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15 Drugs recalled in the last four years from different suppliers The Drug Regulatory Authority (DRA) has suspended two major medicine suppliers to the Ministry of Health, KMT and Paras, after it was found that these two companies had forged DRA certificates issued for registered medicines while they were bidding …

The Thimphu District Court on 27th August 2019 convicted the Home Minister Lyonpo Dasho Sherub Gyeltshen for claiming vehicle insurance worth Nu 226,546 fraudulently. After the verdict the Home Minister did not step down as the prevailing opinion at the time was that he can appel to the High Court within …

There are no specialized teachers for effective teaching The only inclusive school in Thimphu, Changangkha Middle Secondary School (CMSS), is in need of specialized teachers and a separate budget for the education of the special needs students. The Principal of CMSS, Nyendo, said the school does not have a separate …

Concerns over impact on exports, tourism, more expensive imports and joint projects The first chapter of Bhutan’s National Budget Report for the financial year of 2018-19 says that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has estimated growth for India to be around 7.3 percent in 2019 and 7.5 percent in 2020 …

Meanwhile a Japanese doctor has asked Dhan Maya to urgently get a neck surgery done for herself The news from Japan on Sonam Tamang’s health is not good, as her doctor has shared some negative health reports of Sonam Tamang with the mother. Dhan Maya said, ““Every time I see …

The death of a month and 14 days old baby girl in Dagana as her family waited for an out of fuel ambulance shocked the nation last week. The baby lost her life in Lajab BHU-I as an ambulance in nearby Drujeygang BHU-I was out of fuel and could not …

The Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) despite a recommendation by the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) decided to not suspend Sherab Tenzin, Director General of the Department of Employment and Human Resources (DoEHR). The RCSC in a detailed press release cited sections of the Supreme Court verdict in the Gyelpozhing case …

The program has been criticized in Japan and internationally for a high rate of deaths and abuse of foreign workers The Labour Minister says that Bhutanese youth will not encounter such programs and it will be well monitored One would have thought that the Ministry of Labour and Human Resources …

Home Minister and RICBL officials have appealed to high court In what came as a major shock to the DNT government, the Thimphu Dzongkhag court on 27th August convicted Home Minister Dasho Sherub Gyeltshen to two months in prison for falsely claiming vehicle insurance worth Nu 226,546. The crisis is …

Picture of the baby when she was still alive. She passed away later. (Picture used after consent of the family)  A baby girl, aged one month and 14 days old, was brought to Lajab BHU in Dagana in a critical condition on Tuesday, 26 August. And the next day, towards …