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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 …

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) …

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 …

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, …

Health Minister Dechen Wangmo during the press briefing said that the stranded passengers coming from Phuentsholing will undergo 3-day quarantine and testing before release. The Health Minister said that the southern taskforce has designed a guideline where the stranded passengers are escorted to Thimphu and then they are quarantined and …

As people are confined within their homes during the lockdown a few of them shared their experiences of how they have adapted their daily lives to try to feel and be normal and productive at the same time. While that seems to be the case for a handful of people …

So far the country has reported 224 cases with 3 testing positive from Haa, on Friday morning and 27 from DANTAK in Phuentsholing. There are 84 are active cases. As of now, all the active cases are doing well with no complications. Health Minister Dechen Wangmo said to reduce the …

People should wear mask and maintain social distancing or there will be more cases says Health Minister Health Minister Dechen Wangmo during the press briefing said that the Ministry will be testing people along the main national highways given the risk of interaction with COVID-19 carriers. “We are done with …

Although the second phase of the essential items service was to start with the use of zone cards, until Thursday, the government thought it would be safe to continue with full-fledged lockdown as there were more COVID-19 case detections in the country identified during the week. The movement of people …

A total of 3,673 people registered through 1023 helpline and the the form circulated online for those who came from Phuentsholing from 1st August onwards. Thimphu has the highest number of people registered with 948 followed by Chukha with 367, and Paro with 114. The testing has already been started …