Puran Gurung Indian Ambassador to Bhutan Ruchira Kumboj says โIndia and Bhutan continue to build on present multi-faceted tiesโ in an interview with Bhutan TODAY on the occasion of 73rd Republic Day of India. India has come a long way since 1947. What are some of the defining moments in the making of a sovereign socialist democratic republic Bharat as …
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165 victims of trafficking receive skilling and psychosocial support
By Sangay Choden In line with the standard operating procedure on multi-sectoral response to trafficking inperson, 165 victims of trafficking were referred to National Commission for Women andChildren (NCWC) for psychosocial support. Earlier in 2020, under His Majestyโs Command, the government rescued 184 women fromthe Middle East โ the government provided livelihood training, medical examination, shelterservices, and other necessities to …
Read More »STCBLโs focus is on Service Delivery: STCBL CEO
Q&A with Tshering Wangchuk, STCBL CEO By Puran Gurung Question 1: As the countryโs main trading arm โ what are some of your plans for State Trading Corporation Limited of Bhutan (STCBL) in the coming years? One focus that the STCBL will undertake over the next few years is setting up Fuel Retail Outlets (FPO) in the 20 Dzongkhags. Apart …
Read More »Economy has regressed by 10.08 percent in 2020: Opposition Leader
By Puran Gurung/ Thimphu In light of various economic growth rate figures reflected by the government and other relevant agencies, the opposition party claim that the economy of the country has regressed by 10.08 percent in 2020. The Opposition Leader, Dorji Wangdi points that the economic growth figure of 2021 is not ready. Talking about economic growth of 2020, the …
Read More »Public interest matter should be reported to concerned authority, not on Facebook, argues RBP
By Puran Gurung In the rebuttal, the Royal Bhutan Police on the ongoing defamation case it lodged against a private businessman, Penjore Penjore submitted to the court that matters of public interest should be reported to the concerned authority and not post on Facebook. Reiterating the first hearing, the Royal Bhutan Police prosecutor argued that Penjore Penjore Facebook post may …
Read More »GOVERNMENT CEASE OPERATIONS OF DRAYANGS, OWNERS SEEK COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYEES SEEK JOB REPLACEMENT
Articulating the drayang businesses compromising norms and values, the government through an executive order ceases operations of all the drayangs in the country with immediate effect. This was done through a series of reviews and consultations for over a year, and the decision comes after research, meetings, and intense consultations with various stakeholders โ it came to the validation โdrayang …
Read More »Country’s strict quarantine measure to keep virus at bay
Citing the governmentโs stand on strict quarantine measures, any variant that may come as long as the incubation period doesnโt vary, no virus can affect the country, says the Prime Minister. This is regarding the increasing cases of Omicron, a variant of concern declared by the World Health Organization and the concerns on preparedness for the new variant Omicron if …
Read More »Penjore Penjore pleads โnot guiltyโ
In his rebuttal, Penjore Penjore submitted to the court that the two charges that were dropped โ official misconduct and failure to report crime is the main issue. Penjore Penjore also submitted for compensation for arresting and detaining him for 16 days in his rebuttal. This is regarding the ongoing defamation cases between a businessman Penjore Penjore and the Office …
Read More »DPT picks an educator, DNT sticks to former candidate for the bye-election
For the Khamdang-Ramjar bye election, the ruling party Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa will give the ticket to the former candidate while the opposition party, Druk Phuensum Tshogpa by default had to field a new candidate. The Election Commission of Bhutan set the poll date for Khamdang-Ramjar bye-elections on February 03, 2022. This time around, Druk Phuensum Tshogpa is fielding a 34-year …
Read More »Flushing toilets for an ODF society by the end of 2022
Health Ministry made the pledge during World Toilet Day in 2020 By Phurpa Wangmo Coinciding with the observation of World Toilet Day 2021, three more dzongkhags and 26 additional gewogs achieved 100% improved sanitation coverage in 2021 and have been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF). With 129 gewogs and eight dzongkhags achieving ODF status, Bhutan has reached the 62 percent …
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