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The three days training for Civil Society Organizations (CSO) was conducted at United Nations house …

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Bharat-Bhutan Brotherhood

CONNECTING NATIONS, a monthly magazine publication registered by Government of India clarifies Indo-Bhutan issues: Construction of border walls at Jaigaon-Phuentsholing demarcation: Fact check: On 9th & 10th of September 2021, a โ€œ Joint Technical Level meeting between India & Bhutan on Indo- Bhutan boundary task was held at Chalsa-Malbazaar, Hotel Sinclairs.โ€ During this meeting, representatives from GoI & RGoB were …

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Unemployment rate of Phuentsholing is 4.8 percent, a RIGSS report

Phurpa Wangmo Owing to disruptions caused by the COVID-19 outbreak to labour markets, a study by Royal Institute for Governance and Strategic Studies (RIGSS) projects Phuentsholingโ€™s unemployment rate at 4.8 percent. This figure was collected in the working-age population (15 years and above) in the report Comprehensive Household Census of Phuentsholing Thromde and Peri-urban Areas (2021) โ€“ the tally accounts …

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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 Majestyโ€™s Command, the government rescued 184 women fromthe Middle East โ€“ the government provided livelihood training, medical examination, shelterservices, and other necessities to …

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STCBLโ€™s focus is on Service Delivery: STCBL CEO

Q&A with Tshering Wangchuk, STCBL CEO By Puran Gurung Question 1: As the countryโ€™s 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 …

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