THE NATION

As per the Royal Court of Justice Annual Report 2020, there were 6,998 new cases registered including the appeal cases in the High Court and Supreme Court. 2,707 cases were carried forward from 2019. As per the report, Thimphu and Phuentsholing courts had the highest number of registered cases among …

To reduce crowding inside the hospital building, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) has imposed the token system and screening of body temperature for visitors at the hospital entrance. Medical Superintendent of JDWNRH, Dr Gosar Pemba, said some patients visit JDWNRH as early as 8 am to take the …

With students in the country preparing for face to face teaching, the schools have come up with their own ideas to implement the health and other safety protocols to safely reopen schools. The Education Ministry in collaboration with the Health Ministry carried out advocacy, sensitization, and orientation of the education …

As per the government directives, all the Early Childhood Care and Development Centers (ECCD) in the country are to reopen between February and March 2021. The education ministry has assessed how ECCD centers will reopen and measures has been put in place to ensure centers are adequately prepared to adapt …

22 women who own a garment shop each or temporary sheds near Gelephu vegetable market are under under a lot of stress since they have to dismantle and vacate the place before 1 February 2021 as per the order by Gelephu Thromde. The Thromde is coming up with a permanent …

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital will resume the referral cases once the situation in the country improves. So far the hospital has not referred any cases outside for treatment during the second lockdown. Medical Superintended of JDWNRH Dr Gosar Pemba said the hospital has not received any severe cases …

The construction sector is one of the main sectors which is hugely impacted by the pandemic in the country. Increase in cost of materials, hike in transportation charges and man power shortages has contributed to difficulty for the contractors. It was learnt that the contractors are finding it difficult to …

A female Desuup Phub Gyem who got into an accident last year while on duty is back in the country last week after undergoing a spine surgery in Delhi, India. Desuup Phub Gyem was critically injured in September last year after a badly parked pick-up truck rolled down and hit …

While the 18 Dzongkhags are in the green zone and back to normal with offices and schools having resumed, Thimphu and Paro have unlocked phase wise into the yellow zone after tests from one household each largely came up negative. This is especially so in Thimphu where mass testing was …

All the schools, Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD), Non-Formal Education (NFE) and Community Learning Centre (CLC) are scheduled to open in the country as announced by the the Ministry of Education. However, the opening of schools and other centers in Thimphu and Paro will depend on the directives and …