (NIACS), one of the integrity promotion tools. The sensitization workshop was aimed at developing plans and programs where ACC shared their revised NIACS to the agencies …

Parliamentarians from 20 member parliaments of the Asian Assembly will gather in Thimphu from August 31 – September 2 to attend the first Asian Parliamentary Assembly Standing Committee meeting on Social and Cultural Affairs. The Speaker of the National Assembly, Jigme Zangpo, who is also the Vice Chair of the …