THE NATION

Mobile phones and accessories, spare parts, construction materials and many other general consumer items are running out in market with the lockdown in India. The disruption in supply of goods and increased demand has also caused price fluctuations in the market. Most mobile phone dealers and distributors in Thimphu stated …

The Health Minister during the COVID-19 friday press conference said “Recently when our team went about asking about the usage of Druk Trace App, people stated that even now people are not using it much. If community transmission is not there it is okay but if the situation worsens, the …

These are stressful times with COVID-19 and the stress is at its highest among the top decision making levels of the government, apart from the frontline workers. The Bhutanese asked the Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering how he and his cabinet colleagues are grappling with all the stress and psychological …

165 people will benefit from 40 temporary houses handed over to them by Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering. Additional houses will be allocated in days to come. The temporary houses were built in Amochhu land Development and Township areas in Phuentsholing. The houses were built by armed forces, private firms …

The Health Minister Lyonpo Dechen Wangmo said that people are still not following the appointment system. She said that people delivering food and coming to see patients should avoid coming. Lyonpo pointed out that vaccine cases, cancer and kidney patients and others requiring important care should continue coming. The appointment …

Lyonchhen said that the government is in the process of mass stitching of masks which will be distributed across the country and then people will be asked to wear them “We are in the process of stitching about two to three lakh masks which will be distributed to all corners …

In the wake of COVID-19, aspiring bakers at home are out of yeast and other essential baking ingredients as stores have run out of them. Even cream cheese has run out. Manager of My Mart store in Thimphu, Pema Tshering, said that since the outbreak of COVID-19, people have been …

Agriculture Minister Yeshey Penjor said that the Semchen Tshethar Tshogpa (STT) is providing free meat to the meat vendors. He explained that merely rescuing animals is not enough. Freeing the rescued animals in the open environment is as good as indirectly killing them. “Semchen Tsethar Tshogpa saves the lives of …

Agriculture Stimulus Plan of Nu 160 million budget framed for three months The Agriculture Minister Yeshey Penjor visited 18 dzongkhags in the country amid COVID-19 to ensure there is enough food supply. Lyonpo Yeshey Penjor said that the primary purpose of the visits was to ensure that the Food Corporation …

Lhakhangs in Thimphu used to be the most visited and crowded places during weekends and on auspicious days. Now with outbreak of COVID-19 in country, the visitors to the various Lhakhangs have reduced greatly in number and sometimes none at all. The Memorial Chorten is now closed to visitors as …