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Though the tenants residing in Pekarzhing (Toribari) under Phuentsholing Dungkhag have been requesting for rent reduction since last year, they did not get any concrete decision from the government so far. They have out up a petition on this matter to National Housing Development Corporation Limited (NHDCL) in May 2019, …
Read More »Movement within Gewogs allowed from 22nd August
Additional shops allowed in zone areas in Thimphu Foreign Minister Dr Tandi Dorji said that after analyzing the situation and based on health recommendation, the movement of individuals within their gewogs across the country will be allowed from 22nd August. “The relaxation will come into force for all the gewogs, …
Read More »Services in place for all Dzongkhags from Gewog level: Foreign Minister
During a panel discussion yesterday, the Foreign Minister Lyonpo Tandi Dorji clarified that there has been primary focus in Thimphu and Phuentsholing since the lockdown due to reasons like extensive population, goods having to be imported from the border areas and not having independent consumption sources for vegetables among others. …
Read More »Medicines to be provided to all chronic patients on time: JDWNRH
JDWNRH will make sure that all the patients who are under medication will get their medicines on time. The hospital is delivering medicines to all patients including the chronic patients. The hospital vehicles will leave for delivery at around 2 pm and drop all the medicines at the doorstop of …
Read More »Why ex-PM Dasho Tshering Tobgay joined De-Suung and his learnings from it
Quite a few people were recently surprised to see images of the former Prime Minister and PDP President Dasho Tshering Tobgay undertaking a regular De-Suung course. The general feedback was positive but there was no explanation on why the former PM had joined the program in the first place and …
Read More »‘We have come back to where we were before COVID-19 :’ JDWNRH MS
Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) has received a maximum number of self-referred cases (coming by themselves from other Dzongkhags), and very few referred cases in the last six months. Last year, 431 patients were referred from the 20 dzongkhags. Currently, JDWNRH receives about 30 to 50 patients admitted …
Read More »Three men convicted in connection to crossing the border
Thimphu Dzongkhag Court on 23 July convicted 51-year-old Sangay Lhendup to 4 years in prison. On 2 July, the convict sneaked across the border and travelled to his home in Kabisa, Thimphu after coming from Nepal, to escape the mandatory quarantine protocol. As per the police, the convict had tried …
Read More »Gups not looking forward to plans of gewog merger
The Department of Local Governance (DLG) has submitted a proposal on rationalizing of gewogs in the country. The proposal has five gewog merger options which the government can choose from. The Cabinet will decide and submit its choice to the Parliament for discussions and endorsement. Local leaders stated that they …
Read More »OAG received 105 COVID-19 related cases so far
The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has received 335 cases so far this year, including 105 COVID-19 related cases. Phuentsholing, Samtse, Sarpang and Gelaphu have the maximum COVID-19 related cases. Within the three months’ time, Samtse has contributed 42 COVID-19 related cases, which is the highest, followed by Sarpang …
Read More »Government to bolster Phase 2 of ECP with long-term plans
The Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering informed the government and the executives on the Phase 2 of the Economic Contingency Plan (ECP). Phase 1 of ECP consisted of projects for construction sector, agriculture and tourism. The projects are to be taken into Phase 2 with a slightly different model and …
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