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People in Wangduephodrang won’t have to travel all the way to the Capital anymore, to appeal for land kidu. On Thursday His Majesty the king granted land kidu to individuals for 8211 land cases amounting to 1989 acres. It included 5,077 cases of excess land which accounted to 782.5 acres …
Read More »BPCL clarifies the city bus tender issue, Bidders still unconvinced
The Nu 44.6mn city bus tendering process was alleged unfair by the Samden vehicles last week. The issue when raised at the recent Meet the Press was dismissed as “too petty an issue to be raised at this level” by the Prime Minister. The PM said ministers do not deal …
Read More »His Majesty the King’s Command granted during the Wangdiphodrang Land Kidu Audience
“As I travelled to Wangdiphodrang today, I felt deeply saddened as I saw the ruins of Wangdi dzong. We lost a great treasure. I have prayed often, since the fire, in the Kundun of the Machhen, that we may be able to restore the dzong to its old glory and …
Read More »Admissions will be barred for students with criminal records
The Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) has developed a youth-crime history database which records and shares information with core stakeholders. The RBP endorsed specific guidelines for implementation of the Youth Delinquent Monitoring System (YDMS) and information sharing with the stakeholders. The core stakeholders include the RBP, education ministry, Royal University of …
Read More »Overdue Draft RTI Bill opens for public feedback
It’s almost a week since the government’s draft Right to Information (RTI) Bill has been made accessible to the public for the first time. While there are people who applaud the comprehensive draft, there are also those who have their reservations. Also most people including Parliamentarians are still not aware …
Read More »Possible Chikungunya outbreak in the south
With four cases clinically confirmed in Samtse and seven likely cases in Gomtu it looks like Bhutan is braced for an outbreak of an altogether new-kind. The four cases were reported to Samtse hospital on 17 July symptomatic of the Chikungunya disease. Chikungunya meaning ‘mosquito-borne disease,’ is a rare form …
Read More »Agriculture report says vegetables prices are increasing
Proposes price control as a solution An agriculture ministry report has confirmed what many households in Thimphu already know that the prices of vegetables have shot up due to a combination of factors from inflation to the rupee crunch. The report compared prices for six months from January to June …
Read More »A crumbling system
Bhutan celebrated 100 glorious years of education in the ‘Sherig Century,’ but intricacies up-close-and-personal will perhaps reveal that ‘hundred’, bygone in years and not really in strict-terms of quality development. A report study conducted by iDiscoveri and the Royal Education Council reveals contents that leave the system in want for …
Read More »Bidder cries foul in Bhutan Post’s Nu 44 mn City bus tender
A Bhutan Postal Corporation Limited (BPCL) tender for 15 City buses worth Nu 44.6mn has run into controversy, with a bidder Samden Vehicles alleging that procurement rules were not followed. The main allegation made by Samden Vehicles, a dealer of Tata Motors is that despite being the lowest bidder and …
Read More »Credit Crunch pushes construction industry to the brink
An already visible impact is delayed government projects and incomplete buildings With Bhutan now in its fourth month of a severe credit crunch since April 2012, when banks stopped giving loans many construction companies faces serious financial difficulty. As a result some construction companies say they may even have to …
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