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The RAA, in its performance report on procurement of consultancy services by the government has pointed out some deficiencies and shortfalls in consultancy services for Hydro projects, which are impacting the construction of Hydro projects. During the period 2007-08 to 2011-12, a total of Nu. 1,804.350 million was spent on …

The cabinet in a recent meeting has approved the Performance Management System (PMS) which is expected to roll out in a pilot phase by June 2014 to July 2015 in all government ministries and agencies. It is then expected to be implemented in full from July 2015 till 2018 to …

MoAF to come up with stern laws and levy heavy penalties on culprits Poaching in the country, like in many other nations, is fast becoming rampant with reports of confiscation and clandestine incidents happening frequently. Recently, the police in Gasa and officials of Jigme Dorji National Park (JDNP) arrested a …

The top three common crimes against women, according to police, are battery, sexual harassment, and assault. There is increasing concerns over especially increasing sexual crimes against women. A total of 1,339 cases of different crimes against women were reported to police across the country including anything from battery to sexual …

A perennial grouse within the civil service is that irrespective of whether civil servants are hard working or lazy they all get the same treatment when promotions are around the corner. This, civil servants say has lead to a system where some people shoulder the majority of the work load …

The Opposition party Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) has issued a review of the government’s report on its first 100 days in office. This comes six days after the government claimed of having achieved 74 % of its pledges to be delivered at a press conference on November 9. Save for …

The government also mentioned that the rest of the nine pledges are partially fulfilled Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, at a press conference on November 12, on behalf of the government announced to the media that of the People’s Democratic Government (PDP) government’s 34 pledges, promised to be fulfilled within the …

The Ministry of Health (MoH) will henceforth follow the new design for constructions of Basic Health Units (BHU) across the country in the 11th plan after having found that some of the existing structures are either too small or too big. MoH has now come up with a third design, …

The Ministry of Economic Affairs has formed a task force to study BCCI’s proposal Many residents in Thimphu and other urban areas can be found grumbling and scratching their heads due to a significant jump in their latest electricity bills, as the higher tariff rates approved by the government became …

The medication drug being prescribed to treat diabetes, ‘Pioglitazone’ tablet, which is included under the national essential drugs list, is found to increase the risk of bladder cancer in patients who are exposed to the drug. This is what the Drug Regulatory Authority (DRA) through a letter on the regulatory …