A component of Gross National Happiness is the affordable and accessible health care to the public. The health sector receives the highest priority in terms of budget so far. Therefore, the most common pledge of the four parties is to enhance traditional medicine system, strengthen human resources and increase the …
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Chief Justice Tshering Wangchuk, Chief Advisor of the Interim Government arrived at Kathmandu, Nepal on 29th August for the 4th BIMSTEC Summit. The Chief Advisor was received by H.E. Ishwor Pokhrel, Duputy Prime Minister of Nepal. The Chief Advisor was also presented with the Guard of Honor. After landing in …
Read More »If elected, Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party (BKP) wants to provide sound political and economic leadership and work with all the Bhutanese, including those in the Opposition party, in a spirit of political tolerance, understanding and reconciliation, thereby consolidating peace, harmony, security and stability as the basis for the prosperity of the …
Read More »While there are reports on the use of formalin in fruits and vegetables, the Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory Authority (BAFRA) said that there is no possibility of contaminating fruits and vegetables by mixing formalin, a health hazardous chemical. BAFRA official Kubir said, “There is no scope of using formalin …
Read More »A project to build satellite clinics will start from December and help to deal with the overwhelming number of patients coming to referral hospitals such as, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH). The Chief of Policy and Planning Division, Ministry of Health (MoH), Tashi Penjore, said the project is …
Read More »After a group of students in Kunzangling Central School in Tashiyangtse complained of diarrhoea, vomiting and abdominal cramps this week, eleven of the students were admitted to the Tashiyangtse hospital at once, after which three were referred out the next day. Identifying the similarity in the symptoms, the hospital confirmed, …
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The Education Minister, Lyonpo Norbu Wangchuk, presented the milestones achieved in the field of education from 2013 to 2018. He also revealed the key challenges by the ministry within the five years. From counting 172, 391 students in the 10th Five Year Plan (FYP), the number of students decreased to …
Read More »The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has charge sheeted the case, involving a 26-year-old woman from Sertena, Haa who had thrown her newborn baby from a corridor window on the third floor of a hotel in Phuentsholing, to the Phuentsholing Drungkhag court, on 6 August. The horrendous incident took …
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Total of 3,458 graduates who registered for Bhutan Civil Service Examination (BCSE) will be vying for 589 slots announced by the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) this Sunday. Overall, the number of graduates registered for the preliminary exam (PE) has dropped by 426 this year, while the overall vacancies in civil …
Read More »Lyonchhen Dasho Tshering Tobgay and Lyonpo Yeshey Dorji launched the secretariat office for the Bhutan for Life project at the WWF Bhutan office today. Lyonchhen awarded certificates of recognition to representatives from the MoAF, MoF, MFA , GNHC, Bhutan Trust Fund, PM’s office, and WWF Bhutan for their contributions to …
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