THE NATION

A proposal for a second animal feed unit for Bhutan, proposed by two entrepreneurs in the East, is still on paper after the National Environment Commission (NEC) rejected it saying their environment impact report was not satisfactory. Their proposal was submitted last December following a rising demand for a feed …

  The Election Commission is organizing a three-day workshop for aspiring politicians and political parties from March 19 at Paro. The three-day workshop is led by BRIDGE (Building Resources in Democracy, Governance and Election), an international organization which conducts trainings on the electoral process. “This project is ongoing from 2011 …

Despite consistent registration, a big shortage of drugs remains in the health sector. In the months of January and February this year, about 88 drugs were registered with Drug Regulatory Authority (DRA) excluding temporary registration. Till date, the total number of drugs registered was around 1,759. In the recent Meet …

  Only three months’ time before the first ever medical college in Bhutan starts operating and the initial DPR (Detailed Project Report) based on the MCI (Medical Council of India) has revised the requirements for the UMSB (University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan), formerly known as the BIMS (Bhutan Institutes …

A meeting of the Natural Resource Development Corporation (NRDCL) and the Association for Promotion of Indigenous Crafts (APIC) to discuss on the prolonged craft bazaar repairs on March 1 ended with the decision to issue an ultimatum to Guwahati’s Green Earth Bamboo Tech contractor Subir Kumar Sen. It has been …

The fourth South Asian conference on international humanitarian law by the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) which started on Feb 27 and ended on March 1 was attended by all the SAARC member countries  including  Iran and Myanmar. The conference aimed to create awareness about the sufferings of armed …

The school education and research unit of Royal Education Council (REC) has drafted a new curriculum with 23 new courses for students from kindergarten till class  XII which is ready to be presented to the government. The new framework was drafted in collaboration with Idiscoveri Educational Enterprise, India. The unit …

Sixty five mangmis from the seven north-western dzongkhags of Thimphu, Gasa, Wangdue , Punakha, Chukha, Haa and Paro attended the first Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) consultation and training which started on February 25 and ended yesterday in Punakha. The training was conducted by the Bhutan National legal Institute (BNLI) under …

On March 6, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) forwarded an embezzlement case involving the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) accountant, Karma Chophel, to the district court. He has been charged for embezzling a little more than Nu 5.5mn from his earlier workplace, the Ministry of Works and Human Settlement …

As WFP phases out, education ministry introduces School Agriculture Programme to meet students’ dietary requirements The Curriculum and Professional Support Division (CAPSD), has approved the proposal from the Education Ministry for introducing the School Agriculture Programme as an optional subject with effect from 2013. The new subject, Agriculture for Food …