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The records maintained with the Public Grievances Redressal Division, as of March 28, show that there have been 77 Meet-the-People program with about 770 people having attended the meetings. The program sees the highest number of appeal for employment search at 205 cases, and it is followed by the census …
Read More »Strengthening sport and youth related programs
His Royal Highness Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck, Representative of His Majesty the King, President of the Bhutan Olympic Committee and the Director of Board of the Tarayana Foundation met with chairman of the Public Authority for Youth and Sports, Kuwait, Sheikh Ahmad Mansour Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, at the Changlinemethang Stadium on …
Read More »In first ever bridges to be constructed by Bhutanese youth
A lot has been said on how the construction work sites are dominated by migrant workers from neighboring countries, like India and Bangladesh, while many of the Bhutanese youth remain without jobs. Many feel the youth workforce is not keen on taking up construction work in the booming construction industry, …
Read More »Home Minister leads govt delegation in UN Disaster conference
Leading RGoB’s delegation to the Third United Nations World Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (14-18 March, Sendai), Lyonpo Damcho Dorji, Minister of Home and Cultural Affairs during the Plenary session (16 March) highlighted the vulnerabilities, priorities, achievements, and the challenges faced by Bhutan in the field of disaster risk reduction. …
Read More »Western Dzongkhags achieve most targets
Paro, Haa, Wangdue, Punakha and Gasadzongdags presented their mid-year evaluations of the annual performance agreements (APAs) signed between the Prime Minister and the dzongdags last year. In lieu of the Prime Minister, Lyonpo Dorji Choden, Minister for Works and Human Settlement chaired the meeting in Paro today. Commending the dzongkhags …
Read More »Good news for private vehicles as number of taxis drop by 20% in 2014
With an annual vehicle growth rate of 11 percent in Bhutan, the total number of vehicles has been steadily increasing. After the enforcement of temporary prohibition on the import of vehicles, vehicle growth decreased to 0.71 percent in 2013. Nevertheless, after lifting the prohibition on the import of vehicles in …
Read More »544 Black Necked Cranes recorded this year
The annual Black-necked crane count, in their prime habitat across the country till 18 January this year, is about 544 cranes, as per records maintained by the Royal Society of Protection of Nature (RSPN). The cranes arrive in the country, their winter habitat, in October every year. They depart for …
Read More »Police arrest prime murder suspect and search still on for second suspect
A 39-year-old man, Gyembo, from Punakha was arrested on February 8, in connection to the Olakha homicide case that took place on January 13. The suspect was handed over to the Punakha police by a person who had held the suspect and alerted the police. In a press conference, the …
Read More »Photo exhibition on His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo at Nehru Wangchuck Centre
Aphoto exhibition on His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo was inaugurated by Their Royal Highnesses Princess Kezang Choden Wangchuck and Princess Dechen Yangzom Wangchuck on February 2 at Siddharth Art Gallery in the Nehru Wangchuk Cultural Centre (NWCC) in Thimphu. The photo exhibition titled “His Majesty the 4th Druk Gyalpo …
Read More »Statistics point to more males committing suicide in Thimphu
According to the records maintained by the Forensic Unit, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH), the common age bracket of the victims of suicide in Thimphu fall in the adolescent years. The youngest victim was 13 years old. More males than females are victims of suicide in Thimphu. In …
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