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One of the major changes coming out of the civil service reforms are the creation of new positions called ‘Clusters’ and ‘Cluster or Coordination Secretaries’ who are proposed to be in charge of the four clusters of Governance, Economy, Social and Security cutting across ministries. The Royal Civil Service Commission …

Also gives more rights to private landowners than before One of the unspoken fears of a private landowner in Bhutan is to have his or her land being acquired by the government for some local or national project. However, the new Land Acquisition and Compensation Rules and Regulations, 2022 (LACRR …

Encroaching on government land is almost a national past time in Bhutan with around 7,000 such known cases of clear encroachment prior to 2019. Private fences or boundaries seem to mysteriously move on their own into government areas, and after a few years the encroacher will be found proclaiming how …

According to the Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB), flights from Kathmandu, Delhi, Bangkok, and Calcutta, brought in a total of 120 foreigners at Paro International Airport yesterday but not all were tourists. There were 89 tourists among them with the other 30 coming via Phuentsholing meaning 119 tourists in total. …

While opinion and facts may differ, hard data tells its own story and the data on Australian visas granted to Bhutanese over the last 17 years show that the rush of Bhutanese to Australia has been building up pace over time starting from as far back as 2005 onwards. The …

While Bhutanese have been going to Australia in large numbers over the years to study and work, there has been a sharp uptick in not only Bhutanese going there in recent years, but also in numbers availing the Permanent Resident (PR) visa which allows Bhutanese to stay permanently in Australia …

2 specialists and 5 doctors take EOL from JDWNRH, 2 retire and 1 resigns A total of 5 General Duties Medical Officers (GDMO) and Medical Officers or doctors, 2 specialists, a pharmacologist and a chest physician have taken the Extra-Ordinary Leave (EOL), 1 regular GDMO has resigned and 2 doctors …

His Majesty The King arrived in Delhi on 14 September and granted an Audience to the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi.  Prime Minister Modi received His Majesty at his official residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg.  His Majesty and Prime Minister Modi discussed issues of mutual interest, and reaffirmed …

The Ministry of Finance committee is working on a proposal of paying civil servants two types of wages. One would be a basic pay that would include all allowances like house rent allowance etc. and the other component would be variable pay which would be paid only at the end …

93 foreign visitors expected to fly in on 23 September The Tourism Council of Bhutan will launch a new brand for the country on September 22. Previously, TCB embraced and marketed the country’s official flower, the blue poppy, with the slogan “Happiness is a place” as the brand for Bhutan’s …