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The primary students from classes PP to VI in schools under Phuentsholing Thromde will continue their education as normal, and not in a self-containment mode as decided earlier, for the 2021 academic year. The students are to maintain heightened health protocol for the safety of the students and teachers while …
Read More »NA adopts Lhengye Zhungtshog Bill of Bhutan 2020
The National Assembly adopted the Lhengye Zhungtshog Bill of Bhutan 2020 with 42 Yes, 2 No and 2 Abstaining out of 46 Members present and voting. The House deliberated on Chapters regarding powers, functions and responsibilities, privileges and immunities, code of conduct, offences and penalties and dissolution of the Lhengye Zhungtshog. The Human Rights and Foreign …
Read More »PAC gives 4 recommendations for annual audit report
The Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament noted that a number of observations pointed in its report were recurrent lapses reflected across different agencies, year after year. The irregularities occurred not because of a lack of rules or procedures but failure on the part of implementing agencies to comply. The …
Read More »Ministry framing rules to resume issuance of bar licenses after 2020: MoEA Minister
During the Question Hour session at Fourth Session of the Fourth Parliament, Member of Parliament of Chumey Ura constituency asked the Economic Affairs Minister questions on the bar license to be issued to the people. The Economic Affairs Minister, Loknath Sharma, said that the moratorium on issuance of bar license …
Read More »Housing damage in Trongsa linked to hydropower comes up in Parliament
Dragteng Langthil’s Member of Parliament (MP) Gyem Dorji during the Question Hour session in National Assembly shared that upon the unforeseen cracks and deformation on land and houses under Dragteng and Langthil Gewogs in Trongsa after the construction of hydropower tunnel, there were few recommendations made by expert team for …
Read More »Increasing number of Patients opting for acupuncture therapy over long term pain medication
The most popular therapy received in the National Traditional Medicine Hospital is Acupuncture, also known as Kam-Khab (dry needle). This therapy is commonly used to treat pain. This therapy is used for overall wellness, with migraine being the highest followed by joint pains in Bhutan. This therapy is said to …
Read More »GoI releases Nu. 1.19 bn for plan activities and both countries launch Rupay
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Royal Government of Bhutan (RGoB), received from the Embassy of India in Thimphu a cheque amounting to Nu. 1.19 billion for the Project Tied Assistance (PTA) on 19 November 2020. This release of funds is part of the Government of India’s (GoI) assistance to the …
Read More »Electronic Patient Info System delayed due to COVID
The Ministry of Health (MoH) had targeted the electronic Patient Information System (ePIS) to reach at least 44 health facilities in the first year and so far the project has been handed to the Thimphu Tech Park Limited (TTPL) through DHI as per the government directive. ePIS, is a superior …
Read More »Students of class VII and above in Phuentsholing Thromde will be relocated for the next academic year 2021
Class V and VI will be in self-containment mode and class PP to IV will be provided with a bus system All schools to open next year In order to provide uninterrupted education to the students, the ministry of education (MoE) plans that all the students of Phuentsholing thromde from …
Read More »390 foreign laborers imported in 28 days while 1,168 are yet to come
33 of 390 tested positive for COVID-19 In 28 days, 390 foreign laborers have entered the country via Phuentsholing. The import of laborers was started on 1 October with directives from the government. In addition, the government approved entry of 1,168 more laborers for now. The labor import is done …
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