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Despite constant warnings and sensitization on shop closure by 9 pm, Thimphu police seized 22 business licenses belonging to bars, restaurants, grocery shops and snooker halls, within just a month’s time. Of the 22, one person is a repeat offender and all the license owners were released on bail by …

During the second session of the third parliament, the National Assembly (NA) deliberated on 9 sections which were then forwarded to National Council (NC). The NC than deliberated on 9 sections during the 24th session of the NC and forwarded 19 sections, including amendments and new recommendation to the NA …

During the National Assembly (NA) Question Hour session on Tuesday, the Member of Parliament from Khar Yurung constituency asked the Agriculture and Forests Minister on the measures taken up by the government to improve the BuyBack policy for the benefit of the farmers. The MP said, “The government has pledged …

A question to the Finance Minister was addressed yesterday during the Question and Answer session in the National Assembly about how much loans had been disbursed so far by the Cottage and Small Industries (CSI) bank since its establishment.  The Finance Minister in response said that due to lowered interest …

Power load for Thimphu was 65 MW last year and 60 MW as of November 2020 The residents in around Zilukha and Babena are dealing with frequent and prolonged power outages and its consequent disruption in the area. Most of the resident shared that they are are frustrated with the …

Almost every industry has been affected by the pandemic in some way, but hotels and restaurants along the Thimphu and Phuentsholing highway have been forced to close or are empty without customers since Phuentsholing falls under high risk area and people are not allowed to stop on the way for …

To encourage children and men in the house to help women with the cooking, Britannia Cheese launched ‘Let’s Cook for Ama’ cookbook series on 11th November 2020 coinciding with Children’s Day celebrations in Bhutan. The objective of the launch was also to celebrate and appreciate the important role played by …

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 …

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.    …

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, …