On the 4th of May ‘Penjore Penjore’ put up a post on his Facebook page asking for the resignation of the current Attorney General in relation to a news story. Two days later Penjore Penjore was arrested by the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) on 6th May and detained based on …
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Almost one and a half year since the first COVID case was reported in the country on March 5, 2020, Bhutan continues to get positive cases. Bhutan expected that after the COVID-19 vaccine, the situation in the country would be normal but it turned out just the opposite with a …
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Currently Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) is referring emergency cases to Guwahati by road due to the deteriorating situation in Kolkata and Vellore. So far 91 patients were referred outside from January 2021 till date. Due to surging cases in Kolkata and Vellore, four patients were sent to …
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His Majesty The King is in Phuentsholing to oversee measures to control the spread of COVID-19 in the community and manage other issues related to the pandemic, as the border town remains in lockdown. His Majesty began a tour of the south on April 21st, after lockdown was declared in …
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PM says no permission given to OAG to prosecute the case nor is any permission required The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) in a press release issued on 6th May 2021 said that it has pursued ‘legal action’ against an individual with the alias ‘Penjore Penjore’ on social media. …
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A 31-year-old Bhutanese man living in New York who was waiting in the subway to get home was stabbed from the back on his neck leaving him partially paralyzed. According to the New York Daily News, the suspect admitted that he plunged a dagger into Bhutanese man’s neck, then hid …
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After much delay, the World Health Organization (WHO) has finally recognized the aerosol or airborne transmission of COVID-19 and it has updated this in its latest brief on 30th April 2021. Aerosol is small but airborne matter produced by sneezing, coughing or even talking people which can remain suspended in …
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Six customs officers and three referral patients had tested positive in Kolkata according to the Consul General Thinley Wangchuk. The CG said that the customs officers had tested positive around two weeks ago. He said one of them was more serious and required hospitalization but he has now stabilized and …
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In order to attract quality candidates in the teaching field, the Paro College of Education (PCE) will be implementing a new system for selecting class 12 graduates for Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) program offered by the college for commencement in July 2021. Dean of PCE, Dr Kezang Sherab, said the …
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The government aims to revise rural and urban land taxes rates along with building tax rates through a Property Tax Bill drafted by the Ministry of Finance (MoF). This will replace the 1992 property taxation policy under which people currently pay very nominal land and property tax rates. Finance Minister …
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