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Currently Bhutan has 22 active cases, out of which 21 are male and 1 female. A total of 364 cases have been reported so far and 342 cases have recovered so far. There are no active cases at the JDWNRH, Mongar and Gelephu COVID-19 centers as of today. The second …
Read More »Nu 3.74 bn Waste Management Flagship Program will bring in waste segregation and colored bins instead of people running after late and inefficient trucks
According to the Chief Environment Officer for Waste Management Division with the National Environment Commission Thinley Dorji, a perception survey reveals that the frequency of waste collection services, location of collection point and timing of collection are the major hurdles towards effective collection and management waste in the country. …
Read More »Agriculture minister says cold storages are underutilized and says pvt investment is welcome
Agriculture Minister Yeshey Penjor said the government is looking for private partners to establish cold storages in the country. “We are trying to put this as a public private partnership project, so we are looking for private partners. Private parties are interested and they can invest on their own also, …
Read More »2020 sees reduced crime due to COVID
Thimphu police have registered 1,060 criminal cases in 2020 till date with drugs cases being the highest with 202 cases (mainly drug abuse). The other common cases are battery with 178 cases, larceny with 143 cases, burglary with 71 cases and auto stripping with 48 cases. In 2019, they registered …
Read More »More than 6,000 registered to move from high risk areas
The health minister Dechen Wangmo said that off the 10 new cases detected recently, consisting of 8 males and 2 females, there was an elderly monk who had returned from India, who is recorded as the country’s senior most person to have tested positive of COVID-19. As of Tuesday the …
Read More »Why Phuentsholing continues to have local transmission
One feature of Phuentsholing has been the continuing discovery of local transmission cases. Lyonpo Dechen Wangmo said that they do not know if the cases detected in Phuentsholing are new infections or the infection was there from before and is being passed on. She said, “The reason behind having positive …
Read More »150 years of Mahatma Gandhi celebrated at India House
The Embassy of India organized a special function to mark the Grand Finale of the 150 years of Mahatma Gandhi celebrations, culminating in his birth anniversary on 2nd October 2020 at the India House Auditorium, Thimphu. It was graced by the Minister for Home and Cultural Affairs Sherub Gyeltshen with …
Read More »Govt stands with its decision to nominate Tenzin Lekphell as SG of BIMSTEC: Foreign Minister
The government’s decision to nominate Tenzin Lekphell, one of the founders of Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa party (DNT) and former candidate of Bartsham-Shongphu constituency as one of Secretary General of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) has been criticized by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) …
Read More »PDP opposes appointment of Tenzin Lekphell to BIMSTEC SG post
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) said while it rejoices at the prospect of Bhutan leading the BIMSTEC they are deeply concerned by the appointment of Tenzin Lekphell, the co-founder of Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) and former candidate of Bartsham-Shongphu constituency as Secretary General of BIMSTEC for reasons that PDP genuinely …
Read More »48 actives cases in Phuentsholing doing well in the isolation ward
There are 48 active cases in isolation ward in Phuentsholing as of 3rd September of which 9 are female, 35 are male. Four are children and they are all below the age of nine years and there is also an 18 months old female child. Out of 48 active cases, …
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