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(Left) Babu Ram Sherpa, who was serving as Specialist at the Department of Adult and Higher Education of the Education Ministry, is the new Tashi Yangtse Dzongda and (Right) Karma Thinley, Director at the Anti Corruption Commission, is the new Paro Dzongda His Majesty The King granted Dhar to appoint …

Cutting short speculation on who will be the next Home Minister the Prime Minister Dasho (Dr) Lotay Tshering said that there has been no discussion and decision on that yet. There had been some speculation that the DNT’s candidate in Nanglam Karma Dorji will be a ministerial candidate but the …

The Good Governance Committee (GGC) and Anti-CorruptionCommission (ACC) have come up with a new proposal for the seized property under ACC, and the proposal was deliberated in the National Assembly (NA) on4 July 2021. An official from ACC said that a certain change is needed on movable property, responsibility for …

As Phuentsholing Thromde continues to detect positive cases, Member of Parliament (MP) of Nanong Shumar, Lungten Namgyal said if the vaccines are sufficient enough to go for second round of second dose for the people residing in Phuentsholing Thromde where the situation is critical compared to other dzongkhags. The MP …

A 62-year-old woman was killed by a lone tusker elephant at around 12:30 am on 4 June 2021 in Tintaley, Lhamoizingkha Dungkhag, Dagana. The incident was reported to police at around 1 am. The woman succumbed to her injuries when the medical team reached the place of occurrence. Police said …

Meanwhile, direct buying and selling of Cordyceps to affect open price competition this year According to the Director of Department of Agriculture and Marketing Cooperatives (DAMC), Ugyen Penjore, due to nationwide lockdown in the country last year, Cordyceps auctions were canceled in the middle of the year, and direct sale …

The National Credit Guarantee Scheme has seen more than 300 applicants for the scheme in various banks out of which 81 were approved consisting of 16 females and 65 males with different business ideas.  As of 12th May, the total approved loans amounts to Nu 274.5mn for 29 approved projects …

In order to ensure the strict quarantine protocols, Royal Bhutan Police and Desuups will ensure no breaching of quarantine protocols in the quarantine facilities and ensure no breach during escort of quarantine individuals to quarantine facilities. There will be an appropriate criteria for selection and deployment of Desuups at the …

A release from the Foreign Ministry said that Ruchira Kamboj, Ambassador of India to Bhutan, handed over to Foreign Minister (Dr.) Tandi Dorji on 3rd May 2021, three X-Ray machines Allengers MARS 4.2 Litex DR and additional three more (Vision 100M) to be delivered later as a gift from the …

The Government of Japan announced Lyonpo Dago Tshering, former Ambassador of Bhutan to Japan (Stationed in India), is among this year’s foreign recipients and, in recognition of his contributions to strengthening the relationship and the friendship between Japan and Bhutan, Lyonpo will receive the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold …