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Prime Minister Lyonchhen Dasho Tshering Tobgay,and Professor Neil Gershenfeld inaugurated the FabLab Bhutan on Thursday evening at Olakha. Dasho Tshering Tobgay in his keynote address said that STEM-Olympiad drew his attention in depicting the capabilities of the youth. He shared that the students displayed ideas of organic villages, living as community, …

Hosting a lunch for the young business startups, Lyonchhen Dasho Tshering Tobgay said that the government is working on setting up a one-stop shop from where aspiring entrepreneurs can get all relevant information such as loan schemes, market information, taxes, land lease, etc. “It is not easy to start a …

The Prime Minister Lyonchhen Dasho Tshering Tobgay and the Health Minister Lyonpo Tandin Wangchuk met Aum Bida, Aum Nakum, Aum Denka and Tshogpa Galem transplanting rice while visiting Changkha village in Gaselo. The PM said, “We felt compelled to dive in – disrupting their work more than helping them – …

In the past two years, 2008 chortens were renovated with the help of local government functionaries according to the State of the Nation Report. Six new chortens were also built and the Prime Minister in the report thanked His Majesty the King for the noble support given to the retired …

Dagapela, in the central district of Dagana, has only two Automated Teller Machines (ATM) and it is down most of the time. The Bank of Bhutan’s ATM has been out of service for more than a month and Bhutan Development Bank Limited’s (BDBL) ATM is offline most of the time. …

The Bhutan Media Foundation (BMF) has launched two free apps that will bring local print and radio into in the palm of the user and boost online presence of the Bhutanese media. The Bhutan News app will allow subscribers to download the digital edition of each day’s newspaper and the …

Considering that education is one of the most important tools for nation building 18% of this year’s budget has been allocated for education the Prime Minister said. While 100 percent net enrolment has been achieved, the establishment of additional central schools and Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) centre are …

With an appropriate site finally identified the Agency for Promotion of Indigenous Crafts (APIC) will develop a craft village in Changzamdongthang, Thimphu. The government of India is providing Nu 180 million to develop the village in a nine-acre area provided by His Majesty the King. “We intended to develop a …

Chunk of it is Nu 500 mn for inadequate studies in relocating the powerhouse The Royal Audit Authority (RAA) has reflected unresolved irregularities amounting to Nu 1.1 billion against the Punatshangchhu-ii Hydroelectric Project Authority (PHPA II) in 2016. Based on the responses received after the issue of draft Annual Audit …

Thimphu traffic police recently caught 15 people driving under the influence on Tuesday, officially a dry day. The 15 people were nabbed between 9:30 pm and 11:30 pm during a highway check on a Tuesday. “If 15 people are caught driving under influence on a dry day imagine the number …