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… but every passage of time is worth it Puran Gurung Druk Thuendrel Tshogpa is yet to receive a green signal from the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) to formally get the status of a political party. The Party submitted its application for registration to the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) on May 26, 2022. In the past, parties took …

Puran Gurung Three tourists are arriving in the country paying the revised Sustainable Development Fee of USD 200. They will follow the revised tourism policy implemented in the country on June 20, 2022.  As per the new tourism policy, tourists will have to pay the revised SDF of USD 200, and also, hiring a tourist guide is mandatory.  Tourists arriving …

… Government is set to reverify such establishments Puran Gurung Drawing curtains on drayangs in the country has led to emergence of pseudo-drayang business, it looks like a bar and a discotheque put together. Instead of dancers, waitresses come around to sell and serve drinks and they also perform dances on the stage. They prefer wearing western outfits. Today, the …

Yeshey Lhadon A Royal Initiative of Her Majesty,The Gyaltsuen to help build a society that promotes the mental health and wellbeing of all Bhutanese through a coordinated and holistic approach – PEMA Center will be a nodal agency. Despite numerous ongoing efforts from different stakeholders to support and promote mental health and wellbeing, the explicit and coordinated response is crucial …

Puran Gurung National Council (NC) members expressed concerns over the session procedures highlighting that the proper Legislative Rules of Procedures in voting and passing of bills was not followed in the Joint Sitting. At the National Council’s Press Conference to report the resolutions passed by the House in the 29th Session, the NC members discussed on the issue of voting …

Yeshey Lhadon Bukkey Primary School is one of the exemplary schools in Samtse despite being one of the remotest schools. Recently the school management headed by Jigme Jamtso, the officiating principal came into the limelight once more for taking an interesting initiative by starting daytime nap sessions for the students of classes PP and I. There are 11 students in …

…Class VIII will seat for the board exam on December 19 Yeshey Lhadon Board examinations for classes VI and VIII were discontinued sometime in 2006. When the Ministry of Education (MoE) decided to reinstate the board examination after almost 16 years, educators expressed mixed opinions on the decision. As per the MoE’s directive, the students of class VIII will sit …

Puran Gurung A lone Bhutanese freestyle swimmer, also a Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) scholarship holder is all set for swimming action at Budapest starting June 18 to July 3. Representing Bhutan, the duo swimmer teens – 18-year-old Sangay Tenzin, and 17-year-old Kinley will compete at 19th edition of FINA World Championship 2022 in Budapest, Hungary. Sangay Tenzin compete for …

… some indicate that gangs are re-emerging in the country Yeshey Lhadon Small groups of youths involved in a street fight of about five individuals is a frequent encounter for the police force. The City’s Officer in Command (OC) of Thimphu, Gembo Penjor confirmed that there are no gang fights in the country, and the fights are mainly amongst groups, they are …

…PoL dealers suggest the government consider fixing the five per cent green tax (GT) Yeshey Lhadon To bring down the fuel price in the country, the government adopted a price-fixing-module – this, the Petroleum, Oils and Lubricants (PoL) dealers said it is a decision taken arbitrarily. PoL dealers were disheartened that the new pricing structure was released without discussing it …