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Thimphu City has allocated total amount of Nu 98 Million for the construction of sewerage treatment plants for Motithang and Yangchenphug areas. It is funded by the Government of India, under the Small Development Project. So far, Thromde has completed the paper work for tendering works. Once it is fully …
Read More »Rural communities struggle to protect their religious heritage
The issue of not having caretaker in monasteries and dratshangs in the country has been discussed since mid 2000 but such issues still prevail in rural communities especially as the young and educated leave the villages for urban areas and rural houses become empty. The National Assembly of Bhutan before …
Read More »MoLHR introduces contracts to ensure oversea jobseekers do not squander opportunities
With the challenges faced by the Ministry of Labour and Human Resources, with regard to the overseas employment in the past, the ministry has now added some additional rules to make it work. The ministry will make a legally binding contract for jobseekers to sign. This is aimed at avoiding …
Read More »RBP launches child friendly policing to celebrate HRH The Gyalsey
Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) has started a new program called Little Police Partnership (LPP) to celebrate the birth of His Royal Highness the Gyalsey, with a theme to promote child friendly policing with primary school level children in Thimphu. It will be launched by the Education Minister at Kuensel Phodrang …
Read More »His Majesty Graces Gomkora Tsechu
The thousands of devotees attending the sacred Gomkora Tsechu were doubly blessed when His Majesty The King graced the historic festival. The people offered Ku Sung Thugten Mendrel and Tshogchang to welcome their King. His Majesty spent the evening meeting with the people. The tsechu was initiated by the 3rd Druk …
Read More »Druk Air gets new Airbus
The Royal Bhutan Airlines will be welcoming its latest generation A319 equipped with “Sharklets to commemorate the 60th birth anniversary of the fourth Druk Gyalpo. The aircraft will be arriving from Hamburg, Germany via Delhi on 15th March at Paro International Airport and will complement its existing fleet of three …
Read More »From the only female Gup to the dismal number of women leaders in Bhutan
As one of the happiest countries in the world, one might have a niggling question about the gender dynamics in Bhutan. Generally a typical Bhutanese women is considered a matriarch and from the accounts of those who comment on it women are liberated, tough and successful. There are instances like …
Read More »Druk Midey Scouts gets 30,000 members in 11 Dzongkhags
Two Bhutanese Youth Leaders selected among the community based scouts are in Denmark for a month long exchange program. The two phased exchange program will be held in Denmark and Bhutan where the youth leaders learn each country’s ways of scouting and produce adult leaders who will assist and support …
Read More »Certificates to IMO’S and media equipment to media houses
Minister of Information and Communications, DN Dhungyel, yesterday awarded the certificates to 27 participants from IM0’s who attended the media management and social media management training. With support from the Ministry of Information and Communications, the training was conducted by the Bhutan Media and Communications Institute from 15-19 February for …
Read More »Accidents down due to alcohol tester machines
Motor Vehicle Accidents (MVA) in Bhutan are mainly caused by human error which includes unsafe overtaking, loss of control, use of mobile phones, unsafe reversing and tailgating. The second highest cause of MVA is driving under influence of alcohol. There is an increase in the number of violation on drink …
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