DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

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 …

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 …