THE NATION

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 …

The youth Center in Wangdue, located at the heart of the Bajo town is keeping youths engaged meaningfully by involving them in various educational and co-curricular activities this winter. The booming music from the center leads to a group of youths as young as 14 years old and volunteers in …

Introducing a differentiated curriculum particularly for grade IX and X, to meet the academic needs and ability of different students, requires thorough study say officials of the Royal Education Council (REC). Differentiated curriculum is when a student can choose to specialize in a certain subject for which he or she …

Figures with the regional road safety and transport authority (RSTA) office in Phuentsholing show that around 1,240 Bhutanese left for Bodhgaya, India, on pilgrimage from the border town of Phuentsholing through licensed Bhutanese tour operators. The figure does not include pilgrims who avail services directly from adjoining Indian town of …

60.2 % cut off percentage for class XI now A total of 6,187 students have qualified for class XI in government higher secondary schools according to the Bhutan Council for School Examinations and Assessment (BCSEA) that declared the 2017 class X results on Thursday, January 18. The cut off point …

Druk Gaki Tshogpa held its first party convention on 14 January where its founder, Chheku Dukpa, popularly known as Jackson Drukpa, was unanimously elected as its president. He secured 54 votes of around 64 members who were present there. A civil engineer by profession and currently working in a private …

From his early teens, Deyon Phuntsho discovered that he was different from what society normally expected of him. As an eighth standard student, he knew he was a gay with obvious natural feminine traits, which he tried to hide. “That was when the harassment and bullying was at its peak …