THE NATION

The Indian Embassy in Press release said that acting on a request received from the Royal Government of Bhutan, the Government of India on 16 October 2020 formally notified the Asian Highway 48 connecting Torsha tea garden in India and Allay in Bhutan, as an additional route corresponding to the …

His Majesty The King appointed the new Chief Election Commissioner, Commissioners of the ECB, the Chairperson of the Anti Corruption Commission, ACC Commissioners, the Auditor General, and Drangpons to the Supreme Court and High Court on 14th October. Sonam Topgay, who was serving as the Secretary of the Ministry of …

It has been over a month since The Office of the Prime Minister released a press note “Venturing into the new normal: Unlocking period ends” on 10th of September. The document entailed unlocking of sports following precautions and limited capacity measures along with other relaxations like for public gathering, schools, …

Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering announced that the existing CFM will always remain a farmer’s market. However, for now they will ensure only one third of the existing cubicles remain open to serve the people of that area. It will open from Wednesday. He did he would like to update …

PDP in a release said it had remained silent on the Government’s closure of the Centenary Farmers’ Market (CFM) since the Government has announced that the move was to fight the COVID-19 spread in the crowded market place. “We have been observing the closure of CFM and meeting the vendors, …

Dawa, 42 from Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) and Tenzin Norbu, 35 from Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) are the two candidates who will be contesting for the upcoming by-election of Chhoekhor-Tang constituency. The resignation of the Opposition Leader has led to the by-election, however, the election date is yet to be confirmed.  …

As part of its larger recommendations to the government to boost economic activities in the backdrop of COVID, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA) has pointed to the high cost of transport and the time taken as one of the key economic weaknesses of Bhutan. To overcome this, the MoEA …

The government has launched seven specialized firms to promote an orderly growth of local construction professionals and to encourage specialization and create employment opportunity for youth. The seven specialized firms will engage those youths who have studied various construction trades in Technical Training Institutes. They will also engage those trained …

As of today, 64,370 people are screened in the flu clinics in the country. On an average 205 patients visit flu clinic daily. Starting 5th of September 2020, every single person visiting the flu clinic is being tested. About 7,140 people across the country has been tested from 5th September …

A major worry for the Financial Institutions (FIs) is its Non Performing Loans (NPLs) quite a few of which was even before the COVID-19 pandemic due to an economic slowdown, and now set to be worse when the loan deferral period is over in June 2021. The NPLs are also …