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The government will regularise the contract employees in all sectors and not just the education ministry. However, Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering said this does not mean they will be regular civil servants. He shared this during meet the press session yesterday.   

The government is keen to introduce breastfeeding allowance for those mothers who are not entitled to six months maternity leave despite not having any budget allocated in the 12th Five Year Plan.

The Indian community in the country commemorated the 70th Republic Day of India at the Indian Embassy in Thimphu today.

For Lunaps in Gasa, getting to and from their villages is now just a matter of 25 minutes. A journey that would have otherwise taken them seven days of arduous walk, is cut short with the introduction of helicopter hiring services to the gewog since 2016.

With the motive to build sportsmanship qualities and instil good values through various games and sports activities, the first ever Himalayan Sports Fest is underway in Thimphu. A group of students from various schools in the country is organizing the three-day event at Centenary Park.

While Bhutan has made commendable achievements in terms of right to liberty in places of deprivation of liberty such as the detention centers and prisons, there are areas the country need to step up efforts to protect defendants' rights.

The representatives of the students who went to Japan under the Learn and Earn Programme and their parents are seeking reinvestigation into the programme by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

The farmers in Jongthang and Karshong villages in Nubi Gewog, Trongsa hardly let their cattle graze freely in the forest. That’s because wild predators like tigers and leopards have been preying on their livestock.

The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has charged an engineer and a contractor with forgery and fraudulent malpractice. The two accused are believed to have engaged in the alleged corrupt practices while constructing the Park Range Office in Neptangkha, Punakha.

Transport United FC will now face Ugyen Academy in the finals of the first edition of the Samtse Championship 2019. The finals of the championship will be played tomorrow.