THE NATION

The four day 18th National Education Conference concluded with two Sherig Pledges to the Prime Minister: “Safe sanitary pads for every girl student in Bhutan” and “Drama festival to promote Performing Arts in schools”. Lyonchhen said that in a year’s time they’d have started with drama festivals in schools. “Before …

The recently concluded annual education conference endorsed the standards for inclusive education, which aims to standardize the quality of inclusive education provided to children with disabilities and improve quality of inclusive education across all schools and for all children in Bhutan. The Standards for Inclusive Education are a tool to …

The Ministry of Education signed the PISA-D agreement during the annual education conference on Friday. The international assessment program will allow Bhutan to see how Bhutan’s schools compare with those of other countries. Lyonchhen said that with Bhutan joining PISA-D as member, he wants Bhutanese students to excel in this …

The National HIV, AIDS and STI Control Programme (NACP) have come up with a strategic plan for 2017-2023 to be implemented within the framework of Bhutan’s 12th Five Year Plan. Known as the National Strategic Plan III, it is designed to increase coverage of comprehensive package of HIV prevention services, …

At 7:30pm Thursday night, a white Bolero pickup slid off the icy road some 10kms from Tsimasham. Dil Bahadur Biswa was driving supplies from Phuntsholing to his shop in Trongsa when he had to brake after encountering a truck headed the other way. Without any traction the pickup slid off …

The traffic congestion in the border town of Phuentsholing is so bad that residents say it is faster to walk than drive to a destination. Phuentsholing Police SP said they had to conduct a meeting with relevant stakeholders this winter to address the situation, which was getting bad to worse. …

Dubbed as a ‘White Elephant’ by the media and public a few years ago, the tables are turning around for the Thimphu Tech Park Limited (TTPL). Today it is running out of space with five Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) companies, seven startups and a data centre as its occupants. Together, …

The electric operated cardamom dryer devised by a Druk Green engineer last year is reportedly helping growers get better prices according to a farmer from Dorokha, Samtse. “The dealer was willing to pay Nu 38,000 for 40 kgs of fire dried cardamom and he demanded one kg free,” said a …

Each year, we come together to celebrate  the 17th of December as our National Day– an occasion of great significance and importance. The commemoration of this day serves to remind us of the profound sacrifices of our forefathers, who worked tirelessly for the wellbeing of our country and people; it …

Although the Thimphu Thromde initiated the zero tolerance to waste in 2012, backed up by a waste regulation, effective implementation has been fraught with challenges because of continuous construction activity in the city, low awareness among residents and absence of proper facilities. Despite the challenges, the Thromde has engaged field …