THE NATION

The Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) launched the toll free national consumer helpline number 1214 to provide access for consumer to communicate with OCP. “Toll free number will help engage consumers and make it easier to reach out for help, anytime without being charged,”OCP said. According to OCP’s Officiating Director, …

To celebrate 50 years of diplomatic ties between India and Bhutan, and to further strengthen the existing state of bilateral relations between the two countries, the two countries would be involved in a series of commemorative activities and high-level exchanges this year. The Foreign Minister, Lyonpo Damcho Dorji, said the …

The development of Bhutan’s first satellite, a CubeSat called Bhutan-1, has been completed and will be delivered to the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in April, for launch. This update was shared during a video press conference earlier this week that was organised by the Kyushu Institute of Technology (Kyutech), …

According to Namgay Tshering, ICT head at the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB), the office after conducting Learning from Experience Programs (LEP), observed that voters always found casting votes through postal ballot as a complicated and lengthy process with many forms to be filled. “So ECB started reviewing the facility …

The Royal Decree calling the National Council Elections and setting the process in motion was issued on the 15th of February 2018 with poll day on 20th April The aspiring Candidates are specifically being notified that, they must invariably be present at the Zomdu at 9 a.m. sharp as per …

To mark His Majesty’s birth anniversary, Chukha Dzongkhag is one of the 20 Dzongkhags to celebrate the special occasion on 21st February in Phuentsholing Sports Association (PSA) ground, Phuentsholing. All the schools under Phuentsholing Thromde will be performing on the day including Chumithang School in Pasakha which is not under …

With the evolution of gadgets like smart phones and tablets, Internet accessibility is just a tap of the finger for children and youth. But there is risk of exposing children to inappropriate content and cyber bullying. To help promote positive use of Internet, Bhutan joined the global community to mark …

At the midterm review of the agriculture ministry’s Annual Performance Agreement (APA) for 2017-18 this week in Thimphu, the agriculture secretary petitioned the government to reduce targets for farm shops, fish production and budget utilization. Agriculture secretary Rinzin Dorji said the target for farm shops be reduced from 58 to …

Of the 39 success indicators, the health ministry has achieved 8 while 31 are on track according to the mid-year review of the Annual Performance Agreement 2017-2018. The percentage of rural households with access to improved sanitation was highlighted as one of the major success indicators, which initially was targeted …

His Majesty The King granted land Kidu to 9,628 beneficiaries of Samtse Dzongkhag. A total of 1,261.027 acres of land was granted as Kidu to the people of the 15 gewogs on 29th January. Samtse is the 17th dzongkhag where land Kidu has been granted as part of the nationwide …