THE NATION

The farmers in Trashiyangtse are optimistic that job opportunities and a market place for agricultural products will be created as and when construction works begin on the 600 MW Kholongchu Hyrdro Electric Project. The project is expected to start from the 2020 onwards with some final negotiations coming to a …

Paro police arrested 6 men aged between 35 to 47 years on 29 November from Tshento, Paro for alleged smuggling of a Bolero full of sex toys. In addition, police have also seized two Boleros full of Chinese goods including blankets, mattresses and tea leaves which was brought from China. …

Dhan Maya is back from Japan but she has left her daughter behind, who is in a state of coma in the hospital. She said, “I think about my daughter thousands of times in a day. If she is not recovering, and if there is no hope or any solution …

The Prime Minister (Dr) Lotay Tshering acknowledged the contribution of the outgoing Chief Justice who finished his term on 30th November. The PM in a Facebook post said the official closure of his tenure as the second Chief Justice of Bhutan post 2008 marks the end of his 32 years …

Karma, 29, has become the first ever athlete from Bhutan to qualify for an Olympic quota place in any sport. She won a recurve women archery spot for Tokyo 2020 during the Asian Continental Qualification Tournament (CQT) in Bangkok. Karma stood at 31st rank in the CQT before pre-qualifying for …

The first formal presentation for the Cottage Scale Industries (CSI) flagship plan was held at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on 28 November, in the presence of the Prime Minister, representatives from the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA), Gross National Happiness Commission (GNHC) and the media. The presentation highlighted the …

The youth and parents affected by the Japan ‘Learn and Earn Program’ (LEP) met with the Prime Minister (Dr) Lotay Tshering yesterday. The meeting discussed on ways the youth and the government can come together to solve the Japan issue. The Prime Minister also gave clarification on various issue related …

15 complaints made till date The grievance unit, Ministry of Health (MoH) introduced its toll free hotline number 1414 a month ago so that patients can lodge complaints on the hospital care and services. The line is monitored by the Quality Assurance and Standardized Division (QASD), MoH. The ministry aims …

The main cause of neonatal death in the country is prematurity birth. Ministry of Health (MoH) found the conditions associated with prematurity are birth asphyxia, sepsis, congenital malformation, aspiration and other conditions. Every year, MoH comes out with the annual maternal and newborn death report, and it found that more …

Although human trafficking is rampant the world over, however, most people are not aware of it. And despite a lot of sensitization on Trafficking in Person (TIP), there are cases where many young and innocent people are being trafficked without their knowledge within the same locality and around the globe. …