THE NATION

Recently there was much shock as the Education ministry found that around 46% of students scored less than 40% in their mid-term exams. The Education Minister Jai Bir Rai said this result was due to the fact that last year the students had to take up online classes and another …

The PDP President Dasho Tshering Tobgay said the outcomes of the first 11 FYPs were successfully delivered, and it has benefitted the people and the country. He pointed out construction of roads and bridges, building schools and hospitals, safe drinking water, irrigation water, and other developmental activities in the agricultural …

Punakha Police arrested a 27-year-old man for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl on 21 August. The victim is a class VIII student in one of the schools in Punakha, while the suspect is married to the victim’s elder sister. The incident took place around 2 AM on 21 August, and …

Transgender people, sex workers, men who have sex with men (MSM) and drug users are considered as Key Populations (KP) groups as they are particularly vulnerable to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and lack adequate access to health and social services. KPs are also sometimes referred to as ‘at-risk groups’. KPs …

Blacktop for three intersections near the flyover bridge, Druk school, swimming pool, and the four lane high way will be completed by end of October Following heavy rainfall last month, the city observed frequent landslides between Dechenzam and Langjopakha. Due to the falling boulders the route was closed at two …

Frances H Bak, 70, from the United States of America, is the first tourist to enter Bhutan on 9 August this year after Bhutan decided to allow tourists in. Bak said, “Bhutan chose me. My relationships with the people I met here fueled my desire to return. They act as …

Bhutan has made its debut at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Games, which is the 16th edition of the games, on 24 August. Also as a first, a Bhutanese female para-athlete, Chimi Dema, 28, is representing Bhutan at the Games. She was the proud flag bearer during the opening ceremony. Like …

Smoking causes lung cancer and respiratory disease like Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and chewing tobacco leads to oral cancer. These are two main disease caused by smoking. As per WHO, in Bhutan, tobacco kills an estimated 221 people each year which is around 5.7 percent of all deaths. A …

Despite the absence of community transmission in the last couple of weeks, Phuentsholing is not taking it easy. The Chairperson of Southern COVID-19 Task Force (SC19TF) said it would be impossible for SC19TF and relevant agencies alone to monitor public adherence to health safety protocols. Each and every member of …

Before the spread of the Delta Variant across the world one main hope and target of many countries was to achieve herd immunity of 60 to 70 percent which theoretically would be enough to eliminate the virus. However, that reality has changed with the spread of the much more transmissible …